Shesjay
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Hi everyone,
I don’t usually join these kind of things, but I’m always reading around on this forum and, well, I like it.
So I’m Jay, from Australia. I'm only 20 years old. I had a restrictive eating disorder for 10 months (but didn’t realise this until recently, everyone thought I had a severe case of CFS). Just over 3 months ago I found some EastWest Healing Youtube videos which led me to Ray Peats work. This is when I saw the importance of food in general, but especially carbohydrates. So I quit my diet of fibre and water, started eating real food, and now I’m slowly getting better. I'm hoping to return to my university studies next year.
I’ve gone from eating 200-600 calories each day to something between 2,000 & 3,000. I used to have muscle and joint pains all over, every day. Now I just get some back pain and the occasional joint pains. I don’t get nearly as many headaches. I never used to be able to read, write or talk for long. Now I can think clearly, and only fatigue gets in the way of these things sometimes. I can drive and shop again. I used to get dizzy often, and usually went black when I stood up. Now I only get dizzy occasionally (or when I need sugar). My amenorrhea is cured. My hair is growing back. But along with these good things, I now get pretty bad PMS, still have nerve problems, have acne, and worst of all – I’ve gained a ton of weight. Not quite a ton, but a lot, somewhere between 30 & 50 pounds (not allowed to know number). That’s definitely the worst part about Peating. I only needed to gain 10-12, so I now feel quite overweight. If I’m not, I’m borderline. The gain came with a double chin, and it's awful. I can’t figure out why I won’t stop gaining.
I received my Progest-E today, but don’t know how to use it (was it meant to come with instructions?). Does anyone know if I should start it straight away, or wait until the second half of my cycle? Before I became sick I had been diagnosed with PCOS, so I don’t know if this is still a problem (the OCP that was meant to help it was probably more of a problem, and the vegetarian/almost vegan diet I ate at the time probably caused the PCOS in the first place). I also recently ordered Cynoplus & Cynomel in hopes that these will reverse my weight problem (and remaining symptoms). Is there anything else I can do? I'm already eating plenty of sugar in a good ratio to protein, along with coconut oil, raw carrots, occasional aspirins, liver, gelatin, good eggs & milk, salt, all that.
I didn't intend to write all of that, thanks if someone has tips! Otherwise, just hi. :)
I don’t usually join these kind of things, but I’m always reading around on this forum and, well, I like it.
So I’m Jay, from Australia. I'm only 20 years old. I had a restrictive eating disorder for 10 months (but didn’t realise this until recently, everyone thought I had a severe case of CFS). Just over 3 months ago I found some EastWest Healing Youtube videos which led me to Ray Peats work. This is when I saw the importance of food in general, but especially carbohydrates. So I quit my diet of fibre and water, started eating real food, and now I’m slowly getting better. I'm hoping to return to my university studies next year.
I’ve gone from eating 200-600 calories each day to something between 2,000 & 3,000. I used to have muscle and joint pains all over, every day. Now I just get some back pain and the occasional joint pains. I don’t get nearly as many headaches. I never used to be able to read, write or talk for long. Now I can think clearly, and only fatigue gets in the way of these things sometimes. I can drive and shop again. I used to get dizzy often, and usually went black when I stood up. Now I only get dizzy occasionally (or when I need sugar). My amenorrhea is cured. My hair is growing back. But along with these good things, I now get pretty bad PMS, still have nerve problems, have acne, and worst of all – I’ve gained a ton of weight. Not quite a ton, but a lot, somewhere between 30 & 50 pounds (not allowed to know number). That’s definitely the worst part about Peating. I only needed to gain 10-12, so I now feel quite overweight. If I’m not, I’m borderline. The gain came with a double chin, and it's awful. I can’t figure out why I won’t stop gaining.
I received my Progest-E today, but don’t know how to use it (was it meant to come with instructions?). Does anyone know if I should start it straight away, or wait until the second half of my cycle? Before I became sick I had been diagnosed with PCOS, so I don’t know if this is still a problem (the OCP that was meant to help it was probably more of a problem, and the vegetarian/almost vegan diet I ate at the time probably caused the PCOS in the first place). I also recently ordered Cynoplus & Cynomel in hopes that these will reverse my weight problem (and remaining symptoms). Is there anything else I can do? I'm already eating plenty of sugar in a good ratio to protein, along with coconut oil, raw carrots, occasional aspirins, liver, gelatin, good eggs & milk, salt, all that.
I didn't intend to write all of that, thanks if someone has tips! Otherwise, just hi. :)