this is super common and why if it is used for weight loss it has to be balanced with a caloric matched (to your exercise) animal based diet.
it is much better to run a 250 calorie deficit daily for 6 months then to run a 1000 calorie deficit intermittently
slow and steady is the way.
Do you have any opinions on diet when it comes to autoimmune disease? Just found out I have Hasimotos. Was recommended to take a gluten free diet.
what is your current diet?
2lbs of 93/7 I get from a butcher. 6 organic Pasteur raised eggs/day. As much fruit as I can tolerate. Kefir milk with honey (this past month I added protein powder). Basamati rice (varies from 600g to 1200g/day. Or Organic pasta) Water. 1 beer/week. Canned smoked Oyster about 3/week. 3 cups of decaf/week.
I weight 170lbs in April and now I'm up to 189lbs
When I do eat out, it's a toss between chipotle, in n out, cava, and hospital food
i'll give some general principles that apply to improving global health which if disrupted may lead to autoimmune conditions
1. Make red meat the cornerstone of your diet
2. Reduce your body fat slowly via caloric deficits to 15% or less (intermittent fasting may help but aerobic and strength exercise with a 250calorie deficit daily is effective) -> creates slow re-composition of your body habitus
3. Avoid all foods/meals that have complex ingredients (just eat things that want to be eaten like animals and some fruit)
4. Eliminate all seed oils (cook only with ghee, tallow, and butter)
5. Sleep alot (8 hrs always)
6. Avoid stimulants
7. Get your fasting insulin and inflammatory markers checked every 6 months as you start this process to recovery
8. Drink 4 cups of hydrogen water daily (best unit is purepebrix on amazon)
9. Restore your gut health ("pendulum" daily probiotic + "seed" prebiotic)
10. Increase your consumption of organs daily (heart and soil "histamine+immune" and "organs" supplements daily and male/female total package supplements depending on your sex)
