Help Get This Train Wreck Back On The Tracks

[miamiman]

first I would like to thank everyone here on this forum for all the great information.

I'm a 36 year old male and at 6' I currently weigh about 250 pounds. I'm quite muscular but also hold a lot of fat around the middle (38" waist- picture an NFL guard) A couple of years ago I did 6 months of paleo and was able to get down to a 34" waist and about 200 which is a great weight for me.
Unfortunately I began to get all the issues that go with paleo.
Hair loss, no energy, low libido, high prolactin, 309 test etc.

After reintroducing carbs I immediately shot up in weight and I feel like I gain a couple pounds every single day till now at 250.

At this weight/ body composition I feel terrible. I need to lose 30 pounds.
Before I would just cut carbs and increase hiit cardio and would lose it. Now I know the consequences of that

However the more I research the more confused I get. I don't know how to lose fat without releasing fatty acids. Etc.

Been reading haidut and Danny roddy
I even bought some of his supplements

Thank you again for giving freely of your time and I appreciate any advice

Hopefully I will be able to help someone as well in the future as i increase my understanding

 

[charlie]

miamiman,

 

[aussiedownunder]

first I would like to thank everyone here on this forum for all the great information.

I'm a 36 year old male and at 6' I currently weigh about 250 pounds. I'm quite muscular but also hold a lot of fat around the middle (38" waist- picture an NFL guard) A couple of years ago I did 6 months of paleo and was able to get down to a 34" waist and about 200 which is a great weight for me.
Unfortunately I began to get all the issues that go with paleo.
Hair loss, no energy, low libido, high prolactin, 309 test etc.

After reintroducing carbs I immediately shot up in weight and I feel like I gain a couple pounds every single day till now at 250.

At this weight/ body composition I feel terrible. I need to lose 30 pounds.
Before I would just cut carbs and increase hiit cardio and would lose it. Now I know the consequences of that

However the more I research the more confused I get. I don't know how to lose fat without releasing fatty acids. Etc.

Been reading haidut and Danny roddy
I even bought some of his supplements

Thank you again for giving freely of your time and I appreciate any advice

Hopefully I will be able to help someone as well in the future as i increase my understanding

 

[miamiman]

I did some blood work I will post results when I get them

 

[tobieagle]

Hopefully I will be able to help someone as well in the future as i increase my understanding

That's the mentality!

Let's wait for your labs.
TSH, total cholesterol and prolactin should be included. Imo this is the golden trio.

When your cholesterol is high enough you can try a small amount of thyroid to increase metabolism.

Daily coffee and coconut oil also helps with weight loss.

 

[tara]

Welcome miamiman,

Thoughts from a non-expert who's never done more than a few of days of deliberately low carb:
Seems as though gaining belly fat easily is common during recovery from low carb or low calorie dieting. I don't know if there is a way to avoid that. It may just sort itself eventually if you can get your carb metabolism going strongly again. No guarantees.

I recommend reading/listening to Peat's articles and interviews - maybe starting with the ones on sugars and fats.
raypeat.com

Want to spell out something more about your current diet? What and how much?

 

[miamiman]

That's the mentality!

Let's wait for your labs.
TSH, total cholesterol and prolactin should be included. Imo this is the golden trio.

When your cholesterol is high enough you can try a small amount of thyroid to increase metabolism.

Daily coffee and coconut oil also helps with weight loss.

Got some lab results:

These labs are from January- only thing that has changed since then is that I've gained 16 pounds and another pants size.

I really need some help as I am having a very hard time at this weight-

-carry fat on love handles/ around waist and upper thighs
-all symptoms of low-t

-Total Test: 288 Lab 1 (2pm) {28-800 range}
356 Lab 2 (9am) {348-1197 range}
-LH- 4.9 (1.7-8.6)
-FSH- 2.8 (1.5-12.4)
-prolactin- 13.0 (4.0-15.2)
-Estradiol (E2)- 17.5 (7.6-42.6)
-progesterone- 0.25 (.1 - .84)
vit d 48.6 (30-100)
Testosterone free direct- 9.9 (8.7-25.1)
SHBG- 23.2 (16.5 - 55.9)
Cortisol- 12.0 (6.2- 19.4)
-pregnenolone= 82 (7-188)

Lipid panel:
- total cholesterol- 233 (140- 199)
- triglycerides- 167 (0-149)
- hdl 42 ( >39)
- vldl- 28 (5-40)
- ldl- 156 (0-99)

Thyroid:
tsh- 1.39 (.450- 4.500)
t4 (free direct) 1.16 (.82-1.77)
t4 total- 6.9 (4.5-12.5)
t3 uptake 46.1 (32.0-48.4)


Thank you again

 

[miamiman]

Want to spell out something more about your current diet? What and how much?

Just starting trying to peat recently

I ended paleo a couple of years ago

I have recently been eating a diet high in protein ( meats , chicken eggs)

Also a decent amount of starch from bread, pasta, rice
And I usually have a couple of glasses of wine at lunch ( I know but I'm Italian it's a cross to bear lol)

I just started taking
Estroban
Stressnon
1 grain ndt
Niacinamide
B-vits
Aspirin

 

[miamiman]

Got some lab results:

These labs are from January- only thing that has changed since then is that I've gained 16 pounds and another pants size.

I really need some help as I am having a very hard time at this weight-

-carry fat on love handles/ around waist and upper thighs
-all symptoms of low-t

-Total Test: 288 Lab 1 (2pm) {28-800 range}
356 Lab 2 (9am) {348-1197 range}
-LH- 4.9 (1.7-8.6)
-FSH- 2.8 (1.5-12.4)
-prolactin- 13.0 (4.0-15.2)
-Estradiol (E2)- 17.5 (7.6-42.6)
-progesterone- 0.25 (.1 - .84)
vit d 48.6 (30-100)
Testosterone free direct- 9.9 (8.7-25.1)
SHBG- 23.2 (16.5 - 55.9)
Cortisol- 12.0 (6.2- 19.4)
-pregnenolone= 82 (7-188)

Lipid panel:
- total cholesterol- 233 (140- 199)
- triglycerides- 167 (0-149)
- hdl 42 ( >39)
- vldl- 28 (5-40)
- ldl- 156 (0-99)

Thyroid:
tsh- 1.39 (.450- 4.500)
t4 (free direct) 1.16 (.82-1.77)
t4 total- 6.9 (4.5-12.5)
t3 uptake 46.1 (32.0-48.4)

If anyone is skilled in ready labs please help..

 

[firebreather]

miamiman, you still there?

I'm surprised more people have responded to this.

Hopefully this will give it a little bump.

Wish I had more to offer, but I'm in a very similar situation with very similar blood word.