So I'm starving, and have been for days. Weeks. I'm stressed, and I am a terrible depression/stress binge eater. I found out I've gained 30 lbs in the last year, 20 of that in the last 3 months. My relationship is going less than no where fast, and I've been too sick to work. I haven't even wanted to leave my house. Lack of nutrition will cause you to feel starved, even if you're pounding food. I have to stop trying to survive on saltine crackers and ramen, and fattening fried or super processed foods when I feel good, sending me back into pukeytown. I'm making my low fat potato soup right now. I just throw diced potatoes, diced carrots and diced onions into chicken broth, simmer for a half hour. (People with normal digestion, feel free to add celery here.) Then I chop some mushrooms, add some chicken base, throw them in with some 2% milk, and simmer another half an hour. Bam! Done. Its been a long day so I added water and made it kinda thin. I always have to keep an eye on the budget of a meal, and easy availability. I absolutely hate it when you see something that looks super yummy and I can't read/don't recognize half of the ingredients. Elaborate things like that are fine if you have a professional kitchen and live in a big city, I live in a very rural area. Escargot is a hard to find item here, ok? Also, I have a simple kitchen, so you can put away your chestnut roasting pans. Actually, on the subject of equipment, I would suggest getting a cast iron dutch oven and skillet. They will last longer than you will if taken care of properly, and you can use them for anything pretty much, from cakes to soups. But I digress.
Number One Rule For Dieting - DO NOT change everything you eat overnight. Start with baby-steps, or you will crash and burn. Always follow a doctor's advice, and following any diagnosis make ABSOLUTELY SURE you talk to a professional about the diet you need. Follow their advice. Seriously, when they say something will make you sick, they aren't kidding. My doc told me to stay away from bacon, and I ate it anyway because bacon is my super double fave. I died for three days. Don't make my mistakes.
Make sure you take time to eat at least 3 meals and 2 snacks per day, you will burn fat faster.
Keep track of your water, you need at least 8 glasses.
Slow down on the dairy, get the lowest fat version available. If you're cooking with it, the difference is harder to taste.
Make sure the food you do eat is actually food. The closer to raw food, like an apple with cheese slices vs apple with store bought caramel sauce. Can you read the ingredients of the sauce? Hmmmm. Corporations put ingredients in food like natural flavorings which is actually secretions from a North American Beaver's butt. so you're always better off with real food.
Pair guilty pleasures with twice as much healthy stuff. You get the taste you crave, plus you have taken the guilty out of your pleasure by eating healthy at the same time. Crave cheese, ham, bacon, eggs, and turkey? Cobb Salad anyone? Just use a huge amount of healthy greens, like spinach and kale, and low fat dressing, you're eating healthy! WITH BACON! Well, healthier anyway. Baby steps, remember?
Pick an exercise, and do it for at least 15 minutes a day. It can be anything as long as you are up and moving. Pick your favorite 4 dance songs, and get down with your bad self. Seriously, its that easy.
If you have a cell phone, set alarms for everything you need to get done. The water, when you need to eat, your workout, all of it. Do it now before you talk yourself into staying exactly where you are. Make sure you set them to repeat, or you will forget. Don't lie to yourself, you know you will. Did you think I was kidding? Seriously, take your phone out right now. I'll wait. *hums Jeopardy theme* K, done? Good.
Get enough sleep. Take naps if you can. Schedule yourself enough sleep.
Take care of your skin, its your biggest organ and your first defense against the world.
Make sure you get some sun every day, it provides vitamin D and helps your body absorb calcium.
Juicing is a great way to get your fresh veg in. If you have regular digestion, fresh veggies are better for you, because normal people need the insoluble fiber to clean out their bellies. Gut scrapers are your friend. If you're like me, throw an apple, a carrot, some pineapple, and a beet or 2 in the juicer and enjoy. Good stuff, that. There are those that hate the idea of eating fresh veggies, or don't enjoy doing it. Juicing is a good way to introduce yourself to the flavors. If you eat the regular American diet, at first your taste buds will be confuzzled by these new foods, and their lack of sodium and fats. I personally dreaded it at first. Then after experimenting and getting used to the different tastes and textures, I came to crave it.
Slow change is good change. If you drop a lot of weight quickly, you will most likely gain it back. Plus your skin can't keep up and it gets all gross saggy. Eww.
If you're a phone junkie like me, apps really help. I use MyFitnessPal. With Gastroparesis it is really important to keep a food diary.
Don't feel like you have to be perfect. A donut will not ruin your life. A dozen donuts are a terrible idea though, so exercise moderation. A donut and a tasty and healthy fruit smoothie, after staying with the diet? Good do. I can do one treat like that once every 2 weeks or so with minimal backlash.
Drink tea instead of soda or coffee. There are literally thousands of varieties easily available over the internet if you are in a super rural area. Check your local grocery store, or if you have a hippie store ask them. They will be able to point you in the right direction. If you have any specific health needs, there are many teas to help you. These are some of my personal favorites.
And that is the basic rundown of what I need to do. Let me know if any of this has helped you!
Aunt Cody's Gastro Diet
Number One Rule For Dieting - DO NOT change everything you eat overnight. Start with baby-steps, or you will crash and burn. Always follow a doctor's advice, and following any diagnosis make ABSOLUTELY SURE you talk to a professional about the diet you need. Follow their advice. Seriously, when they say something will make you sick, they aren't kidding. My doc told me to stay away from bacon, and I ate it anyway because bacon is my super double fave. I died for three days. Don't make my mistakes.
Make sure you take time to eat at least 3 meals and 2 snacks per day, you will burn fat faster.
Keep track of your water, you need at least 8 glasses.
Slow down on the dairy, get the lowest fat version available. If you're cooking with it, the difference is harder to taste.
Make sure the food you do eat is actually food. The closer to raw food, like an apple with cheese slices vs apple with store bought caramel sauce. Can you read the ingredients of the sauce? Hmmmm. Corporations put ingredients in food like natural flavorings which is actually secretions from a North American Beaver's butt. so you're always better off with real food.
Pair guilty pleasures with twice as much healthy stuff. You get the taste you crave, plus you have taken the guilty out of your pleasure by eating healthy at the same time. Crave cheese, ham, bacon, eggs, and turkey? Cobb Salad anyone? Just use a huge amount of healthy greens, like spinach and kale, and low fat dressing, you're eating healthy! WITH BACON! Well, healthier anyway. Baby steps, remember?
Pick an exercise, and do it for at least 15 minutes a day. It can be anything as long as you are up and moving. Pick your favorite 4 dance songs, and get down with your bad self. Seriously, its that easy.
If you have a cell phone, set alarms for everything you need to get done. The water, when you need to eat, your workout, all of it. Do it now before you talk yourself into staying exactly where you are. Make sure you set them to repeat, or you will forget. Don't lie to yourself, you know you will. Did you think I was kidding? Seriously, take your phone out right now. I'll wait. *hums Jeopardy theme* K, done? Good.
Get enough sleep. Take naps if you can. Schedule yourself enough sleep.
Take care of your skin, its your biggest organ and your first defense against the world.
Make sure you get some sun every day, it provides vitamin D and helps your body absorb calcium.
Juicing is a great way to get your fresh veg in. If you have regular digestion, fresh veggies are better for you, because normal people need the insoluble fiber to clean out their bellies. Gut scrapers are your friend. If you're like me, throw an apple, a carrot, some pineapple, and a beet or 2 in the juicer and enjoy. Good stuff, that. There are those that hate the idea of eating fresh veggies, or don't enjoy doing it. Juicing is a good way to introduce yourself to the flavors. If you eat the regular American diet, at first your taste buds will be confuzzled by these new foods, and their lack of sodium and fats. I personally dreaded it at first. Then after experimenting and getting used to the different tastes and textures, I came to crave it.
Slow change is good change. If you drop a lot of weight quickly, you will most likely gain it back. Plus your skin can't keep up and it gets all gross saggy. Eww.
If you're a phone junkie like me, apps really help. I use MyFitnessPal. With Gastroparesis it is really important to keep a food diary.
Don't feel like you have to be perfect. A donut will not ruin your life. A dozen donuts are a terrible idea though, so exercise moderation. A donut and a tasty and healthy fruit smoothie, after staying with the diet? Good do. I can do one treat like that once every 2 weeks or so with minimal backlash.
Drink tea instead of soda or coffee. There are literally thousands of varieties easily available over the internet if you are in a super rural area. Check your local grocery store, or if you have a hippie store ask them. They will be able to point you in the right direction. If you have any specific health needs, there are many teas to help you. These are some of my personal favorites.
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