Primal Challenge Journal (MamaGrok) page 71

[MamaGrok]

Ugh, it's been a rough day. I have a bad cold for the first timein a long while, and I'm terribly sleepy but can't get to sleep for some reason. I have a thousand things to do, but don't feel like getting up off the couch. Gich.

[MamaGrok]

Went to TJ's today and got a bunch of nuts for crispy-fying & things that I really like on salad. I know I don't eat enough veggies and the way to up that for me is probably buying all the stuff I like on salad bars, so I did that. Yay!

Thanks for quoting this, spammer! My, hasn't my attitude about veggies changed, lol. Maybe it's appropriate to feel this way in the summer, but this time of year, and with lots of organs ... bah humbug!

[MamaGrok]

from Digestive Disorders / Dysbiosis
"In most cases, Clostridia overgrowth can be controlled by supplementation, with 30 billion cells per day of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (Culturelle) and/or 2-6 billion cfu’s of Saccharomyces boulardii."

(this article is about the gastrointestinal and neurological effects of the byproducts of clostria, including clostria sp.)

[MamaGrok]

I felt like I kept needing to eat more and more dinner tonight. Reacting to the sugar in the (whole, not canned) tomatoes, or anticipating a woosh overnight? I'm hoping for the latter!

[MamaGrok]

Week 1, Day 5
BBT - thermometer's batteries are dead
145
70 days binge-free


Leptin Resistance goals:
- Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein yes
- Breakfast w/i 30m of risingclose, forgot to check
- 5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch yes, no lunch, but WANTED IT. Not hungry, just wanted. Drank & took supps instead and that fixed it.
- 5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner yes, no lunch.
- no snacking yes
- exposure to morning sun yes - sunny & 38, no lenses, no socks!
- darkening the house at sunset mostly
- 100% primal diet yes
- <50g carb per day, anti-candida (no sweeteners, starches, or fruit) yes, yes!
- no PUFA's other than fCLO yes
- teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading extra 2T at bkfst

Morning
D (5000IU) - 6000IU
HCl - 1 w/ bkfst, no effects
Dig Enz - Considering another brand and/or ox bile and/or bile salts
Organs, broth, ferments: raw goat liver, bit of broth at dinner

Midday
Mg (700mg) - 1/2tsp, hit BT later. Is that really all I can take after taking so much more two day s ago?
Selenium (200mg) - yes
ACV -
OOO -
Green tea - no, but lots of black with lemon
Salt and/or potassium - forgot

GFCF? yes

B - 4 eggs, 5.5oz sausage, 3T CO

D - bits of yesterday's dinner (tomatoes! broth), sausage, ground beef (cayenne), brussels sprouts in CO & bacon grease. Wanted and had lots and lots of these. Felt a bit addictive, but then again, I haven't had many veggies lately. Didn't feel like that, though, eflt addictive.

Results
- energy 5-6?/10
- bloating = 3ishmo morning, but felt pressing outward. felt quite full as day wore on.
- skin = still improved
- <8hrs, quite sleepy, but ... never needed a nap, forgot about it in fact! Yay!
- will do garlic again tonight if I feel I need it. I used to be able to do it on an empty stomach, but can't now if I want to be sure I keep it down. The sides of my neck are sore along a line ... lymph? Okay, update ... by night, feels like cold is almost gone, go garlic!

Health for life!!

My daily journal format is a bit tedious, but it really does keep me focused on what I'm doing. I've tried so many different variations on primal, and this helps me remember what I'm trying, lol, and makes sure that as the days go by, I don't start getting careless, which appears to be even more important given these latest findings.

[MamaGrok]

Something to consider adding to my daily journal: paleo autoimmune protocol = no grains, dairy, nightshades, nuts, seeds, fruit, eggs, legumes. I can live for a month without eggs. I've done it for a few weeks before, anyway.

[MamaGrok]

[QUOTE=MamaGrok;670232]Week 1, Day 6
BBT - thermometer's batteries are dead
145.0
71 days binge-free


Leptin Resistance goals:
- Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein yes
- Breakfast w/i 30m of risingno, more like an hour
- 5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch yes
- 5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner yes
- no snacking yes
- exposure to morning sun yes - sunny & chilly, no lenses, no socks!
- darkening the house at sunset yes
- 100% primal diet yes
- <50g carb per day, anti-candida (no sweeteners, starches, or fruit) yes
- no PUFA's other than fCLO yes
- teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading extra 2T at bkfst

Morning
D (5000IU) - 6000 at dinner
HCl - 1 w/ bkfst, 1 w/ dinner
Dig Enz - Considering another brand and/or ox bile and/or bile salts
Organs, broth, ferments: raw goat liver, 2C chkn broth at dinner

Midday
Mg (700mg) - <1/2t at lunch. rumblies.
Selenium (200mg) - yes
ACV -
OOO -
Green tea - 2C black
Salt and/or potassium - <1t at lunch in water

