Heys guys n Gals,
Thought i'd drop in and introduce myself, i'm 35 and been training years...even if it doesn't show..lol
Over the last year or so i've had a massive energy slump, which it seems could be partly down to using stims ! This on top of the fact that eating rice, potato,oats, beans and other such carbs play havoc with my guts and leave me either wanting to throw up sleep or squit and sometimes all three!! But with some great help (thanks Craig), i'm getting back on track and actually starting to see improvements in the mirror again !!
Yours in ketosis
Neil.
P.s if i'm quiet it's probably because i'm reading

Glad you decided to put up an into, there are a few guys that can help you out here.

Hi Neil

Good to see you are on track - sounds like you are carb sensitive - theres a few here who have a few tricks up their sleave, craig, cleaver, health etc...im sure theyll also chime in.

KP

Yeah the carb sensitivity fits along with suspected adrenal fatigue among other things... Having to constantly watch what i'm eating is pretty hard for me as i love just about all food ! But if i don't watch it i end up in pain and i can almost see the fat piling up as my body stores it so fast.... It's so bloody frustrating ! and it drives my gf mad too !

Hi mate, welcome aboard.

You sound rather like me. Sweet potato is the only starchy carb that does not screw my insides up. Your energy slump will almost certain be directly linked to eating too many carbs, and of the wrong type for you.

For example, Sometimes we have a cooked breakfast scottish style on the weekend. Great!

However if I put my sausuages in a roll I always feel really tired afterwards and go a for a kip! Moral of the story is that bread is not for me. In a similar vein you will have to cut out all these things that are draining you.

It's not easy to start with. However once you start feeling better it is well worth it.

Evil evil bread !! gives me really painful gas followed by a nasty session on the toilet !
Had a refeed meal on saturday as i'd been in keto for 3 days straight, the other half cooked me chicken rice and kidney beans with sweet potato...as a one off i thought i'd be ok, boy i called that wrong ! 2 hours lying on the bed and i still felt rough.

NHeaven wrote:Evil evil bread !! gives me really painful gas followed by a nasty session on the toilet !
Had a refeed meal on saturday as i'd been in keto for 3 days straight, the other half cooked me chicken rice and kidney beans with sweet potato...as a one off i thought i'd be ok, boy i called that wrong ! 2 hours lying on the bed and i still felt rough.

lol we now have competition to Cleaver to who can react worse to carbs

Hi mate Welcome. Sorry to hear you know Craig

go off all wheat & grains.

And get on a gut repair protocol.

And get on a gut repair protocol.[/quote]

Can you expand a little further on this please ?

hmm I asked health the same thing months ago............... my guts now healed, no help from him

Supps & food that helps repair the gut.

Glutamine is a must; 10g on an empty stomach 2 times a day (first thing in am & last thing at night is always good).
Tumeric (curcumin): very powerful anti-inflammatory. Put it on everything you eat! lol
Fish Oils: lots of Omega-3s. Anti-inflammatory.
Pre & Probiotics would also help.

There's a starter for 10

Craig wrote:hmm I asked health the same thing months ago............... my guts now healed, no help from him

Did you? I don't remember, sorry. Just remind me next time.

Thanks mate, only thing i'm on there is o3's at about 10g's a day, i'm just deciding whether to buy some more zma when i order i'll get some glutamine and look into the others too

Oh i tried those pro biotic yoghurt drinks... Gave me wind and runs ! lol

For sure glutamine, I'd add lemon juice also as it both alkalizes and helps the liver/gall bladder out.


lol, we're not talking about probiotic yogarts there crap. Tablet form , whats your source again health?

Craig wrote:lol, we're not talking about probiotic yogarts there crap. Tablet form , whats your source again health?

http://www.alimentnutrition.co.uk/ - quote me (Scott Brady) & I get a thank you from them

Just makes me smile that those drinks make me worse !
Off to bed before my night shift i'll drop back in tomorrow, thanks for the welcomes and input any more and anything on the subject of revving up my metabolism would be much appreciated.
Thanks again guys
Neil

Welcome mate

Welcome aboard Neil.

Hello there!

Hey Neil, sorry to hear about all your cab problems, suck don't they!

Nice to see the advice has begun already

Hello and welcome!

Hi mate - great to see you here!

Hi

Hello from a fellow newbie.

To these boards, that is; you've done a lot more training than me.