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Has anyone ever healed or put their autoimmune on remission with AIP? I’m planning on going 8 weeks on it first and then slowly maybe reintroducing foods! I’m a vegetarian so eating a ton of veggies should be easy I guess? Wish me luck! Thank you guys in advance 🙏🏽

Context: I was diagnosed with Psoriatic arthritis in 2015 and then Hashimotos a few years ago too! Really trying to go all in and see what happens! Also Dr.Will Cole says to keep eating lentils if you’re a vegetarian, I’m curious to see what happens as that’s my only source of protein.

My husband and I want to be close to family who live in India. We are considering either Thailand or Dubai. Thailand clearly is more affordable compared to Dubai so that definitely has our attention more. I visited both places and loved both for different reasons - however moving is a whole different ballgame.

What are the pros, cons and everything else in between? Any info is appreciated! Thank you! 🙏🏽

Also, work is not an issue. We work remotely so that should work out just fine wherever we move.

So I have finally come to the conclusion that I am perfectly 100% content about not having children. There was time in my twenties when I was going back and forth. I am now staying in my cousins house just for 3 days and she has two boys. One of them is adorable and the other one is really really badly behaved.

Outside of having a super sensitive nervous system, I also have an autoimmune disease. Loud noises really trigger me, filth and dirt triggers me, shitty behavior triggers me. Like NO MAAM! This was yet another reminder that I am so deeply content being child free. I don’t even need to have a disease to justify this, but just putting this out there for other women who are on the same page!

We can live perfectly FULL and content lives without ever having a child.

For those of you with this condition—what does your workout routine look like?
I’ve noticed that whenever I work out, I’m often completely exhausted the next day. My body seems to need a much longer recovery period, to the point where I sometimes have to take the entire following day off.
I still want to stay active and build strength, but I’m struggling to find the balance between exercising enough and completely draining myself.
For anyone who experiences something similar, what has helped you?
• What types of workouts work best for you?
• How often do you exercise?
• What helps with energy and post-workout recovery?
• Do you intentionally keep your workouts shorter or lower intensity?
Would love to hear what has worked for others dealing with autoimmune-related fatigue. Thanks in advance!

For those of you with autoimmune conditions—what does your workout routine look like?
I’ve noticed that whenever I work out, I’m often completely exhausted the next day. My body seems to need a much longer recovery period, to the point where I sometimes have to take the entire following day off.
I still want to stay active and build strength, but I’m struggling to find the balance between exercising enough and completely draining myself.
For anyone who experiences something similar, what has helped you?
• What types of workouts work best for you?
• How often do you exercise?
• What helps with energy and post-workout recovery?
• Do you intentionally keep your workouts shorter or lower intensity?
Would love to hear what has worked for others dealing with autoimmune-related fatigue. Thanks in advance!

For context: I’m a 36-year-old female, 5’5”, and 134 lbs.
I’m genuinely trying to understand the science behind calorie deficits because my experience doesn’t seem to match what I keep hearing.
Over the past few months, I slowly increased my calories from about 1,200/day to around 1,500/day because everyone talks about eating too little, increasing your metabolism, avoiding “starvation mode,” etc. I increased my calories gradually, not overnight, and I also started working out more to match my higher TDEE.
The problem is… I gained weight.
It seems like every time I increase my calories—even slowly—I gain weight, despite exercising more. On the other hand, when I eat less and work out, I consistently lose weight.
So I’m confused.
Is “starvation mode” actually real, or is it misunderstood? If eating more causes me to gain weight, why do so many people recommend reverse dieting or increasing calories to lose fat?
Am I missing something about TDEE, metabolism, water retention, or metabolic adaptation? I’d love to hear from people who understand the science behind this because my real-world experience doesn’t seem to line up with what I keep reading. Thanks!

I’m 36F, 5’5…CW:138. Goal weight is 127. I have about 11 pounds to lose. What should I focus on? Already eating at a deficit but scale isn’t moving much. Currently doing 10K steps and yoga 3 times per week.

