Just ate a whole pint of blackberries

MamaKlein · April 2009

And now my tongue and teeth are stained. Sexay.

Not a great start to my effort to lower carb intake, either.

Bubbalini · April 2009

Mmmmm, I love blackberries. I wouldn't have been able to control myself either if they were perfectly ripe!!

TheMrs923 · April 2009

yea but blackberries are so good for you!!! If it makes you feel any better, DH and I split a pound of strawberries last night for dessert!

giaM28 · April 2009

dont feel bad if it was me i would have dumped whipped cream on them or made a quick mousse

andrew's wifey · April 2009

Just go with the fact that black berries are a 'calorie burning food' or something!! At least you didn't drown them in condensed milk or anything! ...or did you?

MamaKlein · April 2009

andrew's wifey:
Just go with the fact that black berries are a 'calorie burning food' or something!! At least you didn't drown them in condensed milk or anything! ...or did you?

LOL, no, ate them straight out of the carton. They're delicious enough without extra stuff.

Anna&Matt · April 2009

fruit = healthy right? That'd be my motto lol.

MamaKlein · April 2009

Anna&Matt:
fruit = healthy right? That'd be my motto lol.

You'd think, but everything I've read about cutting carbs means cutting down on fruit! And no fruit = the SUCK.

andrew's wifey · April 2009

Berries are the best thing to turn to when you hit a plateau in your diet... Just pretend you're at an "I just started cutting carbs" plateau!

And about the stained teeth, I feel your pain. I can't drink one glass of red wine without my lips and teeth turning colors. (

msmichelleh · April 2009

MamaKlein:
Anna&Matt:
fruit = healthy right? That'd be my motto lol.
You'd think, but everything I've read about cutting carbs means cutting down on fruit! And no fruit = the SUCK.

Are you strictly cutting carbs out to lose weight? Or are there other reasons behind it?

MamaKlein · April 2009

My RE said that with my family hx of diabetes and my tendency towards hypoglycemia, cutting carbs would make the metformin work even better. So that's really the only goal I have. Weight loss would be great, but I think that a low-carb "diet" just for weight loss doesn't make sense for me since I couldn't keep it up for just that reason.

msmichelleh · April 2009

MamaKlein:
My RE said that with my family hx of diabetes and my tendency towards hypoglycemia, cutting carbs would make the metformin work even better. So that's really the only goal I have. Weight loss would be great, but I think that a low-carb "diet" just for weight loss doesn't make sense for me since I couldn't keep it up for just that reason.

Oh okay, that makes sense. Well, if you'd like, I read a book called The Eat Clean Diet by Tosca Reno (it's not really a diet, more of a lifestyle change...but she explains that). It really helped me and my husband out a lot. His blood pressure was getting high (at 25!) and I was 30+ pounds overweight. It's not exactly "low carb", but could definitely be easily modified to fit your needs.

MamaKlein · April 2009

Thanks! I'll have to check it out on Amazon or see if my library has it...

Anything that might help, I'm willing to give a try.

Lyssapee · April 2009

OH you'll have to let us know if your pee turns purple/blue/green.

MMM that sounds soo good right now... nom nom nom

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