Bloating, constipation and putting on weight!

[nanouche95]

I have been going off completly, with the hot weather I wasnt eating properly going for easy convenient like pasta salads, chips, sandwiches and couscous which played havoc on my digestive system and weight! After 3 days in pain, bloated , I decided to get myself together .I went shopping this morning, loads if fruits and veg, hummus and I hope to lose weight and feel better again! Anyone who can relate?

[Green_Eyed_Owl]

Definitely. I have a wedding in three weeks which I am bridesmaid at and am concerned my dress won't fit, even though I have checked a few times recently. Well done on opting for the healthy stuff today though - particularly admirable on a Monday when we all feel a bit sluggish and grim!

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[S11m]

I think you might have gluten intolerance, coeliac disease, IBS... so giving up gluten (bread, pasta, cake, sponge puddings etc.) would decrease your calorie intake and, probably, solve a gluten problem.

[nanouche95 in reply to S11m]

Yes I have decided to stop all gluten from today and see how it goes. Its hard though as we eat loads of bread in my household.

[S11m in reply to nanouche95]

I would advise you to also avoid "gluten free". Manufacturers & retailers can claim that a food is "gluten free" if it passes the Coeliac Society's test... I am more intolerant to gluten free bread than I am to "real" bread.

[Hidden]

Are you boozing too ? That is always a proper knee-breaker … nailing the lower legs to the floor !

[BigBetha01 in reply to Hidden]

Love it 😍

[Iwilldothisthisyear 3kg Restart Feb 2024 Restart June 2023]

I can nanouche95 , some one at work suggested drinking less fizzy pop ( even sugar free) and that seems to be helping. Also as I had a tooth removed on Thursday I am supposed to try & avoid fizzy drinks even water for about a week.

I can’t eat too much chewy food so am probably missing out on fibre.

Hopefully when my mouth is healed I can address this.

[UnfitNoMore Visitor]

I can certainly relate. The last think I’ve wanted to do in the heat is turn the oven on or fire up a hob and spend time in bigger heat. Pretty sure I’ve put a couple of pounds on recently, and with an injured knee running it off isn’t an option for a week or two at least.

I’ve eaten salads at lunch a lot, no dressings, but in the evenings I’ve been eating a fair bit of junk. Time to get myself back on healthy eating. Well done on getting today’s healthy shopping, I shall follow suit.

[Hidden]

I went a bit bread / pasta mad last week. I too am back on the veg this week!

[Hidden]

Hi !

I've been on this programme before and lost 16 lbs. I put half back on again so now I've restarted. Today was meant to be day one … due to the hot weather I started by eating 4 ice creams. I don't think all is lost, though, since I ate healthy the rest of the day - crunchy salads with Hellman's Lighter Than Light mayo. Be careful of houmous - it's c. 600 calories a pot. I tried to lose some weight a number of years ago and made salad my main staple food. I didn't lose any weight because I was using salad creams and I didn't check the small print.

[Lisa00]

Definitely relate to this horrid constipation nanouche95 .

Been poorly for 13 months been like a pill 💊 popping machine 😕 cutting down on them now but left with a nasty weight around my middle as lost my mobility so badly for so long so just to let you kno WE can do it 👌 keep Positive Attitude and Goals to reach ...I religiously have High Fibre every morning tastes like cardboard 😷 so looking for some good tips on here as need a change BIG Time Goodluck 💫

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Lisa00]

This post is 8 months old, Lisa, so you may not get the response you were hoping for, especially as it was the last time nanouche95 posted.

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[Lisa00]

Ohhhh looks like I’ve been in a traffic jam for quite a while 🤨 I’m shocked about the fibre 😳 . Thankyou for opening my eyes to that ! I’ve Never been a diet”er until now and now I’m confused With all those technical words .. looks like I have some studying to do 🤔😓

Many Thanks My High Fibre cereal is going in the bin ! 🤭