Checking in…
I have been following this WOE since 2018, so I am encroaching on 5yrs.
Overall, I eat carnivore adjacent. I allow nuts at times, and sucralose energy drinks.
(Doctor explained how damaging aspartame is (coke zero), so this is out).
That said, I push myself to go 2-3 months at a time without ANYTHING but meat.
But inflammation has been a problem, as well as High Blood Pressure.
It’s been a long journey. Eventually I was DIAGNOSED with CIRS:
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. This explains many variables.
Including the Exhaustion if I try to incorporate the gym.
The sad part, is even though I am eating “right”, I have gained almost 80lbs back,
of my 122+ lbs lost. Although I feel like giving up… I simply can’t…
My regular doctor suggested I give up this WOE… And I said I won’t. Because when
I do eat off plan (vegetables, etc). The migraines are really bad. (CIRS causes use
to be constantly inflamed, and to always have a leaky gut).
So, 6 months ago, I started on a Binder (to remove toxins my body cannot clear,
due to a genetic defect… I won the WRONG Genetic lottery, FWIW, as a poor
methylator, etc)… And RECENTLY I’ve seen some improvements.
My cognitive function is returning, and my energy/desire to move is up.
Although, I walked 5 miles yesterday, in the FL sun, and had to take a 4hr nap!
But I feel great today.
Also, I am starting to be able to fast naturally, again. And the weight has
just started to come down…
I have 6-12 more months of treatment to eliminate whatever toxins I was exposed to.
But I finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
I am looking forward to being able to be more active.
I do bloodwork on Thursday, and I am hoping to see some of my numbers improve.
(As a point of reference, a few of my inflammation markers where like 5 and 7 TIMES the High End number of the range. Insane levels).
Which leads me to the point. It’s NOT ALWAYS the diet. Sometimes there is an underlying condition. (Giving a Type I diabetic more food to help them gain weight is the wrong answer).
I am in this for the long-haul. And I have started something called “Limbic Retraining”.
Look into it. It’s interesting that we may be so keenly aware of how things bother us, that we ENSURE that they bother us. (Our brains have a tough time with reality vs. beliefs!)
There is a case of a lady who has a severe reaction to all flowers, especially roses.
Straight into anaphylaxis… Her doctor had a SILK rose made. No plant stuff. And
had confirmed she was not allergic to silk way before this. And one day, when she
walks into the office he tries to hand her this rose… And she immediately started reacting
and needed epinephrine. She had a complete reaction… AS THOUGH it was a rose.
When it was a facade… This is a limbic system response.
That blows me away, AND gives me hope. I have started Limbic Retraining on Saturday.
It’s a 6-12 Month long process of “changing your mind”… Sort of reprogramming yourself.
Simple things like brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand (That’s really hard!)
Re-arranging furniture, breaking your old … easy/comfortable patterns.
Getting new neurons to wire together, to unwire some of the old ones that are holding you back.
I’ve including learning a language (something I have been loathe to do. I hated English. LOL)
I am still surprised how forcefully I told the Doc there was no way I was giving up this WOE.
I am free of MOST of my addictions, pains, suffering.
Yes, I am now overweight again, but I’ve also got the bloodwork to show that I have been very sick, and trying to heal. Which is NOT the time for my body to shed pounds. It was just trying to protect itself.
The coming 6-12 months will come and go, whether I continue on this path.
I choose this path, because of the YEARS I will have after those months are over.
Thanks for listening…