Wow! Things are really getting good! I am feeling pretty awesome! I have great energy and my weight dropped by the end of these two weeks to 125! Incredible. I began Dr. Ruscio’s probiotic at the beginning of week 10 and I am so excited to do the next step in healing my gut.
I have lost 15 of the 28 pounds that I gained after going off Carnivore 1. I am so encouraged! Comparing my experience to last time it seems that weight stays nearly constant for about 2 months from the start date and then the pounds start falling off. Losing weight by eating as much as I want of a completely nourishing food is the best!
Biggest story of the week.
I’m continuing to gently walk for 30 minutes 5 days a week on the treadmill while I do my brain retraining (another post on that soon!), but the breaking news is that I’m beginning a routine of 2 days of resistance training with my husband at the gym. So here’s what happened. The first time we did about 20 minutes of squats with barbell, lunges, leg ups and dead lifts, not cross fit style of racing intensity, but nice and calm. Nonetheless I came home and was so exhausted that I had to go to bed and practically passed out immediately! When I had to teach I was so fatigued that I honestly wasn’t sure if I was going to have to cancel the rest of the lessons for the day. I was wiped out physically and mentally. Additionally the DOMS I experienced were so intense that almost a week later I could hardly sit without pain. I was a bit discouraged because I felt that my physical reaction was not appropriate to the amount of effort I exerted. I thought, “This is not a profile of a healthy person here! I have a long way to go.” But the next time we worked out 4 days later on arms and shoulders I went very mindfully to not overdo it. Result: I felt amazing. I had incredible energy all day and the best part was that I felt strong and upright playing the violin and sitting while teaching. My husband wasn’t convinced that I did enough weights for typical break down your body so it can rebuild stronger style workout, but I couldn’t be more thrilled. Getting stronger and not having to go to bed after a workout is a yes! I am going to go at a gentle speed as my body continues to heal. I am elated that I have the kind of energy I have which allows me to even slowly begin a key piece of fitness and health.
I’m back to drinking mineral water every day. It is expensive no doubt, but my body craves it. I feel more hydrated and balanced somehow. I don’t know how to describe it, only that I feel better drinking it.
My blood sugar is stable with the exception of pushing dinner too late in the evening if I have a morning meal. Typically I eat around 10:30am and at 6:30pm. Yesterday, I worked out and then didn’t eat until 7:15pm and it wasn’t pretty, otherwise blood sugar is stable, but boy do I need to make sure I eat dinner on time!
Seasonal allergies are a bit of a pain presently, but I find that the people around me are complaining a lot more than me, so I’m seeing it as a win! I’ve been reading a lot about histamine and have learned that it can be a big problem for people who have damaged guts. I was fascinated to learn that fermented foods which are high in histamine might not be a great idea for someone trying to heal their gut. Darn! That was part of my future healing protocol! I have much to rethink. At any rate I’m chugging the Curcumin Max, Quercetin and fish oils. I might add C and Zinc which I have learned also break down histamine.
I’m sticking with doing coffee enemas once a week which really helps give me a boost especially when I start to feel bombarded from the allergies by the end of the week. This seems to be a good maintenance plan.
I could do better with sleep. I’m averaging about 7.5 opportunity hours to sleep, although the sunlight, humidity, birds, clogged air filter, allergies, who knows what disrupt my sleep a few times a week. I would like to try going to bed a little earlier to see how this affects my energy.
So that’s my update! –Big wins for the week: weight loss and resistance training. Carnivore works! Good luck out there! I hope you have many blessings this week.
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