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That was the most amazing thing for me, to feel SO much better practically overnight. :)

And OP, I understand just what you mean when you say being on this elimination diet has caused you to look at food differently. The same thing happened for me. When I first cut out gluten I did buy a bunch of the gf cookies, cake mixes, etc. I think I felt deprived that I couldn't have them and wanted to replace them all.…

I just wanted to point out that celiac's disease is NOT an allergy, it's an auto-immune disease. People often use the word "allergy" to describe sensitivities when that's really not what they mean. Someone with a true allergy will have an immediate reaction to the food/whatever, often life-threatening. A "sensitivity", or…

I have one this morning! -- A month or so ago I did a big closet clean-out and got rid of SO many clothes. I got rid of stuff that was waaaaay too small for me figuring that it would just be cluttering up the place until I ever got down that small. If I ever did I'd reward myself with some new clothes! But, I kept three…

Pretty much what others have said. I do most of the cooking, except weekends when we might just have a "do your own thing" night, lol. But even though I don't eat much of things like rice or potatoes I do cook them, and he eats that and I eat the meat and vegetables and a few potatoes or a small portion of rice. We don't…

For me personally I've gone "low carb" by eliminating most bread, all pasta, and as much added sugar as I can. I do eat Ezekiel bread (or Trader Joe's version) which is sprouted grains not flour. I don't understand the difference but for some reason I don't get the bloating and gassy feeling from it that I do from regular…

Personally I have cut simple carbs, like you did. Bread, pasta, added sugar. For me it's the best way to lose weight because it makes me feel better and I find it much easier to keep to my calorie limit if I don't have to add in the calorie hit from those foods. My recommendation -- because you asked for our…

Yes, sedentary and then add in exercise. -- Also, I love how you (the OP) say "that's all the activity I do..." about jogging 3 miles every day. "That's all" as if it's not much. lol. Sounds like a lot to me, good job! :)

Yes, that's a good idea. I need to look through the frozen section next time I'm at the store. Much easier than cooking from scratch. lol

Personally I feel better when I cut out a lot of simple carbs. (bread, pasta, any wheat flour products, added sugar...) I don't limit vegetable carbs, although some days I probably don't eat enough vegetables because I hate to cook and only like a limited number of veggies raw (I do eat things like celery, zucchini,…

Last night we had a Costco rotisserie chicken for dinner so this morning I had the wings for breakfast. And coffee of course. Yesterday I had cottage cheese and grapes, one of my favorite combinations. No photos, sorry.

Yes, most of us understand the looser layman terms. Some choose not to. lolol. Happens around here all the time. OP, as I said a few pages back, I totally understand. When I started giving up added sugar I definitely craved my Snickers bars or Nutella. lol. It's gotten better now though.

Yes, I had cravings for things like Snickers bars big time when I cut out added sugar. Well, as much added sugar as I can, some I haven't. The same with bread and butter. Now it's fine, and usually I can just pass by the rolls, or the Snickers in the grocery store. Love the emu/ostrich... What is the difference anyway?…

I love to eat leftovers for breakfast. Although, for me it probably helps a bit that I hate breakfast first thing in the morning. ick. lol. So I drink coffee, then mid-morning I'll eat breakfast. My only problem is days that I work (I do substitute teaching so depending on the grade I can't necessarily eat at 10:00). If…

Great job! :) -- I have a follow-up with my doctor in October and I hope to have good results also.

I do when I'm home. But she didn't come with me on this trip. Although even when I do walk her here I don't get quite the workout I've been getting because she stops to sniff and pee so often. lol. I could force her to keep walking but I know dogs do like to sniff. :)

Yes. I had a high A1C also. I would recommend that you talk to your doctor though. But mine recommended that I lose some weight, exercise (not necessarily strenuous, but walking or swimming), and limit simple carbs at each meal. She gave me some guidelines, and recommended a book, but I don't have either with me at the…

Lol. When I was teaching in West Africa I met two French women who worked not far from my school. We became friends and when we all left Africa we kept in touch. A year or so later I went to Paris for vacation and we had made plans to get together. I brought four HUGE jars of peanut butter, two for each of them. They had…

CheezWhiz shares NOTHING with Vegemite/Marmite/et al. :open_mouth: Nothing. CheezWhiz is yummy on crackers, Vegemite/Marmite is just.... ick. : :p {waits for Australians to throw rocks at me... } (but do I get a pass maybe if I tell you my mother is Australian?...I still don't like Vegemite though.)

I've learned a few things: -- how many calories I was actually eating. omg... once I logged a typical day I was shocked. -- what my "one glass" of wine was really worth calorie-wise. lol. And it was way more than one serving. -- why my typical bowl of cereal was worth. The serving says 3/4 Cup but of course I never…

By the way, speaking of ice cream.... did you know that full-fat ice cream is actually not horrible for blood glucose levels? At least for pre-diabetics, and often for type 2. According to my doctor. I asked her to repeat herself. lolol. Best bit of news I've had in awhile. :wink: Now of course she didn't give me carte…

I think it is true that a lot -- a LOT -- of people gain it back. I did. But I don't think I was really serious, to be honest. And, if your friend is always "very negative" you might try not to pay attention to everything she says. People who are always negative are draining to be with. I'm not saying we can't all be…

Not sure I understand. I went back to last week when I was sick for a few days and didn't eat my calories for the day. I did get that "you are not eating enough" message, but now when I go back I still see that but I do have the option to add foods. And I can see what I ate that day, and I can see exercises. Well, I mean I…

Sounds great! Adding "extra grapes" to my grocery list now. :)

Hmm... didn't think of freezing them. How are they when they thaw? Will they lose their crunchiness?

This is THE best thread I've read this evening. <3

I just discovered that the Lindor chocolate truffles are only about 70 calories per ball. I just ate two. :) -- I say "about" because one was 70 and the other was 77 according to the tracker. These are good chocolate filled with yummy creaminess -- one was chocolate and the other caramel. So something like this is a great…

Lol. We have that "cup" also. But a liquid cup measure is about 250 ml, at least according to the other side of my measuring cup.

Yes, use grams and just weigh. Most things will have one of the options as "1 gram" (or you can add it yourself if you know what the calorie content is) then you add in say "85 servings" of "1 gram". lol. It sounds funny to say you ate "85 servings" but it's accurate. That's the best weighing tip I learned on these boards.…

I take some combination of the following to work just about every day: -- leftovers -- hard boiled egg -- deli meat -- cheese (often a Babybel or cheese stick) -- veggies (raw or cooked) -- hummus (if my veggies are raw) -- beans -- nuts -- yogurt -- cottage cheese -- fruit -- soup (I do have access to a microwave) -- egg…