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meow2u3

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14. You're lucky you prefer more healthful food

Reply to Holly_Hobby (Reply #13)

Mon Oct 13, 2014, 08:09 AM

Oct 2014

I've gotten so used to eating processed foods--foods I can afford--that healthful foods don't appeal to me. I can't afford fresh fruits and veggies, so my brain keeps telling me they taste like crap. Rationalization?

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Type 2 here [View all] Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 OP

Those are great numbers! EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #1

Thanks...I eat 50-70 carb grams/day, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #2

That low-carb yogurt is a great suggestion! EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #3

Kroger yogurt is wonderful... Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #4

Yea I got a stupid ADA pamphlet from one of the CDE's I visited EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #5

I went to a CDE early on too Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #7

I love Carbmasters yogurt! It saved me, too. Also try the Breyer's Carb Smart Nay Mar 2014 #6

Oh I'm gonna have to try the ice cream, thanks for the tip Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #8

no-sugar-added ice cream never worked for me, either. nt Nay Mar 2014 #9

I can't beleave that I have diabetes. MichelleCollins68 Aug 2014 #10

I'm sorry I missed your post... Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #12

Michelle, you need to go to a diabetes specialist (they are often endocrinologists) to Nay Oct 2014 #16

I completely agree with this advice EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #19

Another type 2 here meow2u3 Oct 2014 #11

I'm an extremely picky eater Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #13

You're lucky you prefer more healthful food meow2u3 Oct 2014 #14

It costs much less to eat my diet than processed food Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #15

Holly, as a Type II who is sick to death of cooking and eating, I am considering Nay Oct 2014 #17

I don't get bored with my diet at all - Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #18

If you remove the tomatoes, that menu looks pretty familiar EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #20

Kroger brand pepperoni has zero carbs Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #21

That's good to know, I'm going to see if the local Fred Meyer store has them EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #22