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Posted 3/22/2015 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
Is it easier to lose weight by drinking more water?

I'm almost 2 years post takedown and have started gaining weight from about 3 months ago from eating too much since Christmas >_<

Recently, I've started to eat smaller portions. Other than exercise and eating smaller portions, what can I do to make this easier? I find it so much harder to shed pounds now.
Posted 3/22/2015 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
The only thing that helps me is exercise.....like every day. Recently I have gained 5 pounds out of the blue and I haven't changed my diet at all. My hair is also falling out like crazy. I'm going to see my family doctor this week and ask him to run a panel to check my thyroid. Losing weight is tough though....good luck!
Posted 3/22/2015 10:18 PM (GMT 0)
Drinking a lot of water is supposed to help with weight loss.
Posted 3/23/2015 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Marianne. I guess I'm not the only one having a tough time.
When I started reading your response, I, too, thought your issue was with the thyroid or something horomonal. Hope they can figure out what it's coming from.

Thank you, Bay Area Guy. I guess you can never go wrong with drinking water :)
Posted 3/23/2015 8:33 PM (GMT 0)
Hi All,

While I had the stoma a lost 3 1/2 stones, I only stopped when the weight lost caused problems (pains around the stoma).

White I still had the stoma I started with the lunch box diet (big salad boxes to much on from morning to mid afternoon) I found that if I loaded the salads (and any other food) with avocado or guacamole then I had no trouble digesting it, combining that with HIIT workouts at home (via youtube) helped me drop the weight.

2 years after the reversal and I put a lot of weight back on (I have more trouble with food now than I did while I had the stoma). Not enough stodgy food and I get a bad stomach in one direction, to much and I go the other way. Again avocados are a big help though I have to be more careful now about how much I eat. The weight is starting to come off though which is great. Juicing for breakfast and lunch helped me drop 10lbs in just 2 weeks and oddly enough stopped the dodgy tummy issues completely.
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