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Well I know that I will not be ignoring the thermometer if it is the best measure of the metabolism— which is linked with hormones— which I KNOW are completely messed up. I fluctuate between cold hands/feet, to hot flash-like. I want to heal my metabolism so that hormones can be balanced. I don’t believe they are mutually exclusive. There are many more hormones that just the sexual and growth ones people always think of, and I greatly desire to balance them all.
It’s hard to know exactly what macro-nutrient helps/hinders me. I eat meals that are generally balanced, so this experimenting with heavy fats, or heavy carbs… is out of my comfort zone. I was extremely surprised this morning to find that (after eating so many carbs yesterday) my temp was so low. I ate a fair amount of carbs today too, so I will see what my temp is tomorrow morning. If it is low again, I have to try stressing a different macro (fats will be next).
I will say that I have noticed a bit more energy in the past 2-3 days and I have retired the enema bag these past 2 days. BUT again, if temp is the best measure of metabolism, mine’s still awful— and the scariest thing is that I don’t know how long it will take as I cannot remember having a normal temp for puberty upwards.
Thanks for the help, Linda— especially sharing the hints Matt gave you. Any help is appreciated. I hope you are successful too!
Update: This is exactly why I’m so discouraged. My weight edges up every few days while I “eat for heat” and I see anti-results. Yesterday I ate things like calorie-dense potato soup, an 85% chocolate bar, 1 cup yogurt, pizza bread, chocolate ice cream, and half and half with molasses. I went on a light 20 minute walk too. I had a total of about 3 cups of liquid and LOTS of salt. This morning my temp was 97.1! What am I doing wrong?
Oh, Christianam, thank you!!! I really needed to hear those words and advice. This is SUCH big help for me. I will follow your advice!
Thanks for your input! I will say that I can’t even get my temps up yet (for example, today was 97.1). I don’t just want to eat and eat and accumulate the pounds. Then there’s the question about WHAT to eat because I am NOT willing to putting GMO and high fructose junk into me/my family. Not to even mention that I am not even hungry outside of the 3 squares that we eat. Lastly, I remain constipated and have to rely on enemas. (I KNOW the HCG completely messed with my hormones– all of them. I would never ever have done it had I known what was in store: weight, cellulite, skin tags, and melanoma in-situ skin cancer ALL surfaced within a couple of months of ending HCG). Yet we continue to eat nourishing food and that was 3 years ago. I just can’t seem to budge my temps/ relieve constipation, or comfortably gorge myself.
Well, until GAPS (4 months ago) I was a very devoted HIIT girl 3-4x a week and another day of boxing. (prior to my 2011 slope I was a very athletic build). Oh, and daily walks in 3 our of 4 seasons. When the weight and cellulite just kept creeping on, I became disheartened and threw in the towel. I am now under the impression that heavy workouts are detrimental to healing metaboliism. ??? I would love to know how to raise it rapidly and get back to looking fit.
I am 40 years-old. My temps are still around 97.7 (pre-ovulation, if I still do that). My hands and feet are either cold or hot (no just normal). I am coming off of GAPS to heal up leaky-gut (which I believe is now healed). I have had low temps and blood pressure as long as I can remember. Our family eats according to WAPF principles and never eats out. The REAL problems began in 2011 (when I did the homeopathic HCG diet to a tee). After that my weight kept creeping up, and I put on cellulite where I never had it before. It just keeps coming even though we eat real food (and plenty of cheese, coconut oil, raw milk– and no grains for the past 4 months). Since I’m already eating “right”, and still gaining, is there any hope for me???
