Self Sabatoge

tazzzydevl

I cant be the only one. I have set goals. Fitness goals that i want to reach, Weight goals that i want to acheive. I am gluten and dairy intolerant- I dont get the belly aches but I get the head congestion and body aches. bad. So.. you would tihnk that i would make good food choices yes? Eat things that dont make me feel like I have the flu or snore (lol)? NOPE. I eat everything I shouldnt. Please. How do I overcome this? I need to lose about 25 pounds.

Aikigoth

I have no experience on the dairy intolerance but I have lots on the gluten. (My partner has Celiacs.)

1. You need to determine why you have a gluten intolerance. It's usually part of a package deal and involves other things you can't eat. Please look into FOODMAPS, SIBO and Leaky Gut. Usually, when you find one intolerance there are a few more around the corner- the trick is to finding out why your body is angry and looking at similar agents.

2. Hit the stores and enjoy the wave of gluten-free products. I saw GF marshmallows the other day! It has gotten better.

3. Pick up some GF flour (Cup for Cup is our preferred brand) and start attacking recipes. For best results, treat it like science. So for example, work on pancakes for a week. Adjust only one or two things per recipe until it feels right and then right down the 'corrected' recipe.

Good luck!

Spreyton22K

Hi there,

I struggle with many intolerances - and deal with the issue of Lupus too, which has made this issue 1000 times worse....I agree with you, in that one would think that the negative fall-out from indulging in the 'off-limit' foods would be enough but NO, NO, NO....I swear they call to me at times (and my control, will-power is nowhere to be found)....:explode:

I really like the suggestion of the other poster about investigating your options......I have done SO much research and KNOW what I need to eat for optimal physical/mental health but it is still a tough road to adhere to. For me I have come to the realisation that these foods REALLY do effect me in a way similar to the problems, others have with binging on alcohol and being addicted to cigarettes.

I have read that food intolerances cause A LOT of inflammation in the body, and I for one after indulging tend to feel quite 'hypo', excitable and maybe a little bit high....this is then followed by a BIG crash and I am all over the shop with emotions ie teary, irritable and then excessively tired....the next day is a write-off depending on how much I have gone over. My pain is worse, headaches, flu symptoms....just totally YUCKY.

I am trying to take one day at a time....one problem food at a time....all the while being mindful of not letting myself get TOO hungry or tired and thus reaching for a 'quick fix'.

Have a look on the interwebs for personal stories about people's LOVE/HATE relationships with your type of trigger food.....you may be surprised to see many, many people talking about the very physical and emotional experiences you are going through.

You are definitely not alone. All the best. :flowerforyou:

clarion_r

As much as your can, set yourself up to succeed. Things will always come up that you can't control, but if you can do the best you can, most of the time, you'll get there.

I found it useful getting one meal under control consistently and then moving on from there to the other meals - I did breakfast first. I planned out in advance two or three options for breakfast (so I wouldn't get bored) and made sure I had a weeks worth of the things I needed in the house. (I actually ended up picking one of the options and eating that the majority of the time because I like it so much!) Then moved onto getting lunch under control etc.

For me, getting small steps under control and then progressing was easier than trying to fix everything at once! Good luck.