This week seemed to be a turning point in Carnivore 2. I had substantial more energy each day. I am so excited! I felt energized most evenings after teaching and practicing all day. This is what I have been hoping for!
The week wasn’t perfect. There were perhaps two days where I was groggy from the severe spring allergies and moved slowly needing a lot of coffee, but the overall trend was moving up!
I did have a couple cheats though. Due to lack of preparation I either ran out of meat or had to leave the house for a gig and hadn’t time to cook, so my husband handed me some collagen bars he had gotten. They were pretty healthy as far as bars go with 22 grams of carbs as opposed to the ones with 40 grams or upward. I felt fine after eating them and think they did help, but I don’t plan on making it a habit.
The awesome thing about getting more energy is that it then gives me the ability to exercise more which gives me more energy! I love this upward spiral! In addition to 4 days of moderate walking for 30 minutes on a treadmill I was also able to start doing a few daily squats, pushups, planks etc.. and about 10 minutes of stretching a day. I look forward to seeing what next week will bring.
My weight is still between 132-134, so no weight loss this week. At the end of Carnivore 1 I was 112. I will be pleased when I lose some weight, but I am patient.
Electrolyte situation is manageable, but needs improvement. I sound like a broken record. Electrolytes again, the one code I wasn’t able to crack the first time around. Agh! Last Saturday I went for a 12 mile bike ride at a easy going pace. The ride was terrific; just the right balance of pedaling hard and coasting, definitely not deserving of leg cramps. But the following day and days thereafter I had terrible DOMS. Such an extreme reaction! I read through my blog to see how I handled it Carnivore 1. I learned that I had supplemented for sure every time I would do any moderate exercise, especially if it was not routine. So lesson re-learned.
Additionally, each day I practice violin I have arm and hand cramps. One day this week I tried drinking salt water in what I think now was too high a dose and my brain got foggy and it didn’t even help my muscles. Doing that was kinda dumb since a few weeks ago I was having terrible reactions to that electrolyte powder containing a healthy dose of salt, but I wanted to isolate intaking salt only to see if it would help. It did not. Curious how drinking a ton of salt water while doing sauna therapy is so helpful, but detrimental if my activity is less demanding.
Again I learned from rereading my blog that in the past I would divide an electrolyte packet into 4 servings and sip ONE serving throughout the day or two. I might try this. Perhaps my body does really need the electrolytes, but cannot handle taking them all at once in a high dose.
So far however, it doesn’t seem that I have any problems high dosing magnesium. I take 5 capsules of whatever mg they are before bed and several throughout the day. I also spray magnesium spray on my muscles to help the cramping, which it does although not solve entirely. I love the relaxing and calming effects of magnesium.
Arm and hand cramps notwithstanding I am physically having good success practicing the violin. Being healed will be one of the greatest joys of my life because it will allow me to play the violin effortlessly. In the past there were symptoms ranging from pain to numbness, muscle weakness,sloping fatigued shoulders to a shifting unnameable misalignment that would strangely change my entire relationship to the instrument on a daily basis. I can say with gratitude that these days are far fewer and this week I had some successes that make me see that the end goal is not out of sight any longer. Praise God!
Well that does it for week 9! Best wishes cracking the code of all your health puzzles! Even the smallest steps are moving us forward.
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