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You've been through a lot. Are you currently seeing a therapist? Your shelter can probably help you find one if you're not. I'm bipolar and have a rare disease that has resulted in a kidney transplant and hearing impairment, plus I've stayed at a homeless shelter to get away from an abusive relationship within the past two…

I bought a leg of lamb because it was 50% off and lamb is my favorite, and my boyfriend said he might see what friends are doing for the holiday, but I kind of hope they're busy doing religious family stuff. I'd just like to bust out the grill for the season, and put enough garlic on that beast to close the hellmouth for…

Try a fresh fruit trifle for dessert. Go easy on the gluten free cake, and fill it up with peaches and strawberries and pineapple (or whatever the family's favorites are). You could use cool whip instead of whipped cream, or whip unsweetened coconut milk. My friend's kid has celiac, and he scarfed down the gluten free…

I agree that stress is probably your trigger if you haven't been eating anything different. I've been dealing with horrible gastritis for fifteen years, at every weight and with everything i eat. I was just prescribed prilosec again after another endoscopy, and I'm looking into more specific acid reducing ideas. Yoga is…

Of course not! Anyone is welcome. Talking to the instructor is a definite prerequisite. In addition to putting so many toxic substances into my body for my kidney transplant and being sliced open from head to toe, my rare disease also causes hearing impairment. And I ugly cry. I think I managed a kind of pretty, poetic,…

Thanks for the responses! I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to help me out.

I keep some frozen green beans on hand for when I just want to throw something into a pan and be done with it. I also go grocery shopping at least twice a week because I have a finicky stomach and different things turn it from day to day. I have a lot of fresh fruits and veggies in my house at any given time, and if I…

My go-to easy chicken recipe is a marinade of 2 parts salsa to one part dijon mustard with a squeeze of lime. I'll leave out the lime if I don't have any on hand. The chicken can be cut into strips to stretch it,and it goes well with most simply cooked veggies and grains, or even in tacos.

It's not so much a cheat, but I've been sick all weekend, couldn't eat a thing yesterday, and have three appointments today. I stopped at a local bakery on my walk home from the hospital (appt #1 was my biweekly procrit shot), and got a roast beef sub on fresh Portuguese bread, which came with a tiny, single serving bag of…

I had pork belly tacos at a restaurant a couple weeks ago, and I've been thinking about making my own version at home ever since. The fat makes the belly. If I didn't want that texture, I'd just get those cheap, razor thin center cut chops.

You know how it is. You learn to live with it. Where I went wrong was becoming complacent with it. If you find yourself getting hungrier when you start taking it, remind yourself that some medications will do that. If you get seriously intense cravings, tell your doctor. Self awareness is everything. I could give awesome…

It's funny because I can toss down raw seafood without batting an eyelash! (I paid for the ceviche at that Peruvian buffet dearly.) But durian is described as "eating ambrosia in a pit of raw sewage!" I even regularly try things I know I don't like, just to see if my tastes have changed. I just haven't been able to get…

I've taken amitriptyline for migraines. I've taken just about everything for migraines, and that was the most recent. I didn't notice an obvious increase in my weight while taking it, but I have gone through a bunch of medication changes for various things in the past year. I attribute my weight gain to the cravings I…

All this fruit talk reminded me of durian. I've never been able to bring myself to try durian. The shape screams "don't eat me," the smell screams "don't eat me," and even when I found it precut into tiny, inexpensive portions at the supermarket, I still couldn't do it. I may have an adventurous palate, but I don't have an…

I usually eat a lot of fruit, too. I easily eat ten or more different fruits and vegetables in a day. I'm not veggie, though. I'm just trying to stay pretty.

I also have a 15 inch difference between my waist and hips, and the only person who seems to mind it is me. And that's mostly when it comes to clothes shopping.

I have a friend who manages his ms with a strictish vegan diet and many hours of meditation. And that wonderful, newfangled treatment they call marijuana. Another friend can hardly move without her suitcase full of meds. I don't have an autoimmune disease, but I do have a rare disease. After years of taking dozens of…

I'm also the type of person who tries everything, but I can't afford to try everything I come across. My boyfriend is half Pakistani, and it's fun when he goes shopping in his parent's pantry. I like a lot of the dried fruit and honeyed sweets that his dad eats. I love seafood, and oysters on the half shell are fantastic!…

I'm also a fan of bigger breakfasts on the weekend, but I still try to keep it reasonable since large meals in general don't sit well with me. I'll have one fried egg, two slices of bacon, and a couple different kinds of sliced fruit. My boyfriend will have more eggs and bacon, and has his fruit in the form of a protein…

Agreed. I can't watch Guy Fieri long enough to get hungry. I switched to watching AWE and their shows about private islands if I want to stare at a rectangle and not think.

When I first put honey on apples to keep them from browning (because I had no lemons available), I thought I had died and gone to Mount Olympus. Nectar of the gods is right! Now, honey and fresh pineapple is my extra special treat.

I had a banana when I woke up, and I just sat down to a chipotle peach salsa chicken sausage link, two kiwifruits, and two large cherry tomatoes.

That's awesome that you found someone already! I googled the average iron content of hot dogs, and it's pretty low. My chicken sausages have about the same amount. It's better than no iron, so definitely use it as a placeholder until you can find something that works for you better. Can you cook? If you don't I'd learn how…

Maximizing my hair growth and improving my skin is also one of my goals, as well as losing weight and reducing my dependency on all but my most vital medications (I have a rare disease). I'm currently trying to eat as many different fruits and vegetables a day as possible, along with lean meats and healthy fats. Tiny meals…

There was also "tapeworm pills." An urban legend, of course, but there are still people out there who believe Maria Callas swallowed tapeworm eggs to lose weight. The poor woman had enough grief from gold-digging Jackie Kennedy and limelight addicted Onassis to have to endure that, too! She just liked her steaks a little…

My favorite is fresh pineapple. I buy a whole one a cut it into chunks after its been sitting on my kitchen table a couple days. But I'll eat anything fresh and on sale that catches my eye. Pears are always a winner, too. And seasoned rice wine vinegar works on everything for the cost of a little salt and sugar.

I'm rapid-cycling bipolar with a side of anxiety and panic attacks. I also have a kidney transplant (and AWESOME genetics), so I've pretty much given up on finding an appropriate medication. I do see a counselor every other week or so. With a long list of health problems, and a rapidly shortening lifespan, I've decided to…

My aunt went through years of testing and exploratory surgery to discover she was allergic to pretty much everything. She's 80 now, and still kicking. She discovered that spirulina helps her out tremendously with nutrition, if that's something you haven't looked into yet. I don't know how to get in touch with her right…

I don't disagree with that. I was talking more about the psychological response to weighing every day.

I've been plagued by GI problems at every weight I've been. My last ditch effort, after my latest battery of tests (the diagnosis for my stomach pain is gastritis, from the Latin for "stomach pain"), I've decided to take matters into my own hands. I'm eating tiny portions more frequently for better digestion. I'm eating…