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When I first went on the EFI I started to lose weight. Slowly but consistently for about 5 months. I guess it was the fact that I was cutting out dairy and candy, and decreased my fat intake that did it. I am also the type of person who easily forgets to eat when I am doing something that has my attention. By Xmas time I had lost about 6 pounds and weighed about 107 pounds. And I really felt enough is enough. I am 5'5 by the way. Since then I have tried to make sure I eat more and have often had a proper meal twice a day rather than just once, i.e. I have traded a sandwich type of "lunch" for left-overs from the dinner the night before. I am also eating a low-fat dessert every day after dinner. And I am trying to drink things like rice or oat milk as much as possible instead of having water in order to increase the energy intake. I have also taken iron pills since I had a deficiency back in January, but my values were normal again in March so I have just now stopped taking the iron supplement (ironic - first I was scared to start taking iron, then I've been scared to stop, but now I have to so I hope things will continue to work well anyway). I'm not sure if that affects the weight in any way but maybe?

Anyway, I just weighed myself this weekend and I am now around 110 pounds! So I have gained something like 3 pounds since Xmas.

/Ulrika, IBS-D

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