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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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AdgeSenior Contributor
Hi @Former-Member @Shaz51
I'm fairly consistent with my diet - lots of daily veg, legumes, sometimes a bit of fish, & some cheese.
I could do with eating more eggs (as a vegetarian), but keep forgetting to cook any.
I often have low appetite - due to tiredness, which suppresses my appetite.
Especially today, when I felt a bit nauseous - which was a challenge (no I didn't eat enough).
Somehow, despite all that (& daily diarrea) - I've managed to put on weight.
My digestive system (bowels) have never worked properly for the past 4 years - since my reversal surgery (when I got rid of stoma & bag).
So I'm now over the bottom of my healthy weight range - not under-weight anymore (at the moment).
My surgery wound (from 3 months ago) is all healed up - except for the internal stitches still sticking out (through skin).
Flat tummy yes (excellent) - energy no. Surprisingly it has not picked up, since my surgery (3 months ago).
Thanks for asking.
Adge
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Ali11Senior Contributor
That's the best way to eat it @Shaz51, when it's not too chunky! Perfect for this type of weather! How is your mum today?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
yes @Ali11 , mum has been home for 4 weeks now 
which is great
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Ali11Senior Contributor
That is great @Shaz51! Hopefully, each new day is better than the previous. 
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
me too @Ali11 , one day at a time here , last night I purred beef stew for mum xx
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Unknown userMember
Finding myself wanting to stress eat but nothing unhealthy in the house ...
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
Hello @Kellbell12 
very understandable @Former-Member , I find stress eating on low carbs foods help , not the same but it does help
Hello @Ali11 , @Adge , @Appleblossom , @Determined
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Ha ha re stress eating @Former-Member
I felt like that on the way home today and managed to avoid the supermarket. NO bad food at home either.
picnics are great @Determined
@Adge WTG you. Glad your wound has healed. SOmetimes takes longer than expected.
@Shaz51 Hugs YOU
Glad the other health specific forums are helpful.
I had a convo on Monday with a lady who said gluten intolerance was dangerous and life threatening. My response was that some people over dramatise it. At home I researched it Wheat Allergy effects 1 in 1000 and can be dangerous but that is not all people with the allergy ... whereas gluten intolerance is even less than celiacs disease.
I have problems with people exaggerating like that with the attitude they are right and its a sign of caring ... or virtue signalling. Not sure whether to correct her ...or just let it go ... but then ...what is accepted as common ... or common sense becomes something ... detached from reality.... and then people attack me with all sorts of weird statements ...anyway ... that is my PERSONAL sensitivity ... lol
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Ha ha re stress eating @Former-Member
I felt like that on the way home today and managed to avoid the supermarket. NO bad food at home either.
picnics are great @Determined
@Adge WTG you. Glad your wound has healed. SOmetimes takes longer than expected.
@Shaz51 Hugs YOU
Glad the other health specific forums are helpful.
I had a convo on Monday with a lady who said gluten intolerance was dangerous and life threatening. My response was that some people over dramatise it. At home I researched it Wheat Allergy effects 1 in 1000 and can be dangerous but that is not all people with the allergy ... whereas gluten intolerance is even less than celiacs disease.
I have problems with people exaggerating like that with the attitude they are right and its a sign of caring ... or virtue signalling. Not sure whether to correct her ...or just let it go ... but then ...what is accepted as common ... or common sense becomes something ... detached from reality.... and then people attack me with all sorts of weird statements ...anyway ... that is my PERSONAL sensitivity ... lol
@Ali11 I really like your style of being more active on the forums.
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
@Appleblossom, very true with what you said
and it is the same with everything
when you look up videos of kidney disease , the speaker make it sound sooo bad
and having diabetes is very misunderstood
Not sure whether to correct her ...or just let it go .., depends my friend , some things i would let it go but speak up when you think you need to
like me when people tell me with my diabetes it was because i ate the wrong things ---- ammm no it is because of my kidney disease
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