Comments on: Multiple answers

By: shanon_400

shanon_400 — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:58:00 +0000

In a message dated 11/01/1999 10:18:57 PM Mountain Standard Time,
jverner@… writes:
<< Thanks again Pam. I am wondering - what does having thyroid problems have
to do with eating cold stuff?
I can’t help you there. All I know is when I am cold, I hurt more. I drink
cold water and herb tea in the summer, but by now it is getting cooler here
in Idaho, so it is back to room temp beverages or hot teas!
Pam

By: shanon_400

shanon_400 — Mon, 17 Feb 2003 03:47:35 +0000

In a message dated 10/17/1999 10:13:29 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
jverner@… writes:
<< I don’t really have a weight problem - but it sure affects
my pain levels. I think I have been discouraged cause I hurt so bad
seemingly no matter what lately at least. But I hurt even worse when I
don’t eat right. Sorry to gripe. I know several of you can relate though.
Winter is here to stay where I am. Hope I’m not like this all winter.
Jeanie
Don’t worry about griping Jeanie. Those of us with FMS know just what you
are going through. I still have lots of ER4YT-O Email to go through, but I
am hurting so much now, that it is time to go to bed and stretch out and
breathe through the pain. So this is the last one for the night for me.
Keep warm and eat well. Hey, it is almost the 1st of November. And that
means in a little over 45 days is 12/21. Then the days start getting longer!
Hang in there. Drink something warm. Sit close to the fire and read a good

book. Take a nap. Have some herb tea with honey when you wake up. Keep
breathing and take good care of yourself. And when I get bad you can remind
me to do these same things that I know but have forgotten.
Pam

By: nash1200

nash1200 — Fri, 07 Feb 2003 06:33:30 +0000

In a message dated 10/19/1999 12:10:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Runtshell@… writes:
<< Also at one health food store I found sweet potato chips.
Yes, I found one HFS that carries chips made from root vegetables, eg. taro,
yucca, sweet potato, etc. They were good. The only problem is that the
store is out of my area and the last time I made a special trip they didn’t
have any that day.
There is a web page where you can order them, but you have to order a dozen
bags at least which is a little too many for me at one time.
< Mine too. I think it has something to do with my age. I can’t seem to lose
weight no matter what I do. I think I would have to stop eating to lose.
Also, I have a terrible time with cravings. Sometimes I can’t help eating
for no reason at all. I usually only eat HB’s and neutrals when I crave, but
they still add up.

Regards,
Sharon

By: refugio_150

refugio_150 — Thu, 06 Feb 2003 18:38:22 +0000

In truth, only the saltiness. If you are truly yearning for chips, try
exploring in the produce sections. Don’t know your location, but even
Northern markets with Latin customers are beginning to stock some of the
“tropical” tubers. The best chips I have made are from a tuber called name
(nah-may) sliced super, super thin and fried. Salt and garlic seasoning.
Boniato and malanga are two other possibilities. Yuca makes great fries but
tends to break into pieces easily sliced for chips.
Betsy

By: truman_1

truman_1 — Thu, 06 Feb 2003 14:32:56 +0000

In a message dated 10/18/1999 10:17:52 PM Central Daylight Time,
SFerris769@… writes:
<< Do they taste anything like a substitute for potato chips? Even a little
bit?
Hi Sharon,
I’ve tried the kelp chips, too…not too bad although I don’t know how
similar they are to potato chips…they’re pretty salty. Really good in a
salad. Also at one health food store I found sweet potato chips. They are
really good!
I’ve also discovered that I really like goat cheese. I like it on baked
sweet potatoes. It seems to satisfy the craving for baked potatoes.
Bananas are on our neutral list and I can’t tolerate them. They make me
really queezy. Filberts are something I can’t handle either….I am truly
allergic to them…inherited that from my dad…when I was 17 I ended up in
the emergency room vomiting and my skin burning and red. Funny how there are

so many variations among us.
I take a lot of calcium and am also on meds for osteoporosis which I have
in my back and hips. Thanks to my ‘friend’ Anne O’Rexia I have a few health
problems.
My metabolism has really slowed and I hate that.
In any case I am being overwhelmed by how much communication goes on on this
list.
Rochelle

