I'm obese, high body fat. I've always been pear shaped. Even when at a lower weight/very active I had big thighs/hips. just recently my abdomen started really stick out like never before (cortisol?)why does the estrogen cause crazy libido, wouldnt progesterone increase libido, estrogen being anti metabolic decreases it.
whats your weight and bodyfat percentage?
My high estrogen right before and during ovulation has been that was since early twenties. It was a bit masculinizing too- i'd work out, lift heavier, take more risks. Like i've mentioned, i've dealt with pcos, which tends to come with higher than normal androgens.
I appreciate your concern and reply. The keto/fasting thing is tempting because I can't seem to stop the buldge. It's embarassing, and i know doing all that will do something almost immediately.Seems like a hard case to crack:
- You can't tolerate Dairy unless it's Raw Milk (maybe Egg Shells?) *no experience w/ Egg Shells though
-Plain Ground Beef still has lots of Fat (since they get it from cuts that aren't bought much)
+That's why I choose Top Round since it's the cheaper option compared to the Loin part
+You'll be way more sure that you'll be getting way less Fat is you get the Top Round part
-You can't tolerate Potatoes which is a good source of Potassium
+So Rice & Cream of Tartar will do?
+But at the same time it's so easy to over consume Rice
-I'm also guessing that you cook your food with Butter (or Coconut Oil)
+Which definitely adds up to your total Fat Intake for the day
+Which is also why I've suggested to just Boil everything that is to be cooked
-You get ulcers from taking Aspirin (maybe taking small doses will help increase your tolerance?)
Since I've heard Low Progesterone & High Estrogen as mentioned by Dolomite, would Calcium D-Glucarate & Progesterone help?
'Cause CDG will for sure pull out Excess Estrogen (not that I understand the exact mechanism on how it works).
But I also take CDG, only once a week though -- just for its proposed Glucoronidation.
'Cause if I take it consecutively, I start feeling my Thyroid when I'm doing neck exercises.
I'm just concerned that you mentioned going back on doing Fasting & Carnivore.
Though physique wise, you'll for sure lose weight -- but at the cost of getting a significant increase in Serotonin.
And that Serotonin will lead to Fibrosis... and that Fibrosis can happen "anywhere".
And this whole topic about Fibrosis is what got me committed into this Ray Peat approach to dieting.
Asides from this really bothering Liver Inflammation which I had back then, after years on a Fat Based Diet (Keto for short).
I am drinking skim milk. I think im ok digesting it. But i dunno, something is out of whack again. I tried eating cooked veggies and I ended up throwing it all out after getting crazy bloat and stomach aches. Even fruit will leave my digestive tract intact. I feel serotonin is too high already.