migi
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2016
- Messages
- 2
Hey!
I've recently discovered this forum, and got absolutely crazy about it. I can't do my studies, I barely go outside these days, because can't stop reading threads. You, people, also seem to be obsessed with all this stuff. Help me to puzzle out my diet lacks!
I've always had enormous self-consciousness, what I'm eating, how do I look and how do I feel. This leads me to experiments with myself, especially in a cold time of year.
Shortly about me:
- 20 years old.
- Lean (168cm, 50 kg. Weight varies). Used to be skinny in teenage years.
- European
- Strong stamina (can go long miles), a little bit of movement, excercice a day - a must.
- Very food and weather dependent.
- Perfectionist.
- Love to party, flirt, going out, especially on summers.
Healthconcerns:
- Strong sick insomnia. I guess, related to psychological problems because it started in my last grade. Now on small doses of sleeping pills almost every night. Insomnia triggers headaches.
- Skin concerns: obvious keratosis pilaris, random minor breakouts on face, around nose, mouth, face oilier than I would like it to be. Plenty, plenty of moles, that appear on winter and spring.
- Enormous hair loss that started recently. I used to have very thick and long hair.
- Memory loss, started years ago. Blackouts when drunk.
- Irregular cycle with months of amenorrhea.
- Always cold. Body temperature - 35.5 °
You all seem to be really sensible talking about health. But for me it is so hard to notice changes inside me if they are not obvious. I believe that everything, everything is driven by hormones, that's why I got so intrested in Ray Peat.
What I notice in myself.. on summer all is quite perfect. This summer I was sunbathing a lot, had plenty of sex, ate complete crap. I even decided to donate blood and it was total bliss for me, face skin started to glow (it's all about iron, isn't it?) aaaaand it helped with insomnia! Crazy!. My cycle regulated itself. I ate portions of ice cream every day. So, the sun, sex and blood donation IS GOOD.
But now it is autumn again. What I get - menses are almost non-existent. Hair loss. I can't eat dairy, because I get breakouts around chin. Or at least I get it because of kefir. So I don't get calcium at all now. I can't use D supplement because I suspect I break out in some small artificial pimples that don't go away for ages, something like milia. In cold season I get so damn suspicious about everything I do.
I started supplement selenium. It is good for me. Sleep is deeper. Incorporating jelly was also very beneficial, I guess. I have been supplementing zinc for a quite long time, 2 years. Now my dose is only 7-9 mg daily.
On summer I did not control me, ate as much sugar as I wanted, as well as wheat flour, milk, coffee. It was good for me! Now I am very strict with myself because I feel I need it.
I mostly eat: oats, potatoes, honey, coconut oil, broccoli, bacon, pork liver pate, beets, spinach,
rye bread, dark chocolate (what is suuuch relief for me, i eat it all day long), dried cranberries, coconut shavings (tasty!!), some beef, carrots, other vegetables. I eat potatoes and pork now every day and I am afraid to gain additional weight, but I love them and my skin reacts good. I thought it is because iodine in potatoes, but I should research more. I am not going to give up vegetables. But my goal now is to incorporate dairy, orange juice and coffee and to see how my body reacts. I KNOW that I am deficient in calcium. And maybe have elevated levels of iron because of eating much of meat. I have no idea if I'm hypothyroid, but I love idea that I can support thyroids function in a tasty way!
I miss dairy and summer so badly. Cream, curd, cheese. Ice cream. Sun. I crave these things. But I broke out so really bad when I was drinking kefir every day here, in Sweden. Situation got even worse with yogurt. Hmmm. Going to the shop now to buy some fermented cheese. Because I want, haha! Going to continue how it's going for me.
By the way, what about all hormones in ordinary milk???? Folk on is talking so much on the internet about this.
Migi
I've recently discovered this forum, and got absolutely crazy about it. I can't do my studies, I barely go outside these days, because can't stop reading threads. You, people, also seem to be obsessed with all this stuff. Help me to puzzle out my diet lacks!
I've always had enormous self-consciousness, what I'm eating, how do I look and how do I feel. This leads me to experiments with myself, especially in a cold time of year.
Shortly about me:
- 20 years old.
- Lean (168cm, 50 kg. Weight varies). Used to be skinny in teenage years.
- European
- Strong stamina (can go long miles), a little bit of movement, excercice a day - a must.
- Very food and weather dependent.
- Perfectionist.
- Love to party, flirt, going out, especially on summers.
Healthconcerns:
- Strong sick insomnia. I guess, related to psychological problems because it started in my last grade. Now on small doses of sleeping pills almost every night. Insomnia triggers headaches.
- Skin concerns: obvious keratosis pilaris, random minor breakouts on face, around nose, mouth, face oilier than I would like it to be. Plenty, plenty of moles, that appear on winter and spring.
- Enormous hair loss that started recently. I used to have very thick and long hair.
- Memory loss, started years ago. Blackouts when drunk.
- Irregular cycle with months of amenorrhea.
- Always cold. Body temperature - 35.5 °
You all seem to be really sensible talking about health. But for me it is so hard to notice changes inside me if they are not obvious. I believe that everything, everything is driven by hormones, that's why I got so intrested in Ray Peat.
What I notice in myself.. on summer all is quite perfect. This summer I was sunbathing a lot, had plenty of sex, ate complete crap. I even decided to donate blood and it was total bliss for me, face skin started to glow (it's all about iron, isn't it?) aaaaand it helped with insomnia! Crazy!. My cycle regulated itself. I ate portions of ice cream every day. So, the sun, sex and blood donation IS GOOD.
But now it is autumn again. What I get - menses are almost non-existent. Hair loss. I can't eat dairy, because I get breakouts around chin. Or at least I get it because of kefir. So I don't get calcium at all now. I can't use D supplement because I suspect I break out in some small artificial pimples that don't go away for ages, something like milia. In cold season I get so damn suspicious about everything I do.
I started supplement selenium. It is good for me. Sleep is deeper. Incorporating jelly was also very beneficial, I guess. I have been supplementing zinc for a quite long time, 2 years. Now my dose is only 7-9 mg daily.
On summer I did not control me, ate as much sugar as I wanted, as well as wheat flour, milk, coffee. It was good for me! Now I am very strict with myself because I feel I need it.
I mostly eat: oats, potatoes, honey, coconut oil, broccoli, bacon, pork liver pate, beets, spinach,
rye bread, dark chocolate (what is suuuch relief for me, i eat it all day long), dried cranberries, coconut shavings (tasty!!), some beef, carrots, other vegetables. I eat potatoes and pork now every day and I am afraid to gain additional weight, but I love them and my skin reacts good. I thought it is because iodine in potatoes, but I should research more. I am not going to give up vegetables. But my goal now is to incorporate dairy, orange juice and coffee and to see how my body reacts. I KNOW that I am deficient in calcium. And maybe have elevated levels of iron because of eating much of meat. I have no idea if I'm hypothyroid, but I love idea that I can support thyroids function in a tasty way!
I miss dairy and summer so badly. Cream, curd, cheese. Ice cream. Sun. I crave these things. But I broke out so really bad when I was drinking kefir every day here, in Sweden. Situation got even worse with yogurt. Hmmm. Going to the shop now to buy some fermented cheese. Because I want, haha! Going to continue how it's going for me.
By the way, what about all hormones in ordinary milk???? Folk on is talking so much on the internet about this.
Migi
Attachments
Last edited: