Eat Sleep Lift Repeat - HYPO

[wakechica]

Welcome to my journal. I've started afresh as I've had some time off to nail a few issues in the head.

1) Lingering symptoms of hypothyroidism -namely low BBT, constant thirst, stress and sleep issues, hunger, chronic dry legs, lack of energy, cold hands and feet
2) An injury

So whilst I was still posting I stumbled across a book called Eat for Heat by a guy called Matt Stone. Book was poo-poo'd when I mentioned it. I had kind of forgotten about it for a while. I'll come back to this in a bit.

I've had problems with constant first and hunger which I believe has seriously hindered my ability to get the body I want. Every time I dieted however gentle I had issues a few weeks down the line. Dec/Jan eating were spent eating what I want coupled with some heavy snowboarding so I've been in decent shape, albeit a bit fluffy in places AKA lost my a fair bit of upper body mass. My obliques and legs are still pretty good. But my little fat packs have started to reappear. If you dig out my old journal it will give you a flavor of some highs and lows!

My mom got me onto BBT (basal body temperature) in relation to hypothyroidism after she was recently diagnosed. I'd heard of it but kinda not really got into it. I have a thermometer so I started taking my temp on waking and on going to bed. I never got above 35.5C /95.5F which was worrying. This lead me back to Matt Stone's book, also at a time where I badly injury my shoulder so was unable to train - my exercise was walking, i couldn't even run or use the x-trainer.

To cut to the chase - I have followed some of his suggested eating methods. Firstly, I cut back on the amount of water I drink. I have just managed to force myself through the dry mouth feeling I used to have all the time. My pee indicated I was never dehydrated even though I was only having 1-2 glasses of PURE water a day compared to the 4+ bottles I was consuming. I now drink a lot more whole milk instead, and if I do need a good glass of water or juice, I add a bit of sodium. I also have on hand some salty nuts/pretzels all the time. If I start to feel a symptom (headache, dry mouth, coldness) I eat a handful of nuts or pretzels. And it disappears.

Its been 3 nearly 4 weeks now. My average daily temperature is now 36.4C/97.5F. So I'm seeing an improvement. I feel better - much more energy and my hunger pangs and dry mouth are a lot rarer. My body is fluffy but my weight hasn't changed at all. I've recently stopped eating in the dining facility here. Period. The meat is crappy and full of salt water and all food lacks nutrition. Since I don't seem to have a massive appetite anymore things should be cheaper this time round!

This week I have been allowed to start using my shoulder more - lots of theraband work with some limited upper body weights (15+ reps) and also some leg work. I am not allowed to deadlift/olympic lift for another 8-12 weeks. I am doing slightly weighted back squats on a chitty small bar, lunges and cautious box squats. I am unable to front squat this week due to the pain and back squatting with an olympic bar is unworkable. I also do 10-15mins hard effort cardio on a bike or x-trainer. I can run (kind of, but have to be careful).

[gobbles23]

Wow, lots of interesting info there!! Glad you're figuring it all out and things are falling into place

[wakechica]

Wow, lots of interesting info there!! Glad you're figuring it all out and things are falling into place

Hey Lori *waves*

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20mins x-stepper steady heavy effort
Cable rotator cuff 5x10
Tri PD 5x15
Cable rows closed grip 5x15
Quad machine 5x15

[LHarwood]

In.

Good to see you back. Glad you're getting somewhere with stuff. You've had a rough ride. Hopefully things will ease.

[wakechica]

In.

Good to see you back. Glad you're getting somewhere with stuff. You've had a rough ride. Hopefully things will ease.

Thanks dude. Been following your on instagram - looking good

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Fitness Test at work today. Passed even with my dodgy shoulder. Ran a lot faster than I thought I would (1.5miles). I put this down to a good 15 min run before!

Finished with tri PDs, rotator cuff, rows, leg extensions all 5x15 reps. Rows and legs incremental weights.

Got some lovely mexican chicken stew with jacket potato that I've slow cooked for dinner.

[wakechica]

Cardio (!!) today

5 min w/u
6x 30sec sprint, 1min recovery
5 min c/d

Covered 1.5miles

Been feeling so energetic lately (which is good). Also found my appetite is a lot more supressed; less headaches and dry mouth. I have also discovered I now can't eat fast? I actually take time over my meals because I psychically can't gulp my food down like I used to. Odd? maybe its the coconut oil??! I have 3 tablespoons/day (all before 4pm). Usually in my latte's.

Food today:
whole milk latte (c200ml milk) + 1 tbsp coconut oil
50g greek yoghurt + 75g strawberries

2x seeded bread, 1x can tuna in olive oil+ tbsp full fat mayo + lettuce
whole milk latte (c200ml milk) + 1 tbsp coconut oil

2x wholemeal bread + 20g nutella on each
whole milk latte (c200ml milk) + 1 tbsp coconut oil

c125g mince, chopped tomatoes, bell peppers with 3x chopped cherry tomatoes + handful of lettuce, spring onions

I haven't weighed it accurately or logged it so no idea how many cals, but this is significantly less than I usually would consume!

Edit: About 2300 cals all in. Skip the nutella and toast every day and I should be onto a winner! It was a treat today ;-)

[wakechica]

25th

Tricep pds - increasing weight, decreasing reps (20/15/10)
Rotator cuff - lots to failure
Pendlay row - 3x10@30

And trying to workout how I can do cable kickbacks with no suitable accessory - tried an XS band on, was ok to a certain point. Tried a thick band tied round a post but that wasn't quite good enough either.

