Damn...Getting Close with a Lifetime to Optimize

[jacknap]

@damn, ya when I drink coffee it has to be with food, I've learned that. Regarding the bone broth, I drank it early post crash but it's so bloody expensive and I don't really have the space to make my own. I do take about 15 grams of glycine every night though which gives some of the same benefits.

@cd, jacknap
I have problems with low carb diets, I went pretty much paleo with backloading at first and struggled to keep weight on. When I went full paleo years ago for CFS, my liver enzymes tested high and I had shortness of breath, but that was a little more extreme. Dropping the morning carbs is definitely do-able, and maybe I will take just a little white rice with my lunch on training days and skip it on rest days. My OATS test didn't really show anything (I don't think) for bacterial imbalance.

sorry to hijack this thread btw, damn

post on your own thread and we'll take it from there? try making your coffee bulletproof style? eg) add grass fed butter, collagen, cocoa, mct oil and that should sustain u through the day...

you're probably a fast oxidizer like I am too we both got that lean body naturally. tubzy is that too so we burn through food like crazy

[Damn]

sorry to hijack this thread btw, damn

No worries BD...appears no one found my story very interesting anyway Hope you find the solution that works best for you. BTW...totally understand that bone broth is mucho dinero and a pain in the ass to make. The gelatin route is a good alternative & far less expensive.

[DrivenToRecover]

No worries BD...appears no one found my story very interesting anyway Hope you find the solution that works best for you. BTW..eape.totally understand that bone broth is mucho dinero and a pain in the ass to make. The gelatin route is a good alternative & far less expensive.

For the cheapest bone broth I recommend finding a slaughterhouse nearby. I've gotten grass-fed bones for as cheap as $1 per pound! Buy a deep freezer and buy them in bulk if you find a good deal.

I use an instant pot to simmer my broth and I recommend adding the gelatin powder into it beforehand to make it most easily digestible.

[jacknap]

For the cheapest bone broth I recommend finding a slaughterhouse nearby. I've gotten grass-fed bones for as cheap as $1 per pound! Buy a deep freezer and buy them in bulk if you find a good deal.

I use an instant pot to simmer my broth and I recommend adding the gelatin powder into it beforehand to make it most easily digestible.

good idea. one thing I do is any bones that are in the meat I use for dinner I just add to my nighttime tea. sorta like a makeshift tea/bonebroth.

[Cdsnuts]

good idea. one thing I do is any bones that are in the meat I use for dinner I just add to my nighttime tea. sorta like a makeshift tea/bonebroth.

Boy...your parents must really think you've gone off the deep end....lol

[Damn]

Symptom free...six weeks and counting.

[basementdweller]

nice! how about the muscle loss? has any of it come back?

[Damn]

nice! how about the muscle loss? has any of it come back?

Thanks BD. In regards to regaining muscle...Thought a few picture's would be worth a thousand words

IMG_5776 (1).jpg A couple months after my crash (sorry about the low slung pants...After losing so much mass in my ass & thighs, I couldn't keep them up ).

IMG_8182 (1).jpg IMG_8184 (1).jpg About a week ago.

[Cdsnuts]

Symptom free...six weeks and counting.

You're going to crush it. If you're symptom free already, just wait and see how you're going to feel in another six months. Just wait. Don't do what some guys do and stop everything. You'll be fine, but that's not the point of this. The point is COMPLETE optimization.

Congrats.

When the time comes and you're completely sure, please post in the recovery section.

Thank you!

[Damn]

You're going to crush it. If you're symptom free already, just wait and see how you're going to feel in another six months. Just wait. Don't do what some guys do and stop everything. You'll be fine, but that's not the point of this. The point is COMPLETE optimization.

Congrats.

When the time comes and you're completely sure, please post in the recovery section.

Thank you!

Thanks CD. I have no intention of giving any of this up. I have worked far too hard and seen way too many life improvements over the last year and a half to give up now...This is just the beginning of a long journey. Will absolutely post in the recovery section when the time is right.