I AM STRONG

So recently I’ve been having some issues with my stomach swelling up several inches after eating. I will go from looking totally normal to looking 6 months pregnant just minutes after eating.

I’ve done extensive research on the topic and the only results that kept coming up were things such as IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), gluten intolerance, lactose intolerance (I already only drink soy milk), and several other issues that seemed too extreme for just my intense stomach swelling.

I couldn’t find any answers until now, which is ironic because I found this article right after emailing my doctor.

Anyways, I found this article that described my symptoms, and finally didn’t declare that I had some sort of disorder. It said, surprisingly, that my new and improved healthy diet may in fact be the problem:

‘Anything “healthy” is often a cause of bloating,’ says Professor Whorwell. 

‘High-fibre foods, such as cereals, beans and pulses cause bloating by fermenting in the gut. Don’t force yourself to eat lots of brown bread, bran and vegetables if they are crucifying you.’

Healthy snacks are another problem, adds Luci Daniels.

‘Many people spend all day snacking on large amounts of fresh fruit, nuts and seeds — all of which ferment in the bowel and cause problems in both healthy people and those with irritable bowel syndrome. Edamame beans are notorious for causing bloating, yet people eat them because they’re healthy.’ 

Dieting can also cause bloating if you stick to a high-protein diet such as the Atkins or Dukan, explains Luci Daniels. 

‘Faddy diets don’t help when it comes to bloating,’ she adds. 

‘People wonder why they are bloated and constipated, yet they are on a high-protein diet so getting very little fibre, which is what we need to go to the loo regularly.’

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2026441/Bloating-eating-Reasons-stomachs-swell-suddenly.html#ixzz1nnknvL7B

Along with this, it also mentioned eating too fast (swallowing too much air) can cause it as well. I’ve always known this was a problem for me. I can inhale a plate of food in five minutes; most of the time I have to sit and wait for my roommate to finish eating because I eat so fast.

So although I’ve changed my diet for what seemed to be the better, I may just be making things worse.

I eat veggies at every meal and eat plenty of fruit. I always make sure to get lots of protein for after workouts. However these good habits may also be the cause for my stomach issues.

So the rest of today I’m going to try something; I’ll only have one salad today, and cut back on my fruit. I already had half a protein shake, so I’m going to save the rest for another day. I’m also going to focus on eating slowly. I’ll report back on how it works out for me later. And when I make the trip home this weekend I’m going to pick up some probiotic supplements and see how those work out for me.

http://reasonstobexthin.tumblr.com

That right there is one of the worst blogs I’ve seen in a long time.

^I’d WAY rather have people say “look at her thighs” because of how ripped they are than some one say “look how skinny she’s become.” I HATE being called skinny.

^This does not look good. This looks sickly and unnatural. It’s impossible to have a gap that large without a very unhealthy diet (aka a diet of nothing).

^Because of how sickly you look?

^Are you a vampire?

^Because everyone wears shorts like that.

^My thighs are pure muscle and they still get bigger when I sit down. It’s called BEING HUMAN.

Blogs like this are ones that engrave in girls heads that they need to be perfect. That if they don’t qualify for all of the above then they’re not good enough. Flaws are amazing, and so is having meat on your bones. People who submit to these blogs are the girls who know absolutely nothing about health and worship girls who are twigs.

This just disgusts me, I’m sorry. I don’t see the appeal in this kind of blog at all.

Sorry for the rant. I am just so over the “thinspo” community on tumblr. They’re a just a bunch of low-self-esteemed little girls who think being skinny will make their lives perfect.

Edit: I didn’t make this clear in my rage-fueled rant, but I know that many people who runs these do have disordered thinking. However, almost every girl I know/follow with real EDs are disgusted by thinspo. I’m obviously not ranting about people with mental disorders, that would be crazy (no pun intended). I’m talking about girls who are just obnoxious and think being thin is the most important factor in life.

I was so bloated before my workout from who knows what that after my workout my pants were literally falling off my body.

I bought a Magic Bullet.

I am beyond excited.

Now I can make chocolate, banana, peanut butter protein shakes for after work outs.

Oh my gosh, my college life has just been changed.

I took out my jug of protein powder on the shuttle to look at the nutrition and this guy looks over and goes, “Protein powder? I didn’t peg you as the protein type.”
Wow. That’s annoying.

justavegainandhirbike:

there are bras other than sports bras?

omg the gif

dreamsincrystalstasis reblogged your post: Today’s Workout:

felt the same today, haha~

Ugh, it’s awful, isn’t it! i’m just over here pouting eating my post-workout peanut butter sandwich haha. At least there’s always tomorrow! :)