I'm not even sure where to start, so I guess I'll go with the beginning and try to make it concise.
I'm a 31 yr old woman - started following the Ray Peat diet with a gym that promotes it locally.
For 3 months, I've been having coffee with milk and sugar, lots of fruit, beef, lamb, coconut oil, milk, cottage cheese, etc. I cut out all unsaturated fats, raw vegetables, etc. For 3 months, I have been working out consistently (weight training, circuit training, etc). For 3 months, I have watched my weight climb higher and higher, and watched myself get fatter. For 3 months, I have been more and more upset every day.
I'm 5' 2.5", I weighed 132-133lbs when I started this madness, and today, I was 143.2. I have gained 2 inches in my waist, 1.5 inches in my hips, and another 1.5 inches on my thighs.
One factor to note is that I'd been taking ADHD medicine for years - extended release ritalin, basically. My trainer told me that this was messing with my stats, so I decided to take the plunge and get off the meds. It's been a month without them and I'm managing.
My resting heart rate is around 60 and my temp is around 97.7. It goes up a bit when I eat, but then back down. My trainer says my metabolism is in the mud. I say - I've never gained this much weight this fast by working out and "eating healthy." Prior to this, I've tried low carb diets, South Beach, 4 Hour Body, and Isagenix. (I'm sure I'm missing a few.) I always lose weight initially and then plateau. However, with Isagenix shakes, I actually FELT a lot better - I had great energy, better workouts, etc. But, I digress.
The point is - WHAT is happening here?!
As a child, I was allergic to milk (not lactose, actually milk) and eggs, and I supposedly "grew out of it," but I'm thinking maybe I didn't...and that drinking all this milk is a part of the problem. I cut out eggs in the last few weeks and notice that when I eat them, I feel lethargic, so I'm cutting them out altogether. Again, I digress.
HOW, how, HOW can this possibly be good for me when all that's happened with consistently eating Peat-style and working out has caused me to gain inches, pounds, and body fat?!?! I've never felt more sad, upset, and generally unhappy with my body, than I have in the last 3 months. I avoid the mirror, and now, at the brink of bikini season, all I can do is cry and feel that I spent 3 months regressing instead of making progress. I can't possibly fathom how this is good for me.
Now - before you go judging me for being superficial, I have worked really hard to get to this weight. As a child, I was overweight - at my heaviest, I was 185 when I was about 17 years old and at my lowest, got down to 127. I'm happy around 130. The thing is, before Peat, I felt great - the only thing I wanted was to lean out a bit more. I was told that this diet would "fix my metabolism" and that I was going to be a lean, mean, fat burning, metabolic machine.
Someone. Help.
I'm a 31 yr old woman - started following the Ray Peat diet with a gym that promotes it locally.
For 3 months, I've been having coffee with milk and sugar, lots of fruit, beef, lamb, coconut oil, milk, cottage cheese, etc. I cut out all unsaturated fats, raw vegetables, etc. For 3 months, I have been working out consistently (weight training, circuit training, etc). For 3 months, I have watched my weight climb higher and higher, and watched myself get fatter. For 3 months, I have been more and more upset every day.
I'm 5' 2.5", I weighed 132-133lbs when I started this madness, and today, I was 143.2. I have gained 2 inches in my waist, 1.5 inches in my hips, and another 1.5 inches on my thighs.
One factor to note is that I'd been taking ADHD medicine for years - extended release ritalin, basically. My trainer told me that this was messing with my stats, so I decided to take the plunge and get off the meds. It's been a month without them and I'm managing.
My resting heart rate is around 60 and my temp is around 97.7. It goes up a bit when I eat, but then back down. My trainer says my metabolism is in the mud. I say - I've never gained this much weight this fast by working out and "eating healthy." Prior to this, I've tried low carb diets, South Beach, 4 Hour Body, and Isagenix. (I'm sure I'm missing a few.) I always lose weight initially and then plateau. However, with Isagenix shakes, I actually FELT a lot better - I had great energy, better workouts, etc. But, I digress.
The point is - WHAT is happening here?!
As a child, I was allergic to milk (not lactose, actually milk) and eggs, and I supposedly "grew out of it," but I'm thinking maybe I didn't...and that drinking all this milk is a part of the problem. I cut out eggs in the last few weeks and notice that when I eat them, I feel lethargic, so I'm cutting them out altogether. Again, I digress.
HOW, how, HOW can this possibly be good for me when all that's happened with consistently eating Peat-style and working out has caused me to gain inches, pounds, and body fat?!?! I've never felt more sad, upset, and generally unhappy with my body, than I have in the last 3 months. I avoid the mirror, and now, at the brink of bikini season, all I can do is cry and feel that I spent 3 months regressing instead of making progress. I can't possibly fathom how this is good for me.
Now - before you go judging me for being superficial, I have worked really hard to get to this weight. As a child, I was overweight - at my heaviest, I was 185 when I was about 17 years old and at my lowest, got down to 127. I'm happy around 130. The thing is, before Peat, I felt great - the only thing I wanted was to lean out a bit more. I was told that this diet would "fix my metabolism" and that I was going to be a lean, mean, fat burning, metabolic machine.
Someone. Help.