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Ah fab, that makes sense! I am currently taking an over the counter iron supplement but he might prescribe stronger supplements. I'm totally fine with that.
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Thank you Ccsernica! I agree, my maintenance will be higher than 1300. I also feel like I'm still losing weight so yes, I need to up my calories for sure. Will take it slow, as everyone suggested and experiment a bit. I did talk to my doctor about the heart palpitations yesterday and he attributes them to the lowered…
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Thanks guys! Timothy: I am as active as possible and am certainly burning more than I eat, otherwise I wouldn't have lost any weight. I'm well aware that the charts aren't targeted at disabled people, that's why I am not planning to eat anywhere near 1770 cals for maintenance as suggested by MFP. My base metabolic rate is…
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Wow, so many replies! Thank you! Loads of excellent suggestions to up my iron intake. I will try to work more of them into my diet. This was the initial plan but I was discouraged by my doctor telling me that it's usually not possible to up your iron levels with food. But I will look into the suggested foods. Glad to hear…
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Thank you guys!! That makes a lot of sense. I think I'll start by actually really trying to eat those 1200 calories. Wait two weeks and try to up it by 100. Would certainly be nice not to wake up hungry every morning!
