Side effects of SW?
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savageunicorn
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I've also noticed my skin is very dry and hair is less greasy. had put it down to a new facial wash (which i threw away) didn't consider it was the diet. Must make more effort to use my nivea
lemon_fizz
Full Member
Maybe Alpen Lights affect different people different ways!
cocktailprincess
Still rockin' it
Good things:
I sleep better at night- no back ache- and wake up feeling refreshed
Much more energy
My skin glows
Like Dehli, I don't get every bug going round anymore- and if I do get a cold I fight it off in about 3 days no problem
Bad things:
My bum hurts when I sit down too long as it has BONES in it
I get cold easier as I have less insulation
I sleep better at night- no back ache- and wake up feeling refreshed
Much more energy
My skin glows
Like Dehli, I don't get every bug going round anymore- and if I do get a cold I fight it off in about 3 days no problem
Bad things:
My bum hurts when I sit down too long as it has BONES in it
I get cold easier as I have less insulation
philly_x
Full Member
OMG! I got a really bad rash when I started SW, I put it down to stress at the time. 11 weeks later its been diagnosed as eczema (which I've never had before)...and I've been pescribed antihistimines, emollient cream AND steriod cream because the rash has gotten SO bad, all over my body...
...seeing as everyone else has been getting dry skin and I got the rash when I started SW, it must be SW grrr!!! Hopefully now I've got all my prescriptions it will clear soon!
I haven't personally felt the effect of the alpen light bars because I haven't had 2 in a day yet...but has anyone tried the new Fibre Plus Bars? You can have 1 as a HEB and they are reeeally chocolately! - They basically act as a laxative on me though!! (But worth it for the amount of syn free chocolate!!!)
...seeing as everyone else has been getting dry skin and I got the rash when I started SW, it must be SW grrr!!! Hopefully now I've got all my prescriptions it will clear soon!
I haven't personally felt the effect of the alpen light bars because I haven't had 2 in a day yet...but has anyone tried the new Fibre Plus Bars? You can have 1 as a HEB and they are reeeally chocolately! - They basically act as a laxative on me though!! (But worth it for the amount of syn free chocolate!!!)
NewSlimmerMe
Full Member
I suffered from eczema for YEARS and now I get it when I'm stressed. But when I was a full time sufferer a trigger for me was tomatoes. Are you eating more tomatoes than you originally did? Fresh? Passata?
Another person who now suffers from a dry face! I thought it was just down to winter, but now seeing lots of people on here with the same problem it's got me wondering. I'm managing to keep it under control with Simple's Derma Intensive Relief Cream - I would highly recommend it.
NewSlimmerMe
Full Member
It would make sense really (re: skin) because I am personally using a lot less oil. I was using olive oil every day and having an Indian takeaway almost once a week - that's got to come out in your skin, surely? Now, the only fat I'm eating is in my cheese from my HEA!
*Emsie*
Gold Member
They'res the obvious bonus of getting skinny..but I'm finding:
* I'm tired all the time, if I get up at 7 I'm flagging by about 2, I feel like an old woman
* My bowels can't make up their mind, and i think I'm immune to senna
* on a good note, someone said to me the other day "you're wasting away and cant get over how skinny you are", I still feel like a fatty to be honest
* My * weeks are barable, and no cramps or anything for months, although my skin is awful this month.
Just wondering if you are taking vitamins, iron etc? I too was feeling very tired so have started taking vits with iron and think theres an improvement. I went to see my Dr who told me it was normal as my body is working so hard at the mo! He said to take the vits for about a month and see if things improved.
Honeyoc
Is a crunchy mama!
The only negative I suffered was wind like a lot of you *blush* 
I also had dry skin when I first started, and did last time I tried SW as well. But over the last 2 months or so I've been having 2 tsp olive oil a day and my skin is a LOT more supple and dewy. Also using my fave moisturiser more liberally (LUSH skin nanny). I definitely believe that the diet being so low in fat is the reason why so many of you are experiencing dry skin and I recommend that you incorporate some oils into your diet, either by synning or as an HEB. No point being slim and sexy with wrinkles!!
I've also started taking a multivitamin everyday, the seven seas multibionta multivitamins with probiotics and it has definitely helped my wind issues, which I think were caused by all the milk I've been drinking.
I also had dry skin when I first started, and did last time I tried SW as well. But over the last 2 months or so I've been having 2 tsp olive oil a day and my skin is a LOT more supple and dewy. Also using my fave moisturiser more liberally (LUSH skin nanny). I definitely believe that the diet being so low in fat is the reason why so many of you are experiencing dry skin and I recommend that you incorporate some oils into your diet, either by synning or as an HEB. No point being slim and sexy with wrinkles!!
I've also started taking a multivitamin everyday, the seven seas multibionta multivitamins with probiotics and it has definitely helped my wind issues, which I think were caused by all the milk I've been drinking.
philly_x
Full Member
hmm...I dont think I'm eating more tomatos than I used to tbh! I'm hoping the rash will fade now im intensely moisturising at least twice a day, and using steriod cream on top of that! Plus my mum bought me some cod liver oil capsules...i'm not sure if im supposed to syn them or not but I'm not going to. I dont mind losing weight a bit slower as long as I dont look like a lepper forever!!
Such a shame because I thought SW was the perfect diet...and now its given me eczema!! :cry::cry::cry:
Philly,
As someone who has had eczema all my life (I'm 33), the steroids etc will work in a few days!
Also, it can be triggered by absolutely anything - weather changing, different washing powder, stress, tiredness, more exercise (you sweat more, dehydrate quicker etc) or developing a reaction to certain foods - generally dairy or wheat, but it could be anything!!!
And we are NOT lepers
As someone who has had eczema all my life (I'm 33), the steroids etc will work in a few days!
Also, it can be triggered by absolutely anything - weather changing, different washing powder, stress, tiredness, more exercise (you sweat more, dehydrate quicker etc) or developing a reaction to certain foods - generally dairy or wheat, but it could be anything!!!
And we are NOT lepers
