[hispanarepublicana]

I have a history of diabetes in my family (what hispanic doesn't--my heritage is beautiful eyes and diabetes), so a couple of years ago, I started eating the Sugar Busters way. You still eat starches and carbs, just not certain ones (white rice, white potatoes, sugar, refined, bleached flour). You can still eat pinto beans, sweet potatoes (we eat TONS of sweet potatoes). Get the book--it's worth the read. Since I started eating this way, I don't get hunger pangs just before meal time, my meals stay with me providing sustained energy longer, and I never get the hypoglycemic shakes/weakness anymore. I also no longer crave sugar, bread, or potatoes.

[FITZ]

That one sounds similar to the God's diet, with that one you don't have to measure anything or count calories and I've heard of people losing over 100 pounds on it and they say it's easy because they can have completely balanced meals and lose weight. On this diet you can have anything found in nature, meat, butter, fish, vegetables, fruits but nothing man-made. The simple rule is if God didn't make it, then don't eat it so no breads, pastas, gravies, soda pops. But at least you can have butter and certain salad dressings and you don't end up craving anything because it's balanced.