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Yes and no. Not specifically "clean" but I do have to keep a specific diet though. Recent diagnosis of gastroparesis. In other words low fiber, low fat, and sometimes low protein. Nutritionally dense, high fiber slow digesting foods are actually my enemy unfortunately (with the exception of overripe bananas). As for you,…

...oh...my...GOD. This sounds exactly like me! :open_mouth: 1 little high fiber granola bar = huge stomach distention 10 minutes later. High fat intake = cramps/pain. Moderate calories = too stuffed (and hesitant) to eat because I'm still full from earlier. And to add a few things, I've noticed I feel better when eating…

Everything in moderation to stay sane and calorie deficit if you're trying to lose weight. Maybe some high fiber foods to help you feel full? If even a small-moderate amount of sugar gives you problems, I suggests seeing a doctor or trying an eliminating method. I recently had to switch to a low FODMAP diet due to…

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-Drink lots of water to counter the bloat. -Eat raw for a couple days. -Liquids/shakes/soups only for 1-2 days. -Dry carb up (although I would leave this as a last resort) All these 4 methods work for me, every time lol.

I've never drank in my life. What I need is a no chocolate challenge lol. Please make one :wink:

Alyssa's oatmeal vegan bites Vega One bars Clif bars ...the end.

No thanks. I'm allergic to them (srs).

That's not a bad thing at all. Do what suits you best. I go to the gym on an empty stomach as well and do IF. My gym performance is better fasted since I have digestive issues. Food + exercise = mess...

I love working out fasted. I do IF (2 hour eating window at night, preferably before bed). My energy goes downhill for the day once I've eaten anything (hence, why I made the switch to IF).

I can as long as no-low lactose. You mean like a protein shake diet?

Thanks for the suggestions and input. I've never tried meals as close as 2 hours apart. The closest I've gotten was 3 hours. I would eat raw stuff like nuts and fruit when doing that (my stomach didn't enjoy the raw snacks).

This is actually a great idea/suggestion!

Does this count for doctors who are out of state? I'll be up north for 3 weeks.

How do I eat without digestive complications? What would you personally do if you had no availability to your doctor for the next 3 weeks and every time you ate, you had a myriad of digestive problems, drop in energy, headaches etc. Put yourself in my shoes. What exactly would you do? Suggestions?

So the solution is to trigger my severe digestive symptoms by eating regularly? I really don't understand how this is an ED when I'm just avoiding what is causing the problems. I'm not doing it to lose weight. If my stomach and colon weren't this crazy, I wouldn't have to avoid eating to feel comfortable.

What did you end up doing about it? Like I mentioned earlier, when I do eat, I'm prone to cramps, fatigue, diarrhea, headaches, distended stomach, etc. even impaction (worst pain ever). It's a catch-22.

It's a double edge sword because I seem to "abuse" it after eating (read my post-meal complications). Any suggestions, doc?

I have gastroparesis but I recently went on a forum for people with digestive issues and the others didn't have this with it (the higher energy on low-no food). And please stop assuming I still have an ED. There's a difference between starving yourself to lose weight and avoiding food because it causes digestive…

The quality of the food matters when it comes to medical situations. Weight loss generally speaking, however, is calories in vs calories out. I'm at the low end of healthy weight and was eating high carb/fiber, high fat, moderate protein vegetarian diet, over 2,000 calories a day and was dropping weight at a rapid pace…

Lol its fine and thanks for the advice, and for pointing that out. That's probably why I've been having issues. The low calorie, high fiber veggies are starting to take a toll.

Alright, that's good to know.

Thanks! :)

Does this include powders? Thanks for the link by the way, it was very helpful. Just saw nothing about whey/powders. Aside from that, thanks!

If I still lose at 1,600 then what is my maintenance? How to find out the closest exact?

Ok, I'll look into the StrongCurves. Thanks.

Ok, thanks for this. And yeah I think someone did mention recomp back in that other post. I then went from 1,000-1,200 to 1,400-1,600 and was/am still losing weight which brought me to the decision of bulking instead of failing recomp, (if bulking can be done with mostly muscle gain and what I need to change to do it.…

None. I'm doing my own lifting routine at the moment. I'm not too familiar with the different fitness programs (including the lifting ones). When I was overweight, I didn't even follow any fitness programs to lose all the unwanted weight I had (excluding the most recent 2 pounds).

What should I do then? Because last time I posted here, I was being encouraged not to lose anymore weight (it seemed like I was attacked, actually). My goal was/is to decrease more body fat. I'm aware that a bulk causes fat gain. What I mean is how to do a successful bulk as in gain more muscle than fat as opposed to…

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