The last month, I haven't been feeling the greatest. I've been having frequent headaches, general feelings of fatigue and weakness in my muscles. Not aches, just weak, like I cannot push myself as hard as I was earlier this winter. At first I thought it was a bug or just a phase, but more than a month of this has had me worried.
A similar feeling of fatigue and weakness came over me in the early summer when I was about two months into my program. I happened to be scheduled for a tune-up, and asked my hypnotist, who actually has a strong background in nutrition. She said my symptoms were necessarily unusual on a diet like this, but to give her a few minutes to think about my situation. About 10 minutes later her eyes connected with mine in the group session and she said she had a solution. We aren't supposed to eat sweet fruits, but she said that every time she came by my mind (remember, she's a mentalist who connects with our subconscious) she smelled bananas. She suggested that I eat half a banana and some form of animal protein about 30-60 minutes before a heavy workout and that should help. It made total sense to me, because before I started her program, I was on a clean eating program and often ate a half a banana before exercising, usually with peanut butter instead of animal protein, but close enough. Making this small adjustment in my diet actually helped for quite a while.
But now, my issues have come back and are even worse. Rather than traveling the nearly 100 miles to my hypnotist, I decided to start with my doctor. Unfortunately, this trip to my doctor was less than helpful. The older gentleman who saw me, not my regular doctor, couldn't access my records because he doesn't use computers and couldn't tell the difference between writing on paper and attempting to writing on the plastic sleeve which contained said paper. He may be brilliant in terms of medicine, but I was concerned. He did, however, run a complete blood work up on me, which came back normal according to his note and the office. Except there was one thyroid test that was flagged as being low. Perhaps it wasn't drastically low, but still, shouldn't we explore further?
Needless to say, I'm looking elsewhere for guidance in terms of my health. Several people have commented that perhaps my diet of meat and vegetables isn't cutting it now that I have significantly upped my levels of exercise. Perhaps, but I'm not ready to give up on this plan that has helped me lose somewhere around 100 pounds in less than a year just yet. I need advice from seasoned professionals who can guide me, help me come up with a plan that won't derail my success thus far.
Do I really need to eat more sugars and carbs? I get sugars from non-sweet fruits like lemons, limes, tomatoes and veggies like corn and butternut squash. I even still eat my banana and protein before working out. I get carbs from the veggies, as well as other nutrients. It's amazing to learn just how many nutrients we can receive simply from veggies. I consume fresh meats ranging from beef and pork to chicken and turkey, and sometimes fish. I'm not eating an unhealthy diet by any means, and I'm not limiting my foods. I don't weigh them, count calories or fat grams, I just eat when I'm hungry and eat until I'm satisfied, but don't go overboard. I even eat a specific type of yogurt for additional protein, and drink lots of milk every day. I even have an unsweetened non-fat latte once in a while. I try to have corn or squash every day, as well as the juice from a whole lemon or lime in my water.
Since no one in my doctor's office has been able to guide me in my dietary needs, I'm in search of a nutritionist to see how I can alter my current diet to feed my body what it needs. And, I'm planning to return to the hypnotist in a couple weeks for her advice. We shall see what happens.
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