Hello, All!
This is my first post. I look forward to learning from you.
For the past couple of weeks, I've been using my new Ninja blender to make all natural fruit/veggie smoothies. No milk. I use water. I also use greek yogurt to add protein, etc. I've been feeling so much better (mentally & physically). I've had extra energy, so I've been more motivated to jog on the treadmill and not smoke (I am/was a stress smoker). I've been on and tried to get off of Cymbalta 30 mg for over a year; could not do without...was a raging, crying mess.
I refuse to be a slave to the scale, since weighing myself would discourage me from continuing on this path. I'm SLOWLY losing lbs, but feel and look thinner.
My question is...
Why do I wake up feeling and looking slender, but as soon as I put anything in my body, besides my one cup a day of coffee (1 splenda), do I bloat up like a puffer fish?! I could barely put my jeans on a while ago. I retain water so easily. Should I just give my body a little more time on the extra water and recent change with exercise? Give up gluten? What?
Any advice or stories with your experience would be appreciated.
J~