Tips for losing weight? Iron deficiency

Question

So I recently found out I was iron deficient and only just didn’t have iron anemia. I’ve always been the skinny but not boney person until a few years ago. Since then I put weight and I want to lose it. 
With the low iron my mother says it may be hard to lose weight. I really want to lose the weight as when I put it on I started to get depressed, stressed out and embarrassed which didn’t help with handling my iron. 
At family gathering people ask me if I’m pregnant cause I’ve gained weight and it takes a toll when that’s the question almost everyone asks. The reason I went and got diagnosed was because on a day out into a city an hour train ride away I got sick. I was with my younger siblings and was responsible for them but I ended up on the bathroom floor in a McDonald’s.
My mother calls them turns when they happen and they only ever happened at home before so when it happened in public we decided I should try and get help. I’ve just started iron tablets and they seem to be working but I would like to try and get back to my normal weight so I feel more comfortable and healthy. (And so everyone shuts up😂)
Any advice on exercise I should be doing? 
Things I should avoid?(obviously junk😂)
Things that would boost my iron? 
Anything that would help me be healthier again.

Answer

I am the same as you. What I did to lose weight and to feel better, was that I ate more red meat, (clean red meat; not having dairy-based sauce all over it; just some good old lemon), than normally and added more (raw) vegetables in my diet,  like spinach ( add it in a salad for example. A salad where again, there is no yoghurt or dairy based sauce; just olive oil with vinegar or lemon). I also limited Spaghettis, breads and carbohydrates in general and preferred whole grain  ones because they have more iron. I also reduced my dairy intake (even though I love dairy), especially if I would eat sth that has iron, because while vitamin C boosts the iron absorption,  calcium does the contrary. So no dairy for desert, or in an accompanying sauce if I am eating a steak for lunch for example. The only thing I completely excluded from my diet was sugar and sodas. 
For my iron deficiency, what helped me was the red meat increase. I follow the Mediterranean diet, so a lot of legumes and vegetables, but the amount of iron you get from red meat does not compare, so instead of eating it once a week, I had it three times per week. Now that I am not pregnant I will even eat grilled liver for example, with lemon. And otherwise continue my Mediterranean style cooking, like making lentille soup and adding tomato or vinegar for better absorption of their iron. I also take from time to time iron supplements/medicine (tardyferon) prescribed by my doctor.

Answer

Look up plant based foods that have iron in them and try to eat them.  Fruits and vegetables are underestimated and vital for good health

Answer

Actually low iron can be a factor in GAINING weight, not struggling to lose it.

Tips for losing weight? Iron deficiency

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