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28. I normally would say "soft drink" (canadian) but for some reason I said pop tonight. n/t

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High BP, Pre-diabetic. WHAT THE F*CK AM I SUPPOSED TO EAT???????????? [View all] qwlauren35 May 2021 OP

Sorry I don't have an answer, qw, elleng May 2021 #1

String cheese and nuts are good low-carb snacks. Ocelot II May 2021 #2

Hard Boiled Egg whites filled with hummus Lulu Latech May 2021 #3

It takes a week of torture to get rid of sugar addiction. Just bear down applegrove May 2021 #4

You know... qwlauren35 May 2021 #7

Eat only healthy meats and fats and you will lose lots of weight. I went off applegrove May 2021 #18

Pop.... Sogo May 2021 #27

I normally would say "soft drink" (canadian) but for some reason I said pop tonight. n/t applegrove May 2021 #28

My parents were Canadian ailsagirl May 2021 #55

At birthday parties people used to get sift drinks from the Pop Shop. applegrove May 2021 #56

If you eat things you don't like enough Luciferous May 2021 #58

You should have your doctor recommend a dietitian JohnSJ May 2021 #5

Our physical therapy class gab13by13 May 2021 #10

For me I would want a one on one appointment, not a group situation. Every case should be JohnSJ May 2021 #17

Dietitians from the American Diabetes Ass'n recommend too many carbs. Patterson May 2021 #29

Kroger Carbmaster yogurt Lars39 May 2021 #6

I feel for you. It's tough because so much prepared food is full of fat and sodium. bullimiami May 2021 #8

Fat and sodium are good for a high fat Keto diet padfun May 2021 #14

Check out Dr Mark Hyman (books and tons of youtube). Also (Dr) Eric Berg (youtube) fierywoman May 2021 #34

Mix 1 tablespoon of sugar free jello pudding mix mnhtnbb May 2021 #9

WOW! qwlauren35 May 2021 #12

I eat a lot of Greek yogurt, so I'm going to Luciferous May 2021 #57

A KETO diet padfun May 2021 #11

Hmmm qwlauren35 May 2021 #13

You will need salt (and potassium and magnesium) on this diet padfun May 2021 #16

I agree. Sodium is really not an issue for most people TexasBushwhacker May 2021 #19

Yep, and magnesium is the key. padfun May 2021 #20

Eat a cheeseburger without the bun. Use a fork. Patterson May 2021 #30

Get Redmond salt (good price at Costco.) You need the minerals that good salt has. fierywoman May 2021 #35

I have been on somewhat of a Keto diet with intermittent fasting.i CentralMass May 2021 #39

I recommend this as well. cinematicdiversions May 2021 #15

Yes! wryter2000 May 2021 #22

Yep, the keto snack. padfun May 2021 #23

I'm going to check that out wryter2000 May 2021 #44

this. I lost 50 lbs on keto, too XanaDUer2 May 2021 #50

You have to find what works for you Rizen May 2021 #21

Exersize is healthy but its diet that loses weight. padfun May 2021 #24

It's exercise combined with diet wryter2000 May 2021 #45

Re cooking -- a couple of suggestions to make it much simpler: highplainsdem May 2021 #25

It can be done NQAS May 2021 #26

BTW you can make crackers out of lentils, and it's easy. fierywoman May 2021 #36

this is something you want to do MFM008 May 2021 #31

KnR for a great thread! Hekate May 2021 #32

I'd ask your doctor for suggestions. Rhiannon12866 May 2021 #33

One more IMPORTANT thing.. padfun May 2021 #37

lucky you Grasswire2 May 2021 #38

I gave up carbs almost completely during the pandemic lockdown Ocelot II May 2021 #40

Low sodium multigrain crackers. multigraincracker May 2021 #41

Plant based diet janterry May 2021 #42

Hating to cook might be at the root of it. Harker May 2021 #43

I checked with my friends in Cooking & Baking, and they came up with a few suggestions: elleng May 2021 #46

Eat food, not too much, mostly plants...... GumboYaYa May 2021 #47

tons of fruits and vegatables JuJuChen May 2021 #48

I'm so sorry XanaDUer2 May 2021 #49

You're alright. It will a lifestyle change and you can do this. Niagara May 2021 #51

Go after anything with refined sugar first. roamer65 May 2021 #52

My husband was diagnosed pre-diabetic in 2001. He still is pre-diabetic. csziggy May 2021 #53

it is easier and more psychologically satisfying to add things than to deprive yourself Kali May 2021 #54

Breadfruit chips malaise May 2021 #59