No, no, I'm not saying that all you have to do is stop eating and you'll cure colitis and lose 15 kilos. What I am saying is that by losing weight you will positively effect two unhealthy problems of your body at the same time. We are talking about your body bulk and the health of your colon. You're getting 2 for 1 (two great benefits for the price of one).
Yes, it's a direct result of what you eat and what you don't eat that both colitis and weight gain happen.
BUT, and here's the great news: It doesn't have to be a pain in the butt. It CAN and should be fun... and when you see the results you'll wonder why you didn't do all this simple stuff years ago.
Chances are, you'll not go back to your old ways. That doesn't mean you won't enjoy your food. In fact, you'll enjoy it more than you ever did before.
And you'll be rid of all those horrible colitis symptoms AND be slim. More importantly, you'll feel so much better. Your self-image will improve which will give you a great self-confidence boost. Not only will you feel like a new person, you will be a new person. The new confident, healthy, slim you, ready to tackle things you hesitated to before.
As a matter of fact, I found that prior to developing severe colitis symptoms, I would put on weight. This was due to bad lifestyle habits such as overwork, sitting for 12 and 15 hours a day, going to bed late, eating heavy clogging foods, pigging out on steaks and burgers, troughing on biscuits, chocolate and snacks. On top of that, whiskey and strong black coffee. And zero exercise. Unless you call walking 25 yards to and from the car each day exercise.
No wonder my system rebelled. Bottom line: I would put on weight. I'd run out of holes on my belt. I'd be buying new trousers, jackets, shirts. Nothing fitted.
Then the colitis kicked in and would begin to lose weight. A lot of weight. Quite quickly. That was worrying. Worry leads to stress. Stress puts even more strain on an already overburdened system. Stress usually results in eating more. Comfort eating. And so the noose tightens.
Good at first. Later... not good. Too much weight would come off. I'd look lean, then gaunt, then painfully thin. And pale. And very ill. Not good an a fairly light frame of 5'10". I'd go from 10 stone to 13 stone and then down to10 stone again in just 3 months or so each way. Something wrong. Seriously wrong.
What I found was that when I changed my lifestyle the colitis problem and the weight would adjust to it's correct level as it is now, 11 stone exactly. That's 70 kilos or 150 lbs. I reckon that's about right and it remains constant. As does the condition of my colon and digestive system as a whole. You also can look forward to being able to both eradicate colitis and correct your weight all in one by following simple commonsense principles of sensible diet, daily exercise and effective relaxation. Less bread, more broccoli. Less wine, more water. Less stress, more relaxation. The results of these simple practices can be simply astounding, but only if they are continued on a day to day basis.
The bottom line is that life should be enjoyed to the full and this is more likely when good health is enjoyed. Napolean said that 'an army marches on it's stomach'. By that he probably meant that a healthy gut produces a healthy army that would function as it should. It is the desire of most people to enjoy good health and that could be said to begin with a healthy colon. An efficient digestive system together with a comfortable body weight means that normal healthy activities can be enjoyed to the full. Therefore life generally is more enjoyable too.
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