Francisco
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- Aug 7, 2019
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I am very underweight and malnourished after about two years of experimenting with restrictive diets. I frankly look like I’m barely hanging on to life. Not quite skeletal, but I guess that’s the best you could say. I didn’t even realize how bad I look until I saw myself in pictures. My older brother, who’s always been lighter than me, is now several pounds heavier. I’ve truly fallen from grace.
On the Peat diet I am getting more calories than I have been, but still not nearly enough. I used to be able to eat around 3000 or more calories per day without being overweight. For awhile I was getting only around half that, at most; often much less though. I find it very hard to get enough calories with just OJ. I don’t do milk either. Should I just say **** it and eat starches (been really craving some sourdough) and red meat? I know many people here would cringe at that but, frankly, I think what’s most important for me now is to get enough calories and all the necessary micronutrients. I’m a young guy (just turned the big 2-0), and I’ve never been diagnosed with any serious illness or disease, and I’d say my metabolism has always been pretty robust.
I want to get back to a better place after fooling around with crazy diets for so long and ******* up my health. I probably wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t such a hypochondriac.
Honestly, I’m more asking for encouragement than advice. I’m really prone to overthinking things so I don’t really want any naysayers in here telling me “Don’t eat this” or “don’t eat that”, because I will mull over that ***t for hours, days, or weeks even. I know all about PUFA, so I don’t need to be lectured on that either. As long as I keep the PUFA relatively low then I think I’ll be fine.
I hope I don’t sound like I’m being petty or too aggressive, I’m frankly just tired of all the bull****. I feel worn out and exasperated. I just want to be a happy young lad again.
Can anyone relate?
On the Peat diet I am getting more calories than I have been, but still not nearly enough. I used to be able to eat around 3000 or more calories per day without being overweight. For awhile I was getting only around half that, at most; often much less though. I find it very hard to get enough calories with just OJ. I don’t do milk either. Should I just say **** it and eat starches (been really craving some sourdough) and red meat? I know many people here would cringe at that but, frankly, I think what’s most important for me now is to get enough calories and all the necessary micronutrients. I’m a young guy (just turned the big 2-0), and I’ve never been diagnosed with any serious illness or disease, and I’d say my metabolism has always been pretty robust.
I want to get back to a better place after fooling around with crazy diets for so long and ******* up my health. I probably wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t such a hypochondriac.
Honestly, I’m more asking for encouragement than advice. I’m really prone to overthinking things so I don’t really want any naysayers in here telling me “Don’t eat this” or “don’t eat that”, because I will mull over that ***t for hours, days, or weeks even. I know all about PUFA, so I don’t need to be lectured on that either. As long as I keep the PUFA relatively low then I think I’ll be fine.
I hope I don’t sound like I’m being petty or too aggressive, I’m frankly just tired of all the bull****. I feel worn out and exasperated. I just want to be a happy young lad again.
Can anyone relate?