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6 'healthy' habits that kept me bloated

Katarina

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6 'healthy' habits that kept me bloated, ruined my gut health, and what I did instead to heal my gut, get rid of bloating, and get a flat stomach.

For years, I ate healthy, exercised, took vitamins and probiotics, and lived a very healthy lifestyle. Yet, I struggled with bloating after almost every meal, gas, stomach cramps, lower-belly discomfort, and a swollen stomach, even though I thought I was doing everything “right.
I suspected leaky gut, IBS, IBD, FODMAP intolerance, and much else, but turns out the real cause was my so-called healthy habits. In this video, I’m sharing the 6 habits that were keeping me bloated and the changes that finally helped me improve my gut health, digestion, energy, relationship with food, and get a flatter, more comfortable stomach.

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@katarinathesecond Creator 2 months ago (edited) Pinned

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@Monalisa_Chan 1 month ago (edited)

📍MAJOR BAD HABITS:
1.eating less
2. raw vegetable🥗
3. not exercising or intense workout 🏋
4. stress😔
5. binge eating😋
6. excessive protein 🍗

@zhaklinvasileva5248 2 months ago (edited)

I started eating 3 balanced meals and ive lost weight. I stopped counting calories. The only thing i quit is snacking. I just eat 3 meals and between the meals i only drink water or tea.

@bellflowerchuu 2 months ago (edited)

People need to stop associating health or healthy with just eating clean and exercising like mad. It's:
1. Exercising consistently and listening to what your body needs. Not undermining it or pushing it so much to the point your muscles are tight, you're getting cramps, you don't allow yourself enough time for recovery, you're hurting yourself
2. Food: Have a good relationship with food. Stop being so scared of a little fat. Eat within your metabolic rate. Enjoy what you want but also eat clean most of the time
3. Your daily habits; if you're in front of the monitor, take breaks. Walk around, stretch, rest your eye, do eye exercises, make sure the screen isn't blue light, make sure you have natural light around you
4. Other daily habits: stop drinking, stop smoking, stop taking drugs
5. Have a positive, and healthy mindset.
6. Don't live unhealthy lifestyle or do unhealthy behaviors that affects your physical, mental and emotional health negatively
7. Don't just work work work and don't give yourself well deserve breaks. You deserve to treat your body and mind with love and respect
8. Prioritize yourself, and care for others. Be kind but don't be nice. Don't be a people pleaser but don't be cruel either
9. Practice healthy and mindful habits on the way you think and the way you speak

i mean i can go on and on but you get what i mean. health isn't just one thing and it isn't a lot of this or a lot of that, or too little of this or too little of that, it's all connected.

@eatingredberries 3 weeks ago (edited)

Guys, PLEASE DON’T EAT RAW VEGETABLES CONSISTENTLY 😭😭😭

This is SUCH a common health myth that has been pushed in recent times, but consistently (and emphasis on consistently) having raw vegetables leads to bloating, skin discolouration, and digestive stress in general. This is because breaking down raw fibre is pretty freaking hard for the body to process- and that’s an idea that’s been supported in most cultures and modern science. Just cook your veggies, please. I swear it helps

@shanyashwant8201 2 months ago

I think "eating clean" becomes a problem when it turns into "eating perfectly." Your gut doesn't care whether you're following the latest food trend. It cares about variety, enough calories, fiber, managing stress, and foods that actually agree with your body. Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is stop overcomplicating nutrition. That's one of the reasons I enjoyed The Fitness Paradigm by Leon Tervin. It teaches balance instead of extremes, which is usually where long-term health lives.

@TyraHigh 2 months ago

These aren’t healthy habits, they are very much symptomatic of eating disorders, but people are convinced goals for thinness are healthy. Orthorexia.
Healthiest girl in the room=riddled with superiority, who says? Thinness does not equal healthy. Eating only what you’re programmed to believe is healthy does not equal healthy.

@braveheart-1.9 2 months ago

It's like when you walk your dog. The walking helps the dog digest their food and that's what makes them poop.

@Lana_inspired 2 months ago

I found out that I bloat after raw veggies, some of the fruits and surprisingly berries. Idk why

@uhmlunarr 2 months ago

this is a really good explanation of how eating impacts your gut health and nervous system and all that!!

@kokoya400 2 months ago

this is so true. i started dieting like eating greek yogurt, blueberries, granola, and honey for breakfast. having spinach + orange smoothie, and less carbs and more protein like chicken breast for lunch and dinner. AND I GOT SO BLOATED IT HURT

@rebeccafardell8186 2 months ago

I'm glad you mentioned the protein thing, I think people are way too focused on it.
This was very helpful ❤

@Nnnnnoffface 2 months ago

I even got bloated right after i wake up 😢

@carolford9862 2 months ago

I've always had a 'delicate' digestive system, but when I was younger could eat almost anything. Digestion difficulties developed later in life. I tried supplements, powders and so on, and I eventually gravitated towards real food from fresh ingredients prepared at home. One habit we always followed was to set the table and eat at the table. It was a way of respecting ourselves and added enjoyment to our meal, even if eating alone. It's the one habit I still follow and I do feel better for it.

@strnplqd2214 2 months ago

The belly you had before doesn't look anything like mine I look like I'm four months pregnant.

@VitaEtMotu 2 months ago

Some things that help bloating with raw veggies is eating them in a vinegar dressing or let them sit in that dressing for a minimum of 10 minutes. Also, eat them with a healthy fat, can be avocado, olive oil, yogurt, and butter, just to name a few. Finally, eat small portions and increase volume over days or weeks!

@willeon23 2 months ago

I cant believe this came up at this moment in my life. I've just hit a plateau where my nervous system was overloaded from overtraining, I couldnt digest for hours and I got difficulty breathing whenever I got bloated. After going to all the doctors I could think they would help, they made me realize I had to stop everything and let my body heal. I cut down my training, I introduced walking, I ate normally (neither restrictions nor binging) and also cut protein way down (from 150-180g a day to maybe 100g). Its been only days but Ive already calmed down significantly and my stomach hasnt complained once. So here's hoping. Listen to your bodies people. 🙏

@relaxedcow3775 1 month ago

I knew it!! I was more bloated when I weighted less, worked out more, and ate less. Now I’m at my max weight, worked out less, and I’m somehow leaner and not bloated… it’s crazy.

@FionaHayden-u8h 1 month ago

This is such an important point, healthy habits are not automatically right for everyone. Personalized wellness tools like AlterMe can be interesting here, especially when the goal is to understand individual needs instead of blindly following generic health advice.

@almeidareis 2 months ago

I would add that the fight and flight may include freeze and fawn, specially on women. So we Maj no notice we are under stress but if we're constantly people pleasing that may be a sign that we are under stress and don't feel safe.