Postby Harriet » Mon Apr 30, 2012 11:10 am
Great report, Kathryn! Stamina and weight loss, too.
I was just thinking of Nancy's oatmeal suggestion as I had a packet of the kind of GlutenFreeda oatmeal that has raisins this a.m. - oatmeal with raisins would be a good product for iron, wouldn't it? In the first place as Nancy said, oatmeal has iron, plus the raisins do, too, and it tastes just fine made with water rather than milk. Now, I like to put butter on it and I'd think most people would - would butter inhibit iron absorption, too? Btw, our local healthy grocery manager tells me he can't keep this particular product on the shelf. It was almost gone when I last shopped but he found 2 boxes for me way in back behind other products, and I bought them both! Steel cut is better for me in some ways (I can choose how sweet I will make it, plus less sodium), but not certified gluten free, and has less fiber. So there's a trade-off there, especially since packets can be made up so conveniently.
I am "even" again today. Sigh. I ate so sensibly yesterday, but the scale only allows that I "made up" for the previous day. On that day, HRH cooked supper and made a marvelous dinner. I was thinking, well, I went a little over but it won't be so bad - eat the dinner and be grateful. THEN ohmigoodness, out of the kitchen he comes with a wonderful dessert - he had been simmering raspberry sauce on the back of the stove, hiding it as a surprise, and it was poured over a slice of cheesecake!!! It was meant as a celebration of my good news from the dr the day before, which he said was a big relief to him.
That's one of the times when we have to consider how much I want to lose weight against how much we want to show others appreciation (similar to birthday parties) and enjoy time with others. The next morning I was a pound over!!! Of course, the cheesecake had 400 to 500 calories, but even that doesn't equal gaining a pound. But the problem is that along with sugars, it is extremely high in sodium, which takes time to correct.