Lose Weight with Endometriosis and Fall Pregnant Naturally

My Endometriosis made fat and infertile but a weight loss program healed it naturally ... and I fell pregnant!

I was frustrated with the painful heavy periods that came every month with my endometriosis and I wanted so much to lose weight. Finding the MassAttack natural weight loss program meant that I could lose weight faster and the best part is, I healed my endometriosis naturally.

You too can make lifestyle changes and adjust your diet to lose weight and heal your endometriosis naturally. My experience with naturopathy has been a positive one and I would highly recommend it if you are suffering from endometriosis and want to lose weight. Changing my diet and working with Narelle brought about many positive changes. Aside from losing weight and feeling like myself again, I fell pregnant naturally, which was amazing since my endometriosis had left me clinically infertile! And the best part is ... no more endometriosis and painful heavy periods.

Read on to share my journey and the weight loss program that changed my life ...

Why is this period pain so awful - it must be my endometriosis?

Doubled over in agony, I clutched my belly. "This period pain is awful," I complained to my mom, Rose, 53. "All teenagers go through it, honey, it’s your hormones" she replied. Some of my friends had period pain, but none of them suffered like I did. My younger sister, Tracey, never had period problems either. My mum took me to my GP, but he said the same things: "You'll grow out of it." From a young age, I was put on the contraceptive pill to try to control the pain and my hormones, but it hardly helped at all.

Endometriosis caused me to be infertile

When I turned 18, I met Brian*. We married young, but decided to wait to start a family. When I was told I had endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) aged 19, I was devastated. "You're clinically infertile," the doctor told me gravely. "If you want kids, you'd better start trying now and lose weight. Your chances will lessen as you get older." Devastated, I broke the news to Brian. "I wanted us to have kids at some stage anyway," he smiled.

Trying to fall pregnant with endometriosis but no success - is fertility treatment the answer?

After a few years of trying naturally with no success, I underwent several rounds of fertility treatment. "It's not happening," I wept miserably night after night. By the time I was 28 I was emotionally exhausted. "I can't keep doing this," I told Brian. "It's wearing me down." We discussed adoption, but then realised it wasn't for us. Brian and I eventually parted. The stress of what we'd been through was too much for our marriage. Or perhaps, the quest for a baby had been keeping us together all those years. Either way, suddenly single, I realised how unhappy I'd been.

Putting on weight but diets not working with endometriosis

I also noticed I'd put on weight. At 162cm tall, weighting 71 kg meant I wasn't enormous, but the extra weight was making me uncomfortable. I tried all sorts of diets to lose weight, but nothing worked. "I'm fat," I said to Mum. "You're not, darling, " she said. "All you need is a change of focus." Up until then, I'd worked in office jobs, but I'd always dreamed of being a psychologist. So I enrolled in a part-time psychology course, continuing with my office work to fund it. Straightaway, I started feeling better about myself. I had mourned and decided to move on from the possibility of being a mum.

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Natural treatment for my endometriosis that worked!

It was time for me now. The only ongoing thorn in my side was my health. Well into my 20s, I struggled to lose weight and my periods remained erratic and painful but for the last year they'd stopped completely. Then one day, in early 2006, Mum called me up excitedly. "I've just read about a company in a magazine at the doctor's surgery, "she said. She read out the ad to me and I nearly dropped the phone in shock. "Are you bloated and overweight?" she read. "Suffering from period problems or abnormalities? Contact us. We can help. "I looked up MassAttack online. As I scrolled through the pages, it was as if they were talking to me directly. After signing up online, the company's founder, Narelle Stegehuis, called me. "I'm a naturopath," she explained, before asking me about my medical and weight history. "Your hormones are out of balance causing your endometriosis and PCOS," she said. But the good news is, we can treat it naturally.

Hormones cause weight gain in 74% of women

"Hormones cause weight gain in 74 per cent of women. What we need to do is rebalance them and give your metabolism a kick-start." Narelle's naturopathic weight loss program works on an individualised approach, and together we worked out that my oestrogen levels were too high. Narelle advised me to buy some herbal remedies, and outlined a special personalised diet for me that was focused on healing my endometriosis.

Eating right for my Endometriosis

The MassAttack weight loss program runs on a traffic-light system, and I found out I was eating all the wrong foods for my body and endometriosis. Broccoli and cauliflower are both on my red light list, because my thyroid was slow, while foods like apples and nuts get the green light. My yellow list consists of foods that I'm allowed in moderation, like lentils and legumes. These foods work to clear oestrogen and help balance my hormones. In the past, I'd have two slices of white toast for breakfast, followed by a sandwich for lunch and pasta for dinner. I was eating too many refined carbohydrates and not enough good fats and proteins. On my traffic-light diet, I'd have an omelette for breakfast, a salad wrap for lunch and fish or lentil stew for dinner. I started snacking on fruits and nuts throughout the day and stopped eating carbohydrates after lunch.

In love but infertile due to my endometriosis

Around the time, I met Mike, 35, at work. He must've noticed my new-found confidence that weight loss brings because we started flirting and soon became an item. When we'd been dating for a few months I told him I couldn't have kids. "That's okay," he said. "We have each other and that's what is important." Mike was a keen rugby player, forever encouraging me to go to the gym.

Falling pregnant naturally with Endometriosis

Six months into our relationship, while out on a run together, I started to feel sick. "Keep up," he goaded, as I trailed behind. "I feel sick, " I moaned. The feeling passed, but the next morning it was back. Oh my God. I thought, the hair on the back of my neck rising. I can't be...

Rushing to the pharmacy, I bought six pregnancy tests. Back home, I started screaming when the blue line appeared. Every test was positive. I was pregnant. Calling Mike, he could barely understand me, I was so excited. "You tricked me!" he teased, but he was just as thrilled as I was. When I told Narelle, she wasn't surprised. "Feeding your body the right foods to balance your hormones and heal your PCOS and endometriosis can have unbelievable results, " she said.

On May 28, 2007, I gave birth to my beautiful baby boy, Tane. Afterwards, I stuck to my diet and naturopathic weight loss program and within a year was back down to my goal weight of 55kg. Mike and I recently got engaged and I can't wait for us to start our lives together. Ever since I was a teenager, my life had been ruled by hormones.

Now, I'm healthy and engaged, with a beautiful son. Who could ask for anything more?
Michelle Curmie

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