Posts by mossyfern

Original Post by amelia75a:

you can drink a little club soda right before bed.  It usually helps. 

 My Mom was having problems with leg cramps at night, and her doctor suggested she drink not club soda, but tonic water.  The quinine in tonic water apparently can be helpful.  It seems there can be problems with this if you have sensitivity to quinine, but that's fairly rare.

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/archives/pharm acy_qa/tonic_water_eases_cramps_but_not_witho ut_risk.asp

Another option that would help you gain a few pounds and still not look fat would be to do some light to moderate weight or resistance training.  Nothing major--I have a set of resistance bands/tubes that I can use at home or anywhere I go, and depending on how diligent you are, they can give a real workout.  You'll gain muscle weight, still look trim and toned, and be stronger.

Here's a link for the tube set.  Less than $20 at Walmart--http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?pro duct_id=4329710

Runners have a higher fat percentage????  Higher than who?  Maybe higher than die-hard body builders, but I'm willing to bet it's lower than most of the rest of us.  Surely...

NIghts after work are absolutely the WORST for me.  I work as a mental health supports counselor, and that's when I want to eat away all the stress of the day.  It's not necessarily that I go for foods that are bad for me, but I eat way more than I need.  I had done really well before the holidays, then gained back about 6 pounds.  It's been really hard for me to get back into eating well and controlling portions, especially at night, but I think I'm finally getting there.  One of the things that's helped me is to find something that I can let myself eat as much of as I want--I don't limit myself on raw veggies or cooked greens...grapes are good, too, because they're only about 2 calories each.  Strawberries are another good choice (for me).  I can pretty much eat as much of these things as I want, and the calories are still going to be minimal, plus I'm adding valuable nutrients. 

you might try baking just the tortillas for 3-4 minute before you fill them...not long enough to make them crispy so they break when you try to roll them; just enough so they're not so soft when you put your filling and sauce on.

After I donated blood last year, my iron count dropped considerably and my doctor put me on pretty potent iron supplements, 3x a day.  I was told to drink orange juice with it, but because of the calories, I didn't want to drink orange juice 3 times each day.  I take a vitamin C tablet with my iron supplement, which my dr. said was fine.  I think gi-jane is right; it's not really so precise.  It's just good to have some source of vitamin C with your iron sources to aid your body's ability to absorb the iron.  Lemonade is one of my favorites! 

Have you tried looking up microwave recipes?  I used to cook whole chickens in the microwave, and they came out really well.  I'm sure there are lots of websites out there with good recipes. 

As for the microwave veggies, a lot of them are seasoned, and are really good straight from the microwave. 

Another inexpensive option would be a crockpot or other slow-cooker--great for meats, soups, even baked potatoes (although I can't say I've tried that myself, I have a friend who swears by it).  That way, you can clean it up after you use it and store it in your room so no one else mucks it up.  You can get a decent one for around $20-$25 at any discount store, like Walmart, Kmart, or Target.

http://www.microwavecooking.com

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/cat/109/0.sh tml

I have the copper T -- no hormones-- type IUD, and I love it.  The first few months I had cramps when it was time for my period (not really bad, but I never had much in the way of cramps before that), and my periods were a lot heavier (but I'm also a lot older).  Other than that, I love it.  I've had it two years now, and no regrets at all.  The cramping and heavier periods were temporary effects, and well worth it for something I don't have to worry about remembering.  I definitely don't want any more kids (I'm 43 and my daughter is 22), but my insurance coverage for volutary sterilization surgery left something to be desired.  The copper one lasts 10 years, and if at any point you decide you want children, there's no hormone to work out of your system--theoretically, as soon as it's removed, you can conceive.

Oh, and you have it "installed" (LOL) while you're on your period because your cervix is already slightly dialated and it makes the process easier.

One thing I found out, though--it cost more to get it through my Dr.'s office than if I'd ordered it myself and had it sent there.  Through my Dr.'s office it was about $700; ordering it directly it would have been less than $500.  I talked to the accounting officer @ my doctor's office; she said that was their cost...I told her they should order through the website...I'm not sure she appreciated that.

http://www.paragard.com/paragard/index.php

http://www.paragard.com/paragard/custom_image s/payment_plan_eng.pdf