By: nash1200

nash1200 — Thu, 06 Feb 2003 09:58:14 +0000

In a message dated 10/18/1999 8:22:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
EStewartso@… writes:
<< 1.) reasonably tasty
Hi Betsy,
Do they taste anything like a substitute for potato chips? Even a little bit?
Sharon

By: loren1000

loren1000 — Wed, 05 Feb 2003 14:09:14 +0000

In a message dated 10/18/1999 8:51:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
SFerris769@… writes:
<< I wonder if
anyone has thought of making seaweed chips
My seaweed “instructions” (see earlier email) suggested roasting the kelp
fronds in a 200 degree oven until they were light and crisp. I tried it and
found they are 1.) reasonably tasty 2) naturally salty and 3) very crumbly.
In fact an easy way to reduce them to small pieces is to put them in a
plastic bag and crush.
Betsy

By: loren1000

loren1000 — Wed, 05 Feb 2003 10:02:11 +0000

In a message dated 10/18/1999 12:13:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jverner@… writes:
<< Winter is here to stay where I am. Hope I’m not like this all winter.
Jeanie
Jeanie, I am very interested in your comment on winter. I’m one of the
rheumatoid arthritis folks in the group, and I have pointed out to my
rheumatologist that for five years running now, I can detect a downhill slide
from whatever point in my progress beginning about Labor Day. Christmas and
New Years I hit bottom and then begin to improve as the new year grows. And
I am in sunny south Florida! But even here there is a notable change in
length of daylight. I know that I revel in the quality of the light here,
and can hardly wait to get back when I travel north, especially in winter.
I know there has been some inquiry into the aspect of light exposure. Anyone
know of some good research into this phenom?
Betsy

By: refugio_150

refugio_150 — Tue, 04 Feb 2003 13:06:38 +0000

In a message dated 10/17/1999 1:49:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
bangel@… writes:
<< Gee, that is a good tip.What about Kelp? Has anyone tried that and had
success
with it?
I have begun using kelp as a veggie. I made an order to the Maine Seaweed
Company (minimum order 3 lbs) so of course I have a storable quantity on
hand. The day the box arrived I had already planned to do “refrigerator
soup” as my kids once called it - using the whatevers available. So I had
celery, onions, carrots, barley grains, a small piece of beef chipped into
thin slices, seasonings like ginger, jalapeno and garlic. So I took a piece
of the dried green kelp - really not too appetizing looking - and used
scissors to snip it into ribbon strips, and threw them into the soup pot.
Yummy! The texture and taste is not unlike spinach and it lends a slight
thickening to the broth. Seasoning is the key, but it really was one of the

best pots of soup I can remember. When I put a lunchtime plastic container
in the office frig, of course someone has to ask “what is THAT?” so I tell
them “seaweed soup.”
The object of my order above was to obtain bladderwrack at a more reasonable
cost. Anyone have any good suggestions for consuming that?
Betsy

By: nash1200

nash1200 — Mon, 03 Feb 2003 07:51:13 +0000

In a message dated 10/18/1999 2:25:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jverner@… writes:
<< You folks get pretty serious winters there
too though don’t you?
Hi Jeannie,
It isn’t too bad here. We are right on the end of Lake Ontario in Southern
Ontario and the lakes moderate the weather. Last winter we had three large
snowstorms the first 3 weeks of Jan. and that was it. Other than that we had
hardly any snow. In Jan. we usually get some temperatures of around 0 for a
week or 2. The rest of the winter it is usually in the teens and 20’s in the
daytime, and cooler at night. Buffalo is south across the lake from us (40
miles by road) and they get a lot worse snow than we do, just because of the
winds and the snowbelts.
Right now the temperature is about 50, but on Saturday it was 75. Really
changeable. I have only had the furnace on once so far this winter.

I am glad that you are enjoying the experience. I have often said that where
I live is as far north as I ever want to be and that the only reason I live
here is because I was born here and I am too stupid to move. LOL It is a
pretty area, but I HATE winter and this time of year I start looking at the
ads for trips to Florida.
Good luck in your ER4YT eating. I started in March and did really well for 3
months. I lowered my cholesterol from 280 to 214 in 3 months. I have to
admit that over the summer I strayed a lot. I was going out for dinner often
and it is hard to stick to the diet with french fries, rolls, etc. staring
you in the face. I am starting to get back on track now.
Regards,
Sharon