ErinElizabeth
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Hi there!
I first heard about Peat through Matt Stone almost two years ago. At the time I poked around here a bit but at that time I was more interested establishing a healthy relationship with food and stopping the unhealthy focus on what I was eating so this forum didn't feel like a helpful fit for that, the last thing I needed was new foods to vilify and obsess over.
I have a much more balanced relationship with food now, I no longer treat ANYTHING as off limits and as a result it's gotten easier to listen to my body and respect the cravings I get (lately I have a serious hankering for cottage cheese). PUFAs haven't been a significant part of my diet for a couple years though I don't go out of my way to avoid them when I eat out so I still get some. I come from a past of low carb > "traditional foods" (WAPF) > GAPS line of restrictions, so sugar was quite thoroughly vilified and I've done stints of grain and dairy free. None of those things helped me feel better and now I'm hypothyroid with nearly no adrenal function and severely overweight (I'm 5ft 4in and 250#).
Just a month ago I got a bunch of labwork done and found out about the hypothyroid and just today I got the cortisol saliva test back finding out about the adrenal function. It was searching the internet for information about Hashimoto's and hypothyroid that I refound Peat and I've been reading his articles and lurking here nearly every day since.
In the last month I've switched from drinking some whole milk to lots of 1%, I've been drinking a LOT more juice and eating more fruit and switched from wheat to potatoes as primary starch (I DO still eat wheat products though). I tried gelatin but that didn't agree particularly well with me (lots of gas) and I haven't been able to try a different brand yet. I started haidut's Estroban. I tried Progest-E but it made me exceptionally angry and irritable so I discontinued that for now (back to normal day after stopping it).
I've got two beautiful, sweet boys, 5 and 1 1/2. I would really love to have enough energy to be the kind of playful and adventurous momma that I want to be for them. I really hope some of Peat's ideas and some inspiration from this forum can help me get there.
Thanks!
I first heard about Peat through Matt Stone almost two years ago. At the time I poked around here a bit but at that time I was more interested establishing a healthy relationship with food and stopping the unhealthy focus on what I was eating so this forum didn't feel like a helpful fit for that, the last thing I needed was new foods to vilify and obsess over.
I have a much more balanced relationship with food now, I no longer treat ANYTHING as off limits and as a result it's gotten easier to listen to my body and respect the cravings I get (lately I have a serious hankering for cottage cheese). PUFAs haven't been a significant part of my diet for a couple years though I don't go out of my way to avoid them when I eat out so I still get some. I come from a past of low carb > "traditional foods" (WAPF) > GAPS line of restrictions, so sugar was quite thoroughly vilified and I've done stints of grain and dairy free. None of those things helped me feel better and now I'm hypothyroid with nearly no adrenal function and severely overweight (I'm 5ft 4in and 250#).
Just a month ago I got a bunch of labwork done and found out about the hypothyroid and just today I got the cortisol saliva test back finding out about the adrenal function. It was searching the internet for information about Hashimoto's and hypothyroid that I refound Peat and I've been reading his articles and lurking here nearly every day since.
In the last month I've switched from drinking some whole milk to lots of 1%, I've been drinking a LOT more juice and eating more fruit and switched from wheat to potatoes as primary starch (I DO still eat wheat products though). I tried gelatin but that didn't agree particularly well with me (lots of gas) and I haven't been able to try a different brand yet. I started haidut's Estroban. I tried Progest-E but it made me exceptionally angry and irritable so I discontinued that for now (back to normal day after stopping it).
I've got two beautiful, sweet boys, 5 and 1 1/2. I would really love to have enough energy to be the kind of playful and adventurous momma that I want to be for them. I really hope some of Peat's ideas and some inspiration from this forum can help me get there.
Thanks!