Re: please help
07/02/03 10:50 AM
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Heather
Reged: 12/09/02
Posts: 7799
Loc: Seattle, WA
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Fabulous advice from everyone! I'd just add in that you eat some of that plain white rice before you eat anything else, and also take some soluble fiber pills (Equalactin, Citrucel, Fibercon) with you and have two as soon as you sit down.
Don't be afraid of speaking up and requesting no meat, no oil, steamed not fried, etc. And if everyone is sharing dishes, just politely tell folks that you have some food intolerances so you need to order something special for yourself. No one will mind at all.
Watch what you drink, too. No alcohol is safest - if you do have some get that white rice and soluble fiber in your stomach first, start eating your meal, then have your drink.
Enjoy yourself - you will do just fine!
- Heather
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