having a good day today: Still on 35 mg, but slept... - PMRGCAuk

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having a good day today

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Still on 35 mg, but slept lastnight from 1:00 to 6:30, nice.

going to change my diet, no fryed foods or red meat. Going to have more plant foods, beans, leaf vegetables, Plan Greek yogurt, fruits, nuts. Chicken would be OK.

Go to google under gut food recipes, they have lots of good recipes.

Question, I love olives and pickles, do you think its ok to have with my plant foods?

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SnazzyD

Great news on the 5.5 hours sleep.

Just watch the salt if you are susceptible to fluid retention on steroids. Check sugar in pickles too.

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Yes, watch for sugar in pickles - olives can be salty but are definitely plant-based!

Try a vegan or homemade sourkraut or Kimchi. That way you can control the sugar and salt content.

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Blearyeyed

Yes , just do the checks as others have said.

You can make your own pickled veggies of all types , or sauerkraut and kimchi , you can even make overnight pickles and choose to reduce the salt and sugar in the recipe.

Fermented foods and pickles just like Probiotic Yoghurt do a great job at protecting your gut health when on steroids too.

You can get great recipes from Pinterest for all sorts of diets from lots of different websites.

Nice to hear some good news to start the weekend , thanks for posting

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SheffieldJane

I am glad you had a good day! You slept those precious hours too - it really helps. If a bit of pickle and the odd olive keeps you on your sensible diet - go for it. I would.

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PMRCanada

I eat dill pickles regularly...only issue is they are salty. Olives too. But low in calories and both plant based, so go for it.

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toPMRCanada

Not sure I'd class olives as low calorie but they are low carb!!

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HeronNS in reply toPMRpro

But you wouldn't eat very many at a time.

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toHeronNS

Um - depends!!!!!

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HeronNS in reply toPMRpro

I looked it up, ten olives have less than 60 calories. I'm fond of olives and would never eat even that many at a time, perhaps six or eight in my salad.

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toHeronNS

Some of the olives we get here are more than 6 calories a time!!!!!!

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HeronNS in reply toPMRpro

Then they are bigger and you eat fewer. :D

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toHeronNS

Bigger yes. Fewer? Not necessarily ...

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HeronNS in reply toPMRpro

😀

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Hellyowl

Pickled onions with Cheddar cheese. Yum

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Chevypickup

Pickled onions yes.......cheese not good......but love it. sometimes you need to spoil yourself.

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S4ndy

Pickled onions with a good crunchy cheddar, heaven. Also its low carb so a "plough womans" lunch can be made with salad, pickles, grapes and some big romaine or cos lettuce leaves to act as the bread. Yummy!

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Constance13 in reply toS4ndy

My type of lunch!😊💥

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Jackoh

Good news re the sleep. Watch the beans and some fruit especially grapes. X

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Whitner in reply toJackoh

I love grapes!!! Why is it the stuff we really like that we can't eat!!

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toWhitner

'Cos it all has sugar in it and we are addicted maybe???????????

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Whitner in reply toPMRpro

But it seems so healthy!! It’s In it’s natural state and I like it !! 🥴😂

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PMRproAmbassador in reply toWhitner

Natural still doesn't always mean good! Deadly nightshade is natural ;)

Sugar is sugar is sugar - and in the context of PMR/GCA and pred, sugar is a simple carbohydrate ...

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Whitner in reply toPMRpro

Arghhhh! 😁

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