07/25/2021
How I lost 25 pounds without even trying! (it's not what you think ๐)
It's true, about 6 years ago I lost about 25 pounds within a month ๐ณ This wasn't because of a fad diet, extreme fitness program, or any other ridiculous weight loss measure.
It was because I had gotten so sick that I basically couldn't eat anything without feeling horrible.
Test after test, 3 emergency room visits, and multiple doctors visits later, to finally find out thay I had Ulcerative Colitis. Basically a large part of my colon was so inflamed that the digestive process was like igniting war inside of my body. ๐ฆ ๐ฃ
Someone had suggested in passing being gluten and dairy intolerant and I thought ๐ญ "No, I've been able to eat those things my whole life. That doesn't make any sense"
When I brought it up to my doctor, he said "Nutrition doesn't play a role here, I don't suggest you change your diet at all"
After further research, trial and error, and an allergy test to confirm turns out - YUPP gluten and dairy played a HUGE role in my sickness. ๐คข
Sometimes we don't want to believe that the food we have to give up, the food we love and have an emotional connection with, is the action that could save us the most.
If I hadn't removed gluten and dairy from my diet who knows what condition my body would be in. But I know the condition I've left behind:
- having chronic stomach pains
- chronic constipation/diarrhea
- malnutrition due to poor absorption
- heart palpitations
- panic attacks
- extreme fatigue
- rapid/unhealthy weight loss
- brain fog
- mood swings
- hair loss
Listen to your body. Don't ignore the signs of food intolerance. Don't ignore your body's call for help. It's the ONE body we get in this life, and it's our responsibility to take care of it. ๐
Click the link in my bio to join my free webinar all about food intolerances, tomorrow at 3pm PST / 6pm EST ๐๐