For a long time I was trying to control my UC by doing nothing. Trying to lose weight, I would try to eat healthy, fruits, veggies, I tried WW and every time it would throw me into a flare. I hated losing the weight that way. 20 lbs in 15 days, not the way to do it. ha

Now I am on meds and still have to watch what I eat. I try to stick with the stuff that I know won't cause the blotting, gas, pain, etc. It is hard. I have come to the conclusion that I am going to have to just cut my calories to what I should be eating to lose the weight and I have to walk everyday. The walking helps in other ways also. No one can really give you the answer for your UC because it is so different is each one of us.

Like you stress and diet can cause problems. Although I have meds that may be keeping me from losing the weight. I need to talk to my doc about that. Or it could be a combination of UC, Meds, and starting to go through menopause. But I am working real hard just to stay the same weight.

I've found that it just comes down to your diet and what your body can handle. It's just finding out what foods bother you. I've been able to lose weight while dealing with this, but its a constant learning process. I can't eat most vegies, soy beans, peanut butter or nuts, also too much whole wheat gives me issues. That's a whole lot of healthy foods I have to cut out, but I just adjust, and do what I can.

i have UC, and I have learned the best way for me to lose weight is to move more. Diet is not the way to go, because any food can set me off for no reason whatsoever. Yes, I have foods I know to avoid that I learned from keeping a food diary and watching what happened. I have a dietician at my weight loss class who has helped me by letting me know which parts of the lectures I have to ignore (i.e. eat more fibre) - she does this for all those with medical conditions: diabetics, high cholesterol, arthritis, etc. I am ever so grateful to her because I have now found some vegetables I can eat, provided I cook them properly.

I know if I keep my steps above 10,000 a day, and watch my portions, I lose weight. Today, I am experiencing a flare, so the only walking I am doing is from the bedroom to the bathroom, but once it's over, I will be back to walking regularly. A blip here and there means a slower weight loss than others might achieve, but I am heading in the right direction and that is all that counts. I don't do too much rigorous exericise as I recently had a lung infection, so anything aerobic is out for the moment. We all experience setbacks, whether we have chronic conditions, or not, but I am not letting it stop me. I walk indoors with regularity to be near my bathroom, but I still manage to do what I need to in order to burn off more than I consume.

The best thing for me has been to make lots of friends on sites like MFP and Fitbit who encourage me to keep going, even through the low times. It's amazing how support from people you may never meet in real life can help. Sometimes the internet is a force for good, and when you have something like UC and (sometimes) feel housebound, it's a lifeline.

I think the stress of a diet will throw you in a flare. Happened to me twice. Just lose it slowly and like the other members said, move more and take in more protein which gets digested slower. Makes great sense.