[izzygrant]

welcome back wake!

[tina722]

Good to have you back, I knew you had some issues with your thyroid, but never realized it was that bad. Great job getting back to normal temperatures - looking forward to seeing improvements.

[ilovethe80s]

Glad you are back!

[wakechica]

Thanks guys great to be back and seeing how much progress you've all made

[wakechica]

Wow. First week of April was buuuusy. Managed to workout 3 or 3 times. Averaging 20mins cardio, rehab and whatever else I can manage. Front squats are about all with bar - 30kg. Not a lot but 30kg can be painful to hold. Back squats still a no go. Seeing good improvement on injury though.
Also seeing great improvement on my body composition scales haven't moved but I'm looking a lot tighter and legs have dropped some fat already.

[wakechica]

15 mins x-stepper thing
Deadlifts YAY 3x10@40, 50, 60 and shoulder was fine
Front suats 3x10@bar - shoulder iffy
Tricep pds 3x10 increasing
5 mins easy x-stepper
Rotator cuff rehab work

Tired today. Weather has gone cold, wet and I'm feeling a bit MEH! Maybe didn't eat enough yesterday and today? Got some good food for tomorrow though

[wakechica]

Bit of a late post...

Got a few workouts in last week.

Monday - upper body, bar front squats, 2x10min cardio sessions, rehab

Weds - 10min cardio, upper body, rehab, SLDL (3x10@50). I had DOMS for THREE days. Yes that's right THREE.

Sat - still have hammie DOMS.... so did squats. WTG. 3x5 back squat alternated with 3x5 front squat (30kg) + 2x5 front squat (bar). Wow I'm not strong ATM. Glute bridge 10@7kg, 10kg, 15kg. Wasn't sure how I'd fair with these never having done them. Love them They're staying. I have horrendous quad DOMS today. Am limping everywhere.

I'm a bit chubs at the moment around the hips and ass. I think the weight is slowly coming off. I don't really want to go into an enforced deficit as I think I'm mending my body. Basal temp still not at 37 but hovering around 36.0-36.5degC. My hair has really started to grow. So much new growth and it's so soft. My skin is no longer dry and barely get dry mouth anymore. Occasional headache. Slowly upping how much i do in the gym and we'll see how it goes!

[wakechica]

OMG I have ballooned today. My saddle bags are MASSIVE everything is tight I just look so awful. I had to give up and buy a new pair of jeans. UK size 12. Go me. I washed my shorts and jeans on a cold wash last night and they are too tight, can barely do them up and swapped out a pair of work trousers for a slightly larger size. I'm about 8-10 days out from TOM so this is just horrendous - coupled with a few heavier workouts I'm just a big whale.

Legs still sore from previous 2 workouts... WOW. Longest DOMS ever?

Today:
tri PDs
rehab (upped the weight, yay!)
glute bridges 3x15)30kg - happy with that!
10mins x trainer

Hoping I can start putting a bit more weight on stuff this week - more deadlifts and squats.

[wakechica]

Lots of foam rolling and muscle sticking later and I'm feeling suitable mended. Had a good nights sleep as well which helped.

Yesterday:
10mins x trainer

Supersets
conv DLs 5x10@60
tri PDs 5x10@the next block up

hammer rows 5x10@33
hamstring curls 5x10@40

quad raises 5x10@40
rotator cuff (internal and external rotation) 5x10 of each internal at the next level and external still at 1 block

to finish 4x1min box jumps (knee height, so fast reps)

THEN I did a 4 mile run in the sun with my friend which was awesome. We averaged 10min miles with 1 walk/mile for 1 minute which was good. It was a very hilly route! I was actually fairly good and my legs are in a good way today which I'm quite happy about.

Today:
10 min x trainer
Front squats(hurting me more now than back squats)
1x5@bar
2x5@25

Back Squats
1x5@25
3x5@40 - really focusing on engaging glutes

Sumos
3x5@60

Rows
3x10@40

Legs are feeling great. Having treated myself to a pair of 'im feeling chubby jeans' the other day, the 4 mile run actually knocked a lot of the bloat away. So I'm quite pleased. I think also this was compounded with some bad eating at the weekend.

Started adding in EPO, omega 3 and a liver supplement into my daily regime. I haven't felt this energised in ages.

[ilovethe80s]

You can run 4 miles?! Go wakechica, lol. I'm impressed . Looks like you are feeling better these days, other than TOM bloating. Glad to see that you are full of energy!

[izzygrant]

nice work easing back into it. injuries are the worst!

[LHarwood]

I love that you're taking good care of yourself and feeling better. You've had a rough ride for sure. I have that bloat as well.. ughh couldn't run 4miles tho. I miss running.

[wakechica]

LOL.... 4 miles **WITH** walks!!!

My weight seems to be going up - hitting 163lbs tonight (hoping that's all food!) which isn't great, but my bloat seems to have gone. Really need some fat to start disappearing off my ass and hips, it's not a good look at the moment. Quite lumpy..... !! But then I did expect some weight gain with some diet changes - especially a higher salt intake (coming from someone who barely ate salt and basically diluted themself through drinking gallons of water a day).

My next food conquest is going to be eggs.

Hoping to have a good 4 days of workouts in the gym this week. I might try some cleans and see how my shoulder goes.

I'm also thinking with all my hormonal/thyroid issues I might have an estrogen problem (excess) so hoping the liver and EPO sup will help. My skin has been good for the first time in ages this cycle so fingers crossed!!!