Then I would like some help with an issue i’ve been wondering, dealing with since last year. I have been underweight my whole life, nothing ridiculous (about 5’ 4” around 110), it’s just always been that way. My mom was small and didn’t reach 100 lbs until she had kids. I was able to eat anything and everything and never gain weight.
I say “was” because last year I went to college and for some reason I started to gain weight and I mean a lot of it. I went from being 105-110 to about 125. I didn’t drink and still don’t so I know it wasn’t accredited to the usual freshman 15.I was however on birth control and accutane but both of which I no longer take and haven’t in over a year. I eventually started doing an extensive exercise routine to help keep the weight at bay.
I have always had slight health problems and am pretty sure I had candida (before going mainly raw) from all the antibotics I took growing up.
I am still not my normal size anymore and I was wondering if any of you had a similiar experience and what was wrong with you?
I just missing being the size I use to and having my clothes fit, even with raw I still am not my normal size (1) compared to (3-5). Any suggestions for what might be going on and how to combat the problem? I would really appreciate it and thanks in advance!
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My health problems usually had to do with my stomach. I would get excruiating stomach pains but the doctors never knew what was wrong with me. Thats when I looked into candida and so many of my symptoms matched that I was sure it’s what I had. Sometimes I had pain in my chest that would spread to my arms.
My diet is a green or fruit smoothie (with no fats) in the morning, and then I snack throughout the day on various stuff, vegetables, fruit, some raw dips. I didn’t really mention my diet because my point was that before I could eat anything, and this was on SAD and now I have to be extremely careful with even good fats, and this all happened in less than a few months. It’s just like my metabolism went haywire at age 18 and had no reason for it.
I was a theatre kid in high school and the same in college. i was probably slightly more active in theatre in high school (doing more run crew) but like I said I took up to exercising everyday once I saw the weight increase and that still didn’t help much, it got me in pretty good shape but I didnt really lose any weight or return to my regular size. It just kept things at bay. I should mention I did accutane twice and the first time I did it I didn’t have any problems with weight. They do your blood work every month while on it and I never had anything show up. With birth control still affect my hormones even with being off it so long? I was only on it for 5 months.
I did have to eat dorm food but towards the end of my first semester I was eating a lot of salads and fruit. Like I said I think something had to change internally because my food choices never mattered before when it came to my weight. I still eat healthy though, regardless of weight because I know it’s the best thing for my body. I was just hoping someone had a similiar experience, had been diagnosed with something and wondering how they cured it specifically with their diet.
I have candida also- it is likely that this is connected to the yeast situation. Also, it takes a long time (in my case, years) for BC pills to leave your system particularly if the liver is compromised as it would be from both the Acctane and the Candida. I definitely recommend doing a cleanse including colonics if possible. The Body Ecology Diet is a good book to read to learn more about healing from Candida. It’s possible to remain raw on the B.E.D. because her objections to raw are easily overcome and the recommended diet even for omnis is 80% land and sea veggies. Hope that helps- best of luck.
Thanks for all the info everyone!
I have read Natalie Rose’s book but to be honest colon hydrotheraphy scares me a bit.
Pianissima- did you develope a thyroid issue from the meds? did you eat anything in particular to help the healing process?
FiddleMama- I will definitely be getting the book from my library and having a look at it. Any cleanse that you reccommend? I can’t do a juice cleanse becuz I dont have a juicer and cant really afford to buy one right now. I did the raw divas 7 day detox and that seemed to help a bit but as soon as I started to eat anything that wasn’t strictly greens, veggies or fruits, such as avocados or nuts I gained weight.
Im definitely not anorexic. I love food and health way too much to even be linked with that. I dont mind weight gain, what I mind is that its not uniform weight gain and it creates almost a lumpyness to my skin in some areas despite how healthy I am. I was more concerned that the instant, out of the blue, intense weight gain was more of my body’s way of telling me something was wrong. I just wasnt sure what, thats why I asked. I use to think I wanted to gain weight, but not like this, in this way.
I would rather not go to a doctor, one because its very frowned upon by my religion (im a christian scientist, not to be confused with scientologist) and two because Im sure they will either tell me they have no idea whats wrong or put me on meds which I refuse to do. I will keep a look out for some good deals on juicers and dehydrators. Been checking craigs list and ebay but nothing cheap enough yet. Thanks for the ideas everyone.
Lyn-Doe~ to answer your question…I can’t personally recommend a fast or cleanse because I’m nursing my 5 month old and I want to do as little de-toxing as possible while my milk is his main source of nutrition. I think Natalia Rose’s book might be a good one for you also- I think it’s called the Raw Food Detox Diet.
Try adding one food at a time. I’d start with avocados. They’re full of the very best kind of fat that all of us need. My strong suspicion is that the weight gain is due to your meds and every day you’re one step away from them being out of your system.
Lyn-doe – I also have been skinny pretty much all my life. I weighed about 104lbs and ate whatever I wanted. I wanted to put on some weight but couldn’t..people even thought I had an eating disorder! The last couple of years I have been putting on more weight then I wanted. I now weigh 120 and recently found out I am hypothyroid but I haven’t started medicine because I would much rather treat it naturally. It could be your thyroid and I think some people have discussed on here before about what foods to eat and to avoid. It might be worth looking into!!