GFCF? mostly. I think I accidentally had someof th butter-cooked b. sprouts bfore I found the ones I cookd in bacon grease & CO. What's wrong with my e?eeeeeeeee

B - 4 eggs, 5.5oz sausage, 3T CO

D - brussels sprouts (some in butter, most in CO & bacon grease), chicken soup, sausage, brat

Results
- energy 5ish/10, going down in the evening
- bloating = 3ishmo morning,
- skin = still improved. Hands feeling *really* smooth.
- 8hrs, very sleepy all morning. It's coming back now in the evening around 7, too.
- My body felt really relieved & happy to eataroun 6. I've noticed that I really do get a little crazy food between 5:30 & 6:30 and feeel best when I eat around then.

Health for life!!

[MamaGrok]

A funny little thing I just noticed ... I have a tan. !!

I have not been in the sun for months. I've never in my life had a tan in the winter. It's fairly faint, but absolutely there. Is it improved D status? Is it b/c I got more tan than ever before this year (b/c I don't burn as much now)? It's gotta be a great sign!

[MamaGrok]

Week 1, Day 7
BBT - thermometer's batteries are dead
145 & a hair
72 days binge-free


Leptin Resistance goals:
- Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein yes
- Breakfast w/i 30m of rising yes
- 5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch
- 5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner
- no snacking
- exposure to morning sun yes!
- darkening the house at sunset
- 100% primal diet
- <50g carb per day, anti-candida (no sweeteners, starches, or fruit)
- no PUFA's other than fCLO
- teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading extra 2T at bkfst

Morning
D (5000IU) - 6000
HCl - forgot
Dig Enz - Considering another brand and/or ox bile and/or bile salts
Organs, broth, ferments: raw goat liver,

Midday
Mg (700mg) -
Selenium (200mg) -
ACV -
OOO -
Green tea -
Salt and/or potassium -

GFCF?

B - 4 eggs, 5.5oz sausage, 3T CO, raw goat liver

D - chili (avoiding the beans, beans, corn, and tomato chunks, lol), one bite of cooked carrot b4 realizing it was heavily buttered, several "baby carrots."

Results
- energy /10, going down in the evening
- bloating = 3ishmo morning,
- skin = still much better
- <<8hrs. Woke around 6? and couldn't get back to sleep after going to bed close to 1. I think I slept some more later, but didn't dream or don't remember it (very odd for me), so I'm not sure

I started the salivary cortisol test (hope waking too early doesn't screw it up) and FORGOT AND STARTED EATING HALFWAY THROUGH I am SO mad at myself. I hope there is enough in the vial to make the test valid. I've been waiting fo this test for so long and needing the results so bad. GRRRRR.

Felt full of venom this morning, which is always a great way to know I'm detoxing or something and not actually act on it or think somtehing's actually wrong. Feeling better now Yay.



Bloating felt way down when I went to bed at midnight, but I didn't weigh or check. I had no proble with "not being able" to eat lots of the stuff at the party, even the GF cinnamon muffins I made! Yay!

[nuttmegs17]

Week 1, Day 7
BBT - thermometer's batteries are dead
145 & a hair
72 days binge-free


Leptin Resistance goals:
- Breakfast w/ 50gm of protein yes
- Breakfast w/i 30m of rising yes
- 5+ hrs between Breakfast and Lunch
- 5+ hrs between Lunch and Dinner
- no snacking
- exposure to morning sun yes!
- darkening the house at sunset
- 100% primal diet
- <50g carb per day, anti-candida (no sweeteners, starches, or fruit)
- no PUFA's other than fCLO
- teaspoon of coconut oil if I start fading extra 2T at bkfst

Morning
D (5000IU) - 6000
HCl - forgot
Dig Enz - Considering another brand and/or ox bile and/or bile salts
Organs, broth, ferments: raw goat liver,

Midday
Mg (700mg) -
Selenium (200mg) -
ACV -
OOO -
Green tea -
Salt and/or potassium -

GFCF?

B - 4 eggs, 5.5oz sausage, 3T CO, raw goat liver

D -

Results
- energy /10, going down in the evening
- bloating = 3ishmo morning,
- skin = still much better
- <<8hrs. Woke around 6? and couldn't get back to sleep after going to bed close to 1. I think I slept some more later, but didn't dream or don't remember it (very odd for me), so I'm not sure

I started the salivary cortisol test (hope waking too early doesn't screw it up) and FORGOT AND STARTED EATING HALFWAY THROUGH I am SO mad at myself. I hope there is enough in the vial to make the test valid. I've been waiting fo this test for so long and needing the results so bad. GRRRRR.

Felt full of venom this morning, which is always a great way to know I'm detoxing or something and not actually act on it or think somtehing's actually wrong. Feeling better now Yay.

mama - not sure if your test is the same but my ZRT saliva test said if you mess up, simply rinse out with warm water and try again