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Reply to the person who asked what's wrong with Cholesterol. It may not be a problem for you, but it a serious problem for some people. If you are female, overweight and over forty, you are at high risk for gallstone disease. The doctors charmingly refer to it as fat-female-overforty. Cholesterol is very bad, as basically,…
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Here is my recipe for a great tasting high fiber hot cereal with a hint of oat flavor (without oatmeal gluey texture). High in Potassium and Iron. Very low fat. No cholesterol. Cream of wheat w/oatbran, Lite salt, cooked w/ 1 3/4 cup water (includes potassium info) Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups water Morton Lite salt 1/4 tsp…
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I'm taking the Vitafusion Multivites Gummy Vitamins. Yes, I count the calories, but, it's only 15 calories for the two gummy dose, and they taste like gummy bears. Best of both worlds. I can be honest about my calories, have a small treat, and still take my vitamins. Also, two trips up and down the stairs cancels out my…
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This thing about magnesium is fascinating. I too crave sweets. I am a chocolate addict. So, I looked up foods high in magnesium at http://nutritiondata.self.com/. What I found was a list of foods that I have long history of craving (those I was familiar with at least) cocoa powder, chocolate, mint, coffee, various spices…
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It depends on how fast you are trying to loose weight. For example, for medical reasons (gallstones) I should not lose more than 1 lb/week. So, I put that 1 lb/week weight loss goal in, along with my weight and other info and MyFitnessPal calculates how many calories I should eat to lose 1 lb/week. If I exercise and burn…
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Eat nuts. They are high in protein, high in the good kinds of fats. Almonds are great, but almost any kind of nut you like will do. Or add Chia seeds (about the size of sesame seeds, black, and almost tasteless - slight nutty flavor) to your salads or cereal, etc. Or ground flax. Chia and flax are both high in omega 3…