52 days without THC.
If I could give anyone trying to quit one piece of advice, it would be this:
Feel your feelings.
For me, I realized I wasn’t just using THC to get high. I was using it to avoid boredom, restlessness, sadness, stress, and whatever uncomfortable emotion showed up that day.
The more I learned to sit with those feelings instead of escaping them, the less I needed THC to regulate, numb, or distract me.
One thing that helped me tremendously was keeping a journal. Whenever I felt like using, I’d write down what I was actually feeling. Most of the time, it wasn’t a craving for weed—it was a craving to escape an emotion.
So if you’re quitting, my advice is this:
Let yourself feel sad if you’re sad.
Let yourself feel bored if you’re bored.
Let the feelings come, move through you, and pass.
You don’t have to fix every emotion. You just have to stop running from it.
For me, the first two weeks were the hardest. After that, it became noticeably easier.
At 52 days, the benefits have been incredible:
Mental clarity and almost no brain fog.
More energy.
Better workouts.
A completely different relationship with food and sugar.
Feeling genuinely present in my life instead of needing something to enhance every experience.
If you’re on Day 1, Day 3, or even Day 10, keep going.
Your brain will tell you that life is better with weed. Mine did too.
It was wrong.
You don’t need to become a different person—you just need to give yourself enough time to meet the version of yourself that’s been there all along.
You’ve got this.

Where does one purchase LDN from? I’m struggling with sleep and inflammation and a friend suggested I try this

I was born and raised a vegetarian(I don’t even eat eggs) and so what are my options with AIP? Every time I did it it was so so successful. The inflammation, pain, weight and puffiness came out but I don’t know if I was getting any protein.

What do you all do? Thanks

Hear me out. These are all the things that helped me tremendously after quitting:

1. therapy - talking and processing through things with a professional.

2. accountability buddy - everyday I talked to her. Every time I had a craving, I would text her and let her know how I felt. And she would just hear me out and be there for me. She was quitting too so it was mutually beneficial and I would be there for her and do the same.

3. hot yoga, walks and saunas - this was amazing for boredom especially walks and workouts because boredom was my trigger for weed. Moving my body and sweating things out gave me some dopamine and a sense of accomplishment.

4. feelings journal: I would write in my journal on how I really felt without weed. Some days it was sad.. I would still write in it without creating stories. I made sure to allow myself to feel my feelings. The more I did this, the more I told my brain that I don’t need weed to numb my feelings out. And that I have the tools to cope.. and I did and still do…

5. ate a ton of fresh fruit and vegetables - this helped because when I wanted to smoke weed, the body was wanting something.. change… novelty… dopamine maybe. So when I ate fruit, I was able to distract myself temporarily but also fill my body up with some nutrients. And then I’d drink a ton of water. It didn’t make the feeling go away but it made me want weed a lot lesser…

Almost 40 days clean! Best decision for myself this year!

You all got this! 💪🏽

Is purging 4-5 times a month still considered bulimic? I feel like my cravings peak right before my cycle maybe I’ll do it 3 or 4 times. And then maybe once in between.

Today marks 30 days without weed, and honestly, I feel amazing.
When I quit, I was terrified that life would feel boring, dull, and less enjoyable. In the first week, my brain kept telling me that everything would be better if I was high. Conversations, food, relaxing outside, spending time with my partner—you name it.
Turns out, my brain was lying.
Here are some of the biggest changes I’ve noticed:
• Mental clarity is back. The brain fog is gone, and my memory is dramatically better.
• I’m actually present in conversations and experiences instead of having a false sense of presence.
• My sugar cravings and junk food cravings have dropped significantly. And I’m actually wanting to eat real food again.
• I have more energy and motivation to take care of my body. I’ve been working out 4-5 times a week. And before this, I would plan my workouts but never fully followed through as I was so fatigued due to the influence of weed.
• My emotions are deeper and more authentic. Sometimes I cry more, but I also process things instead of numbing them.
• I no longer feel dependent on weed to enjoy life, relax, or make experiences feel special.
• I feel more connected to myself, my partner, and the people around me.

If you’re on the fence about quitting, I just want to say this:
The first few days can be uncomfortable, but don’t assume that how you feel in Week 1 is how you’ll feel forever.
My biggest fear was that life wouldn’t be enjoyable without weed.
My biggest surprise is realizing that life is actually better without it.
30 days down. Looking forward to seeing what 60, 90, and beyond look like.

I’m asking this coz I’m 5’5 and eat about 1390 calories a day. My nurse practitioner told me that I need to eat more as I do hot yoga 3/4 times per week and little bit weight training. The thing is I don’t feel hungry, so do I just force myself to eat more? How do you all do it and NOT gain weight?

I weight about 135 lbs!

You guys… so one thing I have noticed is that- on days I drink a lot of electrolytes, I take the flavored LMNT which is so good. It tricks my brain into thinking I’m getting a sweet drink and it flushes my system with electrolytes and I notice I don’t get cravings at night time when I take this.

It’s not a cure but it could help with the number of binge / purge episodes as it does for me for sure!

Just wanted to pass this on. I start sipping on it every afternoon all the way till night coz my cravings are the worst in the evenings!