Hello, all.
I'm a 25 year old male from Minnesota. I come from a low carb paleo diet, like many others on this forum. For about 4 months, my diet consisted of eggs, chicken muscle, and spinach. I believed that if I ate like a caveman, I would be healthy. Despite whatever "healthy" really means, I felt horrible. I was rarely happy, had no libido, little energy, and horrible bloating. I'm pretty sure I was hypo, too.
I've been peating for about 2 weeks, and I feel absolutely wonderful. My libido is back and my body is constantly warm. But most importantly, I feel way, way less stressed. It's an incredible difference.
Despite these positive changes, I do have a few issues that I would like to iron out.
1) Acne. I've gone from drinking no milk to 1 gallon a day. I had no acne while on the paleo diet, but now I'm getting horrible acne ever since I started drinking milk. I eat 1 oz. raw liver 3 times a week. It helps a little bit, but I'm still getting a lot of acne. Any suggestions? I don't have any stomach problems, so I might not be lactose intolerant. Is it possible I'm intolerant to milk anyways?
2) I've gained about 7 lbs in 2 weeks. From what I've read on this forum, weight gain is a very common side effect when people start peating. I'm a little worried about putting on more weight, so I'm drinking skim milk, and keeping my fat intake low. Here is my chronometer if anyone's interested:
My question is: is the weight gain temporary? Do people find it temporarily goes up, and then back down again?
3) I have a little extra skin on my neck/below my chin, and I'm unsure if it's facial bloating or fat. Has anyone else had this happen to them? I'm not sure how to address this.
Any help would be appreciated. I look forward to joining you guys :)
I'm a 25 year old male from Minnesota. I come from a low carb paleo diet, like many others on this forum. For about 4 months, my diet consisted of eggs, chicken muscle, and spinach. I believed that if I ate like a caveman, I would be healthy. Despite whatever "healthy" really means, I felt horrible. I was rarely happy, had no libido, little energy, and horrible bloating. I'm pretty sure I was hypo, too.
I've been peating for about 2 weeks, and I feel absolutely wonderful. My libido is back and my body is constantly warm. But most importantly, I feel way, way less stressed. It's an incredible difference.
Despite these positive changes, I do have a few issues that I would like to iron out.
1) Acne. I've gone from drinking no milk to 1 gallon a day. I had no acne while on the paleo diet, but now I'm getting horrible acne ever since I started drinking milk. I eat 1 oz. raw liver 3 times a week. It helps a little bit, but I'm still getting a lot of acne. Any suggestions? I don't have any stomach problems, so I might not be lactose intolerant. Is it possible I'm intolerant to milk anyways?
2) I've gained about 7 lbs in 2 weeks. From what I've read on this forum, weight gain is a very common side effect when people start peating. I'm a little worried about putting on more weight, so I'm drinking skim milk, and keeping my fat intake low. Here is my chronometer if anyone's interested:
My question is: is the weight gain temporary? Do people find it temporarily goes up, and then back down again?
3) I have a little extra skin on my neck/below my chin, and I'm unsure if it's facial bloating or fat. Has anyone else had this happen to them? I'm not sure how to address this.
Any help would be appreciated. I look forward to joining you guys :)