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 | Seaborn, great with your walking. We are all getting older with our calcification build ups and sore feet. Oh well, we will be new people soon with this lovely healthy eating. The doctor has prescribed potassium and magnesium tablets. Have you had your thyroid checked lately. An under active thyroid can cause terrible cramps with exercise. Many ladies as we get older suffer from an under active thyroid so probably worth a check next time you are seeing your doctor. |
| | Jackiee shouldn’t you be tucked up in your bed??? Must be about 11pm there…you are a night owl too aren’t you? haha…I think most of us are. |
| | Hi Jackie, Going to be a hot one here yet again. Around 41 degrees in Murray Bridge. Good salad weather. Bring on Autumn and we will all be weighing less! |
 | Hi, Jackiee. Yes, of course your can make the swap. Just try to be aware of exchanging the same food groups and similar portions, etc. |
| | Morning Kelz1973….where are you in the country? Iam up on Boyne Island…pleasant here today, so far….hoping for storms!!! Sounds like you are in a hotter area love. Not sure what you can do about eating more in the heat…I am like it too, but I have kept my menu to salads, rarely have a hot meal, and drinking lots of water.Hope it all goes well for you. |
 | Hi Rb2b, lol, I suppose I love reading so have changed some facebook chat for some diet chat to keep me motivated. Never thought of the time-line difference affecting the weight entry day, will have to check that out, but will need to weight a few more day as promised myself I wouldn’t weigh myself till the end of the week. Hope the heat has dropped a little for you down there. |
| | I love reading through all the postings so helpful. I just done my menu planner too. I added some new recipe items 🙂 , but when I got my planner it hasn’t included any I wanted 🙁 just my luck – does anyone think it be ok to change my daily recommendation for lunch or dinner for a recipe I like? |
 | Thank you for your kind reply, Ossie. I need to eat low fat, low cholesterol diet, so if the recipe says eggs, can I use egg substitute , or us that considered processed? When I read ” raw ” what us a good substitute? |
| | Hi Jackie. I have found that if I update my weight early in the morning that it changes the previous day’s entry. I am assuming we are on American time and that it does not adjust for us Aussies. |
 | Hi Jackiee, phew thought it was only me having problems. I have subscribed now many thanks. Just done my menu planner for the coming week, looking a little more like I could possibly stick to this one as |I have expanded my list of items I like to eat and done my research on what some of the items listed actually are. Postings on here helped a lot. |
| | Not sure you can Pollyann, I tried but couldn’t find away, but if you subscribbe to topic (click the box) just under the reply to this topic box, you will get all the future posting emailed to you, if you want to keep up with everything on this topic. This applies to other topic too. |
| | Hi all, Chia, sorry I dont know or have heard of Bonar Bridge but will google it later as I am curious now. Sorry your suffering during the night and hope you get this resloved soon, did you manage to get an appointment sooner than the end of Janaury to see your health visitor? In the mean time I hope the advice Ossie has given you helps you BarbaraMW – I was reading a site last night that gave info on spelt flour along with other stuff. Hope this helps a little, http://www.livestrong.com/article/445185-how-to-use-spelt-flour-when-you-bake/ Sharongrubbs, Good luck to you on your personnal plan. Where do you live in the world, just wondering because if it’s cold outside and you live in the uk, get a delivery in from Tescos or Asda. I so miss that here in Italy. R2b2 – Excellent news a wooping 4 kilos, well done – sorry your suffering cramps and hope you get this sorted out soon. Onthecouch – o dear you do sound disheartened, please take Ossies advice, I did and picked simple stuff on my menu planner and have loved the program since. Good luck to you and if you need motivating, just post again here I’m sure everyone will route you on. Well I’m winding down for the day, finally get a minute to put my feet up as they say so going to have a rumage through the recipes see what I can add to my menu planner, any suggestions anyone? |
| | ok not needing diet help today need computer help. I have tried to look back at postings but at the top of the page I can see pages numbering 1-3 then ….the next number is then 31 how do i look at the pages inbetween. This may sound pathetic to some but I am a computer novice. Help someone |
| | Thank you Jfrouws |
 | Hi r2b2, cramps are often due to a Magnesium deficiency. Try foods high in Magnesium, or get a Mg supplement from a drug store. It would be ideal if you could get your blood Mg level tested (serum-Magnesium test). Other electrolyte disturbances that may give cramps are potassium or sodium deficiencies. If you take a diuretic (water pill) or laxatives, or if you make yourself vomit, it is more common to have problems with electrolytes. Hope that helps. |
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