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Looking for fellow open heart surgery survivors
Howdy! Full details are in my profile, but the gist is that I'm trying to reclaim my once-active life after emergency open heart surgery in September 2015. I had been very successful on MFP before, but found it too demoralizing to return to my old account once (1) I gained weight post surgery when I had to stay pretty…
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Need help: How to make hard boiled egg whites more interesting
Hello, MFP brain trust! I eat LOTS of hard boiled egg whites for snacks (the taste and texture of the yolk once it has been hard boiled makes me gag, which is funny since the yolk is my favorite part of eggs cooked in other ways), but recently I've been struggling because my doctor wants me to reduce my sodium intake and…
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Question for people who have sodium restrictions
Due to a negative side effect I'm having from a medication I am on, my doctor is asking me to monitor (and probably reduce) my sodium intake. I know the obvious changes, like switching from salted nuts to unsalted, not adding salt when cooking, steering clear of most canned soups and salty snacks, etc., but I'm still…
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Looking for friends who eat 1600-1700 calories/day and log regularly
Howdy! Trying to get some MFP friends who are operating within the same general calorie target range as I am (1600-1700 or so) and who log regularly -- I love getting ideas from other people's food diaries. I don't eat a lot of junk food -- most of my calorie overages are from wine and/or cheese. I especially love having…
