#fruit intolerance

[chestersbraincell]

Sighhhhh adding passion fruit to the list of fruits that Burn Me THIS BODY IS A PRISON

[inelegantscrawl]

Hi, I'm InelegantScrawl but you can call me a dumbass because I forget I'm intolerant to pears and apples since I rarely eat them, then I get a craving so I eat one, then I feel nauseated all day because I forgot I'm intolerant to them.

[withouttheweight]

An Alternate Life

What would my life be like if I weren't obese like I am? I obsess about this a lot and usually, it makes me really really sad. I don't know why I feel like I would have this amazing perfect life if I were thin because I know that isn't true. I just wonder if I would take more chances...have more fun...and have more friends. Would people treat me better? I want to doubt it, but I can't help but wonder. If I had always been thin, I'm sure I would pick at other things in my life that I didn't like. Nothing and no one is ever perfect and I have to try so hard to remember that. I know plenty of thin girls who have really crappy situations, so it can't all just be about our exterior, right? I guess I wish I could look as good on the outside as I picture I look in my head. And as long as we're wishing things...I wish I could take care of the scars on my Brain and Spine so that I could have a fighting chance against my obesity. If only I knew about my fruit intolerance BEFORE I was heat intolerant...I would have been thin a long time ago, but focusing on that really gets me nowhere. I just want it so bad. Why is there always something to stand in my way? Or am I just making excuses again? Sometimes it's so hard to tell.. Stay positive, Carolyn. This is rapidly becoming my personal mantra.

[withouttheweight]

The South Beach Diet

I realized that I haven't explained my diet in full detail. For shame! The most success I've had on a diet has been on the South Beach plan. I've been on every diet you can think of - from Weight Watchers to prescription pills. Overall, the South Beach Diet seems to work well for me. There are three phases to the diet. Phase 1 is the "strict" phase. I consider this the "fun free phase" in my head. No breads, pastas, fruit, chocolate, alcohol, and more. It's a lot of meat (red/fish/chicken), veggies, eggs, cheese, and sugar free desserts. Phase 2 is a bit more lenient. You start to add more healthy foods back into your diet. Now, there are options like, dark chocolate or strawberries. Also, whole wheat breads and pastas can be added back slowly. Alcohol is also allowed in moderation. Of course. Phase 3 is just a looser version of Phase 2 and this is how you are supposed to guide your eating for the rest of your life. The maintenance phase. I want to talk about my own personal situation. Every time I've done this diet before, I always do well on the first phase, but seem to crash moving to the second. I started keeping a very detailed food journal and realized how much my weight fluctuated whenever I ate fruit. I swear to you. Fruit! I decided to do the first phase for a month (instead of the recommended 2 weeks) and slowly add one thing at a time back into my diet. I was taking a powder multivitamin and just couldn't seem to lose the weight during the beginning of the first phase. Finally, I discovered that there was dried fruit in my vitamins. I stopped taking them to test it and I lost six pounds that night. The weight loss continued after I stopped that vitamin. I checked in with my neurologist and he agreed that I could be fruit intolerant. He suggested that I cut out fruit and I agree. Right now, the most important thing is getting this weight off! On January 28th I am finishing my month long first phase, no fruit plan and I'm feeling good. I've lost about 15 pounds this month alone and it feels fantastic. The first thing I'm adding in is alcohol so I can have champagne on New Years Eve. I've never craved a drink so much in my life!