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amygaspard

amygaspard

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Hi! My name is Amy. I'm 27, 5'5", and currently 150 pounds. I was always a thin, healthy person, but last year I got really sick, spent time in the hospital and was ultimately diagnosed with Crohn's Disease. My doctor advised me to avoid eating anything with more than a drop of fiber in it (which I now know is dumb), and I was on a steroid medication and very inactive while I was healing. I quickly went from the 130 pounds that I was already unhappy with, to 150. While I haven't gained more weight since then, I haven't been working hard enough to get any of it off. I'm just tired of not being happy with what I see in the mirror, so it's time to get off those extra pounds! I plan to get back down to 120 with a balanced diet (around 1200 calories a day) that's low in sugar and high in protein and vitamins, as well as with lots of cardio and strength training. Nearly all of my food intake is organic, but I am not willing to give up my daily "treat"- a can of diet cola. :p

I have been reading "This is why you're fat" by Jackie Warner, and loving her approach, which focuses on health and fitness for a LIFESTYLE (not a "diet") change that is realistic and easy to keep to.

I'm not sure that I really need advice right now, just encouragement! I admit that I'm a sugar junkie, and that's what I struggle with the most! It is SOOOO hard to not reach for the candy, cookies, etc. I've DRASTICALLY decreased my sugar intake the last 5 days, and I have to say, I feel completely drained. Is this normal? Is my body dealing with sugar withdrawl?

I know this is kinda long- thanks for reading!
 
May I suggest checking your PH? After having chronic fatigue, my PH dropped to 4.5. |Eating a regular diet with lots of acidic foods (meat, milk, grains) would never have raised my PH. Until my body became healthy, the weight was just a sign of my body struggling:(
 
pH is a scale of acidity or alkalinity- the lower the number the more acidic something is, the higher the more alkaline it is, with neutral (e.g. water) being 7. I personally don't think there's any evidence for pH being at all involved in health/ diet in normal circumstances- in fact, from what I've read, it seems to be junk science.
 
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