36,5!

Finally my morning temperature hit 36.5 degrees, and it has been doing that for a couple of days in a row now! -Only half a degree from the "normal" 37! Weird thing is, it still drops during the day?
So how am I feeling? Well, I am still very hungry, very tired and I have gained a fair bit of weight (haven't weighed myself) My boobs are gigantic! -LOL, sorry for the expression but that's really the only word that comes to mind when you look at them!  I've also felt a lot of discomfort in my lower abdomen (ovaries). I take it as a good sign though. It must mean that something is definitely happening in the hormone department! Hopefully my body is figuring out that I am actually a women, and starts to lower my male hormones and balance out my female ones (crossing my fingers).
I have been having a lot of headache too. Every night, the last couple of days.
Regarding the vitamin A -it's really starting to dry my skin out, which is not a good thing. I am  covered with white dust. I might have to stop them completely or maybe try taking them every 3'd or 4'th day, instead of every other day (don't even know if that is possible)
After I started welcoming sodium back in my life, I have experienced how it feels to actually be thirsty! I thought my body had forgotten! Silly me, trying to convince myself that my body somehow had lost the thirsty-button. Maybe if I hadn't totally excluded sodium from my diet, my body would actually WANT water, instead of rejecting it as a survival mechanism. I am constantly learning new things from my buddy (body) ;-)

Feeling like a big lump of meat!

There is no better way to describe it. I feel heavy, watery (yes, that's a word!) tired -very tired, sore muscles and the list goes on.
I was reading on Scott Abels site today and came across an article about sodium. I have been looking for an explanation to WHY my sodium come up high, on my lab result, when I carefully avoid it at all cost?! Well... dohhh.. That's exactly why! Because I avoid it, my body holds on to it! And with sodium comes water. Water retention. Makes sense! Of course there is a lot more details, I can't be bothered going into right here but it can all be found on his website.  Anyways, my new mission is to start letting sodium back into my life (welcome sumo-wrestler) and gradually making my body believe, it doesn't need to hold on to all that sodium, because it will get enough, every day. Hopefully that will result in a decrease in water retention and maybe even get my blood pressure up! The adapting phase is NOT going to be fun though..

Update on my progress with Vitamin A. I am taking 5000 IU and have been on it for a few days. Already seeing progress with my skin. Just not sure it it's positive. It's helping clearing up my skin but it's also making it extremely dry. The weird thing with me, is that i have always had dryish skin, even though I had break-outs. Sometimes I had this whitish dust on my body if I didn't use lotion. I think 5000 IU might be a little too much for me. Maybe I will take it every other day. I am also taking Zinc but I don't think that has had any effect yet, as I have taken Zinc before, with no change in my skin.

I have actually contacted Ray Peat. I wrote him an email yesterday. Even though he says on his website, he doesn't answer questions too personal, I took the chance anyway and wrote him about my health issues. He replied straight away! He wanted a bit more info about me. I can't wait to hear his end result!

2 steps front, 2 steps back..

I was helping family with moving, this weekend. Lifting really heavy objects and in general being on my feet for 15 hours straight, for three days. I couldn't eat as much as I wanted either. Too much physical activity with too little to eat -not a good combo! I also had too little sleep (the list continues...) which has a strange way of over charging me so I find it hard to relax when I am finally in bed. Every morning I woke up more beaten up than the day before. Today I woke up feeling like I am coming down with something..:-/ We got Chinese take away yesterday and today I woke up with balloon face and couldn't hardly look out of my eyes. My body just can't stand sodium. -Anyone else have that problem? My latest blood test results also revealed high sodium but I couldn't seem to get an explanation from the doc as to why? When I think about it, I've had a problem with that for years. What doesn't make sense to me, is that it normally goes hand in hand with high blood pressure? I've always had the opposite.
Anyways, my sugar cravings have been non existing, ever since I started with HED, which I have been pretty amazed by. Today was the first day I felt sugar cravings (I  had some chocolate and a few lollies) but I think it has something to do with the lack of optimal nutrition (and calories) this weekend and also coming down with something always makes me crave anything and everything. -I find that weird, as everyone else I know, always loose their appetite while sick? I am the total opposite?! I wonder why that is? I am still eating a little gluten here but I want to stop eating it completely, just to be safe that it's not that causing my problems. Ever since I started, I've been able to keep my hands and feet warm with calories but this weekend I took a few steps backwards. I was cold all the way into my bones and nothing seemed to warm me up, not even the coconut oil!? I was also constipated again. I will get right back into resting and eating this upcoming week. I am sure it will correct itself. I am still breaking out here and there. I talked to Undertow about using A vitamin, Zink and K. I will retry that next week as the weekend was a little messy.
Tonight, after eating I actually felt like i was having a fever. My forehead was burning hot. I took my temperature (oral) and it was 36,5 which is high for me but not for a person with a fever.. Not sure how accurate this thermometer actually is. I need to get me one of those Vicks armpit ones, just haven't been able to find it anywhere..

