Hi! So let me introduce myself.
I’m 32 year old female. I recently discovered this forum (via google) Peat’s work (via Danny Roddy).
I’ve been Peating for 3 weeks (Diet history, SAD >> Atkins >> LC Paleo >> IF Paleo >> moderate carb Paleo/some carb backloading)
Favorite part of Peating:
Eating fruit and sugar again
better sleep (but seem to need more of it)
less acne
less dryness
possibly improved eye-sight
Worst part of Peating:
My fingers are very stiff and swollen upon waking (can’t get rings on) but improves after I shower and throughout the day. I used to feel this way when I occasionally ate more sugar (with Paleo diet). Any thoughts on how I can get rid of this?
My main health concerns are constipation (has not improved so far with Peating) and amenorrhea (Has been 2 years since I’ve had a period).
Health History:
- 1988 tonsils removed (antibiotics very frequently as child for throat infections, doctor would give my mother prescriptions “just in case”)
- 1999-2001 only 6 menstrual cycles over 2 year period (family GP said I was stressed and didn’t look any further, just prescribed BCP in 2001. Regular periods with BCP.)
- 2000 Gallstones (family history), removal of gallbladder >>> Start of digestive issues, mostly constipation with some diarrhea
- 2010- present no period (since stopping BCP), did progesterone withdrawal test in May, no bleeding, doesn’t look like PCOS, GYN wants me to resume taking BCP
- constipation
- moderate acne
- swelling in calves while sitting for work (2010 to present)
- recent trouble sleeping (waking up often) pre-peat
- difficulty concentrating
- weight never at a low BMI but recently gained 15 lbs quickly (pre-peat)
- consistent weight training 3-4x week for past 2 years (though just took a bit of a break because I have felt especially bad last 1.5 months)
Other Questions/Flags:
o Iron a bit high, have considered donating blood, thoughts? 2012: 176 ug/L, 2013: 122 ug/L
o Latest TSH 2.6 but have had levels of 4.3, 2.3, 3.5, over the past few years, FT3 (266pg/dL) is to the left of FT4 (1.08ng/dL) as per the thyroid scale: http://www.drrind.com/therapies/thyroid-scale (what might this mean?)
o Prolactin high: 2012: 5ug/L 2013: 6ug/L
o Vit D low: 2013: 45 mmol/L have been supplementing since I got these test results.
o Estradiol really dropping off post BCP (no period with progesterone withdrawal test) Feb 2012: 120 pmol/L, Feb 2013: 63 pmol/L
o LH consistently 1, FSH 3-6 range
o Progesterone 5-6nmol/L
o Cortisol/DHEA Ratio a bit high: 6.2
I have a ton of lab results if anyone can think of something that I may be missing here, I may have had it tested. I’ve been trying to round up all my results from various doctors over the years.
- Food (Peating):
- Breakfast: 1 cup OJ, ¼ tsp salt, 7 g Great Lakes Gelatin, 2 eggs with salt, large skim milk latte with 6g sugar
- Lunch: 1 cup OJ, ¼ tsp salt, 7 g Great Lakes Gelatin, 100-200g grapes, ½ Tbsp refined coconut oil, large skim milk latte with 6g sugar
- Snack: sometimes 40-50g chocolate (no soy)
- Dinner: fish or red meat or shellfish cooked in 10g butter, 1/2 Tbsp refined coconut oil, 200-300g grapes, if red meat also coffee, if shellfish/fish may have more OJ with gelatin and salt. Raw carrot salad - 1 Tbsp refined coconut oil, ¼ tsp salt, vinegar (never miss this salad, I love it and I had been eating raw carrots everyday pre-Peat so this isn’t a big change). I have also tried this as a morning snack and pre-bed snack but haven’t noticed any difference with timing or eating it on its own. Mostly moving it to dinner so it looks like I’m eating vegetables when I eat with my husband so I don’t have to answer questions about yet another “diet” I’m trying.
- Snack: ¾ cup skim milk, 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 Tbsp 18% cream, 1 Tbsp sugar
- Initially I tried more liquid than this and I needed to urinate too frequently (and wake up during night). Might revisit more liquid eventually but I do enjoy non-liquid food.
- As per Cronometer, consistently meeting about 85-90% of targets per day (not including supplements).
- Aiming for about 1850 calories per day (230g Carbs, 80g Protein, 66g Fat). I want to lose some of the fat I recently gained.
- Supplements:
- I have been taking 400IU Vit E (Unique E capsules) a few times a week and Vit D daily (for 2 months).
- Have tried some bag breathing. Did 2tsp eggshell daily for one week but wasn’t feeling so great. Stopped that and felt better quickly. I may try to take about 1tsp/day and see how that works.
Just bought some cascara sagrada and canned bamboo shoots. Will give those a try for constipation.
Current data:
- resting heart rate currently low 60s (this is up a bit, was low 50s for quite a while)
- temp currently and consistently 36.5-36.7
Would really appreciate any suggested tweaks (or if I just have to keep doing what I’m doing) to improve digestion and solve mystery of amenorrhea.
