Heather, Ladylaw, Et Al....

[cj]

Chocolate, ice cream and other high calorie, high fat foods go right past the band, so you do have to use self-control. It's sometimes easier to eat a chocolate bar than to chew your veggies 9 million times, but I had to make a decision to get my health back.

Heather, thanks for sharing that info ... and everyone else, these are great stories!! i just tried to register webmasterhealth.com but someone already has it ... i've been thinking the last few months about a place for discussing webmaster related illnesses and health and lifestyle! LMAO i thought i was silly but this thread says something else!

Webmasters are a breed who haven't yet had time to see what health problems are associated with their workplace ... we are the first professional generation who have sat in front of a computer in the same chair with one hand on a keyboard and the other on a piece of chocolate cake LOL

As many of you know, I missed this internext ... and for me to miss a show is a pretty rare thing ;-)))

If you want to lose weight, I have the perfect formula! Break your digestive system!! I have lost around 15kg-20kg, not sure what this is in pounds ... its almost 30% ... i used to weigh about 76kg today i'm at 60kg

I was always rake skinny during school, after puberty I put on a bit of weight but maintained it with excercise ... I've never been overweight, and often have been underweight ... my mum used to joke that all the food i ate went into my big toe, because i was always very active i burned everything I ate ... and i've always been a HUGE eater

Becoming a full time webmaster, ie every single waking moment in front of the pc, you forget about the things that you used to do every day to feel 'good'. And the WORST possible thing is working out of your house. This requires a special kind of dicipline, and I don't think I have it LOL

2 days after christmas I went to see a natropath ... i'd been to 3 different doctors, been to hospital twice, blood tests, medication, special diets etc ... and the most advice i could get from anyone was 'don't eat green fruit and vegetables' .... er, huh? why? When I finally went to see a natropath I was desperate for any help, just to be able to eat food ... glorious food ...

the natropath holds the light up to your eyes, and tells you your problem based on the rings and colors of your eyes ... he runs off a list of things inside that aren't working, solution: drink this disgusting tasting herbal mix, take 17 various tablets per day (slippery elm, vitamin B, carbon phosphate & carbonate, acidophilus), plus a diet of no gluten, no dairy, no acidic foods and no sugar ...

I've started putting a little weight back on, and am feeling at least like I am making positive steps towards a solution. I too have always been a carb addict, so the 'no gluten' thing is really killing me!!!

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The most important thing that's come of it is a change in lifestyle ... I am now eating 3 times a day, away from the computer ... When I have some energy back I will start exercising again and will NEVER neglect my body again (you all heard me say it! i have to stick to it now!!)

As for losing weight, KK and Heather both said it, the only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume ... diets are all just fancy variations of this basic rule ...