Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: REPORTING IN -- Valerie -- 6/24

It can be real hard to lose weight huh.
I haven't had a huge problem with my weight(total denial)

After my last baby I was about 40 pounds more than I would like.I don't know what you are supposed to weigh but thats what I'd be happy to lose.Unfortunately it took five years and a bout of gallbladder attacks to actually help me lose 25 pounds.I didn't eat anything hardly for two months and actually nothing for one week while in the hospital.It's nice to see my pants looser and now I need to go shopping(yuck!)

But it's been the push to help me lose more.
I have found that I am loosing more weight with this diet.Mostly because I don't eat chips pop, icecream, chocolate, french fries etc.Ya all the good stuff!

The one thing I really noticed working was to cut out all snacks after supper. We would sit and watch tv and eat a bag of chips, drink a couple glasses of pop,maybe some chocolate.
This has helped me drop a few more pounds and made me feel better all around.(as much as I hate it!!)I do sneak in the odd handful of chips during the day or a half glass of pop once a week.
Don't focus on the pounds though.Just see how your pants fit and if your clothes are getting looser.Otherwise you will drive yourself crazy!!
Exercise is totally OUT of my picture.Forget it!But if you do start exercising or already do, take it slow. Up your minutes say every week.
When I was trying to lose weight with my first I started doing crunches and I could only do FIVE! without killing myself.But by the end of two weeks of doing five I could add it to ten and I noticed a differance just in the two weeks.(then I found out I was preggo so I quit!Haven't been back since.
My hubby and I had a contest about two months ago to see who could do the most crunches (he is 125 pounds soaking wet!)Well I won but boy did I pay for that!A week of sore tummy!!!So don't push it too far!
Good luck hope you win!
I'm cheering ya on sister!!!!

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IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.

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