Omen Log

[Omen]

Starting a log to track my progress and hopefully within it regain my health.

Finasteride for 6 months in 2016, got a lot of side effects on the drug and when I quit my body crashed. I managed to recover in 2017 but screwed my health up to an ungodly level following a 'Ray Peat Forum' style diet until the end of last year.

Most recent bloods:

Cortisol 788 (110-550 nmol)
Urea 11.5 (2.5 -8.0 mmol)
Creatinine 135 (60-110 umol)
eGFR 61 (> 59)
Free Test 69 (200-600 pmol)
TSH 0.23 (0.50 - 5.00)mIU/L

Current protocol:

I am following the Randle Cycle and having carbs/protein in the AM and fats/protein in the PM. Moderate protein, high carb, low fat. I have tried low carb and cutting out coffee and my body completely shuts down. I am currently 144 lbs at 6"3.

My diet consists of raw honey + green tea on awaking (hoping to help knock out helicobacter), 1L skim milk in the form of lattes, 2.5kg purple sweet potato, 200g kangaroo steak, rotated vegetables/broths to fill nutritional gaps and at night typically 50g goat cheese, egg yolk fried in small amount of unrefined coconut oil and once a week a can of oysters.

My diet is completely open to change, I am trying to find what works best for me right now.

50mg niacinamide twice a day
3g glycine with protein meals
Enzymes with meals

Sprints 3x a week
1x set Push Ups

Symptoms:

Too many to list but the most annoying is a pain in my left side. Also I would like to feel life again.

 

[brix]

How many calories are you eating per day?

You are my height and 45 pounds lighter... and I feel thin... you probably need to eat much more, which will bring your cortisol down and your testosterone up.

 

[Omen]

How many calories are you eating per day?

You are my height and 45 pounds lighter... and I feel thin... you probably need to eat much more, which will bring your cortisol down and your testosterone up.

Between 2,600 - 2,800/day. I get bad reactions to a lot of foods, especially fruit. I am not sure how else to add calories - I don't want to eat any more potatoes and don't want to drink any more milk and would prefer to not add any more meat to my diet.

 

[MNK99]

that's a dope name man. i approve. keep up the good work.

do 7weeks to 100 pushups i did this book like 6 yrs ago, up to 300-400 at times but im injured. 113 max in one set, 60-90 many many times. with asthma. anyways calisthenics can be really good when alternating with weights.

Not bragging. I just really like the name, that was a good movie.
Naming my first son Damien.
Anyways please feel free to ask me questions and good luck.
There's a good community of people here.

 

[supernature]

I guess this is where kangaroos have the same destiny as poor chicken and pork in other places )) In different areas some would eat deers or even bisons ...

How is that randle cycle or some of having carbs at am instead of pm would affect cortisol or the goal is different !?

 

[Omen]

that's a dope name man. i approve. keep up the good work.

do 7weeks to 100 pushups i did this book like 6 yrs ago, up to 300-400 at times but im injured. 113 max in one set, 60-90 many many times. with asthma. anyways calisthenics can be really good when alternating with weights.

Not bragging. I just really like the name, that was a good movie.
Naming my first son Damien.
Anyways please feel free to ask me questions and good luck.
There's a good community of people here.

Other than sprints I am only looking to utilize calisthenics/bodyweight type exercises. I am trying not to train until failure but I will try and build my reps up gradually. Not sure I will get that high.

 

[Omen]

I guess this is where kangaroos have the same destiny as poor chicken and pork in other places )) In different areas some would eat deers or even bisons ...

How is that randle cycle or some of having carbs at am instead of pm would affect cortisol or the goal is different !?

Kangaroo is very lean and it is not farmed, they are culled in nature so it is a good option. Ideally I would not have to eat meat.

I am not sure how it effects cortisol, my reason for experimenting with it is I get brain fog when I combine carbs and fats so having them separate removes competition for oxidation - or at least how I have understood it. So far I am liking it so I intend to trial it for a while. My last bloods were drawn when I was doing a 33% split so they aren't indicative of my current diet.

 

[supernature]

Yes your urea cycle is affected or affecting the results you showed. They might be indicative of ammonia overload or poor digestion or overtraining, probably thats why the brain fog you've experienced while the tests were done.
You can also try protein and fats during the day and mainly carbs at evening to see also how you feel.

 

[Omen]

Yes your urea cycle is affected or affecting the results you showed. They might be indicative of ammonia overload or poor digestion or overtraining, probably thats why the brain fog you've experienced while the tests were done.
You can also try protein and fats during the day and mainly carbs at evening to see also how you feel.

The former two are most likely, I felt very toxic at the time. It definitely isn't overtraining. I read a comment from Gbol that stated during CFS the body can't break down carbs/fats so it utilizes protein which produces ammonia... that resonated with me but I don't know how to break the cycle.

Similar to carb backloading? Would this be viable on days of no exercise and is there reason it could be better than carbs during the day?

 

[Omen]

Milk needs to go... I think a good gut/intestinal state is required to do well on cow's milk - all other arguments against it aside.

I have removed milk before and eaten a lot of leaves for calcium and was making my own almond milk but it didn't cut it. I had food sitting in my gut for hours undigested so my body wasn't able to build stomach acid clearly. I will try supplementing calcium this time around but keep magnesium as high as possible through diet, maybe supplement both if I have to.

 

[supernature]

The former two are most likely, I felt very toxic at the time. It definitely isn't overtraining. I read a comment from Gbol that stated during CFS the body can't break down carbs/fats so it utilizes protein which produces ammonia... that resonated with me but I don't know how to break the cycle.

Similar to carb backloading? Would this be viable on days of no exercise and is there reason it could be better than carbs during the day?

Sounds right i guess, maybe there are suggestions how to overcome this state where you read this.

Not necessarily loading but just to see how you feel after meals with those types of macros, after them and on the next morning after a dinner for ex.