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Hey girl
First off thank you so much for sharing your story. It is something I can relate too especially weight gain. We have such a similar story so again thank you.
I do have a question. So I do have a past of struggling with disordered eating. But now it has switched from fear of gaining weight to fear of losing weight and fearing my digestion aka SIBO — I fear feeling full and bloating and struggling to expel the food and it sitting in my gut making it worse for SIBO. So much mental games that I know are doing more harm then good.
This has then led me to fear sitting, not moving, so now I stand and walk and move as much as possible to aid in digestion. It has led to obsessive behaviour which I don’t like and obviously trying to gain weight this obsessive actions and thoughts don’t help try in g to gain weight.
And I know rest is needed so much to heal your gut and hormones.
So I’m wondering, did you have a snack right before bed and we’re okay with it?
Did you always space meals strategically or just lived life? I am really trying to not get triggered back into my disorders eating tendencies. Also, did you rest and sit in between meals and eat before 4-5 hours apart?
Am I just overthinking everything?
Hi Jordyn!
I rested as much as I could, and tried to workout once a day for 20-60 minutes depending on what my energy levels were. I don’t think constant movement helps with digestion as much as a set workout. It is the twisting of the abdomen, the squeezing of internal abdominal muscles and organs that helps with digestion not agitated movement. So I would say, give yourself a break, rest, rest, rest and workout once a day- it doesn’t need to be intense just good abdominal movement.
Snack before bed- I usually drank a smoothie about 45 minutes after dinner. For me that still gave me 1-2 hours before bed. I did really well with it.
I still space meals, even several years after having SIBO. My MMC triggers about 3 hours and 20 minutes after eating if I am in a state of peace. If I am stressed out it is about 4 hours, sometimes 5. I don’t eat if I am super stressed and prioritize calming my body and then eating. But on a day to day basis, I wait 3.5 hours between meals. My life is pretty scheduled right now so it’s just routine. I absolutely don’t stress about it, and if I have a day or weekend that can’t follow my normal routine that’s fine, I just jump back into it within a couple of days.
Have you tried a pro-kinetic? I would highly recommend a pro-kinetic to help your body move food through your intestines properly.
Elena