Posts by bobo1

hi,  thanks for writing back,  what are your suggestions for cleaning veggies here,  i am not eating any fresh vegs,  tomatos and cucumbers are my fav but they grow on the ground in this contaminated water...and i got very sick in nepal and my husband has sworn me off veggies....i am keeping the pealable fruit though!.we have been here 1 week, i have not seen a supermarket....and i have searched.  I am mostly eating dahl and chapati now,  the fancier places which charge so much more and i cannot eat the veggies thee either and cheese pasta or pizza with vegs is not healthier either,....very frustrated,  more advice would be helpful,  is there something i can do to these veggies a magic spell??

i had the same thing this week,  i loose weight when i get anxious i count more than usual and i dont have a strong appitate if i did not exercize i would not eat much of anything  not even out of guilt just too much to worry about to get hungry.  this week,  i am trying to eat around people and eat out, eat ice creams,  stuff i like when i want it,  that way when i am nervous and not hungry later i still have had some/enough cals for the day, 

i think it depends really on your weight loss.  at first i felt more confident and was more into it, if you get what i mean.  but as i developed my ed and dropped lots of weight i knew my husband was not attracted to me by that pt,  but that was not the main pt.  i had no energy for it and was too obsessed with what to eat to concentrate on him or any other activities.  i did not see this then cause my ed had made my mind screwy, but since recovering i find this was the problem.  still on days when my ed is giving me troubles, most days i cannot think or be interested in sex.

ok if anyone is interested i just found this.  wow this seems like some kinda miracle for someone like me....i have high cholesterol as well., still looking for any long term users suggestions

Applications :

• IN CONSTIPATION :
  It increases the passage to the bowel content through formation of bond water. Psyllium contains gel-forming fibers composed of micro-polysaccharides and cellulose.
  
  This plant starch is hydrophilic in nature, hence they add moisture and bulk to stool in colon. The gel like starch softens the feces making hardened stool easier to eliminate without any kind of damage to bowel wall.
  
  The mucilage forms a temporary gelatinous layer that protects intestinal walls from irritation caused by caustic material in the intestine,. Thus allowing the repair of adjoining tissues.

• IN DIARRHOEA :
  The mucilage contents forms bond with water and hence creates a surface of mucous membrane, forming a sticky masses, which are not easily distributed. Hence this avoids watery outlet during diarrhoea and dysentery.

• IN CHOLESTEROL CONTROL :
  The content has cellulose fiber, which is responsible for decreasing the absorption of cholesterol into the blood stream. They also add the filling of fullness without adding calories.

• IN DIABETES :
  The fiber content reduces the release of dietary sugar from the digestive tract into the blood stream, thus assisting in the stabilization of blood sugar level.

• IN COLON CANCER : 
  Insoluble fiber content dilutes cancer-causing bile acids or moves feces out of the colon more quickly, hence it reduces contact-time of feces in digestive system reducing chances of producing carcinogens (cancer-causing substance).

• ETHNOBOTANICAL / TRADITIONAL USES :
  It has also been used in traditional herbal systems of India and China to treat diarrhea, hemorrhoids, bladder problems, Diverticular diseases, Urinary disorder, Coronary heart diseases and high blood pressure.
  
  Psyllium was also used topically to treat skin irritations, including poison ivy reactions and insects bits and stings.

with respect.  also...do you think emailing her about it was the best step.  you think she might be having a cry for help because she is not "cleaning it up".  than talk to one of her better friends that you are concerned or maybe you should have just talked to her in person.  i dont know what kind of working environment you are in, at my work, it would be very ok to talk about these things even not amongst best friends.  at my husbands it would be wrong too.  so i am not saying you were wrong but in the future i would not use email,  its so impersonal for these very personal things.

wow i am amazed that someone thinks drinking tap water in france would make them sick...really amazed, actually i read that designers in france were designing special carafts,  spelling,  water pitchers for holding tap water to promot the drinking of tap water because the cities drinking water was better than bottled water and minus the pollution of the plastic bottles.  i have lived in prague for 5 years,  i drink tap water all the time, although i do avoid it in turkey and asia.  but really it is so interesting.  as for eating cheaply in france,  fresh markets,  and avoid tourist places.  my only advice

you should see the size of my dinners.  my fav now is cabbage,carrots, tomatos,  peppers mixed with egg whites, little greek cheese, and pita with taziki on the side.  and cause i can gain weight potatos also,  with little hot sauce in the eggs.  its a massive amount of food but the calls are real low.  when i am forced to eat a small quanitiy of fat foods, at a restraunt or someones house i am never full and like....thats it what a disss bring on the veggies.,

some people might find that excessive exercising anyway, not me but i am a bit crazy for fitness anyway.  did you really do nothing sometimes on my break days i go for a long walk, and i feel like i really did noting but in reality it was some fitness.  i find breaks good for my body, it makes me enjoy my next work out much more

i am glad i read this thread i did not know a person with CF would need to consume so much food, wow. my advice would be just never skimp. lots of olive oil, nuts and is high fat dairy ok?

well we live in Prague, and here eds are rampent, but not really talked about,  many girls here are very naturally thin, or its just a very cultural thing....not recognized so much as disordered eating.  i myself have had a hard time locating ed recourses here.  and she is from another country as well. her parents have been worried for her, but we are adults.  thanks for the info i will give her the heads up....when she feels better.

One problem is...and i know it is that starbucks,  coffee shop food is expensive for what you get but its nice to sit somewhere and relax...is it illegal to bring in outside food to starbucks,  i mean i never would at restraunts,  but do people bring thier own sandwitches or stuff.  i think i brought an apple once, but i dont want people thinking its rude to bring in your own food,  and this was before starbucks even offered food.

here is the problem i hate to eat food i dont like to please other people....i dont really like chocolate so if someone brought me a choc cake i would most likely do the whole take it to my desk thing. but if it was some cake or treat i really liked i would go ahead and have a light lunch and a small piece.  It always hurts people feelings when you dont share with them something they planned special, but dont feel too bad if you need to stick to your goals.  I had the same thing happen to me but it was at a restraunt and it was akward as hell they ordered me a cake i did not like then acted like i should let myself go enjoy the cake,  ummm how could i tell them,  i dont like it.

its funny my husband never thinks about food he just eats,  what i give him what anyone gives him,  when he is hungry and what he wants,  its amazing to me because i obcess about it all the time as well,  but in a way i am happier to obcess about food, something i can change and have a handle on.  he opbcesses about things out of his control like car accidents, storms things like this

erg how do i broil food,  is that where he heat is just coming from the top.  and do you know about the marinade,  because eggplant essp needs something extra, and what is 375 in F.  i always order this at a cafe but it seems easy if i just knew how

where i live they sell single tablspoon packs o nutella, i buy them for my boyfriend,  you should look into this,  he cannot have nutella around either he smiles and curses me when i buy just the single serving, imagine a whole jar

my av is a plate of all kinds of fruit with whit yogurt on the side and the creaps on the side...nothing is mixed i like mixing and choosing for each bite.  

and salty,  spinich, egg mixture and ketchup.  ummm ketchup on everything.... thats my nutella