Hey guys I've been lurking this forum for a few months and have found a bunch of useful info, I've decided to make an account to ask for help with issues I have, but also to offer my experience to anyone who needs it.
Age & location
I'm 21 (22 in a few days!) and I'm from Australia.
How did you find Ray Peat's work
Through the /r/paleo sub. Another user was making suggestions like eating lots of honey, getting most of your calories from fruit, cut back on fiber and fat etc. These go completely against the grain over there and at first I thought he/she was trolling.
At that point I had multiple health issues, so I figured 'What do I have to lose?'. Without sounding too dramatic it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
How long have you been peating?
Since December 2014 (roughly 8 months). Eased in quite slowly, wasn't really eating enough calories until ~5 months ago and didn't start dairy until ~4 months ago.
What is your favorite part about Peating?
I love fruit. I grew up in a tropical region eating 5+ pieces of fruit every day. When I got into paleo I limited fructose and fruit thinking they were 'sometimes' food. Also a nice glass of cold milk is amazing after avoiding dairy for years.
What are the worst parts?
What are your health issues?
I don't really have any health issues anymore, some minor concerns and healing needs to be done, but everything seems to be on the road to improvement.
What I was suffering from during my low carb years and I'm still prone to includes:
Lifestyle
I work 9-5 and do strength training 3 times a week (recently cut down from 6 day P/P/L split). I'm looking to bulk up a bit and this diet seems perfect for it.
I've really cut back the alcohol consumption but I have a few on special occasions, I was also a chain smoker when drinking which I've stopped, and I only smoke marijuana socially on occasions.
What does your diet consist of?
For most of my time peating it's been something like this:
http://imgur.com/2VDKPYK
Only last week have I started experimenting with a very low fat approach:
http://imgur.com/GFgd4Aq
Supplement list
I've got hundreds of dollars worth of supps that I end up not using because I read somewhere that the quality is bad, or that this supp causes acne breakouts or it will interact with others negatively etc etc etc. I'd like to completely drop all supplements including aspirin, I'm looking at studying next year which means I won't have the budget for them.
The only supplement that I've ever seen a noticeable-positive difference with would be Haidut's estroban but I think my health has improved past the point where I need to include supplements.
Thanks for reading!!
That's pretty much all I can think of right now, I'm happy to answer questions or if anyone has advice I'm all for it.
Age & location
I'm 21 (22 in a few days!) and I'm from Australia.
How did you find Ray Peat's work
Through the /r/paleo sub. Another user was making suggestions like eating lots of honey, getting most of your calories from fruit, cut back on fiber and fat etc. These go completely against the grain over there and at first I thought he/she was trolling.
At that point I had multiple health issues, so I figured 'What do I have to lose?'. Without sounding too dramatic it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
How long have you been peating?
Since December 2014 (roughly 8 months). Eased in quite slowly, wasn't really eating enough calories until ~5 months ago and didn't start dairy until ~4 months ago.
What is your favorite part about Peating?
I love fruit. I grew up in a tropical region eating 5+ pieces of fruit every day. When I got into paleo I limited fructose and fruit thinking they were 'sometimes' food. Also a nice glass of cold milk is amazing after avoiding dairy for years.
What are the worst parts?
- Seasonal availability of the fruits I thrive on/can tolerate (Mango and lychees)
- Cost of fruit compared to rice/starches and cost of eating more calories in general
- Giving nutritional advice. People thinking I'm an idiot for suggesting sugar, reducing greens and implying a low heart rate isn't a good thing.
What are your health issues?
I don't really have any health issues anymore, some minor concerns and healing needs to be done, but everything seems to be on the road to improvement.
What I was suffering from during my low carb years and I'm still prone to includes:
- Weak peristalsis and chronic constipation (not really a problem as long as I eat enough fruit and calories)
- Hayfever and histamine reactions
- Acne and rosacea, as long as I don't cheat my skin is flawless and glowing
- Impaired liver function. During my 3 years of low carb I had awful skin and went on a course of isotretinoin, I was also depressed during this time and binge drinking quite often. Not a nice combo.
Lifestyle
I work 9-5 and do strength training 3 times a week (recently cut down from 6 day P/P/L split). I'm looking to bulk up a bit and this diet seems perfect for it.
I've really cut back the alcohol consumption but I have a few on special occasions, I was also a chain smoker when drinking which I've stopped, and I only smoke marijuana socially on occasions.
What does your diet consist of?
For most of my time peating it's been something like this:
http://imgur.com/2VDKPYK
Only last week have I started experimenting with a very low fat approach:
http://imgur.com/GFgd4Aq
Supplement list
- Zinc Picollinate
- Lotioncrafter 95% mixed tocopheral
- Stress-non
- Now Food's Branch Chain Amino acids
- Thorne k2 liquid
- Aspirin
I've got hundreds of dollars worth of supps that I end up not using because I read somewhere that the quality is bad, or that this supp causes acne breakouts or it will interact with others negatively etc etc etc. I'd like to completely drop all supplements including aspirin, I'm looking at studying next year which means I won't have the budget for them.
The only supplement that I've ever seen a noticeable-positive difference with would be Haidut's estroban but I think my health has improved past the point where I need to include supplements.
Thanks for reading!!
That's pretty much all I can think of right now, I'm happy to answer questions or if anyone has advice I'm all for it.