Problems With Diet/Protocol

[movebetter]

Problems with Diet/Protocol.



Hi, I love Ray Peats theories and protocol but I am having some problems. What brought me to this is I suffer with serious afternoon crashes which is very limiting to my life. I am 71 years old and this fatigue started at 19 after taking LSD. Wonder if anyone can help. Been doing it for about 2 weeks.



So far I am doing the following:

1-2 qts of milk per day.

½ to 1 qt of Juice.

Fruits, dry and fresh

Collagen, 60-70 gms of protein.

Cheese

1 potato

1 carrot

T3 5mcg 3 or 4 times per day

Pregnenolone, started at 50mg and now doing about 4 or 5 mg.





Problems:



Hives (I have had these before but seems like something in this diet is a significant outbreak. Worse in the morning upon waking.



Gained about 10 lbs of belly fat. I have changed to fat free milk and will try to find fat free cheese.



Fatigue as bad or worse then when started.



Constipation, this is getting better since I have been making sure to eat more fruit and potato and carrot.



Bloating, I think this might be related to the hives.



Post nasal drip,

 

[theLaw]

+ more calories
+ more saturated fat until you actually feel better, then you can go low-fat to get rid of pufa
+ switch from carrot to carrot salad

 

[movebetter]

+ more calories
+ more saturated fat until you actually feel better, then you can go low-fat to get rid of pufa
+ switch from carrot to carrot salad

What about weight gain with more fats.
Also I am doing carrot salad.

 

[theLaw]

What about weight gain with more fats.
Also I am doing carrot salad.

Increase your metabolism, and the weight will disappear.

More info:

VoS uncoupling thread

What i have done to cure hypo and stay lean.

 

[Dessert_All_Day]

Increase your metabolism, and the weight will disappear.

Weight gain is sometimes not so terrible.

 

[LUH 3417]

Magnesium carbonate and cascara sagrada both helped me tremendously with constipation. I now just use magnesium daily to stay regular. Diamant also helps as several people have reported having 3-4 BM a day since adding it.