I’m 32 year old female. I recently discovered this forum (via google) Peat’s work (via Danny Roddy).
I’ve been Peating for 3 weeks (Diet history, SAD >> Atkins >> LC Paleo >> IF Paleo >> moderate carb Paleo/some carb backloading)
Favorite part of Peating:
Eating fruit and sugar again
better sleep (but seem to need more of it)
less acne
less dryness
possibly improved eye-sight
Worst part of Peating:
My fingers are very stiff and swollen upon waking (can’t get rings on) but improves after I shower and throughout the day. I used to feel this way when I occasionally ate more sugar (with Paleo diet). Any thoughts on how I can get rid of this?
My main health concerns are constipation (has not improved so far with Peating) and amenorrhea (Has been 2 years since I’ve had a period).
Health History:
- 1988 tonsils removed (antibiotics very frequently as child for throat infections, doctor would give my mother prescriptions “just in case”)
- 1999-2001 only 6 menstrual cycles over 2 year period (family GP said I was stressed and didn’t look any further, just prescribed BCP in 2001. Regular periods with BCP.)
- 2000 Gallstones (family history), removal of gallbladder >>> Start of digestive issues, mostly constipation with some diarrhea
- 2010- present no period (since stopping BCP), did progesterone withdrawal test in May, no bleeding, doesn’t look like PCOS, GYN wants me to resume taking BCP
- constipation
- moderate acne
- swelling in calves while sitting for work (2010 to present)
- recent trouble sleeping (waking up often) pre-peat
- difficulty concentrating
- weight never at a low BMI but recently gained 15 lbs quickly (pre-peat)
- consistent weight training 3-4x week for past 2 years (though just took a bit of a break because I have felt especially bad last 1.5 months)
Other Questions/Flags:
o Iron a bit high, have considered donating blood, thoughts? 2012: 176 ug/L, 2013: 122 ug/L
o Latest TSH 2.6 but have had levels of 4.3, 2.3, 3.5, over the past few years, FT3 (266pg/dL) is to the left of FT4 (1.08ng/dL) as per the thyroid scale: http://www.drrind.com/therapies/thyroid-scale (what might this mean?)
o Prolactin high: 2012: 5ug/L 2013: 6ug/L
o Vit D low: 2013: 45 mmol/L have been supplementing since I got these test results.
o Estradiol really dropping off post BCP (no period with progesterone withdrawal test) Feb 2012: 120 pmol/L, Feb 2013: 63 pmol/L
o LH consistently 1, FSH 3-6 range
o Progesterone 5-6nmol/L
o Cortisol/DHEA Ratio a bit high: 6.2
I have a ton of lab results if anyone can think of something that I may be missing here, I may have had it tested. I’ve been trying to round up all my results from various doctors over the years.
- Food (Peating):
- Breakfast: 1 cup OJ, ¼ tsp salt, 7 g Great Lakes Gelatin, 2 eggs with salt, large skim milk latte with 6g sugar
- Lunch: 1 cup OJ, ¼ tsp salt, 7 g Great Lakes Gelatin, 100-200g grapes, ½ Tbsp refined coconut oil, large skim milk latte with 6g sugar
- Snack: sometimes 40-50g chocolate (no soy)
- Dinner: fish or red meat or shellfish cooked in 10g butter, 1/2 Tbsp refined coconut oil, 200-300g grapes, if red meat also coffee, if shellfish/fish may have more OJ with gelatin and salt. Raw carrot salad - 1 Tbsp refined coconut oil, ¼ tsp salt, vinegar (never miss this salad, I love it and I had been eating raw carrots everyday pre-Peat so this isn’t a big change). I have also tried this as a morning snack and pre-bed snack but haven’t noticed any difference with timing or eating it on its own. Mostly moving it to dinner so it looks like I’m eating vegetables when I eat with my husband so I don’t have to answer questions about yet another “diet” I’m trying.
- Snack: ¾ cup skim milk, 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 Tbsp 18% cream, 1 Tbsp sugar
- Initially I tried more liquid than this and I needed to urinate too frequently (and wake up during night). Might revisit more liquid eventually but I do enjoy non-liquid food.
- As per Cronometer, consistently meeting about 85-90% of targets per day (not including supplements).
- Aiming for about 1850 calories per day (230g Carbs, 80g Protein, 66g Fat). I want to lose some of the fat I recently gained.
- Supplements:
- I have been taking 400IU Vit E (Unique E capsules) a few times a week and Vit D daily (for 2 months).
- Have tried some bag breathing. Did 2tsp eggshell daily for one week but wasn’t feeling so great. Stopped that and felt better quickly. I may try to take about 1tsp/day and see how that works.
Just bought some cascara sagrada and canned bamboo shoots. Will give those a try for constipation.
Current data:
- resting heart rate currently low 60s (this is up a bit, was low 50s for quite a while)
- temp currently and consistently 36.5-36.7
Would really appreciate any suggested tweaks (or if I just have to keep doing what I’m doing) to improve digestion and solve mystery of amenorrhea.