Have to do a shout out to the old man and my 16yr. old!!

[snobles]

When we started F2S, my husband weighed 345, and my 16yr. old weighed 330. Now my husband weighs 300! and my 16yr. old weighs 315!! Dr. says she's not takeing him off any meds YET. She wants his A1c at a steady under 4 or 5, then she'd consider starting to take him off some of his meds!!! and my 15yr. old went from 305 to  287! I went from 240 to 220!!
Also, question, when I'm at work, and bored, I also read the labels ;Dnow I know how to read the labels, and I understand what the carb counts and calculating the total carbs and the fibers and sugars, but I've mainly noticed it like on cereals, that it has "other carbs?" Which are the same numbers as the "regular carbs." Not quite sure what the "other carbs" means?

[joagain]

Tell them congarts that is great you whole house will be thin & healthy

[snobles]

@Joeagain, Thank you! It's slowly comin off!

[Maddysmom]

Congratulation to everybody in your house!   That is GREAT!!!   

[mouseissue]

Congrats to you and your family, snobles!

In response to your question... A net carb is a net carb.

I realize that some packagers use misleading and confusing ways of listing them.
But you only have to remember two things:

(1) Net Carbs = Total Carbs - Fiber - sugar alcohols (if any)

(2) If ANY of the top three ingredients on the nutrition label is a food known to be high in net carbs, don't buy the product!
As an example, I've seen MANY products that list something like "Whole Wheat Flour" in the top three.
I avoid these products like the plague!

[snobles]

Thanks everyone!! I will let them know!  @ Mouseissue, thanks. Now, before we buy anything, we calculate the carbs! We don't even buy cereals anymore, because most of them are loaded with carbs, and just as much sugar as carbs! Yuck!

[F2S-Awesome]

Snobles, maybe buy the 8lb box of Smaps cereal for your family? It's excellent! Also, congratulations on the family’s weight loss, that’s awesome.

[umpa]

I am very happy for you and your family!!!!!

[snobles]

@Umpa, we owe it all to you and Doug! The masterminds behind all of us! It is very cool though, that I can see my clothes starting to get baggier, and my wedding ring is actually able to come off now! Our new goal is to get them resized when we loose our weight!

[Doug Varrieur]

 

[snobles]

@Mouseissue, i especially love how the Lite Syrups have like 11 of the sugar alchols, but yet it's still a "Lite" syrup!

[SherriPie]

Yay Alex! Your changing your sons life!! This will give him more confidence and he must be feeling amazing. I'm so happy for you and you're whole family!!