Right. I am sick of feeling sick. I know what I should eat, but when I'm tired reach for the treat foods - carbs and sugar. I'm overweight (over 3st to lose) and, more importantly, I feel exhausted and in pain all of the time. I've had to give up my career and now I'm struggling to keep up with my new job in spite of hugely reduced hours and stress (and pay...).
I want to build energy and start to feel better, start to manage exercise, start to manage the housework and possibly even some of the decorating that sorely needs doing. I don't actually care about weight so much. I don't like being fat, but if I was fat and bursting with life, I'd cope.
Having done some reading and soul-searching, I'm going to try stopping gluten and sugar. I also only have lacto-free milk.
I want to give it a real go this time and try and stick to it for at least 6 months to see if I can heal.
I aim to eat:
Mainly fish, some chicken
Nuts
Eggs
Vegetables
Fruits
Good fats
Some grains - quinoa, maybe some rice, buckwheat
Seeds
Gluten free oats
I know some of my diet will still include foods not advised on auto immune protocols, but this is my starting place. I'm going to keep a record of how I feel and what I'm eating, to see if it does improve. I'm hoping to use this thread to do that.
If this doesn't work, I will go to a nutritionist, but, due to reduced income, I want to try and go it alone.
My starting point is: lots of pain, hardly any energy. Struggling to walk out. Definitely can't manage any formal exercise.
Rather that doing everything at once, as I normally do and then fail, I'm aiming to focus on food for the next few weeks. After the Easter holidays, if I am feeling more energetic, I will look into getting a very light gym programme and I really miss swimming at the moment, so want to try and do that too.
It's going to be hard. Food = my final crutch, which feels very necessary at a time when my life is so shitty. It is a catch 22, because I know it makes it all worse.