I'm 46 and have 5 stone to lose, excess weight which has crept up over the last 25 years spent dieting and losing/regaining the same 3 stone over and over.
I lost my gallbladder 2 years ago with a massive stone, and my liver is showing "fatty infiltrates" and signs of inflammation. I have chronic foot and hip pain, long term IBS and migraine.
I am motivated to change, but the motivation rarely lasts - exercise triggers migraine, and healthy whole foods trigger cramps and diarrhoea (amongst other symptoms I won't describe here but which are revolting and to be vigorously avoided). I've had success losing weight by restricting calories but sticking to safe foods, but it's slow and laborious and boring and not sustainable. I've followed multiple diet plans since I was 20 - I know "dieting doesn't work", I have 5 stone to show for it.
How do you make changes and sustain them - did I read somewhere that it takes 3 weeks to form a habit but 7 weeks to break one, or am I making that up?
Has anyone made decent dietary changes for weight loss with IBS, which is triggered by whole grains, pulses and vegetables - and has anyone managed to up their exercise when exertion triggers migraine?
I work full time in a stressful job, 1 or 2 days from home but the other 3-4 days I could be anywhere in the country and spend whole days on site with clients with no breaks.
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Blutopia · 07/08/2019 07:55
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