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[B]Week 1, Day 1[/B] Sigh.
14 days binge-free
Leptin Resistance goals:
- [B]Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein[/B]yes
- [B]Breakfast w/i 30m of rising[/B] closer to 90m, 9:30, although I was a total slug lying down most of that time.
- [B]5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch[/B]
- [B]5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner [/B]
- [B]3.5+ hrs between Dinner and bedtime[/B]
- [B]no snacking [/B]
- [b]darkening the house at sunset[/b]
- [b]exposure to morning sun[/b] yes
-[b] 100% primal diet[/b]
-[b] <50g carb per day[/b]
-[b] no PUFA's other than fCLO[/b]
- [B] teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading[/B]
Mg (700mg) -
D (5000IU) -
HCl (6/day and working down) - 2 +
OOO (4 drops) -
ACV (1T) -
Also: organ pills, broth, ferments:
Dairy-free?
B - 3 eggs in 1T CO, 4oz sausage
L -
D -
[B][U]Results[/U][/B]
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I had 65+ gm protein instead of 50 yesterday and today. Could have eaten another meal just as large, honestly. Had a 7pm "dinner's not ready and I'm super stressed" fruit-and-yogurt attack last night, but it was very self-limited to just about one serving of each, thankfully.
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[B]Week 1, Day 3[/B]
150.5
16 days binge-free
Leptin Resistance goals:
- [B]Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein[/B] yes
- [B]Breakfast w/i 30m of rising[/B] yes, 8:15
- [B]5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch[/B]4.25 hrs 12:30
- [B]5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner [/B]6.5hrs 7:00
- [B]3.5+ hrs between Dinner and bedtime[/B]3.5hrs 10:30
- [B]no snacking [/B]yes
- [b]darkening the house at sunset[/b]yes
- [b]exposure to morning sun[/b] yes + lots midday
-[b] 100% primal diet[/b]some sugar in slaw and BBQ sauce (dang it; makes my stomach giddy even though I had very little), accidentally ate a bean or two, Brunswich stew had a tiny bit of corn
-[b] <50g carb per day[/b]probably
-[b] no PUFA's other than fCLO[/b]probably some in the stew; crap, just remembered there was a bunch in the nappy "dairy-free" slaw dressing
- [B] teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading[/B]
Mg (700mg) - 350+ +
D (5000IU) - ~1hr midday sun
HCl (6/day and working down) - 2 + 1 + 2
OOO (4 drops) - yes
ACV (1T) - yes
Also: organ pills, broth, ferments: broth 1x
Dairy-free?
Me & BabyGrok wheat-free days: hmmm, could have been some wheat in the brunswick stew, but no way to know
B - 4 eggs in 1T CO, 6oz sausage
L - bits of ham, cheese, and eggs, bite of fruit leather
D - brunswick stew, BBQ pulled pork w/ vinegar sauce, slaw, bit of veggies w/ beans, bit of cantaloupe
[B][U]Results[/U][/B]
So far, the difference between before I started the LR & now:
-I was gaining then; am at a weight standstill since then
-almost always going to sleep quickly, sleeping soundly till morning (but NOT refreshed)
-many days of zombie-level fatigue compared to before
-no desire to snack at all
-don't need to eat a ton at L or D most of the time
-sometimes sugar cravings are killed dead; most of the time they're at least ignorable
-skin is softer than ever
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[B]Week 1, Day 4[/B]
150.5
17 days binge-free
Leptin Resistance goals:
- [B]Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein[/B] yes, 65+
- [B]Breakfast w/i 30m of rising[/B] yes, 8:45
- [B]5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch[/B]4.25 hrs 1:00
- [B]5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner [/B]6.5hrs 7:30
- [B]3.5+ hrs between Dinner and bedtime[/B]3hrs 10
- [B]no snacking [/B]yes
- [b]darkening the house at sunset[/b]yes
- [b]exposure to morning sun[/b] yes + midday
-[b] 100% primal diet[/b]yes
-[b] <50g carb per day[/b]yes
-[b] no PUFA's other than fCLO[/b]bit in mayo
-[B] teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading[/B]<1T b4 dinner
Mg (700mg) - 350+ +
D (5000IU) - bit o' sun; can't find my D!
HCl (6/day and working down) - 0 + 2 + 2
OOO (4 drops) - yes
ACV (1T) - yes
Also: organ pills, broth, ferments: L ferment
Dairy-free? no
Me & BabyGrok wheat-free days: 3, I think (this is b/c BBG has quite the horrible yeast rash or eczema
B - 4 eggs in 1T CO, 6oz sausage, greens
L - chicken salad (PUFA alert) in romaine w/ red bell, pernil, homemade raw cottage cheese w/ honey (bee puke alert) (feeling heavy after this?)
D - ham steak, steamed broc w/ butter, shrooms in butter, salad, homemade cottage cheese w/ olives, herbs, s/p.
[B][U]Results[/U][/B]
- am I feeling warmer?
- feeling slightly more energy this morning than recently and a good bit more in the evening tonight.
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I just wanted to stop by and say you are doing a great job. I just started my journey, and I've had some serious sugar binges. Reading your journal has helped me to keep trying. Thanks!
