I was wondering the same thing - but then more generally - are all forms of exercise such as yoga, cycling, elliptical machine, low impact aerobics (basically marching and a bit of dancing), salsa dancing, swimming ok - as long as you keep your heart rate down if you want to lose fat without buildin...

So far today i've had juice with oil and two pieces of sharon fruit (no meds!). The intense hunger and continually wanting to eat/drink I usually feel just left me this afternoon. Its a nice feeling! When I feel hungry again later on I plan on having some bananas with dates and oil and/or yolks (not...

Christina thx for your message the other day! because of it I decided not to water fast - which was a pretty stupid plan but I was feeling rather desperate. You really helped me out there. I have been drinking only juices (apple/OJ/cucumber 4 liters - spread throughout the day w/out oil) and consumi...

alas the same bananas did not go well today. the eating and feeling sick too problematic right now. i'll try to juice fast and once i feel ok again give the wai foods a good try - hopefully in a week or so. cheers, claireelis

i've decided not to do any cleanses nor to force myself to only drink juices - b/c that doens't feel right either. i guess it remains trial and error. i had to take domperidon last night and this morning to combat the stomach problems, but it led to a bloated and painful abdomen - so i'm going to av...

i find your attitude and outlook admirable. persistence and patience are certainly virtues, but i think enjoying the path is what its about you go girl

first off - thanks so much for you're replies! they're greatly appreciated. yes, my body seems oversensiteve to everything right now. juices go fine, but anything else (e.g. avocado) leads to pain followed by nausea and vomiting :( the thought of egg yolk totally didn't appeal today. strange how tha...

very cool experiment. i would be very curious about the results.

yes :) today has gone pretty good!!! i made a juice (today no oil) of about 3 pieces of fruit every hour or so - also sipped juice when running errands. it seemed very clear when i hadn't had enough - sometimes surprisingly intense drop in energy, also very weak legs - this happend after running err...

hey christina! i've read through your posts and although i'm sure that most women would *love* to have your figure i know what you mean about a comfortable weight and your goal sounds healthy and attainable. i filled in what you eat during the day on nutridiary.com. it comes to about 1900 calories. ...

Christina, thanks for the advice :) yesterday the juice with oil and yolks didn't go well :( i ended up binging on potatoes and chocolate b/c i was so hungry which also didn't go well. today i'm going to try only juices (first without oil) and then like you said a few sips every 15 mins. i usually g...

I reread the dietary guidelines for gastroparesis and turns out that high fat fiber free liquids are good for this condition :) yesterday i tried juices, avo salads, fruits and sashimi and was fine with the juices, but then had pain and threw up pretty much everytime i ate. this morning i took it ea...

Christina, I really feel for you!!! How did things end up going? Although the cause may ben different I've gone through similar things - fasting and limited meals certainly lead to short term weightloss, but the intense cravings that ensue a few days later ruin it and lead to weight gain. I think yo...

thanks for your reply! i can imagine that high fat is good for IBS and i certainly don't plan on avoiding fats, however my main problem is that the sphincter from my stomach to my intestines doesn't always open when it should (i was born with a too narrow passage here and it worked fine after an ope...

hello all! i was away the past half year - i wasn't able to log in for a while (site was down?) and then didn't have an internet connection for months... I will go ahead an be frank about my current health situation: in the mean time i have undergone extensive traditional medical testing (and am sti...