excersice and diet

Question
I am 56 a diabetic who has degenerative osteoarthritis and spinal stenosis.  I am 5ft 3 1/2" tall and now weigh 240 lbs.  My knees are about gone and I am on pain meds almost all of the time.  If I try to walk 1/2 mile around the park, I must take a 750 es vicoden to get all the way around as the pain gets too much for me to take.  Excercise is almost impossible anymore and it's killing me.  I am having a swimming pool put in next month (I hope) and it will be heated so that I can use 365.  I try to eat right, but I have IBS.......diarreah mostly and if I eat alot of veggies I am miserable for days a days.
I have tried to eat healthy salads..... at least 3 times a week and believe it or not it makes me sick for 2 weeks afterwards.  I also produce gas no matter what I eat.....enough where I should be able to harness it to run the electric in my house.  Stop laughing as it really isn't funny.
I am at my wits end.  I went out on the 4th of July and worked pulling weeds off of the fence line for one hour and spent (and still am) the rest of the time in terrible pain with my back and legs.  I am depressed and I know it, but don't want another darn pill to take.  They don't help.  I have had hoodia, prescription drugs for my appetite.....they don't work.  The worst is at night when I want to eat something.
I am terrible that no one in the house wants to cook and so we eat out alot.
I am so tired of chicken I want to throw up, but I try to eat mostly chicken or turkey meats.  wheat pasta.....low cal, low carb, but nothing I do is right.  Am I just a lost cause?  I am hoping that with the pool I can at least strengthen my back, etc and improve blood flow.  I quit smoking 2 years ago and of course that helped me gain weight.  
I don't want to die, but I am having difficulty breathing walking from the bedroom to the bathroom.  My day job is now sitting at a desk all day....vs I used to do manual maintenance work at Sears.....
p.s.  Why can't I eat more veggies?  Why do they mess up my system so bad?  Do you know?
Any advice you can give will help I am sure.
Thank you for your time.
Cindy Andreucci

Answer
Dear Cindy, my speciality is overweight kids, but in my opinion you need a good internist or allergist to check you out completely. My friend had some of your same symptoms and was found to have a wheat allergy. There are certain foods that when eaten can cause alot of the symptoms you complain of. My friend was forced to eat a diet void of certain foods for a few months, her symptoms actually went away including her severe joint pain. Now I'm not saying you have food allergies, but it sounds like something has run havoc in your young body.  The swimming pool is a great idea. You have to get tough with yourself and exercise daily and keep track of every food you eat. A dietician can figure your caloric needs, your doctor will have to send a referral. So get tough and get motivated, you are still young enough to heal and repair yourself. Laura Kraemer,Slimkids.com

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