--- In fast5@yahoogroups.com, "Alice" <moondust@...> wrote:
>
> On my first day, I made it all the way to 5 pm!! But I have to confess
> that I took an appetite suppressant at 9 am to help me get there.
> (Bert, if that is not okay, please let me know). I got the hungriest
> just before lunch (and the crankiest). I walked 30 minutes at lunch
> and afterwards the hunger passed. By 5 pm I was just cruisin' and not
> feeling desparate to eat.
>
> I ate a small bean burrito before we drove home (a 1 hour drive), and
> an apple on the way. When I got home, I wasn't hungry at all. In
> fact, the only reason I ate more was because I knew I should consume
> more calories. I also was afraid of not eating enough protein and
> losing muscle mass, so I ate 2 small chicken breast fillets and a
> potato. I probably ate 1000-1100 calories total. I also took my multi-
> vitamin and my glucosamine pills. I'm out of calcium, otherwise I
> would take that also. I took fiber pills too.
>
> Question: will I have a problem with the absorption of my glucosamine
> and calcium given the short window of eating? What can I do to make
> sure I'm getting it into my system? I know that no really good
> studies have been done on the effectiveness of glucosamine, but it has
> done absolute wonders for the chronic pain in my elbows.
>
> Hope everyone is hanging in there.
>
> Alice
>
Glad to hear another who uses an appetite suppressant. I Started out taking mine every day around noon when I wuld first feel hunger and then again right before eating so I wouldn't gorge. Now I only need to take it before dinner.
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