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So I'm trying to manage my almost-diabetes by weight loss (because my doctor was more concerned with me losing weight than he was by what my blood sugar was reading, & the rest of my family with diabetes has managed to keep it under control just by losing weight).
I'm putting myself on a low carb diet, & making a note of everything I eat (& how many carbs is in it) in a planner.
My goal is around 150 carbs a day, & getting down to 100 a day by the end of the year. So far, I've been doing pretty well. But I'm getting frustrated
I marinated some chicken thighs & froze them, so I can pull one out when I'm hungry & it's a quick meal. My main problem is what to eat as a side dish.
I'm not that fond of cooked vegetables. I eat them, but I can't say I like them. I like raw, but have a hard time keeping them in the house all the time (& don't have the money to keep buying them when they get eaten up)
For the last month, I've been eating meat & veggies for pretty much all my meals, & I'm honestly getting tired of cooked veggies.
Tonight I just got so frustrated with it that I ended up eating 2 yogurt cups & 2 chicken thighs.
So what do you all eat for a low carb side dish? Even veggie recipes would be welcome, as I've just been heating them up & putting a bit of butter on them. I'm thinking maybe a sauce would help, although I am looking for other ideas too (if there are any... o_0)
Also, I forgot to mention - I took a wander down the biggest grocery store in town (Metro), & I can't find any low-carb pastas. I haven't been able to find low carb tortillas or pitas either (& I haven't looked for bread yet, but I don't have high hopes)
I live in Canada, so maybe it's just that I can't get these sorts of things up here (I know there's a LOT of diet-things in the US that aren't available in Canada)
I'm putting myself on a low carb diet, & making a note of everything I eat (& how many carbs is in it) in a planner.
My goal is around 150 carbs a day, & getting down to 100 a day by the end of the year. So far, I've been doing pretty well. But I'm getting frustrated
I marinated some chicken thighs & froze them, so I can pull one out when I'm hungry & it's a quick meal. My main problem is what to eat as a side dish.
I'm not that fond of cooked vegetables. I eat them, but I can't say I like them. I like raw, but have a hard time keeping them in the house all the time (& don't have the money to keep buying them when they get eaten up)
For the last month, I've been eating meat & veggies for pretty much all my meals, & I'm honestly getting tired of cooked veggies.
Tonight I just got so frustrated with it that I ended up eating 2 yogurt cups & 2 chicken thighs.
So what do you all eat for a low carb side dish? Even veggie recipes would be welcome, as I've just been heating them up & putting a bit of butter on them. I'm thinking maybe a sauce would help, although I am looking for other ideas too (if there are any... o_0)
Also, I forgot to mention - I took a wander down the biggest grocery store in town (Metro), & I can't find any low-carb pastas. I haven't been able to find low carb tortillas or pitas either (& I haven't looked for bread yet, but I don't have high hopes)
I live in Canada, so maybe it's just that I can't get these sorts of things up here (I know there's a LOT of diet-things in the US that aren't available in Canada)