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Diabetic having trouble reaching 1000 calories a day
Ever since I started trying to eat low carb, low fat foods (after finding out I am diabetic) I have been having trouble getting up to 1000 calories a day. Usually I'm around 600 - 800 calories at the end of the day. When you are limited on fruit, what is the best way to add some healthy calories to your diet? I need some…
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New Diabetic... what should I be doing?
I had a pre-op physical last tuesday and when my labwork came back it showed that I have developed diabetes. As I am having a surgery on the 7th my Dr. is waiting until after the surgery to put me on meds, etc. I will be talking to a diabetic councilor after the surgery. Is there anything I should be doing in the meantime?…
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Super Simple, Super Quick lunch ideas?
I'm looking for SUPER quick, super easy, super simple lunch ideas that I do not have to prepare in advance. I prefer to make my lunches before I leave for work in the morning due to a very tight schedule. Leftovers are not an option most of the time, as I do not cook enough food to have leftovers (or my husband and I would…
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How did you decide on your user name?
Does your user name have a meaning? One of my nicknames as a child was "Sparky", and I have a love for Nazca pottery that caused me to use "Nazca" on an online game that I've been playing for 18 years. So I combined the two together.
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I need to stop!!
I have dieted before, and been successful with them before. But I'm at a point in my life right now that I can't seem to stop eating more and more, and the worst part of it is that while I'm doing it I don't even care. In the past I have been able to tell myself that I was doing what I needed to do, measure portion sizes,…
