Not a good way to start the day

You see all the ads on TV about eating cereal in the morning. They make me cringe when they suggest it's a good way to lose weight.

Not cereal. Cereal of most types is a bowl of sugar. Even with some whole grains, it's still a sugary way to start the day. And it will for sure spike your blood sugar and you'll be hungry.

A better breakfast would be cottage cheese, some berries, coffee with sweetener....or even eggs and bacon with most of the fat drained away.

No orange juice. I admit I take a mouthful of OJ with my iron pill in the am. Can't give that one up.

I continue to be horrified at the diet advice given to Type 2 diabetics. Cut down on those carbs and cut down on your insulin and metformin, I say. And 30 minutes at least on the treadmill every day even if you are active.

In Canada, the RDA for carbs is 300 grams! Yikes. We try and stay under 50. My husband has lost 30 lbs. and my father 22, and I'm hovering still at the 65 mark. Need to get at it.

Watch those carbs. Eat as few as possible. My husband has a piece of toast with peanut butter on it in the am, none at lunch, and a bun or something at supper with his protein and veggies. He's a big blueberry eater. We both take vitamin D, 2 grams a day, as we live in Canada well North of the Mason-Dixon line.

In the winter I will have oatmeal once in a while, with ground flax added, and a sucralose brown sugar. Maybe a few almonds thrown in.

We also eat a lot of Greek salad. Can't get enough. So we eat a modified low-carb Mediteranean diet. It is the best.