SavyLola Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 So, the story begins after I had my 3rd child at age 35. Eight weeks postpartum and I still had a little more than 20 pounds to loose to get back to my normal weight. This was discouraging because with babies one and two I carried around an extra ten pounds while nursing, then did Weight Watchers for six weeks, and I had my perfect little body back. Obviously all those people who told me taking the weight off after age thirty-five were right. After complaining to friends enough one of them recommended I read WWGF by Gary Taubes. It was a huge eye opener, and I began to toy with Low-Carb and then Primal lifestyles. I did loose some weight, although I never got back to where I wanted my body to be. I have always been very healthy and fit. I get maybe one or two sinus infections a year and that's about it for sickness . . . unless you count the migraines. Occasionally as a child, and constantly as an adult I suffered with migraines. Only once or twice a month if I was lucky. They generally last 24-48 hours, only once or twice a year would they last more than two days. After suffering with a particularly bad 3 day migraine that struck on a long weekend and totally ruined time I wanted to spend with my family, I did a web search for migraine cures and stumbled on to Whole30. My diet had gotten unrecognizably crappy. I was eating any and everything. I was frustrated because it seemed no matter how healthy or unhealthy I ate, my body composition stayed the same. I knew I needed a challenge to motivate me, so I jumped in to Whole30 and didn't look back. I have not had a migraine since! My body hasn't changed much . . . yet. Thanks to Whole30 I have the energy and the drive to exercise and eat right. I haven't used a sick day at work since I began my Whole30 almost 90 days ago. I feel great and I know this is just the beginning. I am doing a crossfit work out once a week, zumba two or three times a week and I just added back morning runs four or five days of the week. I've got energy to spare. I sleep great. I hate that all my sick days are going to waste though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommamia Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thanks for sharing your story. I suffer from chronic migraines (over 15 days a month), they have put me on every type of medication possible and they did nothing but add some extra side effects to the pain. I am on day 3 now with my whole30 and hope I get the same outcome as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamg Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Thanks for sharing! I cant tell you how happy I'd be if the Whole30 helped with my migraines - but I guess you know Like you mommamia I've gotten to a point where half of every month I'm running at 50% due to migraines. Tough on work. Tough on relationships, and just generally exhausting. Fingers crossed for all of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyive Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I've got energy to spare. I sleep great. I hate that all my sick days are going to waste though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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