I have just joined this group so I thought I better introduce myself and post a couple of pictures as evidence of our obvious common thread that we all have.
I am very fortunate to have trained my whole life in gymnastics and Kung Fu so throughout my whole adult life I have stayed pretty much the same.
Through my whole time training in Kung Fu which was from the ages of 22 to 35, my Sifu unfortunately put a hugh over emphasis on protein. So whilst I was vegetarian before I went into it, he quickly swayed me into eating fish, protein powder and the the odd bit of meat.
Ive been high carb, mostly raw vegan now for only 6 months.
What made a huge impact in my mind about the whole protein training thing was when Durianrider said something like, if you eat an abundance of fruit and veggies, you can naturally trust without thinking about it, that your body will be provided for with sufficient protein.
So, for the very first time in my adult training life, I stopped thinking about where I was going to get my protein from, and I started to trust in an abundance of fruit and veggies.
Since then, I swear I don't give protein a second thought.
The only bad thing that I have is a severe iron deficiency but I have had that forever so I guess Im used to it. A recent blood test also indicated 109 mmol/L for chloride. Just a little on the high side. Anion gap was 7 and uric acid was a little on the lower side at 2.6. Silly me forgot to request B12.
I have a little spare tyre below my belly button as you can clearly see in my picture.
What I find most of all about the way my body works, is that I have to be so on top of myself to achieve the results that I want to achieve. And I guess that is to be super cut like Freelee but without even trying.
I just have to do a little fine tuning.
Can anybody offer me any advice on my iron deficiency. Absorption problem maybe? Im so
naughty for still drinking coffee. Maybe thats impairing everything from my iron levels to my lymphatics.
The only thing thats kinda bad about once being at elite levels of training, is that the workouts I do now dwarf my previous training and sometimes I feel like I could or should be doing more.
But, this is the awesome thing about our lifestyle. Minimum effort but with maximum results. I always hear Freelee saying this way of eating takes years to correct before you start seeing the results you want.
Anyhow, thats me.
Warm regards to everybody,
Fiona J. Croft
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