CalifornIAN
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Hello, I am a 21 year old male and I've been dealing with metabolic issues since I was very young. Long story short, I've dealt with a lot of stress since I was a young child such as parents having a violent divorce that lasted years, self-image issues, lack of consistent social support, etc. I had actually dealt with carotenemia and bacterial overgrowth when I was just a few years old and had to be put on anti-biotics for 6 months. Anyway, I gained weight early in my life and the weight increased as I got older where my maximum weight when I was 17 was 265lbs at just 5'10".
When I got into college four years ago, I tried to ameliorate my weight issues by eating a low-carb diet, which eventually transitioned into a paleo one. This, however, only lasted about 8 or 9 months when I decided to "Eat for Heat", which also only lasted a few months as it gave decent results physically, but not mentally.
Then, during the summer of 2013 and even somewhat during the previous years of my life, I dealt with a severe amount of stress resulting from an alcoholic/drug addicted parent and drug addicted brothers. Essentially, I've been a sort of glue that gave in to help my family stay together, as I stayed sober and never experimented much at all. This stress resulted in me being unable to sleep throughout the night soundly, and I would wake up getting maybe a few hours of sleep, thus feeling fatigued and unable to go to school and work properly, and even carry out household chores.
Over time, my symptoms have gotten worse as I've interpreted and experimented with Peat's work. Currently, my weight is fairly stable at:
145.15kg/320lbs
and my height is:
187cm/6'2"
Right now, I'm dealing with a large list of symptoms that I've attempted to put into related clusters:
External physical symptoms:
-dark circles and bags under eyes
-moderate-severe gynecomastia
-excess abdominal fat
-purple stretch marks/striae
-swollen calves and legs
Internal physical symptoms:
-brain fog
-anhedonia
-memory loss and inability to retain new information easily
-lack of motivation
-unable to focus or concentrate for long periods of time
-sad
-fatigued
-easily irritated
Miscellaneous symptoms:
-poor facial hair growth/thin facial hair
-mouth breathing at night and apnea symptoms
-waking up with a dry mouth
-unable to sleep all the way through the night (usually wake up to urinate)
-low T symptoms
-back pain and soreness, especially low back and in the shoulder blade area
-heightened sweat response to any form of physical activity
-poor caffeine tolerance
A typical day of mine might go something like this...
Morning:
-wake up at 5am-6am with a temp of <97.0F
-have 2-3 jumbo eggs (I wake up starving some mornings and not feeling hungry at all other mornings) with a 12oz. glass of OJ at about 6:30am
-take 1 drop of tyronene (this has only been happening a few weeks, but it really helps get my temps up and give me energy)
-read or do homework
-have 3oz. mozzarella cheese w/ an 8oz. glass of OJ @ 8:30am
-take another drop of tyronene at 9:30am
-Physics class from 10:30-11:50
Afternoon
-have about 3-4oz. of red meat (hamburger or small steak) w/ a small, strong cup of coffee w/ lots of milk and sugar and gelatin (some days I can tolerate the coffee, other days I can't)+drop of tyronene
-Calculus class from 1-2:30
-another 3oz. of mozzarella w/ another 8oz. glass of OJ
-lots of studying until about 7pm or so when I get off the computer
-attempt to fall asleep between 9:45 and 10:15pm
During the day I'll occasionally sip some OJ or milk if I feel thirsty and depending on what my body tells me.
I'm willing to answer questions and post blood test results; however, I don't have any results yet, but I will be going to the doctor soon here for a physical and get bloodwork done. Thanks for looking over my info and responding!
When I got into college four years ago, I tried to ameliorate my weight issues by eating a low-carb diet, which eventually transitioned into a paleo one. This, however, only lasted about 8 or 9 months when I decided to "Eat for Heat", which also only lasted a few months as it gave decent results physically, but not mentally.
Then, during the summer of 2013 and even somewhat during the previous years of my life, I dealt with a severe amount of stress resulting from an alcoholic/drug addicted parent and drug addicted brothers. Essentially, I've been a sort of glue that gave in to help my family stay together, as I stayed sober and never experimented much at all. This stress resulted in me being unable to sleep throughout the night soundly, and I would wake up getting maybe a few hours of sleep, thus feeling fatigued and unable to go to school and work properly, and even carry out household chores.
Over time, my symptoms have gotten worse as I've interpreted and experimented with Peat's work. Currently, my weight is fairly stable at:
145.15kg/320lbs
and my height is:
187cm/6'2"
Right now, I'm dealing with a large list of symptoms that I've attempted to put into related clusters:
External physical symptoms:
-dark circles and bags under eyes
-moderate-severe gynecomastia
-excess abdominal fat
-purple stretch marks/striae
-swollen calves and legs
Internal physical symptoms:
-brain fog
-anhedonia
-memory loss and inability to retain new information easily
-lack of motivation
-unable to focus or concentrate for long periods of time
-sad
-fatigued
-easily irritated
Miscellaneous symptoms:
-poor facial hair growth/thin facial hair
-mouth breathing at night and apnea symptoms
-waking up with a dry mouth
-unable to sleep all the way through the night (usually wake up to urinate)
-low T symptoms
-back pain and soreness, especially low back and in the shoulder blade area
-heightened sweat response to any form of physical activity
-poor caffeine tolerance
A typical day of mine might go something like this...
Morning:
-wake up at 5am-6am with a temp of <97.0F
-have 2-3 jumbo eggs (I wake up starving some mornings and not feeling hungry at all other mornings) with a 12oz. glass of OJ at about 6:30am
-take 1 drop of tyronene (this has only been happening a few weeks, but it really helps get my temps up and give me energy)
-read or do homework
-have 3oz. mozzarella cheese w/ an 8oz. glass of OJ @ 8:30am
-take another drop of tyronene at 9:30am
-Physics class from 10:30-11:50
Afternoon
-have about 3-4oz. of red meat (hamburger or small steak) w/ a small, strong cup of coffee w/ lots of milk and sugar and gelatin (some days I can tolerate the coffee, other days I can't)+drop of tyronene
-Calculus class from 1-2:30
-another 3oz. of mozzarella w/ another 8oz. glass of OJ
-lots of studying until about 7pm or so when I get off the computer
-attempt to fall asleep between 9:45 and 10:15pm
During the day I'll occasionally sip some OJ or milk if I feel thirsty and depending on what my body tells me.
I'm willing to answer questions and post blood test results; however, I don't have any results yet, but I will be going to the doctor soon here for a physical and get bloodwork done. Thanks for looking over my info and responding!