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I am trying to reverse type 2 diabetes by limiting my carbs and sugars. I limit my carbs to 60 a day, and since I eat lo-carb, so goes the sugar. I have done this for 2 weeks so far (I think). As it was when I tried Atkins for a while, My appetite is all but gone. I really don't want to kill my metabolism, but right now, I…

I can't find a home scale that is worth the money spent on it. I tried that route 3 times...never again. I weigh at my doctors office on a digital scale that is maintained and calibrated monthly, so I trust it more. I also might use the old fashioned "move the weight up or down the rail" scale at the gym. It isn't digital,…

Bring fruit, and other high fiber snacks like protein bars and carrot sticks. Yeah, it's rabbit food, but it requires no refrigeration, and the carbs will give you energy. As for a beverage, it sounds like you are already drinking your water, and since you don't drink beverages with caffeine maybe cranberry juice or just…

since we can't endorse products thru the web site, maybe you can shoot me a message to my MFP E-mail messaging system.

I have been using Atkins protein shakes, as I haven't found a powder that doesn't taste awful. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, because someday I just may go off meat all together. I also use Quest bars.

Rocky Mountain High- John Denver

switch over to flavored, sparkling spring water for a while, then wean yourself off to just plain water. It can happen. I am living proof. It took about 4 to 6 months for me but I go through a 32-pack of bottled water each week, by myself, not including my diet green tea.

I make up a lot of my protein need with protein shakes and protein bars. I really have to watch the fat, though. Those protein replacement foods are high in fat and calories, both. I use chicken and jumbo shrimp lately to cover most of my protein needs. I eat broccoli like it's going out of style...

It took several months to get through the Crisco, NOT 7 or 8 loaves (I felt a need to clarify that)...

I like to buy "banded" bananas at the grocery store, take them home and let them turn all mushy and over ripe. Then I make 7 or 8 loaves of banana bread and donate them to the local food bank. Sometimes I will take 4 or 5 thin slices off of a loaf and give the rest to my kids. This is how I got rid of all of the white…

I always use unrefined virgin coconut oil when I cook. It also makes my skin soft, and it smells divine. My grandfather put butter in his coffee and everyone thought it was weird. This is the first time I have ever read that other people put butter in their coffee.

My sister went off processed sugar and she also said she felt week and achy for a week. Then she was fine. I congratulate you on your abstinence from sugar.

I do have arthritis in both knees, but that wasn't the problem when I tried the elliptical... I just tuckered out after 2 minutes and I could hardly breathe! I do best on the treadmill, for now. However, I am not against trying it again when my stamina gets going again.

Any way the wind blows...

I think it is all a brain chemistry thing, and all people are different in how their bodies handle certain substances. Including food.

yummerz... grilled Brussels sprouts

Thrift store, Goodwill has things other than sack cloth.

Rocky Raccoon- Paul McCartney

HYE sneezed and filled up your hands with....you know

cotto salami

It's between Bevis & Butthead do America, and anything cat-dog has put out. That's just an insult to human intelligence!

I know a young man that has spent his life self conscious about them. I talked with my doc about it and there is a scientific, medical name for the condition and it seems to be a heredity "thang". Some guys have it, and some don't. There's always a procedure to flatten your chest, but Lose the weight you want to lose first.

Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

yum. Jumbo shrimp cooked in coconut oil.

Probably Nick...BUT in a month or 2, their split will be in People magazine, just like Chris and Whitney...

I have discovered Sensible Portions brand "veggie" straws. They have 30% less fat than potato chips and have vegetable powders mixed with the potato. It still tastes mostly like potato chips, but for 30% less fat, I went for it and I really like them.

I take Levothyrozxine as well. I was diagnosed about 8 years ago.

Atkins shakes

soy beans do NOT come from a cow's head...

Thank you for your input. I am currently at a 7.0 A1C and I am working on lowering that about 2.5 to 3 points. I have been eating lo carb for 3 days now, and just like what happened when I was on Atkins, I have little to no appetite, so I try to make my choices high in protein, whole foods as much as possible, like my…