Road to recovery..

The past week I have been following  Matt Stones blog intensely. The reason why I am so taken by his blog is that it is logic and it makes sense! My intuition never fails and it had me ringing the big Christmas bells as soon as I read his blog. For the first time, my lab results now makes sense! I've done tons and tons of research, only to leave me more confused every time. The way Matt Stone combines science, research and common sense just makes it so understandable and easy to read. Also makes me a bit furious as to WHY I didn't realize this myself?! I consider myself a fairly intelligent person but it still took me a Mr. Stone to bitch slap me with his epic knowledge (!) Enough with the praising..
What I wanted to say is that after a hell lot of reading I found out that I was the one making me sick (big surprise, I know..!) Well I kinda had a suspicion about that, (I'm not a total retard) I just couldn't find the cause, since I've always lived so healthy (so I thought). One word: LOW BODY TEMPERATURE! I literally hadn't had a fever since my early child years! Not even when I had mononucleosis as a teen! My mom has pointed this out to my doctors, over the years but their response has always been; Oh, many people have low temperature, (my point exactly?!) nothing to worry about. -Nothing to worry about?? It's because we are told not to worry that we have low body temperature! -Don't even get me started on those doctors! OK, moving on before I get a hissy fit (is to a word! -Although the red line underneath proves otherwise -DAMN you dictionary!).
I have always been "healthy": Low resting pulse, low blood pressure (and low body temperature). A doctor actually once told me as part of the physical exam for the Military; If it wasn't because you were so fit, I would be slightly concerned about your low BP and resting pulse.
It wasn't until my period became less frequent (one time I didn't have my menses for almost 10 months), my hair started falling off and I kept gaining weight and couldn't loose it, that I realized something wasn't right. Doctors has been of NO help at all. Thyroids meds hasn't helped. I am done and OFF with all that and totally ON with the HED! I started last week around Friday The 3 of September, but my diet didn't totally optimize before the following Monday (The 6'th), I would say. I have been eating like there was no tomorrow and I have felt really warm after every meal (haven't taken my temperature yet). I haven't had cold hands since I started (still some cold feet)! My first little set back was yesterday where i had cold hands and feet, plus I was pretty much feeling cold all over. Today it is gone. I haven't done ANY exercise for over a week now! It's kinda a love hate relationship because I have been addicted to exercise always but if I stop up and actually listen to my body, I don't want to train at all! I just want to lie down (and even sleep) all day, if possible. For the first time in my life, I am listening to my body instead of trying to control it. -A totally new experience for me! I believe this is what is going to be my real healing process (in company with the HED of course).
I truly believe that mind and body HAS to work together for ultimate health. As soon as you start to disregard your body signals and  only listen to your mind, that's when trouble starts and your health is moving on a downward spiral to disaster. Your body doesn't want to destroy you and make life difficult, it actually wants what is best for you..All you have to do is listen. Like how Matt puts it; Don't think you can outsmart your body. It's so true!
Status is: Feeling tired, heavy, edema all over basically -especially in my face (did anyone say carbo-face?) and out breaks. Assuming this is all caused my the heavy carb-load and giving me adrenals some well deserved rest..