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celery &/or red peppers w/cream cheese or nut butter, Raw nuts like almonds, cashews, macadamia etc. Cubes of cheese. low sodium, no nitrate deli meat rolled up w/cream cheese & a scallion or check out www.yourlighterside.com or www.genaw.com for other low carb recipe ideas.

I'm not sure that this will help or mean anything but I've noticed for myself if I keep my soduim under 1500 mg, 8-12 cups of water the number's are always less when I at the completion of my log. I have high blood pressure & I struggle with keeping my sodium at or under 1500 mg.

Today is a rest day. The month of April will be thrown off by my fiance's work schedule. This will be the month where I'll be working out 3-4 days 30-120 mins a day.

My food plan is to be low carb, gluten free (no wheat, rice (brown included), soy, corn) & low salt & lower salt product's. I'm trying to heal my guts so I try to eat foods that don't cause inflammation to my intestine's. I've come to understand that I have digestive issues & by this being a consequences to what I'm eating…

Welcome to MFP! You can add me as a friend. I've been diagnosed w/high blood pressure (which leads to other things). I've made up my mind to do LCHF as a lifestyle not just a diet. I'm not saying that it's been easy but for the most part if I continue to eat a high carb diet I fear to be a diabetic soon. In researching low…

Check out www.mariahealth blog.com, www.marksdailyapple, againstallgrain.com or www.lighterside.com for recipe inspiration & great infor on being gluten free. I'm doing the same thing & I've not been officially diagnosed either. It is very expensive & I have a limited budget too. I mainly stick to meats, cheeses & veggies…

Today was 50 mins of an *kitten* whoopin from Billy Blanks doing Boot Camp Tae Bo Cardio followed by 30 min of wk 2 on Jillian Michaels RI30. I am SO sore.

Check out www.mariahealth.blogspot.com & you may very well find your answer there. She has some really interesting info on how foods that are suppose to be good for you can still cause blood sugar spikes & she also offers some alernative recipe's.

I do this too. I use Pomi crushed tomatoes for my homemade sauce b/c it's low in sodium & carbs along with the ingredient's listed in the quotes above.

I've not been formally diagnosed but found these particular blogs to be insightful which is why I made my choice. www.mariahealth.blogspot.com, www.marksdailyapple.com, www.wheatbellyblog.com, www.againstallgrain.com & www.gapsdiet.com to name a few. All of these variations helped with good information & plenty of recipe…

I'm not diagnosed with any intolerences but removing grains from my diet has been an eye opening experience. I originally did this to keep my carbs under control b/c of high blod pressure. As I googled for low carb recipe's I ran across of few blogs like Wheat Belly, Maria's health blog & Marks Daily Apple which helped me…

Try googling Breads from Anna. She has a wide variety of gluten-free bread products to suit many needs. Her products can be used in a bread machine. I've not tried them yet but plan to & I don't have a bread maker yet.

I have to say when I gave up the grains I noticed more of a loss. I try to be strict but Isometimes dairy, meat & eggs aren't alway's grass fed & the eggs are'nt alway's organic & cage free. My guess is, if you are eating beef, pork & poultry etc. that are not up to the grass fed/organic/free range standards your probably…

Mmm, these sound good. Funny b/c I have all of these ingrediant's for another recipe, lol. Thanks for sharing!

This sounds yoummy, what can be used in place of cornstarch or rice? I have sensitivities to both.

My goal for this month is to get thru 1 wk. w/o falling off track either with food choices (which I'll start today) or completing my log for the evening. I usually complete my logs from my cell phone & a few times I forgot & drifted off to sleep from being so sleepy :yawn: ,lol!

Try Inner Eco Coconut water probiotics. I'm a low carber too (I use the plain one) 1 tbsp a day should get you going. It works fast so stay near a bathroom when you plan to use it, lol. I like this product b/c it works like a laxative w/o the junky ingredients or side effects. It's just young coconut water &…

1. Bread 2. Rice 3. Corn 4. Potatoes 5. Pasta We are trying to be low carber's for life & these top 5 just simply will not do...

Hey yall, my name is Dina. I 've been a MFP member since August 2012. I stumbled on here by accident looking for low carb recipes, lol! Who knew that I'd find so much more. I got on the weight loss track for a few reasons; 1. being diagnosed w/high blood pressure, 2. it was suggested that I lose a few lbs. by my Dr., 3.…

My April plan for wk 1: Mon- 55 min Tae Bo & 30 min of RI30 wk 4 Tue- 30 min RI30 wk 3 & 55 min Tae Bo Wed- 25 min Tae Bo Abs, 30 RI30 wk 2 & RI30 wk 1 Thur- 45 min dance & wk 2 RI30 Fri- rest Sat-Braiding hair (3-4 hrs.) Sun-Braiding hair (3-4 hrs.) I have already completed all 4 wks of RI30 so now I'll be doing it in…

Today I did 55 min of Billy Blanks Tae Bo cardio boot camp & wk 4 of RI30 (30 min). I completed RI30 as of last week so now I'll be doing combinations of various Tae Bo workouts along w/RI30 & dance throughout the week. I'm trying to get somewhat out of a routine of doing the same excercise daily but do varous excercise in…

Right now I take 1tblsp of InnerEco coconut kefir probiotic & Alive multivitamin. I am interested in fermented cod liver oil, butter oil, CLA & some B vitamins. I try to increase my magnesium by eating zuchinni. There are some others I'd like to try but I can't remember right now.

1. Jay Robb protein powder (preferably egg & b/c it's sweetend w/stevia) 2. Egg (preferably organic free-ranged & omega 3) 3. Meats- chicken, beef, pork 4. Fish (mostly tilapia & salmon but will eat other types) 5. Nut products- butters & flours 6. Nut milks 7. Raw nuts 8. Cheese 9. Greek yogurt 10. Shell fish

I've been working out since last for a while & have used various tools such as YouTube for videos or DVD's. My all time favorite is Tae Bo for cardio & calesthenic's. I've lost 25 lbs in 8 mo. Here recently I started Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 for strength training (in 3rd wk now) & am starting to see more sculpted…

I believe you're the rock star here. I appreciate all the great info I get from your threads & I'm glad you started it!

I've got mixed feelings on this topic. Not only accountability but education in laymans terms from Dr's & nutritionalist/dietician's so people can understand more than NO you can't...& what about those that don't have insurance for whatever reason & is left to their own means? Also they make the food of quality…

Carbs/Glutens that are grains like wheat & rice help the body retain water thus causing one to be heavier. I'm doing a low carb diet as a lifestyle not just to lose weight b/c I'm hypertensive which could lead to diabetes & othe health issues. I don't want to get any sicker than I am so I've decided to adjust what I eat…

Not too sure if you can get away w/no carbs but a low carb (20 gm) diet is usually for people w/high blood pressure, hypertension &/or Diabetics. I'm currently doing a low carb diet due to inflammation in my guts which leads to being insulin resistant which leads to other health issues. hope this helps a little & good luck!

All of what they said. You could also try keeping your sodium at 1500 mg as well as watch for hidden sodium in pre-packed foods, don't eat fruit packed in syrups, eat low carb forming fruits like berries, honey dew & canteloupe, cut back on grains such as wheat, rice, corn & soy, maybe try fasting in intrevals for 8 hr's…