dd99
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Hello!
Thank you to everyone who posts on this forum! I'm very grateful for this wealth of information. I look forward to joining in.
Sorry for the long post!
What's your age?
35
How did you find the forum?
Googling 'red dots on skin'.
How did you find Ray Peat's work?
Originally through Paleohacks.com (ha!), then Google, then Danny Roddy.
How long have you been Peating?
4 weeks.
What is your favorite part about Peating?
Feeling warmer, feeling cleansed (going at least twice a day), feeling leaner.
What is the worst part?
Trying to explain to my wife how I've suddenly diverged so dramatically from the Paleo/intermittent fasting path. Blocking out the voice in back of my head saying I'll get diabetes from sugar. Bukowski and Dewitt questioning everything Ray Peat on Peatarian.com, sowing doubts in my mind.
What are your health issues?
Alopecia areata, red dots (cherry angiomas), gynecomastia (puffy nipples), stubborn belly fat, male pattern baldness, low body temperature, cold hands, gnawing pain in calves.
I played a lot of sports at school (mainly rugby, rowing and sprinting). I always ate a lot of meat, seafood and veggies, and a fair amount of fruit and starchy carbs. A lot of ice cream. My brother and I are much taller than our parents, which we always joke is because of the hormones in Australian meat. In my late teens I started developing gynecomastia - man boobs. No matter how lean I got, they were always along for the ride.
In 2003, I developed an alopecia areata patch the size of a 50 pence coin on the side of my head. Up until that time, I ate according to conventional wisdom (grains for breakfast, lunch and dinner, PUFAs, etc), so the areata patch - my first 'health problem' - made me curious about nutrition. After messing about with various diets for a few years, I read Primal Blueprint and followed the Primal/Paleo path, fine tuning as I went.
In 2010 I started Leangains (16/8 intermittent fasting with carb cycling), but stuck to Paleo for my food. I love eating big meals, so I looked forward to gorging myself twice a day. I had constantly cold hands and my belly kept getting fatter somehow, but I was 'fit': my pulse rate was 50.
In 2012 I began eating a lot of fermented foods (homemade kefir and sauerkraut), bone broth (simmered for 24 hours) and taking fermented cod liver oil and butter oil. I suddenly didn't have hayfever anymore for the first time in a decade (my symptoms used to be: itchy eyes and nose, sneezing and a rash on both hands). But my alopecia areata patch never left me, which always made me wonder whether I had truly fixed my autoimmune condition.
What prompted me to start reading Ray Peat's work was when I did a search for 'red dots on skin'. I have had cherry angiomas since my late teens. This past year, I have developed more dots than in the previous ten. I wondered, could it be the FCLO, the fermented foods? Google led me to the RP forum where Peata said they were linked to estrogen. I thought 'hang on, I have had my man boobs since my late teens, too, and those are obviously estrogen related'. I started digging. Wow - tick - freezing hands (which Leangains experts interpret as 'blood flowing towards your belly fat'). Low heart rate - tick. And this past year I have been going bald up top - in the 'normal', non 50 pence coin patch way - tick. So, after a few weeks of reading and following the dots (literally!), I was ready to start Peating.
I have felt generally good in my first month. I started out on cow's milk but had clogged sinuses for a week (which never happens). After switching to goat's milk, that cleared up overnight. But I do have three concerns: I am developing a new bald patch in one of my eyebrows (another alopecia areata patch); I have an occasional gnawing feeling in my calves (not quite cramp, more of a pressure); and I am starting to get my hayfever symptoms again (also autoimmune?), for the first time in two years.
Also, I know Peating is about healing, but I don't want to gain any fat. Over the past month, I haven't gained or lost any weight and my waist measurement hasn't changed, and I feel somehow leaner. But I do have a fair amount of belly fat to get rid of, so I was wondering if there is anything inherently wrong with no-fat milk? Will I be missing out on any vitamins or nutrients?
What does your diet consist of? If you post a detailed outline of your diet members can take a look at it and maybe see things that can help optimize it.
