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alicia_deflores
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Hi everyone!
A little bit about me:
I am 20 years old, in college, and living on my campus. My mom is really big into Ray Peat, but she tends to really confuse me when it comes eating right. I joined this forum hoping that I can get help. I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 5, and had spinal fusion surgery when I was 13. I've struggled with depression and anxiety for about seven years now. I have Eczema which has gotten worse over the last year. I have been taking 20mg of Fluoxetine every day for about five months now. I used to have very bad PMS (for about 2 weeks), but after taking the medication it has stopped. The bottoms of my feed are orange-yellow which I have heard has something to do with thyroid. I don't have a lot of energy, but if I drink too much coffee I get overly-anxious. I have a hard time relaxing and turning off stress. It seems like I'm always stressed, tensed, clenching my jaw, or anxious and only gets worse when I try to do something about it. I really want to start eating right, and I already eat very well, but I have very severe bloating that is uncomfortable and ugly and I want to get rid of that.
When it comes to changing my lifestyle/ diet, I get very discouraged, depressed and stressed out. It seems like everything I try to do to help myself, results in either failure or has no results. It seems to take over my whole life. I feel like I need to do everything exactly right, but can't and end up getting discouraged. It seems like figuring out the right thing is never-ending trial and error and that there are no answers. Where do I start? Is it possible for me - a college student on a budget and without a lot of resources - to become healthy?
I already avoid PUFA (and hate fast food), but there's another problem - how do I know what has PUFA in a college cafeteria?
Is my medication contributing to my bloating?
I would appreciate any advice possible! I do go to the grocery store once a week and have a small budget for food, but lack the resources to prepare the more complicated meals.
A little bit about me:
I am 20 years old, in college, and living on my campus. My mom is really big into Ray Peat, but she tends to really confuse me when it comes eating right. I joined this forum hoping that I can get help. I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 5, and had spinal fusion surgery when I was 13. I've struggled with depression and anxiety for about seven years now. I have Eczema which has gotten worse over the last year. I have been taking 20mg of Fluoxetine every day for about five months now. I used to have very bad PMS (for about 2 weeks), but after taking the medication it has stopped. The bottoms of my feed are orange-yellow which I have heard has something to do with thyroid. I don't have a lot of energy, but if I drink too much coffee I get overly-anxious. I have a hard time relaxing and turning off stress. It seems like I'm always stressed, tensed, clenching my jaw, or anxious and only gets worse when I try to do something about it. I really want to start eating right, and I already eat very well, but I have very severe bloating that is uncomfortable and ugly and I want to get rid of that.
When it comes to changing my lifestyle/ diet, I get very discouraged, depressed and stressed out. It seems like everything I try to do to help myself, results in either failure or has no results. It seems to take over my whole life. I feel like I need to do everything exactly right, but can't and end up getting discouraged. It seems like figuring out the right thing is never-ending trial and error and that there are no answers. Where do I start? Is it possible for me - a college student on a budget and without a lot of resources - to become healthy?
I already avoid PUFA (and hate fast food), but there's another problem - how do I know what has PUFA in a college cafeteria?
Is my medication contributing to my bloating?
I would appreciate any advice possible! I do go to the grocery store once a week and have a small budget for food, but lack the resources to prepare the more complicated meals.
