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  • Hello!! SafariLara is right...you'll love this site!! Welcome to the neighborhood!! :flowerforyou:
    in Introduction Comment by ricksgurl December 2010
  • Sounds to me like you're already on your way to losing the weight cuz you've got the proper "mindset" and beating Cancer is awesome!! I hope that when you look in the mirror now-you see a FIGHTER!! Not a sexless person! I know what you mean about that though-I used to be thin, before medications....but I noticed as I…
    in Need Support! Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
  • Don't beat yourself up about the exercising-Fibro is something we cannot control. I wanted to apologize to you for not being a very good support person lately-I fell off the "dieting-wagon" this past couple week, so I have not checked in as much as I should. The weather changing is getting to me-rainy, cold ****ty weather…
    in Feeling like a failure Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
  • I think it helps me out alot more if I work out during my TOM...the cramping is less severe and it seems to make "it" go away sooner....(sometimes a warm heating pad or one of those heat patches on my lower abdomen after a workout helps too)..
    in **WOMAN** plz read Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
  • How do I know what amount of salt intake is ok for me? I am about 5'3" and weigh 152# and unfortunately I'm a salt-o-holic!! I have cut down a bit and now use Mrs Dash and sea salt (heard somewhere that it was better). I also drink waaaayy too much pop-I was up to a 2 liter daily of Dr. Pepper and I have already cut that…
    in watching that "Sodium" Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
  • The website www.healthstatus.com that is mentioned below is pretty good!! Someone posted it the other day in response to figuring out how many calories sex burns (?) It's on there with alot of others that you don' find anywhere else...even simple household stuff like ironing etc. It's worth a look....Good Luck!!
    in Calculating Calories Burned? Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
  • It's hard to get started being more active but you are correct about losing some of the weight helping with your pain levels. I'm a newbie and a fibromite also and until this year dieting was never a necessity. I gained over 50# in the last year or so from one of the new fibro meds-I am to the point that walking up stairs…
    in Dieting with/for fibromyalgia Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
  • Hello Madre, I am new to this site (only started about a week ago) and new to dieting as well. I have just started pre-menopause and I'm struggling with some of the symptoms, mainly the hotflashes and now nitesweats -I can't give you much info on either but I'm a good listener and would gladly be a support person!! I…
    in Losing Weight During Perimenopause Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
  • I use "Silk Soy Milk-Almond flavor"...I've never tried the unsweetened but the regular(?) is only 60 calories per serving I believe...it's really good. My OB/GYN suggested it for pre-menopausal women because soy products boost estrogen levels and can ward off MILD hot flashes and other symptoms. Good stuff!! :drinker:
    in Almond Milk-who knew?! Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
  • Hello-I'm a newbie too. This is my first day of this program and the first REAL DIET PLAN I've ever tried...in the past year and a half I've gained over 50# from a new medication~it got to the point that I have trouble making it to the top of the stairs without breathing hard. That was the "aha moment" for me. I have since…
    in Hello to all - my journey Comment by ricksgurl November 2010
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