0700 Breakfast
- 500ml orange juice (organic, not from concentrate)
- 2 free-range organic eggs cooked in 1tsp coconut oil with a couple of pinches of Diamond kosher salt
- 500ml organic coffee with 500ml semi-skimmed goat's milk (I had blocked sinuses from cow's milk) and 1tsp honey
0730 Supplement
- 5 drops of haidut's EstroBan (A, D, E, K2)
1030 Snack
- 500ml semi-skimmed goat's milk
- Fruit (e.g. 150g seedless grapes)
1330 "Lunch" (not really lunch, but the next mini meal)
- 500ml homemade bone broth (from lamb shanks) with 1 heaped teaspoon Great Lakes green gelatin and a few pinches of salt
- Carrot salad (1tsp coconut oil, grated lengthways, 1tsp Bragg's apple cider vinegar, couple of pinches of salt)
1630 Snack
- 500ml semi-skimmed goat's milk
- Fruit (e.g. 250g watermelon)
1900 Dinner
Once a week, I make a bolognese sauce with 500g (for 2 people and a 1 year old) lean grass-fed beef mince and 2 tins of organic tomatoes (feel good after it). It's the only time I eat wheat during the week, when I have 100g organic pasta. I also make a beef stew with potatoes and parsley.
Also once a week, I eat around 100g grass-fed lamb's liver. Haven't started shellfish yet. [Separate topic: I have a 1 year old son who pretty much eats what I eat, except he has 200g chicken liver a week and drinks full-fat goat's milk. So I am avoiding shellfish as I am still wary of toxicity and the quality in the UK). I used to give my son Green Pasture's fermented cod liver oil with high vitamin butter oil blend every day. Now I have several bottles of it lying around. (The same thing user 'm3rk' wrote in October last year.) Maybe I'll do one of these meet and greets from him!]
The rest of the time, for dinner I eat:
- 100g white rice, cooked in homemade bone broth, or 500g potatoes (white or sweet) roasted in coconut oil.
- 150-200g lean grass-fed beef/lamb or chicken, or white fish, with coconut oil, perhaps with onions and garlic and a 'green' that my wife insists on (courgette, broccoli, lettuce etc).
- Perhaps 30g dark chocolate for dessert
- I have Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream once a week, after one of my weights sessions.
2130 Pre-bed snack
- 500ml milk, 1 1/2% fat 2.05 cup
- Fruit (e.g. 250g watermelon)
Here is my CRON-O-meter breakdown:
What other questions should we ask?
Exercise! I walk for about an hour a day and do weights twice a week. I push myself hard on the main lifts (deadlifts, squats, press, chins) but don't go to failure. I am fully recovered before the next set. I drink sparkling water throughout the workout, which really helps (thanks, Cliff).
Thank you to everyone who posts on this forum! I'm very grateful for this wealth of information. I look forward to joining in.
Sorry for the long post!
What's your age?
35
How did you find the forum?
Googling 'red dots on skin'.
How did you find Ray Peat's work?
Originally through Paleohacks.com (ha!), then Google, then Danny Roddy.
How long have you been Peating?
4 weeks.
What is your favorite part about Peating?
Feeling warmer, feeling cleansed (going at least twice a day), feeling leaner.
What is the worst part?
Trying to explain to my wife how I've suddenly diverged so dramatically from the Paleo/intermittent fasting path. Blocking out the voice in back of my head saying I'll get diabetes from sugar. Bukowski and Dewitt questioning everything Ray Peat on Peatarian.com, sowing doubts in my mind.
What are your health issues?
Alopecia areata, red dots (cherry angiomas), gynecomastia (puffy nipples), stubborn belly fat, male pattern baldness, low body temperature, cold hands, gnawing pain in calves.
I played a lot of sports at school (mainly rugby, rowing and sprinting). I always ate a lot of meat, seafood and veggies, and a fair amount of fruit and starchy carbs. A lot of ice cream. My brother and I are much taller than our parents, which we always joke is because of the hormones in Australian meat. In my late teens I started developing gynecomastia - man boobs. No matter how lean I got, they were always along for the ride.
In 2003, I developed an alopecia areata patch the size of a 50 pence coin on the side of my head. Up until that time, I ate according to conventional wisdom (grains for breakfast, lunch and dinner, PUFAs, etc), so the areata patch - my first 'health problem' - made me curious about nutrition. After messing about with various diets for a few years, I read Primal Blueprint and followed the Primal/Paleo path, fine tuning as I went.
In 2010 I started Leangains (16/8 intermittent fasting with carb cycling), but stuck to Paleo for my food. I love eating big meals, so I looked forward to gorging myself twice a day. I had constantly cold hands and my belly kept getting fatter somehow, but I was 'fit': my pulse rate was 50.
In 2012 I began eating a lot of fermented foods (homemade kefir and sauerkraut), bone broth (simmered for 24 hours) and taking fermented cod liver oil and butter oil. I suddenly didn't have hayfever anymore for the first time in a decade (my symptoms used to be: itchy eyes and nose, sneezing and a rash on both hands). But my alopecia areata patch never left me, which always made me wonder whether I had truly fixed my autoimmune condition.
