irina tone
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Hi, good Peat people,
I have a similar concern with weight gain while trying to deplete PUFA on a very low fat diet. Thoughts for optimization?
History: I am hypothyroid (initial TSH level: 6.1) on 45 mg Armour currently. Been on it for 3 months. My TSH levels are now 2.6, way better than where I started. Also pre-diabetic.
I'm coming from 2 years of very low carb (almost no sugar, and only eating grapefruits every day), zero coffee and high PUFA intake (lots of walnuts, avocados, chicken every single day) plus intense exercise (cardio 1 h everyday and intense 1 hour cardio and strength workouts every day). Result: hypothyroid, with extremely low progesterone levels. I shot my metabolism big time.
I'm 33, 5' 5", I've always weighed 118lbs - 120 lbs. My weight these days is 132 lbs. Not totally worried by the weight gain, but it's annoying.
I have been peating for 2 months. Been feeling good. Now, I've decided to reduce my PUFA levels by going low fat for about 2 weeks now, but I keep putting on weight (3-4 lbs just in the past 2 weeks). I would love to lose the weight I've gained, not put on more.
My diet right now.
Around 1600 calories, 74% carbs/sugar, 25% protein (around 90-100 g), 1% fat.
OJ with collagen (2 cups)
Skim milk ( 1/2 quart /day)
0% fat strained yogurt with apple sauce (1:2 ratio of protein to sugar)
30 g protein from collagen powder
Egg whites for breakfast (3 egg whites)
coffee + honey (2 -3 times /day)
Raw carrots and fruit
Seafood (2-3 oz a day)
Liver 1x/week
Steamed vegetables (cauliflower, etc)
I was taking aspirin (1.2 g) + niacinamide (250 mg) daily for the past 2 weeks, until I read that it's hindering fat loss. Awesome. I could feel the weight pile on, I didn't know what it was.
Vit E: 200 ml/day (Tocovit), Vit K2 (Quinone), B1 300 mg with every meal, 45 mg Armour/daily Progesterone on days 14-28 of the cycle
Some light exercise: walking + strength 3 times/week.
I want to add some hydrogenated coconut oil and MCT oil. Would 25 g be enough to sustain a low fat diet and not to wreck my hormones more than I have in the past? That's around 15% fat in a 1600-calorie diet.
Are there any other things I could be doing to support my PUFA depletion and lose some weight, while healing my hypothyroidism?
add B2 or extra calcium?
How long would I need to try to avoid any other fats, besides hydrogenated oil?
How do you know that you've depleted the PUFA?
(my first post after I've spent 3 months reading a lot on this forum to educate myself)
I have a similar concern with weight gain while trying to deplete PUFA on a very low fat diet. Thoughts for optimization?
History: I am hypothyroid (initial TSH level: 6.1) on 45 mg Armour currently. Been on it for 3 months. My TSH levels are now 2.6, way better than where I started. Also pre-diabetic.
I'm coming from 2 years of very low carb (almost no sugar, and only eating grapefruits every day), zero coffee and high PUFA intake (lots of walnuts, avocados, chicken every single day) plus intense exercise (cardio 1 h everyday and intense 1 hour cardio and strength workouts every day). Result: hypothyroid, with extremely low progesterone levels. I shot my metabolism big time.
I'm 33, 5' 5", I've always weighed 118lbs - 120 lbs. My weight these days is 132 lbs. Not totally worried by the weight gain, but it's annoying.
I have been peating for 2 months. Been feeling good. Now, I've decided to reduce my PUFA levels by going low fat for about 2 weeks now, but I keep putting on weight (3-4 lbs just in the past 2 weeks). I would love to lose the weight I've gained, not put on more.
My diet right now.
Around 1600 calories, 74% carbs/sugar, 25% protein (around 90-100 g), 1% fat.
OJ with collagen (2 cups)
Skim milk ( 1/2 quart /day)
0% fat strained yogurt with apple sauce (1:2 ratio of protein to sugar)
30 g protein from collagen powder
Egg whites for breakfast (3 egg whites)
coffee + honey (2 -3 times /day)
Raw carrots and fruit
Seafood (2-3 oz a day)
Liver 1x/week
Steamed vegetables (cauliflower, etc)
I was taking aspirin (1.2 g) + niacinamide (250 mg) daily for the past 2 weeks, until I read that it's hindering fat loss. Awesome. I could feel the weight pile on, I didn't know what it was.
Vit E: 200 ml/day (Tocovit), Vit K2 (Quinone), B1 300 mg with every meal, 45 mg Armour/daily Progesterone on days 14-28 of the cycle
Some light exercise: walking + strength 3 times/week.
I want to add some hydrogenated coconut oil and MCT oil. Would 25 g be enough to sustain a low fat diet and not to wreck my hormones more than I have in the past? That's around 15% fat in a 1600-calorie diet.
Are there any other things I could be doing to support my PUFA depletion and lose some weight, while healing my hypothyroidism?
add B2 or extra calcium?
How long would I need to try to avoid any other fats, besides hydrogenated oil?
How do you know that you've depleted the PUFA?
(my first post after I've spent 3 months reading a lot on this forum to educate myself)