pickledginger

I am fat (and frustrated!) because I am injured and ill -- with dysautonomia ( http://dysautonomiainternational.org ) and digestive disorders -- and therefore am not able to get my exercise fix. The sleep and metabolic disorders also aren't helping. :-/ . Trying to cut carbs, in hopes I can at least get the blood sugar…

This time of year? Brown rice, dried lentils, onions, cabbage, celery, butternut squash, apples or pears, maybe some eggs. That could do, if it had to; lots of ways they can be cooked. Kale, carrots, sweet potatoes. Maybe some berries, fresh or frozen. Canned diced or pureed tomatoes. A little parmesan or Romano or feta.…

The little gold filter cups work pretty well, then you can buy fantastic coffee for a lot less per pound and not create the towers of plastic. I am addicted to my French press, though.

I don't know about you, but if I eat too many carbs, I get killer cravings. If I eat enough veg and protein, it's not a problem. (I just found out I am pre-diabetic, which may be related -- so maybe if you have the same pattern as me, a blood test would be worth asking for.) Well, and if I take my vitamins -- I get…

Um, sure, if that's what really floats your boat.

Thank you! (Yikes! that's a lot of protein.)

I have read that sometimes people feel hungry when what they really are short on is water -- so I always try that first.

http://www.womansday.com/_mobile/sex-relationships/sex-tips/8-sexy-ways-to-burn-calories-110923 Great question! we should add the hubba-hubba workout to the database.

I feel your pain! Beware of sushi -- I found out the hard way that most "crab stick" is very high in gluten. :-(

According to a couple of celiac sites I have visited, yes, modified food starch can contain gluten.

My doctor said I was doing great, keep doing what I'm doing, and he'd see me in 6 months.... I love my Dr, but I have yet to find a regular doctor who seems to have any real knowledge in nutrition (other than the very basics). [/quote] If it were me, and I was changing my diet from the one that stabilized my blood sugar, I…

I get killer cramps when I am low on magnesium.

Wow -- you've done an amazing job! But if it were me, with the medication and diet changes you are talking about, I would start testing again for a while -- and do spot checks every once in a while once you are stable again. Don't want to lose all that progress!

Try a web search for arthritis chair exercises -- they're out there.

So if I have a lean body weight of about 140, and I have raised my protein intake to 50g/day ... I need to keep going? (I am pretty sedentary due to chronic injuries -- yes, I do get pt -- and maintaining way too much weight on less than half what MFP thinks is my Baal metabolism.)

You can change those absurd dietary recommendations? Awesome! I am a little embarrassed to ask, but I can't be the only one who has been looking for a way to change MFB's settings on that. Help! EDIT: Found it! Go to home tab, then click "Goals." (…

Well said. Yes, I know what it's like to be plateaued, forever. Very frustrating. Although, probably, your body composition has been changing -- your waist may be smaller, for instance. And yes, they ought to label the stuff properly, to enable people to make an informed decision. Sigh. But if you're looking for low-carb…

Percent body fat is a much more reliable measure than the glorified height-weight chart that is the BMI. There are some measures out there based on waist-hip ratios and height that are better measures of body fat and health outcomes than BMI, too. And even the BMI's creators acknowledge that it doesn't work well below 5…

Hello, everybody. I have postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), and it is eating my life. I am eating low-carb, high-salt, and wearing support socks, to try to fight back. I also have hypermobile joints and thin / see-through / velvety skin, like a lot of my family. We haven't been diagnosed with any collagen…

Hello! Mostly wheat-free since about 2000, diagnosed with celiac in 2009.