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How's the (even) bigger protein breakfast feel?
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Thanks, MRM. My motto is never give up. Never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever give up.
Don't know yet, Karin. I dno't feel any fuller, don't think I feel any less hungry the rest of the day, but I'm 3 days in. I don't yet know if I'm even getting the benefit of the protein since I'm not yet HCL-maxed, but I can hope!
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[B]Week 1, Day 5[/B]
150.0
18 days binge-free
Leptin Resistance goals:
- [B]Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein[/B] yes, 65+
- [B]Breakfast w/i 30m of rising[/B] yes, 8:15
- [B]5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch[/B]~5 hrs 1:00
- [B]5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner [/B]5hrs 6pm (was about to bite everyone's head off, so had to start eating something)
- [B]3.5+ hrs between Dinner and bedtime[/B]5hrs 11pm
- [B]no snacking [/B]yes
- [b]darkening the house at sunset[/b]somewhat
- [b]exposure to morning sun[/b] yes + midday
-[b] 100% primal diet[/b]yes
-[b] <50g carb per day[/b]maybe. Probably right around there.
-[b] no PUFA's other than fCLO[/b]bit in mayo
-[B] teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading[/B]
Mg (700mg) - 350+ +
D (5000IU) -
HCl (6/day and working down) - 2 + 2 + 2
OOO (4 drops) - yes
ACV (1T) - yes
Also: organ pills, broth, ferments: L & D ferment
Dairy-free? no
Me & BabyGrok wheat-free days: 4
B - 4 eggs in 1T CO, 5.3oz sausage,
L - chicken salad (PUFA alert) in romaine, homemade raw cottage cheese w/ honey (bee puke alert), roast beef, ~1/3C yogurt cream
D - ground beef, tomatoes, sweet potato w/ loads of butter, 2C yogurt (mostly cream) (this was random snacking waiting for food to cook - I think it's probably a good thing this is coming earlier, though, getting my clock shifted around better?)
[B][U]Results[/U][/B]
- more energy today than lately, not compelled to nap (although I could use one)
After lunch, stomach sore and bloated, then fine later - HCl? (Of course, I mean *more* bloated. I'm always a baseline of looking around 3-4mo pg these days.)
Very bloated after dinner.
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[B]Week 1, Day 6[/B]
150.0
19 days binge-free
Leptin Resistance goals:
- [B]Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein[/B] yes, 65+
- [B]Breakfast w/i 30m of rising[/B] 40ish. 8:20ish
- [B]5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch[/B]6ish 2pm
- [B]5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner [/B]5.5hrs 7:30pm - definitely need to get more consistent with this but IT'S SO HARD without consistent energy.
- [B]3.5+ hrs between Dinner and bedtime[/B]3hrs 10:30
- [B]no snacking [/B]yes
- [b]darkening the house at sunset[/b]somewhat
- [b]exposure to morning sun[/b] yes
-[b] 100% primal diet[/b]yes
-[b] <50g carb per day[/b]almost certainly
-[b] no PUFA's other than fCLO[/b]bit in mayo
-[B] teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading[/B]
Mg (700mg) - 350+ +
D (5000IU) - 10000IU+ catchup!
HCl (6/day and working down) - 2 + 2 + 2. No max feelings
OOO (4 drops) - yes
ACV (1T) - yes
Also: organ pills, broth, ferments:
Dairy-free? no
Me & BabyGrok wheat-free days: 5
B - 4 eggs in 1T CO, 5+oz sausage
L - leftover potatoes, beef, tomatoes, marrow.
D - ham steak, green beans in sausage grease
[B][U]Results[/U][/B]
- energy same as yesterday
- a little afternoon sleepiness, but far from overwhelming
- woke up TERRIBLY bloated. faded through day, but never great.
- giddy at thought of sweet potatoes. Geesh, I'm so dang sensitive.
DaddyGrok has been out of town for the last two nights. This is the first time EVER that he's been away that I didn't stay up later and later each night. I'm so dang ready for bed by 10pm I can hardly make it to my usual goal of 10:30! This is strange indeed - and very, very welcome.
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I think I saw the peek into energyland today. Now, I've had it a few times this year already and it disappeared, but I always have hope. Then this evening, dd went berserk in a restaurant (the toddler, not the teenager) and I had to choose my food (from a salad buffet, which should have been ideal for finding good things, but not under these circumstances) very hastily and grumpily and shove it down and get out of the restaurant so everyone else could eat in peace (dh was out of town and the rest of the kids needed to eat still, buffet, so couldn't get a to-go box for all our food and eat at home).
So cortisol, almost certainly too many PUFAs, and probably a bit over 50g carbs, for sure. Felt bloated, but then better later. I ended up telling my kids stories - I was so happy. I haven't had the energy to tell stories (not even well-known ones, much less made up ones) for literally years. Too mentally draining. I told stories!
Otherwise, eating was very good today. No binge, for sure, probably <<100g carbs. Bit of wheat, bit of sugar, too many PUFAs. Plenty of vitamin D, though - even got mildly pink in the Yellow Jacket sun!
