Whole 30 - November Challenge (Closed Group)

@Grokette, I'm sorry that you're having such difficulty. I have heard that getting vitamin D levels up can be a slow process. What sort of supplement are you taking, if any?

I am taking 10,000 IU of Vitamin D3 made by Ortho Molecular Labs and I am going to start taking magnesium at night. I had a crying spell over night when I couldn't get to sleep due to the aches and pains in my hips and legs.

I want to join a crossfit WOD but without energy I don't want to waste the money.

I've been taking magnesium and fermented cod liver oil/butter oil. I have actually only been taking the magnesium before 5pm. The first night I took it late at night and I actually slept a lot worse. Since then, I read that magnesium can be slightly energizing for some people when they first take it. Taking it mid-day seems good for me, but I am sure it depends upon the person and the type of magnesium. I am taking 200-400mg (depending upon whether I remember to take it twice) magnesium glycenate.

I hope you feel better soon!

Hey guys - so I need some recipe help. Next weekend I'm celebrating my birthday, and I want to make a really good (preferably chocolate) birthday cake. I thought about ordering from White Lion Baking Co., but their cake mixes are a bit expensive for my taste. Does anyone have a good recipe? Many thanks!!

here is a flourless chocolate cake.. is does have brown sugar but it is still lower carb than a traditional cake
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2007/01/flourless-chocolate-cake_11.html

here is a flourless chocolate cake.. is does have brown sugar but it is still lower carb than a traditional cake
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2007/01/flourless-chocolate-cake_11.html

ohhh looks like fudgy brownies...yum!! thanks!

I had a routine visit with my doctor today just to review my prescriptions to see if we needed to change anything. I have some NSV's to report!

I did not look at the scale!

One of my many diagnoses was adrenal fatigue and resultant chronic fatigue syndrome. I had been on a low physiological dose of hydrocortisone since 2008. I've been sporadic about exercise because I don't get enough sleep and it was counterproductive to healing my adrenals with the double stress of exercise and low sleep. So for all of 2010 I gave myself permission to give up the exercise and concentrate on getting an extra hour of sleep in the morning. That allowed me to drop my dose to about 2/3 of the original dose. When I began reading about the importance of saturated fat to hormonal health last fall and I realized I was actually not eating enough, within 6 weeks of incorporating cream, butter and fattier cuts of meat into my diet, I doubled my own cortisol output and was able to drop down another 1/3. Six weeks! But during that transition period, my resting heart rate went way up, high enough to send me to a cardiologist- it had already been at the high end of "acceptable" due to the lack of activity before that. My heart turned out to be fine, I was just deeply deconditioned. Readjusting my cortisol dose down helped bring it down a bit and then I began bootcamp in mid-January.

I wasn't sure what would happen with the chronic fatigue, if I would relapse or just continue to improve. I've been able to attend bootcamp 3 days a week since January, have made amazing gains in strength and endurance, and no relapse! I don't consider myself to have chronic fatigue anymore. Today my heart rate was 71, more than 25 points lower than in December. And I mentioned that I had stopped taking the cortisol completely during the summer but with the stress of the kids' new school schedule, I felt like I needed a little the past few weeks. She told me that dose probably wasn't worth my time to take and is having me take dried adrenal cortex instead. So, one less prescription for me!!!

For several years, a trip to the doctor caused anxiety because there was always one more thing wrong or at best, nothing new was wrong, just nothing improved. It's been so nice to get confirmation of good news lately.

way to go determined
I am really interested in seeing the changes at the month. I hope I have more energy.

way to go determined
I am really interested in seeing the changes at the month. I hope I have more energy.

me too i need more energy but im really looking forward to the weight loss and hopefully it will heal my body so well that i can finally have my first menstrual cycle in my whole life

way to go determined
I am really interested in seeing the changes at the month. I hope I have more energy.

me too i need more energy but im really looking forward to the weight loss and hopefully it will heal my body so well that i can finally have my first menstrual cycle in my whole life

Wow. Stick with it, it gets easier. It may take time but you will begin to see changes.

Wow I hope you get it soon too.
I woke up feeling pretty darn good this morning. I have not had a headache in a few days now. I think I had carb flu or a mild bout of it for the first week of this but feeling pretty darn fine now. I downloaded the free ebooks from the daily apple and am educating myself a little and the cookbooks will sure come in handy
Everyone have a great day. I have to work today. So will see you after.

Im losing my mind my friend is eating pizza in front of me so far i havent eaten any of it i guess im stronger then i think
but im really dying inside haha my mind anyways

Hi Frogleg!
Crystal, you can do it! :happy: