Lori Black
My life and "diet" at almost 3 years out...
Apr 17, 2010
Having the DS has been somewhat like an amazing dream. I lost 130 pounds eating ribs, fried chicken, pork chops, bbq, and any artery clogging food you can imagine! All the while my cholesterol was going down right along with my weight! It was insane that the more food I ate, the MORE weight I would lose. If my loss was slowing, I would just eat more. What diet in the world says, "Not losing enough? Indulge in even MORE food and watch the pounds fly off!!" Like I said, the DS has been a dream. However, for me, eating just anything has just never been the case. I may have a much more sensitive system than others with the DS, but this is what my eating life is like now...now that I've gotten real about what "actually" works for my newly arranged innards.I have done a lot of pinpointing problem foods over the past three years to optimize my weight loss success, and along the way have found the foods that just DO NOT work for my fucked up guts. It was obvious from very early on that milk and milk products were not going to work for me. I would get obnoxious gas and even diarrhea.
I also learned very early out that white flour products not only filled me up too much, but that they also gave me horrid gas and diarrhea. So, out with the white flour products. That meant...no cookies, no cake, no white pasta, no pizza. This made me feel like the end of the world had surely come. SURE I could EAT my bakery delights, but only with extreeeeme repercussions. Too extreme. I spent the next 2 years (stubborn ass) eating only 100%
That brings me to whole wheat, barley, rye, basically anything with a large amount of gluten. I stayed in denial for a lllllong time about how much gluten products made me bloat like I was pregnant, fart like a man (a man with a sewer plant attached to his ass, lol!), and made me go #2 far too much. I didn't WANT to admit that my bread products were killing me. I didn't want to give them up. Damn it, they're healthy after all!!! It's been about 5 months since going gluten free and lemme tell you, best decision I've made! No bloating, no gas, no diarrhea. I go to the bathroom 2-3 times every
So, 2.5 years into this journey, and my weight is creeping up, up, and up. It was a good thing at first as I'd gotten down to 116 pounds in the spring of 2009. As my weight went up, I began to feel better and better. First 120, then 130, stayed at 140 for awhile...hit the 2.5 year mark and went to 150. 150 looks just fine, but it is by far the top of my comfort zone at 5'7. So...on April 7, 2010, I made the decision to go sugar free for life. Okay, so it's only been TWELVE days, but hey...even forever had a first day, right? On the 7th I stepped on the scale and weighed 152.8 pounds....today less than two weeks later, I was 145. The ONLY thing I've changed is that I've eliminated sugar...and I'm back to my goal weight, like magic!
So....lactose free, gluten free, and sugar free....what do I eat? I have sooo many favorites! I eat chicken, shrimp, crab legs, fish, steak, nuts galore, cheeses, edamame (my addiction), salads with ranch or oil and vinegar, fruit (especially lots of strawberries and kiwi), sweet potatoes, sugar snap peas, spinach, and of course I still drink 3 protein shakes everyday. (That will never change, I will be drinking protein shakes for life!)
I no longer have bloating that makes me look 6 months pregnant, the gas is near non-existent, my weight is in check and no longer climbing north, and I have more energy than ever before. I'm officially the happiest I've EVER been since getting my DS. It's far easier eliminating the foods that make me miserable, than paying the price later on after indulging. I'm human, and for sure will mess up from time to time, but getting real about my food intake has been the best present I've ever given myself.
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About Me
, IN
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20.2
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Surgery
07/11/2007
Surgery Date
Jan 07, 2007
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Before & After
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139lbs
