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Intro:
I am still struggling to eat enough food from healthy sources to ensure that all my macros are being met, and that I am avoiding any general immediate (although relatively minor) negative health outcomes. Would anyone be able to help or provide new perspective?
Context:
Protein:
- I consume c. 100g protein per day - approx 400kcal
- around 70g-75g of protein from lean beef (c. 350g-375g of meat, or so)
- I consumer around 20g-25g of beef gelatin daily
- I also consume beef liver / kidney, eggs and oysters semi-regularly
Fat:
- I consume c. 90g of primarily saturated anima fat per day - approx 800kcal
- This is consumed with the animal protein as 20% fat beef mince
- even this may be too much fat - I find that this level of fat consumption gives me a white tongue / coated tongue.
Carbs:
- This is where I am struggling most. I know that carbs are not "bad", and that glucose metabolism is far better for long-term health outcomes (I am not new to Peat's research). But I am struggling to find sources of carbohydrates that I respond well to, feel great for consuming, and don't observe any negative health consequences.
- Based on the above protein and fats: in order to round to approx 2500 kcal, I would need c. 1300kcal from carbohydrates. That is 325g - which I believe is relatively high (although, this is not a bad thing).
- However, most carb sources I consume seem to cause some kind of negative health responses in some way, and I cannot find a balance where there isn't some negative symptom. The symptoms are minor, but noticeable.
Carb Sources I have tried are:
- Orange Juice & Apple Juice - I digest these fine. However, I don't do well with large volumes of liquid per day. Even c. 2 pints of juice per day feels like a bit too much (c. 400kcal)
- Honey - too much makes me feel a little sick. I also believe that it gives me acne on my face and back / shoulders. When I was "carnivore" c. 3 years ago and carbs / sugars were near zero, I got no acne at all.
- Cola - I seem to digest this just fine. However, same problem with the liquid volume as the juice above. To get any significant calories from cola, I would have to consume a high amount. Additionally, I think that cola is damaging my teeth (despite doing my best to send it straight "down the hatch" and not against the teeth) since the pH is c. 2, as opposed to Juice's pH of c. 4.
- Haribo / Gummy Bears - I find this to be a very easy source of sugar. I can consume hundreds of grams per day if left to my own devices :) plus there is an added benefit of extra gelatin. However, the more gummies I consume, I start to notice painful / "burning" bowel movements & looser stools (sorry, TMI). Could it be the waxes / colours?? I know that if this food is burning me on the way out, then it is NOT doing good for my insides, especially when reduction of endotoxin and "leaky gut" is so high on my priorities list.
- Dried fruit e.g. dates and apricots - these seem to be digested well enough. However, they also seem to harm the health of my teeth, and almost certainly give me acne on my face and back / shoulders.
- Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes - both of these make me smell of potatoes, seem to give me acne and can cause some stomach upsets and bloating the next morning - despite cooking them very well.
- White rice - I don't enjoy rice much. Also may be estrogenic.
- Others - I do not consume much dairy / milk, as I don't believe I digest casein very well (major constipation when consuming more than about 20g-40g of dairy protein per day).
In Summary:
None of these above carb sources are completely unworkable. However, I am struggling to consume them in any significant amount to get enough energy every day. I seem to be in a constant balancing act between tooth damage, acne, sluggishness / bloating, painful / burning bowel movements etc. Also, if I were to reduce the fat even further to avoid the white tongue (Which would probably be best) I would have to consume even more carbs to make up the extra energy.
Extra notes:
- Supps: ADEK, Calcium Carbonate to balance phosphorus, experimenting w. B Complex,
- I know this list looks pretty orthorexic, and perhaps it is. But I know these symptoms are very real. I can still cook and enjoy a nice meal, or go to a restaurant on occasion without freaking out. But I have been paying close attention to the above because "what you don't track, you can't measure."
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best wishes.
Intro:
I am still struggling to eat enough food from healthy sources to ensure that all my macros are being met, and that I am avoiding any general immediate (although relatively minor) negative health outcomes. Would anyone be able to help or provide new perspective?
Context:
Protein:
- I consume c. 100g protein per day - approx 400kcal
- around 70g-75g of protein from lean beef (c. 350g-375g of meat, or so)
- I consumer around 20g-25g of beef gelatin daily
- I also consume beef liver / kidney, eggs and oysters semi-regularly
Fat:
- I consume c. 90g of primarily saturated anima fat per day - approx 800kcal
- This is consumed with the animal protein as 20% fat beef mince
- even this may be too much fat - I find that this level of fat consumption gives me a white tongue / coated tongue.
Carbs:
- This is where I am struggling most. I know that carbs are not "bad", and that glucose metabolism is far better for long-term health outcomes (I am not new to Peat's research). But I am struggling to find sources of carbohydrates that I respond well to, feel great for consuming, and don't observe any negative health consequences.
- Based on the above protein and fats: in order to round to approx 2500 kcal, I would need c. 1300kcal from carbohydrates. That is 325g - which I believe is relatively high (although, this is not a bad thing).
- However, most carb sources I consume seem to cause some kind of negative health responses in some way, and I cannot find a balance where there isn't some negative symptom. The symptoms are minor, but noticeable.
Carb Sources I have tried are:
- Orange Juice & Apple Juice - I digest these fine. However, I don't do well with large volumes of liquid per day. Even c. 2 pints of juice per day feels like a bit too much (c. 400kcal)
- Honey - too much makes me feel a little sick. I also believe that it gives me acne on my face and back / shoulders. When I was "carnivore" c. 3 years ago and carbs / sugars were near zero, I got no acne at all.
- Cola - I seem to digest this just fine. However, same problem with the liquid volume as the juice above. To get any significant calories from cola, I would have to consume a high amount. Additionally, I think that cola is damaging my teeth (despite doing my best to send it straight "down the hatch" and not against the teeth) since the pH is c. 2, as opposed to Juice's pH of c. 4.
- Haribo / Gummy Bears - I find this to be a very easy source of sugar. I can consume hundreds of grams per day if left to my own devices :) plus there is an added benefit of extra gelatin. However, the more gummies I consume, I start to notice painful / "burning" bowel movements & looser stools (sorry, TMI). Could it be the waxes / colours?? I know that if this food is burning me on the way out, then it is NOT doing good for my insides, especially when reduction of endotoxin and "leaky gut" is so high on my priorities list.
- Dried fruit e.g. dates and apricots - these seem to be digested well enough. However, they also seem to harm the health of my teeth, and almost certainly give me acne on my face and back / shoulders.
- Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes - both of these make me smell of potatoes, seem to give me acne and can cause some stomach upsets and bloating the next morning - despite cooking them very well.
- White rice - I don't enjoy rice much. Also may be estrogenic.
- Others - I do not consume much dairy / milk, as I don't believe I digest casein very well (major constipation when consuming more than about 20g-40g of dairy protein per day).
In Summary:
None of these above carb sources are completely unworkable. However, I am struggling to consume them in any significant amount to get enough energy every day. I seem to be in a constant balancing act between tooth damage, acne, sluggishness / bloating, painful / burning bowel movements etc. Also, if I were to reduce the fat even further to avoid the white tongue (Which would probably be best) I would have to consume even more carbs to make up the extra energy.
Extra notes:
- Supps: ADEK, Calcium Carbonate to balance phosphorus, experimenting w. B Complex,
- I know this list looks pretty orthorexic, and perhaps it is. But I know these symptoms are very real. I can still cook and enjoy a nice meal, or go to a restaurant on occasion without freaking out. But I have been paying close attention to the above because "what you don't track, you can't measure."
Thanks in advance for any help.
Best wishes.