- My diet..... or lack thereof by #42412
19 y
4,378 4 Messages Shown
Blog: BV - Bacterial Vaginosis
At the suggestion of "Your Enchanted Gardener", I am writing about my diet and lifestyle because inevitably they both have much to do with the problem I am dealing with.
'You are what you eat' they say, well I am in big trouble! I have always been slim and small and have never concerned myself with diet, exercise or calorie counting. In general, up until I turned 30, health was something I always took for granted, assuming that it would last indefinitely through drunken party and fast food binge. 'You reap what you sow' they also say, I believe they are right.
My diet has consisted of mostly fast food and specifically McDonalds. I smoked (about a pack a day for at least 10 years), I drank (sometimes heavily and frequently, othertimes not so much), I took Birth Control pills (tried several different brands due to mood swings and extremely depressive / suicidal thoughts, which is very unlike me. Took for 12 years).
About 6 months ago I vowed to change my eating habits - slowly but surely I am making progress. I have my fast food cravings occasionally but I cook at home more often now and I never eat McDonald's anymore because I found that if I tried to eat it again after not eating it for a while, it made me really sick. I try to steer clear of fast food meats but do indulge in some taco bell on occasion.
I also began taking a one a day multivitamin, Vitamin C, Garlic supplements orally. About 4 months ago I decided to quit smoking after having the unique opportunity to see color pictures of my Grandmother's gray and black, cancerous, esophogeal (?) tumor, which was undoubtedly caused by 50+ years of smoking.
At that point, it seems my body was thrown into a bit of a quandry. Nothing seemed to work right anymore. I have joint aches and pains that I never used to have, bowel problems that never plagued me before, horrible acne such as I've never dealt with in my life, and some food sensitivity. I have since changed my makeup to a very light tinted moisturizer and visited the dermatologist, I have added some fiber to my diet which has helped.
More later...
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- fabulous start!!! Keep Writing by YourEnchantedGardener
19 y
1,186
Thank you so much for honoring your self but expressing what is going on.
More on Lifestyle now please, and specific diet for today or in general.
Your Beautiful body is just attempting to find its balance.
Keep the Faith!
Your female parts what to express Sacred Sexuality and
your whole body is asking for you to come into harmony with the gift
that you are a woman.
The part that is out of balance is speaking up.
You have been taking tremendous steps to improve.
Congratulations!
I know you are making improvements.
Ana writes about the Healing Crisis....
In the process of reversal...the old ailments come back
as you are getting healthier.
Love those wonderful parts of you that are expressing.
They are an expression of the imbalaned lifestyle.and
diet results.
Now you are making changes.
So, hang in there.
Much Love from Your Enchanted Gardener
What is the month, day and year of your birth?
What is your current employment, if I might ask?
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- Re: fabulous start!!! Keep Writing by #42412
19 y
1,460
August 7, 1974
I'm an Executive Secretary
I really appreciate your encouragement. The process to change is never easy and I am on the whole body/mind/spirit/personality/emotional/relationship change movement... More of an upheaval really. It's time to be a grown up person and face all the things i don't like about myself and seek to improve them!
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- Same Here by BVGirl
17 y
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| I am exactly the same. 6 months till i am 30 and i am very slim and look well and whenever people have told me that i dont need to worry about dieting i always said that as good as i look on the outside, my insides were probably really messed up. I have been living on fast food, alcohol and at least £5 or $10 of sweets and crisps every single day since i was a teen. It got wrse when i left home at 19 and which is when i started getting BV so i believe it has a lot to do with my diet. I am trying to eat a lot more fruit now and managing a few veg but i have this feeling that if i do a whole body cleanse/washout, that i will have a good basis to work on minimising the BV recurrences. My friend went to a nutritiomnist and they told her that thrush can get in the gut so if thrush can then why not BV. I just know that the problem is starting in my tummy somewhere and ther are really bad bacteria in there which is why nothing seems to be working and i believe this is where i should start (and stop smoking and the unhealthy lifestyle.)
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