IBS-C Need Help Losing Extra Weight!
#233767 - 12/25/05 11:09 PM
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Manda
Reged: 12/25/05
Posts: 16
Loc: Ontario Canada
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Hey Everyone!
I'm new to the boards, but this is my last hope! I've had IBS-C for almost 3 yrs now, and have gained about 40 Lb's in the past yr and a half! I'm pretty discouraged!  None of my clothes fit, I feel so sick, and unhealthy, yet no matter what I try, I can't lose a pound! I have, for the past 8 months resorted to wearing sweatpants and baggy sweatshirts everywhere, as that's the only thing I can tolerate being in comfortably, but yet feel like a total slob!! I need help! I don't know where to start, what to do! I'm not getting any support at all from family friends or even my doctor!!!  I'll take any suggestions at this point!
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Welcome, Manda!
One tool that I find helpful is logging calorie/food intake daily with Fitday.com I think awareness of energetic input is key to weight management. Being conscious of portion sizes helps, too. Figuring out what your habit triggers/challenges are & staying conscious of how & what you are eating provides valuable clues.
Best wishes.
Kate, IBS-D.
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We will always be here to support you. When you pick the right plan for you we'll help you stick to it!
Lots of love and support.
And welcome!
p.s. I am not sure if you have started following Heather's diet guidelines yet. But just doing that made me start losing weight, because it is such a healthy low-fat diet.
Read over Heather's IBS diet tenets on this site and I also strongly recommend getting her book "Eating for IBS", it has helped me so much.
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Karen
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Thanks for the welcome! I just don't really know where to begin to find a program that works! I find IBS extremely frustrating. Just when I think I have a sort of handle on it, the foods that didn't trigger start to trigger...I don't know what to eat, or what not to!
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Welcome to the boards!
I know how frustrating it can be to find a food that works then it starts NOT to work anymore!! I was like that with oatmeal!! I used to eat oatmeal ALL THE TIME and now I can't eat it anymore. SO, now my safe food is potatoes.
Just stick to safe stuff on Heather's cheat sheet and you'll find something that works for you!
Michelle 
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Thanks!
#233826 - 12/26/05 01:36 PM
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Manda
Reged: 12/25/05
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Loc: Ontario Canada
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Thanks Michelle for the Cheat Sheet info...I didn't realize there was one on here! VERY Helpful!
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Thanks so much! Is fitday.com a free thing? I've never heard of it? What sort of Calories should I start out with if I want to lose weight....I'm clueless about this stuff, as I've never had to do this before!
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Yes, fitday.com is FREE! It's a fast/simple way of counting calories. Just input whatever you consume & the program calculates your energetic intake. The first step, I believe, in effective weight management is KNOWING THE NUMBERS, the data. One cannot do this unless one does the honest MATH re: food intake & corresponding caloric value.
It is up to you to decide how to reduce calories & modify your behaviour. Also, exercise helps weightloss as well as increasing muscle tone & aerobic capacity.
Read Shell Marr's Story and be inspired. It is the first note at the top of the Lifestyle & Fitness Board.
Kate.
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Welcome Manda..  When I began Heather's eating program I lost weight pretty fast. I still have plenty to lose though. The nutritionist at our local hospital told me to multiply the weight I want to be (130 x 12=1560cals)by 12 to get my calorie count. I keep my daily fat grams around 20-25%. But really the biggest thing is following Heather's books and journaling everything I eat. Good luck.
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Franny
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Celiac
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