Cirion
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I figured I'd start a log, it'll be a great way to track my progress, remember what worked, what didn't work, and also get feedback along the way. I'm still pretty new here, been peating for just a week or two.
HISTORY:
Unhealthy relationship with food most of my life, through college ate whatever I wanted, had way too much caffeine/stress/lack of sleep etc. Started getting fat at the age of 24, decided I needed to start working out and watching my food etc. Been yoyo'ing between heavier and lighter weights since then after playing around with workouts, food etc, tried many diets ranging from keto, lower/higher carb, lower/higher fat, ultra high protein etc....
I very briefly tried Peat some time ago (2 yrs or so), but quickly quit because of the frequent blood sugar crashes and not wanting to keep at it, because I didn't feel too good. I realize now, that I was having that issue because of poor liver glycogen and what not. I realize now, that it's kinda like Keto - there is an adaptation period, after which things will improve, so this has been keeping me going.
I'm heavier than I'd like, and also not as healthy as I'd like. Around 15% BF, so not super high, but I'd like to get below 10%. I do notice that eating sugar improves my mood. Unfortunately, my glucose storage is poor, and quickly I will feel a depression coming forth and sometimes a headache etc. It seems like this is common though, and will get better over time. I have a hard time with night time stress, and last night what I did every time I woke up was get 1 TBSP of honey, 4 oz of OJ mixed with 1/4 tsp of salt. Seemed to help.
I'm 6'0'', 200lb, 31 year old male. My current diet is around 70-15-15 macros (C/P/F). I limit my fat to 50g, and protein to around 150g, but don't have a limit on carbohydrate. I often eat upwards of 4000 calories a day. Diet consists of non-fat milk, honey, mozz cheese, fruit, OJ, carrots, limited beef/eggs, limited starch (gonna probably stop starches soon though), (thinking of adding in some chocolate), and gonna start being better about adding in gelatin as well (have not done that up until now).
I sort of want to try the Ultra low fat way of eating to drop some bodyfat, but I wonder if keeping fat very low is better in the long run? 50g is still not a lot, after all.
GOALS:
Primary goals: drop bodyfat/get lean/feel better/improve my libido.
Secondary goals: get stronger/gain muscle mass
DAY 1 (of the log, not of Peating)
OJ, milk, and bananas so far today. I seem to have negative reactions to bananas even after the peel is spotty. I guess I should stop eating bananas from now on, too much serotonin. Guess I should stick to grapes, orange, and watermelon like Peat suggests. Mood has been spotty today, probably because of the serotonin.
HISTORY:
Unhealthy relationship with food most of my life, through college ate whatever I wanted, had way too much caffeine/stress/lack of sleep etc. Started getting fat at the age of 24, decided I needed to start working out and watching my food etc. Been yoyo'ing between heavier and lighter weights since then after playing around with workouts, food etc, tried many diets ranging from keto, lower/higher carb, lower/higher fat, ultra high protein etc....
I very briefly tried Peat some time ago (2 yrs or so), but quickly quit because of the frequent blood sugar crashes and not wanting to keep at it, because I didn't feel too good. I realize now, that I was having that issue because of poor liver glycogen and what not. I realize now, that it's kinda like Keto - there is an adaptation period, after which things will improve, so this has been keeping me going.
I'm heavier than I'd like, and also not as healthy as I'd like. Around 15% BF, so not super high, but I'd like to get below 10%. I do notice that eating sugar improves my mood. Unfortunately, my glucose storage is poor, and quickly I will feel a depression coming forth and sometimes a headache etc. It seems like this is common though, and will get better over time. I have a hard time with night time stress, and last night what I did every time I woke up was get 1 TBSP of honey, 4 oz of OJ mixed with 1/4 tsp of salt. Seemed to help.
I'm 6'0'', 200lb, 31 year old male. My current diet is around 70-15-15 macros (C/P/F). I limit my fat to 50g, and protein to around 150g, but don't have a limit on carbohydrate. I often eat upwards of 4000 calories a day. Diet consists of non-fat milk, honey, mozz cheese, fruit, OJ, carrots, limited beef/eggs, limited starch (gonna probably stop starches soon though), (thinking of adding in some chocolate), and gonna start being better about adding in gelatin as well (have not done that up until now).
I sort of want to try the Ultra low fat way of eating to drop some bodyfat, but I wonder if keeping fat very low is better in the long run? 50g is still not a lot, after all.
GOALS:
Primary goals: drop bodyfat/get lean/feel better/improve my libido.
Secondary goals: get stronger/gain muscle mass
DAY 1 (of the log, not of Peating)
OJ, milk, and bananas so far today. I seem to have negative reactions to bananas even after the peel is spotty. I guess I should stop eating bananas from now on, too much serotonin. Guess I should stick to grapes, orange, and watermelon like Peat suggests. Mood has been spotty today, probably because of the serotonin.
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