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Cream or milk should certainly count as "food" for absorption. Not sure on how much cream...I would ask the pharmacist. They're generally pretty knowledgeable. My experience has been that no matter how you take something, take it the same way everyday consistently and you should be fine. And nice job on the 11 pounds down!

Lurker here...thought I'd post something for once:) I make mini pizzas in the microwave. Put an ounce (or so) of shredded cheese on a piece of parchment paper (and then on a plate). Microwave until it starts to harden (my microwave takes about 85 seconds), add a small amount of pizza sauce, pepperoni and italian seasoning…

Make your own granola bars. Its easy to get the calories up there with peanut butter, nuts and butter in them! Mine come out to 240 calories each (I can send you the recipe if you are interested). I can easily eat 2 of them with my morning coffee on the trail. Perhaps this is why I never lose weight backpacking...

I'd like to join, please!

Really appreciate all the advice, I had chosen the modified elimination diet, but reading the advice here I may go ahead and do the complete elimination diet. It may not be as daunting as I thought! I've got lots of reading to do yet, but am really grateful to have advice from those who've been though this.

Thanks...those look really good! For now I get to keep nightshades.... And you're right, I do have a lot to work with. I don't use beans and lentils enough, this might actually turn out to be a good thing.

aggelikik....thanks so much. I never thought of using olive oil to make a roux, or to substitute as you do. Great ideas!

Here's what I have to work with, thanks! meat, fish, poultry, chicken, turkey, lamb, cold water fishes rice, soy and nut milks legumes: all legumes (beans, lentils) vegetables: all fruits: fresh or juiced (no strawberries or citrus) starches: potatoes, rice, buckwheat,…

I would miss eating meat, but would survive! Good to hear from others who've had success. I would hate to do all of this and not get any answers.

Thanks for the ideas... sabine...I haven't looked at whole30, will do that. lemurcat...you're right. It is temporary. Nice to know that your sister only had a few things she couldn't eat. I'm terrified there's going to be all these things I can't eat! I love cheese/dairy and tend to eat a lot of fat. My sign of a good…

Being followed by GI. Cashew cheese...I'll have to google that. Thanks!

Yes, inflammation in my small intestine without any known cause. I get terrible bloating and cramping after eating. Basically, misery they can't explain.

5' here. I lift in my basement. Not currently tracking calories, but I do track my workouts here. I'm still hoping to lose a few more pounds, but am doing really well at maintenance...

Rest (seriously, rest. Only gentle movements/stretching), ice (20 minutes at least 4 times a day, but more often will help) and ibuprofen. After 48 hours, alternate icing with a heat pack. If you develop severe symptoms or are not improving after a few days, get in to see your doctor. Pretty much standard advice we give in…

Don't know how you found it, it seems to have disappeared from any link I could find. Bookmarked it and really hope I can still find it when needed. I agree, the new recipe importer is useless. It's all over the place when trying to correct an ingredient. I have given up trying to use it and was using the old recipe…

I didn't mean to imply that potassium couldn't be the culprit, and I do understand the relationship between magnesium and potassium. I only wanted to point out that I tried increasing potassium intake and got no where until I started taking magnesium. Charley horses are miserable...you do feel as though your leg will snap…

I had these too...finally stopped when I started taking magnesium for headaches. Didn't help the headaches, but the charley horses are gone. No amount of water or potassium helped.

I wouldn't want to live without cheese! Stick with the good stuff and weigh it out. And on a sort-of related note, I've used leeches on people in my nursing career (although it was in the 20th century).

Bump….need some new dinner ideas. Thanks!

Would they allow to wear tanks and sleeveless tops with a scarf tied to cover your shoulders? Ponchos or shawls would work too as would a cardigan (if you can find one that fits!).

You still get the benefits of cardio workouts, but a heart rate monitor is going to be useless for judging your intensity. I have lost 22 pounds to date, maintained for a while, and am now trying to lose a few more (those last "vanity" pounds). The only difference is that I feel I need a little more warm up, you feel more…

I put my alarm across the room so I have to get up to turn it off. No option for hitting snooze when you can't reach it. Once I'm up and out of bed I usually will go work out, although I will still workout in the afternoon/evening when I'm not working and I definitely like that better.

I plan to grow beets for the first time this year…mostly for the greens. I love beet greens! For the root, I roast them. After cooling and peeling, I shred them and toss with a little olive oil, apple cider vinegar and salt.

45, on levothyroxine for 16 years for thyroiditis/hypothyroid. On my last US it was reported as "diminutive thyroid". Isn't that cute?! Height 5'1" SW 149.9 CW 128 GW Well, was 130, then 120, now maintaining until I feel motivated enough to lose more I lost the last 5 pounds while my TSH was in the 30s (hormone changes…

Warm ups felt heavy…bailed in the rack on my first squat set. Ugh. At least I now know the rack works well. I could have just worked out with light weights, but it all felt so demoralizing. Not sure why I keep getting slight gains, then a big fail. I've adjusted my cardio workouts so there's nothing hard the day before,…

Nothing exciting about my workout today... Squat 135 6-7-6 Bench 85 5-5-4 Row 95 6-5-6 I'm switching between upping the weight for each set and doing the same weight for 3x5. Not sure what's more effective. I really need to find a program that works for 2 days a week. I just can't seem to get in 3 days…I miss cardio too…

Spent the night in WI at a friend's house where the dogs will stay when we have to leave them. The new dog seemed right at home, so should go well. Got home and didn't want to do anything, plus had to make some work food. Dragged my butt downstairs anyway. Glad I did! Numbers aren't great, but aren't far off from my recent…

Well finally back at it… Squat 135-5 145-3 155-1 Bench 85-5 90-3 95-1 Row 95-5 100-5 105-3 Numbers about the same as when I last worked out over a week ago, just fewer reps. Probably should have deloaded and done more reps, but I didn't want to!

Happy New Year! I skipped my workout…feel like I partied, but was at work. Hope it's not the start of something. One more shift, then get my new dog:) and spend a week at a cabin up north. No lifting, just cross country skiing, snowshoeing and sitting by a fire. Looking forward to it!

Well, probably my last strength workout of 2013 and it was fitting for my crappy year… Squat 135-5 140-3 145-1 OHP 65-5 70-3 75-1 Dead FAIL I had a similar workout almost 2 months ago where I just couldn't lift like I did even a few days before. Not sure what caused it, but it doesn't really feel great. I looked back and…