InChristAlone
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I have been struggling with anxiety for over 2 years now, I find things that help like keeping my blood sugar up, decreasing stimulants, getting enough sleep, managing stress, but it seems I can't go a week without it coming back. I noticed that fat and protein are particularly good at turning on stress for me. And Ray Peat has spoken about this as well via CCK peptide. For those susceptible to panic attacks this peptide released to digest fat and protein can trigger it. I know there are plenty more triggers for anxiety, just having a blood sugar crash can trigger it, but I have monitored my blood sugar and I have only ever seen it low a few times, I mean low as in 70, usually when I test it its above 90, and I usually settle around 100 in between meals even if I'm anxious. The anxiety does get better after a meal if it goes to 125-135. That seems to be the sweet spot. But ice cream doesn't get me there, I think the fat slows digestion down so much that it's not giving me the carbs fast enough. So many times I have experienced an adrenaline rush after ice cream. It feels exactly like a loss of energy, I will start feeling cold even if its a hot day, maybe yawn a few times, and then I know the adrenaline is coming I will usually get some sugar in my mouth. It helps but if it goes too far it takes a while to feel back to normal.
I have been trying to experiment with going lower fat higher carb after reading @Westside PUFAs and @tyw experience with higher carb and it was remarkable, the first day I did 100 g of carbs for breakfast, very little fat and protein. And I didn't get my post breakfast crash! So I tried keeping this up but the rice was leaving me feeling full so slowly I had started adding back in more fats and using ice cream in the evening to top up calories. So then I switched to doing more OJ and watermelon instead of rice and that really helped! I had been doing coke in the morning and that wasn't making me feel good, so trying out higher fruit diet has been good!
The problem for me is sticking to something that works. I always fall off track. I got sick this past weekend and have gone back to my usual higher fat diet and it has left me feeling very bad again. Just had another adrenaline rush after eating ice cream. Taking the sugar took a while to work this time. I'm ready to make some serious changes. So maybe the people who understand what I'm saying with fat 'clogging up the system' could chime in and help me be consistent with this :).
Also I'd like @Westside PUFAs to help with what he actually eats, and if he is concerned with calcium and protein intake. I really want to make the lower fat work because I'm sick of being ill! He's not lieing when he says fat can put on fat, particularly with slow metabolisms!! I have cellulite for the first time in my life after eating 100 g of fat a day for several months.
I have been trying to experiment with going lower fat higher carb after reading @Westside PUFAs and @tyw experience with higher carb and it was remarkable, the first day I did 100 g of carbs for breakfast, very little fat and protein. And I didn't get my post breakfast crash! So I tried keeping this up but the rice was leaving me feeling full so slowly I had started adding back in more fats and using ice cream in the evening to top up calories. So then I switched to doing more OJ and watermelon instead of rice and that really helped! I had been doing coke in the morning and that wasn't making me feel good, so trying out higher fruit diet has been good!
The problem for me is sticking to something that works. I always fall off track. I got sick this past weekend and have gone back to my usual higher fat diet and it has left me feeling very bad again. Just had another adrenaline rush after eating ice cream. Taking the sugar took a while to work this time. I'm ready to make some serious changes. So maybe the people who understand what I'm saying with fat 'clogging up the system' could chime in and help me be consistent with this :).
Also I'd like @Westside PUFAs to help with what he actually eats, and if he is concerned with calcium and protein intake. I really want to make the lower fat work because I'm sick of being ill! He's not lieing when he says fat can put on fat, particularly with slow metabolisms!! I have cellulite for the first time in my life after eating 100 g of fat a day for several months.