I have solved the 'Great Bloating Mystery'. Okay, so it's the laxatives! Yeah, I know right? Seems there's such a thing as 'rebound oedema', which usually kicks in shortly after giving up laxatives. I started swelling up about a week after I started my new healthy regimen. How did I make the link, you ask?
Well, I was soooo good for three weeks; the weight started dropping and I was improving. Then Bart returned home from NZ and filled the house with all his contraband - foods that I love, but are bad for me.
I started picking at the biscuits etc (eating disorders are like drinking problems; temptation is a killer) and what did I do? Yup, I panicked and purchased some more laxatives to purge myself. But then 'Good Judi' kicked in; I felt guilty, and threw them out. And again, one week later, my body started to swell. THAT'S when I made the connection! Brilliant huh? So it seems my weakness led to a discovery, and now that I know what will happen next time, I am even more determined to learn new habits.
I am back on my programme; still walking/jogging an hour each day, and sticking to proteins and veg/salads. I have eight more kilo's to go before I am where I would like to be, (still a bit of bloating to lose) but my attitude is changed. The guilt is gone. I appreciate my health, and will not abuse it again.
I will keep blogging as the days go by - I am excited now about my future without an eating disorder!!
With love,
Judi x
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Holding strong
latest update (sorry for the delay).
My weight has gone down from 78 to 65 kilo's, so the fluid pills are working. Slowly. Only 5 more kilo's to go until I am back at the weight I was before I started bloating. Damn., damn, damn.
Good news: the kidneys and liver and both stopped leaking proteins into my system so that is sooo good. The leaking of protein is a real problem if you want to, um, live. They were talking about dialysis at one stage! I think the revamping of my diet has been a major factor. I run for an hour each day and the diet is strictly 'lean and clean', (only chicken or salmon with rocket or veg). Blus I have an oatbran porride for breakfast, (taken from the Dukan diet). Which leads to another very important point: I have now been off the laxatives for 4 weeks and 4 days! I am sooooo proud of me! I truly never thought that after 30 years of continual abuse I could stop. Usually if I bloated up, I would panic and skull up to 70 laxatives. By morning, problem solved.
Only one more test to go: the endocrinologist. On a waiting list for that. Hopefully they can clear up the last of 'The great bloating mystery'.
Jude x
My weight has gone down from 78 to 65 kilo's, so the fluid pills are working. Slowly. Only 5 more kilo's to go until I am back at the weight I was before I started bloating. Damn., damn, damn.
Good news: the kidneys and liver and both stopped leaking proteins into my system so that is sooo good. The leaking of protein is a real problem if you want to, um, live. They were talking about dialysis at one stage! I think the revamping of my diet has been a major factor. I run for an hour each day and the diet is strictly 'lean and clean', (only chicken or salmon with rocket or veg). Blus I have an oatbran porride for breakfast, (taken from the Dukan diet). Which leads to another very important point: I have now been off the laxatives for 4 weeks and 4 days! I am sooooo proud of me! I truly never thought that after 30 years of continual abuse I could stop. Usually if I bloated up, I would panic and skull up to 70 laxatives. By morning, problem solved.
Only one more test to go: the endocrinologist. On a waiting list for that. Hopefully they can clear up the last of 'The great bloating mystery'.
Jude x
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