Nina
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Hi!
I'm confused.
I've been peating for a little over two months. The first two weeks were total bliss, I had so much energy, I lost a few pounds, my mind was clear! Wow! I never knew what to eat, so I ate a lot of bone broth, drank coffee (which I never could before), had milk, cheese, oatmeal, fruits.
My challenge is, I have two teenagers to feed! They don't like bone broth THAT much. And here in Canada, gelatin and collagen hydrolysate are very hard to find or very expensive. Meals are complicated, but I think I manage.
So the confusion is this: why am I tired now? My motivation is quite low. I want to sleep all day. No amount of coffee seems to wake me up. Brain fog is back.
I have to say, we're at the end (?) of a never-ending winter here, everyone is depressed around me, and I don't go out enough (vitamin D?). I'm not depressed! I just want to hibernate, and watch the whole netflix offer.
But let's back up a little.
Since I started peating I had a lot of health improvements:
in no particular order:
-no more bleeding gums
-better hair, a little less oily, better skin
-body less stiff
-much better breast "texture" (less prolactin?), like before getting pregnant
-no more bloating (goodbye gluten)
-my feet went back to pre-baby size (?!)
-no more cravings, so I decided to stop all alcohol a month ago. It was easy. I never thought I would do that.
-face no longer puffy (goodbye red wine)
-no longer look a million years old
-no more double chin, thiner tongue (?)
-much lighter periods, hurray!
-lost a few pounds
-whole family is happier My son has more concentration, less anxiety. The kids get along better, and my husband is less stressed out. Husband has better hair, but gained weight.
I think I went through a few weeks of detox. I tried oil pulling, but it gave me strong headaches. I think coconut oil gives me migraines? would that be detox symptoms?
Epsom salt baths seem to help a lot. Daily carrot is great. Also the kids love it.
I had daily ice cream for a few weeks, and then I realized it contained carrageenan. It cleared a few headaches though.
Also, I found out I'm allergic to nickel. So I put nail polish on my jeans buttons and it's fine. However, when i eat chocolate in particular, or shrimps, my breathing gets difficult. I've been mouth-breathing a lot. I think stainless steel might be a problem. I frequently use a macbook, seems like the finish contains nickel.
I had a lot of allergies before, pollen, cats, I had eczema (many years ago). I removed processed food a while ago. I think red wine gave me allergic reactions and I didn't know it was the cause.
A lot of non-peat food give me flu-like symptoms, like tomato seeds, cucumber seeds. Will I ever build a resistance to non-peat food? how did I survive before?!
So here's what I'm thinking.
- first, maybe I should be patient...
- I think I used to be driven by adrenaline. It worked... I'm just much too young to retire now!
- I'm thinking maybe I eat too much meat vs not enough gelatin (had less bone broth in the last month)
- is organic porcine gelatin ok? I used to make jello.
- I find it hard to balance calcium-phosphorus ratio? not enough calcium in my diet? not enough protein?
- my beef is not grass-fed, but my milk and eggs are organic
- I would prefer to snack all day, but I have to cook something for the kids
- is peating a full-time job for you?
I'm confused.
I've been peating for a little over two months. The first two weeks were total bliss, I had so much energy, I lost a few pounds, my mind was clear! Wow! I never knew what to eat, so I ate a lot of bone broth, drank coffee (which I never could before), had milk, cheese, oatmeal, fruits.
My challenge is, I have two teenagers to feed! They don't like bone broth THAT much. And here in Canada, gelatin and collagen hydrolysate are very hard to find or very expensive. Meals are complicated, but I think I manage.
So the confusion is this: why am I tired now? My motivation is quite low. I want to sleep all day. No amount of coffee seems to wake me up. Brain fog is back.
I have to say, we're at the end (?) of a never-ending winter here, everyone is depressed around me, and I don't go out enough (vitamin D?). I'm not depressed! I just want to hibernate, and watch the whole netflix offer.
But let's back up a little.
Since I started peating I had a lot of health improvements:
in no particular order:
-no more bleeding gums
-better hair, a little less oily, better skin
-body less stiff
-much better breast "texture" (less prolactin?), like before getting pregnant
-no more bloating (goodbye gluten)
-my feet went back to pre-baby size (?!)
-no more cravings, so I decided to stop all alcohol a month ago. It was easy. I never thought I would do that.
-face no longer puffy (goodbye red wine)
-no longer look a million years old
-no more double chin, thiner tongue (?)
-much lighter periods, hurray!
-lost a few pounds
-whole family is happier My son has more concentration, less anxiety. The kids get along better, and my husband is less stressed out. Husband has better hair, but gained weight.
I think I went through a few weeks of detox. I tried oil pulling, but it gave me strong headaches. I think coconut oil gives me migraines? would that be detox symptoms?
Epsom salt baths seem to help a lot. Daily carrot is great. Also the kids love it.
I had daily ice cream for a few weeks, and then I realized it contained carrageenan. It cleared a few headaches though.
Also, I found out I'm allergic to nickel. So I put nail polish on my jeans buttons and it's fine. However, when i eat chocolate in particular, or shrimps, my breathing gets difficult. I've been mouth-breathing a lot. I think stainless steel might be a problem. I frequently use a macbook, seems like the finish contains nickel.
I had a lot of allergies before, pollen, cats, I had eczema (many years ago). I removed processed food a while ago. I think red wine gave me allergic reactions and I didn't know it was the cause.
A lot of non-peat food give me flu-like symptoms, like tomato seeds, cucumber seeds. Will I ever build a resistance to non-peat food? how did I survive before?!
So here's what I'm thinking.
- first, maybe I should be patient...
- I think I used to be driven by adrenaline. It worked... I'm just much too young to retire now!
- I'm thinking maybe I eat too much meat vs not enough gelatin (had less bone broth in the last month)
- is organic porcine gelatin ok? I used to make jello.
- I find it hard to balance calcium-phosphorus ratio? not enough calcium in my diet? not enough protein?
- my beef is not grass-fed, but my milk and eggs are organic
- I would prefer to snack all day, but I have to cook something for the kids
- is peating a full-time job for you?