After coming to my hefty revelation this weekend, I’m doing everything I can to completely revamp my eating habits. No more soda, loads more fruits and veggies, taking a vitamin, and all that other good jazz. So far so good, save for one little problem.
All this healthy food seems to have shocked my system a bit. More specifically, all the newfound iron in my diet seems to have brought the system to a screeching halt. Shit!
Or maybe not so much.
I would have thought eating better would only do good things for my body. Veggies are supposed to keep things moving, right? So why do I feel like I have a freight car broken down halfway down the line??
The good news is once the Fibersure kicks in I am pretty sure I will be dropping a pound or three. Any port in a storm I guess.
oh boy THAT’S never fun! the fiber in the veggies usually works wonders… but it can take a while for your system to get adjusted. Hope things are… running smoothly… soon!
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I’ve heard from people that go vegetarian that they’ve experienced similar body reactions. Try fruit to get things “moving”, mandarin oranges and grapes are good places to start.
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I’m so glad I’m not the only one.
I’ve had a window open all day to comment on your last post. You have no idea how much it spoke to me. I HAVE to do something. Why is it so difficult??
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Yeppers… very normal unfortunately! Give it a few days! Cut back on dairy too, as it can keep things clogged up! Good for you – good luck!
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Whenever I decide to take the health plunge, I get mad headaches that no medicine can touch. I think my body goes through sugar shock.
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Water, more water. Fiber will just sit there if you don’t hydrate. Good luck!
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If you are eating veggies, better stop holding those farts in around your husband. You’ll explode
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do you like prunes?
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I’m starting again on my dieting today too and I’m also laying off the soda (except I call it pop, eh?). The headaches are going to be wicked I know and I expect I’ll be blocked up for the next week or so. It’s a total shock to a body when you suddenly go healthy.
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Err re. roughage? it depends! I’m a big fan of those fiber tablets with calcium in them. LOL And yeah, a big change can do this. GL…it gets better. 🙂
Julie
Ravin’ Picture Maven
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Tammy and I are walking every morning if you want to join us!
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Ha! The prenatal vitamins I’m on have done the same thing to me. I swear that the reason I’ve had to switch to maternity pants is not because of the baby, it’s because I’m so backed up.
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Lots of water. Your body will adjust. In the meantime, you might want to consider taking the vitamin with iron every other day. If you want to take a vitamin every day, look for a senior formula. Those tend to be iron free so you can take that on the other days.
Hope everything comes out okay. (pun intended!)
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I have the same problem, only mine is due to nerves more than my terrible eating habits….so I suppose I will always be this way. Sucks; I look pregnant most of the time. Hope things straighten up for you soon!
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I feel your pain…literally. I am 7 months prego right now and the folic acid in my prenatal vitamin is stopping any and all production…I have tried the Dannon Activia yogurt and that seems to help a bit. You may want to try it, too! Good luck and congrats on changing to a healthier lifestyle!
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This reminds me of a college roommate I had who was a huge partier. One day he capitulated to his girlfriend and promised to clean up his act; he ate a healthy breakfast, exercised, took some vitamins, and promptly threw up.
“Partying never made the throw up,” he said and opened a can of Mountain Dew for lunch.
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