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30 Dec 2011 8:02 PM

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I developed Crohns 14 years ago and became so thin I was hospitalised. In the aftermath of surgery I was counselled by hospital nutritionists to add sugar and fat to everything, quote "Don't waste time drinking plain water...at least put some cordial in it. Make sure you have icecream and avoid leafy greens". For two years I also had to try and select foods without fibre.

Ok, that worked a treat and now 14 years later I'm 30 kg overweight. I hit my heathly weight range and couldn't stop eating sweet things (talk about over shooting your target).

I have always felt sweets/cakes/biscuits were like an addiction for me. Intuitively I knew I needed to kick food like cigarettes. Now I have read this site, I realise theres an evidence base to this idea, its the sugar. Not all food is 'just a kilojoule', not all food is created equal for me. Two days in with this new knowledge, I have failed both days by sundown (sweet biscuits).

No problems, this only proves the point, and makes me more determined. It had many attempts at kicking smoking.

Can't wait to be free of thinking about sugar.

Thanks David for the clarification!

01 Jan 2012 11:34 PM

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Congratulations on finding this site and David's book. You might be better at letting go of fructose gradually, given the Crohn's......one day at a time, and don't obsess about it, just know that you are on the right path. Once you have gone through withdrawals, and your appetite control returns, learn to listen to your body. Eat only when hungry, and find things to do if you are bored. Sometimes you have to make yourself do things for your higher good. Once you have made the decision in your mind to do something, it's usually quite easy to stick to it. Google self-love affirmations, and post some up before you, in the place where you spend the most time. Read them out loud every day, firmly and in a manner that brooks no possibility of failure. Make yourself say, 'I will do' or 'I am doing' , rather than 'I am trying' . It's the negative self-talk that can tempt us to stray.
Remember you are a magnificent being, and only you can be responsible for your own health. Be your own Doctor.

It isn't easy, but doing the right thing isn't, at first. It's a case of the more you do it the easier it becomes.

I do wish you well, 'cos Crohn's isn't a nice thing to endure. Make your mind up to be healthy and slim, it really works. But you have to practise it every day. If you can, try meditation.
There are many sites where you can get free meditations, MP3 downloads, or just listen on-line.

I wish you well on your new journey......

Silver Angel

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