What prompted me to start reading Ray Peat's work was when I did a search for 'red dots on skin'. I have had cherry angiomas since my late teens. This past year, I have developed more dots than in the previous ten. I wondered, could it be the FCLO, the fermented foods? Google led me to the RP forum where Peata said they were linked to estrogen. I thought 'hang on, I have had my man boobs since my late teens, too, and those are obviously estrogen related'. I started digging. Wow - tick - freezing hands (which Leangains experts interpret as 'blood flowing towards your belly fat'). Low heart rate - tick. And this past year I have been going bald up top - in the 'normal', non 50 pence coin patch way - tick. So, after a few weeks of reading and following the dots (literally!), I was ready to start Peating.
I have felt generally good in my first month. I started out on cow's milk but had clogged sinuses for a week (which never happens). After switching to goat's milk, that cleared up overnight. But I do have three concerns: I am developing a new bald patch in one of my eyebrows (another alopecia areata patch); I have an occasional gnawing feeling in my calves (not quite cramp, more of a pressure); and I am starting to get my hayfever symptoms again (also autoimmune?), for the first time in two years.
Also, I know Peating is about healing, but I don't want to gain any fat. Over the past month, I haven't gained or lost any weight and my waist measurement hasn't changed, and I feel somehow leaner. But I do have a fair amount of belly fat to get rid of, so I was wondering if there is anything inherently wrong with no-fat milk? Will I be missing out on any vitamins or nutrients?
What does your diet consist of? If you post a detailed outline of your diet members can take a look at it and maybe see things that can help optimize it.
0700 Breakfast
- 500ml orange juice (organic, not from concentrate)
- 2 free-range organic eggs cooked in 1tsp coconut oil with a couple of pinches of Diamond kosher salt
- 500ml organic coffee with 500ml semi-skimmed goat's milk (I had blocked sinuses from cow's milk) and 1tsp honey
0730 Supplement
- 5 drops of haidut's EstroBan (A, D, E, K2)
1030 Snack
- 500ml semi-skimmed goat's milk
- Fruit (e.g. 150g seedless grapes)
1330 "Lunch" (not really lunch, but the next mini meal)
- 500ml homemade bone broth (from lamb shanks) with 1 heaped teaspoon Great Lakes green gelatin and a few pinches of salt
- Carrot salad (1tsp coconut oil, grated lengthways, 1tsp Bragg's apple cider vinegar, couple of pinches of salt)
1630 Snack
- 500ml semi-skimmed goat's milk
- Fruit (e.g. 250g watermelon)
1900 Dinner
Once a week, I make a bolognese sauce with 500g (for 2 people and a 1 year old) lean grass-fed beef mince and 2 tins of organic tomatoes (feel good after it). It's the only time I eat wheat during the week, when I have 100g organic pasta. I also make a beef stew with potatoes and parsley.
Also once a week, I eat around 100g grass-fed lamb's liver. Haven't started shellfish yet. [Separate topic: I have a 1 year old son who pretty much eats what I eat, except he has 200g chicken liver a week and drinks full-fat goat's milk. So I am avoiding shellfish as I am still wary of toxicity and the quality in the UK). I used to give my son Green Pasture's fermented cod liver oil with high vitamin butter oil blend every day. Now I have several bottles of it lying around. (The same thing user 'm3rk' wrote in October last year.) Maybe I'll do one of these meet and greets from him!]
The rest of the time, for dinner I eat:
- 100g white rice, cooked in homemade bone broth, or 500g potatoes (white or sweet) roasted in coconut oil.
- 150-200g lean grass-fed beef/lamb or chicken, or white fish, with coconut oil, perhaps with onions and garlic and a 'green' that my wife insists on (courgette, broccoli, lettuce etc).
- Perhaps 30g dark chocolate for dessert
- I have Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream once a week, after one of my weights sessions.
2130 Pre-bed snack
- 500ml milk, 1 1/2% fat 2.05 cup
- Fruit (e.g. 250g watermelon)
Here is my CRON-O-meter breakdown:
What other questions should we ask?
Exercise! I walk for about an hour a day and do weights twice a week. I push myself hard on the main lifts (deadlifts, squats, press, chins) but don't go to failure. I am fully recovered before the next set. I drink sparkling water throughout the workout, which really helps (thanks, Cliff).