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  • Amen, I was just saying this to my friend last night, sure a wtg helps, but not as much as telling me what i need to change to do better.
  • I've been watchn sodium intake with mfp and bp has reduced already in the two weeks.
  • Iam 5 yrs post cancer and a few months post hysterectomy as a preventative cancer measure. When I was about a year post cancer, for exercise I walked trails at the park. Now after my recent surgery I started to watch my sodium intake n felt the stomach muscles toning just from eating more fruits and vegis. U can lose…
  • Hi new friend. I've been doing dash for about two weeks, takes a lot of menu planning for me, but iam loving the food iam eating and very full and stuffed after a meal. Feel free to take tips off my food diary. Mines a little different because iam a nightshift worker but u could eat the same just break it up over the day.…
  • Philly, I had a two hr grocery trip my first time lookin for low sodium products. Never read ingredients on products so much.
    in SODIUM Comment by peprmintpt April 2012
  • hey lisa, thanks for adding me as a friend. I started the DASH diet, basically you are supposed to eat 6-8 grains (bread,ceral, rice or pasta--ex: whole wheat bread, dry ceral, cooked ceral, rice or pasta), 4-5 vegetables (tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes or greens), 4-5 fruits,(all expect for avocados or…
    in SODIUM Comment by peprmintpt April 2012
  • I work 11p-7a off Tuesday and Wed. With no breaks. So I start my eating day at around 8am with breakfast consisting of approx 400 calories and 300 mg of sodium, I skip lunch except on my days off, love sleep even more then food. Lol..then eat supper around 8-9pm before going to work and take snacks (nuts, fruit, vegis and…
  • Thanks for the tips, I was def. A salt acholic, I would eat salt sandwiches. My blood pressure has always been high probably due to weight. In the week on this dash diet I have lost 6 pds so far and blood pressure levels much better. I had a hysterectomy about a month ago, cancer prevention related. After my surgery, my…
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