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Lemontwist, you are describing some pretty classic low-thyroid symptoms and based on the diet you posted, I'd say it's highly possible that your thryoid levels are low from eating low carb.

Even...

Wow heatseaker! Great check in!

Can you provide us with more details as to your current weight, activity level and your macro nutrient intake grams (not including and including the oil shots)?
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You don't need to or even have to take your morning temperature but some people do as a way to help get an idea of how well their metabolism is work and most women take their morning temperature to...

Prior to your initiative to "eat the food", were you or had you been eating particularly low calorie and low carb?

95.9 is not a normal temperature at all. There are a few reasons you could have...

I'm guessing it's a micronutrient imbalance. Drop the chocolate for a bit just to see what happens. I'm guessing that between it and your supplements you are getting too much magnesium and its...

This or an iron, magnesium, copper, potassium, zinc imbalance.

Are getting a lot of magnesium? Or eating alot of chocolate?

I don't think that anyone here is advocating chronic overeating(at least I hope not!). The overeating/refeeding being talked about here is to re-regulate systems that have been deregulated because of...

For those who are gaining primarily in the stomach area, that is quite normal in a "refeeding" phase. Cortisol tends to be quite high from long term under eating. As you continue to over eat and...

Gotcha. Those numbers are excellent! When it came to the list of your foods, I didn't see any starchy carb foods listed, but I must have just read it to fast. kudos!

paleomom, aon of the key aspects of this re-feeding technique is a higher starchy carb intake. Where are your starchy carbs?

I read elsewhere that the best way to consume oats was after soaking them in something acidic. The recommendation made was yogurt or kefir. I rarely eat oats but decided to eat them for breakfast...

THIS!!!

Don't think in terms of carbs, fats and protein when you are trying to conceive or are pregnant. Just think in terms of whole real food and listening to your body (and baby's) needs. Choco...

Can you refer me to a study that shows insulin increases or decreases metabolic requirements?
Insulin may be part of the metabolic processes, but in the context of metabolic requirements (calorie...

There comes a point where metabolic slow down in the face of an extended calorie deficit has a detrimental impact on hormones. I know that metabolism will slow as one's weight drops (one can't expect...

A breastfeeding mother needs an additional 600 calories a day to supply good quality breast milk.(Thomson AM, Hytten FE, Billewicz WZ. The energy cost of human lactation. Br J Nutr. 1970...

Are you eating sold meals or snacking?

Your total calorie level looks decent, though if you are looking to gain I'd recommend aiming more towards 2500 calories.
Your macro split is okay. I'd...

This is true. It's true of calorie deficits as well. After 72hrs of being in a calorie deficit metabolism starts to down-regulate. The decrease in metabolism at and after the 72hr mark is more...

Is the 2 hour flavourless window 1 hour before and 1 hr after taking the oil? or is it no flavours for two hours after taking the oil?

Would you mind posting a days worth of food so we can maybe show you where/how to increase your intake? An easy thing to do is just eat larger portions of what you are currently eating (except for...

You are only eating 23g of protein?? Up that! Especially if you are breastfeeding.

Protein should be at about .8-1g/lb LBM for those who are sedentary to active. There isn't really a huge need in...

Awesome results!
What's your calorie intake been like since you started SLD?
What was it prior to SLD?

Leida, aren't you 5'6"? If you are, at 132lbs you're no where near overweight...

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This says that the diet is 50-60% fat so it certainly isn't lacking in fat.

In the face of a chronic and/or severe calorie deficit (whether from diet alone or from diet and exercise), inadequate protein intake, and no weight bearing exercise, muscle will be catabolized for...

Completely agree.