Tue, Feb-23-10, 15:08
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Posts: 4,737
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Plan: Ray Peat (not low-carb)
Stats: 00/00/00
BF:
Progress: 51%
Location: Brit in Europe
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Originally Posted by sdeshwood
Hi Amanda! Thanks for the response! Great work on staying away from beer for 6 weeks! I'm impressed.
I am right there with you on the too much beer thing (except for me it's too much wine!) I completely agree with the "stimulant cycle" she talks about in SP I and I found her comment really compelling that "if you are craving stimulants you are not well." Since I started low carbing I drink more coffee than ever and I crave wine at night, to wind down from the stress of the day. I also use too much artificial sweetener so I am trying to taper down there.
I have actually already jumped in to the program because I am so drawn to this whole concept of healing your body and metabolism rather than losing weight. I'm taking her advice to start eating well first, then sleeping and tapering off toxic chemicals. Last night I ate a small amount of brown rice for the first time in ages, skipped my usual glass(es) of wine, slept for 8.5 hours and it felt so great.
I don't have a ton of weight to lose so I am grappling with the possibility that I may gain a few pounds eating this way but I think she is right that I've got some serious healing to do here. According to her book I think I have never really eaten well in my entire life so I'm really excited to start nourishing myself.
As for her explanation re: too little carbs I'm wondering if she has more of an explanation in SP II or The Program?
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Hi again!
Just wanted to say that SPII is more "technical" than the one called "The Program" and goes into more detail about all the interacting hormones and so on. It's the better of the two in my opinion, although some bits will be familiar if you've read "The Program".
I can really recommend "The Schwarzbein Principle II: The Transition" if you haven't already read it. I regularly read it to re-acquaint myself with the reasons why I'm doing this. If you have already diagnosed yourself as possibly having exhausted adrenals, then you might want to get "Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome" by Dr James Wilson, too.
It seems you've got the Schwarzbein bug, too!!! I think that there is a lot of truth to the quote of hers which is now my signature. What is the point of being skinny on the outside if your body is wrecked on the inside?
Good luck and feel free to pop into my journal if you have any questions, although, on the other hand, if we post here, then it draws attention to this subforum and to this particular WOL, which is kind of good publicity!!!
amanda
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