Aww…@Tilly-J. It saddens me that you disappeared from the forum because you felt there was tension in your thread and worse, that you felt responsible for it. You weren’t responsible, you were just seeking help. I’m sorry if my posts added to the tension you felt, but I thought it really important to speak up when I thought some of the advice being given was potentially harmful, not just to you but to anyone struggling with something similar who may come across your thread. I know it can be uncomfortable when people disagree, but I think it would be far worse if we all agreed just to keep the peace, and I hope you don’t let it stop you from participating in the future if you otherwise enjoy the forum. :)
I’m truly happy to hear you’re recovering and have been providing your body with much more energy. You deserve it. :) I wish you were currently seeing the physical results of all your effort, but I do know it’s possible to reverse the damage. I’m certainly no expert in ED recovery, but I do have experience with disordered eating and restricted diets, grew up having it modeled to me, saw it destroy my body and ultimately contribute to my mum’s death. This is actually one of the things I’ve journaled about since my mum’s passing and I included it in my next log update, along with my dietary shift, but I’ve been debating for a month now whether or not to post it. Anyhow, to answer your questions…
I do still eat lots of raw dairy—roughly 3 L of milk, some in the form of homemade ice cream and custard, and cheese—and smaller amounts of fruit—roughly 3 to 4 cups daily—and yes, I still take thyroid, though, I’ve been able to drop my dose since increasing my fat and protein intake. Thyroid stopped the daily convulsions and syncope episodes that had me in and out of the hospital for 6 months but also, it has kept my previously elevated alkaline phosphatase level, which was coming from my bones, in range. Just for future reference, if you ever want to see what I’m consuming, I keep an updated list, as well as a sample day of eating, on my profile page, but here’s my current diet:
PROTEINS (25%): Pastured raw A2 dairy (cow and goat), pastured eggs
FATS (35%): Dairy fat, egg yolks, cocoa butter
CARBS (40%): Cherries (fresh and dehydrated), grapes (green seedless, gum drop, pink muscat), melon (canary, honeydew, snowball), peaches (both fresh and dehydrated—white), wild berries (both fresh and dehydrated—black raspberries, blueberries, golden raspberries, marionberries, mulberries, red raspberries, strawberries), raw milk, homemade natural soda, filtered honey (gallberry, orange blossom, tupelo, wild blueberry, wildflower, wild raspberry), apple sugar, agave
HERBS & SEASONINGS: Chamomile, cinnamon (Ceylon, Vietnamese), dill, ginger, kosher salt, lemongrass, mint (peppermint, spearmint, wild mint), orange peels, osmanthus, vanilla beans (Madagascan, Tahitian)
SUPPLEMENTS: NDT (TyroMax), Vitamin D3 (ELEA brand)
A TYPICAL DAY OF EATING
BREAKFAST: A black raspberry shake, a cheese omelette, and sweetened peach osmanthus tisane
SNACK: Homemade ice cream (blueberries & cream, strawberries & cream or peaches & cream)
LUNCH: 1 L of milk, fresh mozzarella with a serving of mulberries, and sweetened cherry peppermint tisane
SNACK: White chocolate covered blueberries or homemade cinnamon custard and a natural soda
DINNER: 1 L of milk, a slice of quiche, homemade melon sherbet, and sweetened orange chamomile tisane
I hope this helps. :)
I’m truly happy to hear you’re recovering and have been providing your body with much more energy. You deserve it. :) I wish you were currently seeing the physical results of all your effort, but I do know it’s possible to reverse the damage. I’m certainly no expert in ED recovery, but I do have experience with disordered eating and restricted diets, grew up having it modeled to me, saw it destroy my body and ultimately contribute to my mum’s death. This is actually one of the things I’ve journaled about since my mum’s passing and I included it in my next log update, along with my dietary shift, but I’ve been debating for a month now whether or not to post it. Anyhow, to answer your questions…
I do still eat lots of raw dairy—roughly 3 L of milk, some in the form of homemade ice cream and custard, and cheese—and smaller amounts of fruit—roughly 3 to 4 cups daily—and yes, I still take thyroid, though, I’ve been able to drop my dose since increasing my fat and protein intake. Thyroid stopped the daily convulsions and syncope episodes that had me in and out of the hospital for 6 months but also, it has kept my previously elevated alkaline phosphatase level, which was coming from my bones, in range. Just for future reference, if you ever want to see what I’m consuming, I keep an updated list, as well as a sample day of eating, on my profile page, but here’s my current diet:
PROTEINS (25%): Pastured raw A2 dairy (cow and goat), pastured eggs
FATS (35%): Dairy fat, egg yolks, cocoa butter
CARBS (40%): Cherries (fresh and dehydrated), grapes (green seedless, gum drop, pink muscat), melon (canary, honeydew, snowball), peaches (both fresh and dehydrated—white), wild berries (both fresh and dehydrated—black raspberries, blueberries, golden raspberries, marionberries, mulberries, red raspberries, strawberries), raw milk, homemade natural soda, filtered honey (gallberry, orange blossom, tupelo, wild blueberry, wildflower, wild raspberry), apple sugar, agave
HERBS & SEASONINGS: Chamomile, cinnamon (Ceylon, Vietnamese), dill, ginger, kosher salt, lemongrass, mint (peppermint, spearmint, wild mint), orange peels, osmanthus, vanilla beans (Madagascan, Tahitian)
SUPPLEMENTS: NDT (TyroMax), Vitamin D3 (ELEA brand)
A TYPICAL DAY OF EATING
BREAKFAST: A black raspberry shake, a cheese omelette, and sweetened peach osmanthus tisane
SNACK: Homemade ice cream (blueberries & cream, strawberries & cream or peaches & cream)
LUNCH: 1 L of milk, fresh mozzarella with a serving of mulberries, and sweetened cherry peppermint tisane
SNACK: White chocolate covered blueberries or homemade cinnamon custard and a natural soda
DINNER: 1 L of milk, a slice of quiche, homemade melon sherbet, and sweetened orange chamomile tisane
I hope this helps. :)