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P.S My question really was a question, because it might be an old wives tale (I'm an old wife, I'm allowed!)

Doesn't alcohol deplete vitamins? Most people will be fine, because they are replenishing them daily, but you might be getting a double-whammy if you're taking alcohol but not vitamins.

I have fatigue (due to a neurological condition), and the only suggestion I can offer is fatigue management. Keep an hourly diary of what he's done and how it makes him feel for a week or so. When you've identified patterns you can both plan and make a timetable. Every day should include something "fun", as well as…

It doesn't matter if you like their "stories" or accept their "excuses", or can relate to them. In fact, I heard similar comments to yours from omnivores when I went vegan. Personal ethics are just that; personal.

It often amazes me (although it shouldn't, by now) how people will try anything other than the thing that works. OP what is your objection to eating a healthy amount of food that gives you the nutrition your body needs?

Diva goes everywhere with me (she's an Assistance Dog) so gets plenty of exercise, but I think she'd go bonkers if she didn't go to the park everyday to check her peemail.

Some call them "dietary vegans", but to me they are vegetarians. Even though I'm not vegan now, I can't get my head around caring about animal exploitation for eating but not caring about animal exploitation for clothing etc.

Oh for the good ol' days, when Maltesers were advertised as "the lighter way to enjoy chocolate" and "the chocolate with the less fattening centre" (I love Maltesers, can you tell?) As said above though, don't skip dinner.

When you realise that what you're doing for you is more important than what you're doing for someone else, saying no (and meaning no) becomes easy.

Hehehe most of my vegetarian and vegan friends missed bacon the most. There were nowhere near as many vegan options for food in the early '80s as there are now.

I was a vegan for a few years. The more I learned, the less food choices I had (I practically lived on TVP!) At the time, supermarkets were dipping apples in beef fat to make them shiny so even fruit was limited, and as for wine - curse you finings made from fish swim bladders! My decision to go back to a more omnivorous…

Maybe it's just me, but I'd much prefer to talk to my partner first - before giving strangers the chance to decide he's an *kitten*.

I sometimes use ACV as a hair rinse, and my hair is kinda thin...

I reheat most of my batch cooked meals in the microwave, except for lasagne. That's just personal preference though, as I prefer the texture when I reheat lasagne in the oven. I cook veg in the microwave unless I'm roasting it.

Are you sure you're reading the nutrition per bar and not per 100g?

I was on Neurontin (Gabapentin) for years before switching to Lyrica. I put all my weight on during this time, but that's because my mobility decreased but my eating didn't.

Thanks! I knew it was wrong but couldn't think of a better word! I'm going through a thick day week time.

Ah but in that thread the protagonist was in a wheelchair and out at night, and therefore up to no good!

I'd take that as someone just politely passing the time of day, but then I react badly if I ask someone "how are you?" and they actually tell me ;-)

It took quite a bit of tidying up, but I did it by downloading the PDF and then saving the PDF as an Excel file via Acrobat Pro.

Yes, the database is bonkers (technical term). Get your data from the package, the manufacturers website or elsewhere.

Hope the rug is put under you again soon (and thanks for more Bowie references!)

YAY! Thank you (for the explanation AND the confirmation) :-)

But Miracle On 34th Street taught me that the post office is mandated to deliver the mail to the addressed person! Please don't say it fibbed (or that Santa doesn't exist) :-(

Just because everything reminds me...

UK Pavement = US Sidewalk http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2268/regulation/4/made

LOL I don't know, but they'd have to catch me first ;-)

Haha I was going to say exactly the same thing about my 6mph chair! I wanted a sticker for such a long time that read "if you can't walk at 4mph don't try to step in front of me". (4mph is legal limit on pavements here).

Anxiety can make logic fly out of the window, but try to think about it rationally. If exercise is forbidden, and if they wanted to let you know you'd broken a rule, how likely is it that the method they would choose to notify you is by following you down the street?

Another vote for Bravissimo here. They have all the major brands and more.