I actually feel fine

[wendylove]

I haven't ate or drank any dairy products in the past two days. I actually feel not tired for once, which is strange because I though I would die of brain cancer or fatique two days ago. I heard that pain can cause irreversable damage to you're brain as it shrink neurons breaking connection. I need my brain for maths. My painful headaches have nearly gone and are becoming less of a problem. The problem is that my diet is heavily dairy, how the hell can I replace my main food source? Being a vegetarian does not help either. I could give up being a vegetarian. Well to bad choices; starve to death or become fatique, tired and have headaches. Although I failed A-levels and a large part of it was being in such a ill tired state, combination of insomina and headaches. I guess I could proberly correct it when I apply for a access to higher education. History, Psychology or mathematics I am considering to do in university in two years. I could blame it on my poor grammer, I hope it improves now I feel better. In hinesight don't drink the white stuff.

[blade5x]

I heard that pain can cause irreversable damage to you're brain as it shrink neurons breaking connection. Highly doubt this is true, unless you are talking about some kind of chronic pain. We all experience some kind of "pain" everyday weather it be emotional or physical. Food is an addiction. Did that movie or show 30 days where the guy eats McDonald's nonstop not teach you anything! :p In all seriousness, are you saying your previous diet is what caused you pain? I believe there is a 2 week adjustment period for the body to get used to a new diet. I myself need to really cut down on sugar. I'm going to be twenty soon and need to start fixing my diet. I can't keep eating shit because I'm leaving the "growth ages" where you can eat whatever the hell you want and not gain a single pound.

[wendylove]

In all seriousness, are you saying your previous diet is what caused you pain? I believe there is a 2 week adjustment period for the body to get used to a new diet. My sister said that you're body uses lots of energy to digest lactose if you have not got enough of the enzime. Highly doubt this is true, unless you are talking about some kind of chronic pain. We all experience some kind of "pain" everyday weather it be emotional or physical I did have chronic pain, chronic headaches. I don't know actually as I have heard that people with headaches have a thicker cortex. I think it might be just for things like back pain e.t.c. Food is an addiction. Did that movie or show 30 days where the guy eats McDonald's nonstop not teach you anything Food a addiction. At the end of the day I guess you choose to eat so food is proberly not a addiction like alchol is not a addiction. Also everyone thinks being chubby is bad however evolutionary speaking it is a desirable trait. I myself need to really cut down on sugar. I'm going to be twenty soon and need to start fixing my diet. I can't keep eating shit because I'm leaving the "growth ages" where you can eat whatever the hell you want and not gain a single pound. Techniquely speaking twenty five is the time you leave the growth ages.

[QwinsepiaSquared]

Could you be lactose intolerant? They make pills that fix that now.

[Kal8]

Food is not an addiction, that is a rediculous assumption. I haven't ate or drank any dairy products in the past two days. I actually feel not tired for once, which is strange because I though I would die of brain cancer or fatique two days ago. I heard that pain can cause irreversable damage to you're brain as it shrink neurons breaking connection. I need my brain for maths. My painful headaches have nearly gone and are becoming less of a problem. You may be slightly allergic to diary. I know I am, but I love milk and I drink alot of it (havent broken any bones in my 18 years). The problem is that my diet is heavily dairy, how the hell can I replace my main food source? Being a vegetarian does not help either. I could give up being a vegetarian. Well to bad choices; starve to death or become fatique, tired and have headaches. The problem with being a vegetarian is that it is very easy to become malnourished. As a vegetarian you need to replace alot of protien that would naturally come from eating meal. If you are feeling fatigued and tried often you should probably start eating some meat, or atlest some eggs. In hinesight don't drink the white stuff. Try drinking skimmed milk or 1%.

[blade5x]

Food is not an addiction, that is a rediculous assumption. Not an addiction as in "bad", "addiction" is probably the wrong word to use, unless your diet is terrible and you know it, yet do not make an effort to change it. We're all wired to some type of general diet. And you can't just change it over night (for example a meat eater become vegetarian) and then tell me you did not feel any ill effects form doing so over the course of the next few weeks. Why is so hard for a meat eater to become a vegetarian? The body does go through some kind of withdrawl when you make a pretty large change to your diet weather you believe it or not. If you eat cookies a lot, go tell yourself for example to never eat cookies again - and every time you have some readily available to you (I'm not talking about tell your parents to never buy them again, I'm talking about having them available and deciding NOT to eat any), you'll be craving those cookies. I'm not saying don't eat, apparently everyone did not see that movie I was talking about or else I wouldn't be getting these quotes and they'd not exactly what I meant when I said "food is an addiction" - a stupid assumption on my part I guess.

[Fluffysilver]

Withdrawl? Yeah, sugar withdrawl = Not fun. Addiction would be the right word for me. I ingest so much sugar it's not funny. When I went on camp for five days, my only source of sugar (not including the sugar in "normal" foods) was a bag of lollies and nightly dessert. The bag of lollies were finished on day two, and for the rest of the week I was craving it. Even the dessert wasn't enough. I think I was desperate enough to steal raw sugar by Thursday. Yeah, I need to do something about that. Strangely enough, though, I those days I fell asleep the quickest I have ever fallen asleep in my life without drugs (I'd fall asleep within forty five minutes of going to bed, thirty if my roommates went to bed at the same time I did), and I would wake up and be able to lie in without falling back to sleep. But then I would be so, so tired the rest of the day and wishing I had some starbursts left.

[blade5x]

Sugar... same with me. For an entire week there were no sodas around these house... and man did it suck! I usually drink one can every day (I also drink about 2 bottles of water) but I was so close to just driving to the nearest Wawa just to go buy a bottle of soda. I read online that a "healthy" intake of sugar is about 40g... that's one can of soda. I must average 100-150g of sugar intake each day.

[xavier22]

if you need a sub for dairy milk, maybe try soya milk. although it's not for everyone. personally, i drink both but try to get more soya in my diet soya is also a really good source of protein for vegetarians or if you just want protein (can be up to 90% lean protein depending on how you prepare it) theres also soya yoghurt which i use instead of milk for my cereal. it doesn't get your cereal soggy either- i hate soggy cereal! lol sorry if this is a shameless plug for soya... yeah sugar is kind of bad for you, especially for concentration for working and stuff. i'm also applying for mathematics this year, don't know which uni yet though i'm a slight health freak, or so my friends tell me that

[Violajoker]

It could be your vegetarianism, if you're doing it wrong. I'm vegan, which means no dairy or eggs or meat for me either, but I've been fine. You don't have to eat meat to get some protein, go have some beans. Anything you need you can get from veggies. Otherwise I'd probably be dead by now.

[The Cusp]

70% of caucasians are lactose intolerant. 90% of the world's population is lactose intolerant. For me, dairy causes painful, lingering acne on my ass an elbows (I rest my elbows on my knees at work). These dam things take months to heal. I used to think it was from sitting too much, but it's a direct result of too much dairy. I find Ice Cream to be the worst culprit. After figuring this out, I quit dairy all together, and I broke a finger and a toe at work. I've never broken a bone in my life, even after being hit by a car and thrown 20 feet from where I was standing. Obviously moderation is the answer. I try to restrict my dairy to my morning cereal, but I'm certainly not shy around Pizza. Although it will be a long time before I binge on ice cream again. I can't help but wonder how many zits I could have avoided squeezing in high school if I would have know that then.