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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello Everyone 
Saw a Dietician yesterday -- and she talked about Self care -- Food, salt, sugar and water
How much water do you drink a day ??
How much salt do you have a day ??
Sugar -- how much a day ?? do you have fruit and veges everyday , salad
she has challenged us to eat mor heathlier in the month of Apri
Who is going to join me or have some wonderful hints and tips to share
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Unknown userMember
@mohill wrote:boom
oh here i go again. this was meant to follow soul's response
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@soul wrote:Then @Determined can try out for this role @Former-Member
am loving the alluring eyes
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@soul wrote:Funny you should say that @Former-Member. Many moons ago, I went to a fancy dress party as Wonder Woman.
I would not have attempted to look anything like wonder woman laugh.
i did dress up as a cat, furry growling type, on a houseboat once. great fun
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hello @Shaz51
I think my husband will be inviting himself around to your place for lunch that is one of his favourites.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Oops all gone @Former-Member, hubby ate it all xx
Hello @Owlunar, come and join us , my dietician wants me to cut back on sugar and salts, eat more fruit and veges , now she wants be to do more exercise -- I think i do enough xx
now i have borderline diabetes, and she has there is stress around the kidney so i need to lose some weight
Mum said i had a murmur in my heart , didn`t know that, wonder if it goes away or gets worse when you get older ??'
next kidney checkup is in june and have not lost any weight
Hello @Determined, @Former-Member, @soul, @Former-Member
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soulSenior Contributor
Hi @Shaz51@Former-Member@Determined@Former-Member@lapse
Home made minestrone sounds so yummy - healthy comfort food. Might have to get the slow cooker out soon. Used to love the aroma of dinner cooking upon getting home from work after I had loaded it with meat and vege that morning.
I had a doughnut at lunchtime - treat day 🍩 !
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Yes 'pre-diabetic' @Former-Member xx
you have done very well @Former-Member 
my kidney function is 24 % so need to do more so it won`t get worse
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(repost re moderated to remove wt loss specifics, oopsy😱
Hi @ Shaz51 hope your day is OK? By "borderline diabetes" do you mean 'prediabetic' / 'insulin resistant' - I am insulin resistant too and need to try fit in another 1/2hr walk a day to help beat it. So far so good as when first picked up 6yrs ago I was told 60% chance of being full blown diabetes in 5yrs if she don't lose wt. Guess I'm in the 40% for a change lol. I lost some put it on, then off, then on... better than gaining. Pitty the guidelines apparently stop me telling u what helped me - nust read them again, don't remember that one.
I don't know what your Dr means by "stress around the kidney" I thought kidney disease was more about the internal kidney cells wearing down.
With heart murmur, most people grow out of childhood heart murmurs. My bro did and my #3 son, i did - but do have it check it out Shaz
Try not to worry, eat healthy and walk++ what more can we do? xoxo
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Hey @Former-Member
Had your salmon, anchovy and cherry tomato linguine, served with a green salad dressed with olive oil and lemon juice for tea tonight and I can report it was very nice. Looking forward to getting the salmon cake recipe from our @Shaz51
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
@mohill wrote:
@soul wrote:Then @Determined can try out for this role @Former-Member
am loving the alluring eyes
@Former-Member @Former-Member @soul
I am in pain just looking at that pose lol , everyone else would be in pain if they saw me in that suit 😨 that would be bad 😂
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