Sure, I should have begun this blog last week but hey...hindsight is 20/20 and you know it. So here I am on the 9th day of my PSMF and it has been interesting already. I decided to start this blog not for purely egocentric interests but also for the benefit, at some point, of interested parties who are considering or currently enduring the "lovely" experience of the PSMF. Especially the women. Let's face it. When it comes to fat loss, our bodies all seem to play by different rules. Nevertheless I have always valued hearing about other’s experiences.
Anyway – onto the interesting stuff.
Stats –
Height: 5’2.5”
Weight: 195
I started the PSMF on Wednesday, January 2, 2008. I did not weigh myself for the first time until Monday January 7 (I couldn’t bear to see truth of my holiday binges.) and came in at a horrifying 195lbs! Yes, I’m disgusted but it is highly motivating as well.
It is a miracle I made it through the first few days. I almost broke down completely on day 4. I seriously had to just take some sleeping aid to make myself pass out so that I wouldn’t stay up and eat or drink. Pitiful huh? Whatever – it worked. Once I made it through day 5 and the ketsosis was ratcheting up things did, and have, got easier.
First – it is AMAZING how this blunts your appetite. Unless you experience it is almost unbelievable. And trust me, I’ve been on all kinds of appetite suppressants - even prescriptions like phentermine. None of them work half as well or effectively for me as good ole’ free ketones. When I think about it I just want to shoot myself for all of the money I’ve spent on the years using bunk products. C’est la vie eh?
So here I am, day 9, and I feel good but cold. Yes, I’m sure my body temp is down. I am probably hypothyroid but I’ve never been officially tested. With health insurance companies the way they are and doctors even more confused about the thyroid I haven’t even bothered. So what is the result. I self medicate baby!
Here are the drugs and supplements I’m currently on:
Ephedrine HCL
Caffeine
T3
Multi
Calcium
Magnesium
Potassium
5-htp (enteric coated)
Vit C
MSM (powder only)
Are they helping? At this point I can’t say for certain but I can’t imagine they are hurting. Even the T3 which I take daily at no more than 20mgs per day (more like 12-15 on average) and split into 2 or 3 doses depending. I did a long run of low dose T3 last year and didn’t notice any ill effects. Honestly, the T3 is probably the single most effective thing I’ve ever taken for mood more so than anything weight related.
I want to note something that I think is important as I move on. I think I may have a sensitivity to low carbs/low fat. Excluding two handfuls of potato chip crumbs the evening of day 4, I have eaten absolutely PSMF clean. Day 7 was the first time I felt really lethargic and by yesterday, day 8, I was having some ‘odd’ peeing experiences. Basically, I am drinking a respectable quantity of water while at the office (.5 to .75 gal) but I was hardly peeing at all. Plus I would have to ‘push’ the pee out instead of it flowing freely.
TMI?...too bad…
Now, the odd thing is that this has happened to me before when I’ve started to PSMF. I’ve never worked through it because I normally would just fall off the diet all together anyway. However, I was reading some stuff online yesterday and I started to think that maybe my body (gall bladder?) can’t take the very low fat thing for too long. That said, last night I sucked it up (and I was very nervous to do this) and decided to give myself one of Lyle’s recommended “free meals”. I figured if fat was the problem that I could make my free meal high in fat and protein but keep it low in carbs.
3 pieces of Popeye’s chicken later…
I woke up this morning feeling better and have felt notably better today than I did yesterday.
Lesson Learned? I’m not sure but I will be testing this theory again.
Also, I’m glad to say that I have been on plan all day today with no problems. I think Lyle is right about the “free meals” for psychological and physiological reasons. I am going to have my two a week (no refeeds because I’m a Cat 3) and trust they will keep my body in check. I do think I will keep them high fat/protein though only. Carbs and I don’t seem to get along well no matter what.
Okay, so not too exciting for my first post but we all have to start somewhere.
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