And so the cycle goes...Health and Wellbeing

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Hey Brightsparks! I'm the old bag on the forum (48)...here are my two cents...Yes, it is a constant struggle I find, having the knowledge on how to eat/live and then actually doing it. Throughout my 30s I craved sugar and couldn't get enough of it...instead of getting heavy though, my intestines disintegrated and I got Candida which lead to Leaky Gut where my intestines got perforated and undigested food particles entered my blood stream causing me to be toxic (you're probably knowledgeable with this)...to the point I couldn't digest water properly and I almost stopped eating. A naturopath prescribed me glutamine power to help my intestines heal, so I could eat least start eating baby rice pablum. I'm also off the white foods/dairy and feel better. Having 3 teens that eat like horses and need teen food (chips/cookies) in the cupboard doesn't help... I did just recently purchase a NutriBullet food processor and fill it with kale/nuts/berries/pb/almond milk/flax and that helps keep me feel full during the day and staves off sugar cravings. my teens like it too and it helps get the ugly greens in them they don't like (kale, spinach etc).... I also discovered a blogger online called Chocolate-Covered Katie - the Healthy Dessert Blog which helps me with my sugar cravings (which will never go away I've discovered) .... smiles to you and keep positive. Swimming would be good to help alleviate the pain you have while exercising.