This might be Too Much Information (henceforth referred to as TMI) but there is the distinct possibility that some of you have been experiencing stomach pains, gas, and loose stool. No one’s been talking about it. No one wants to talk about it. Until now.
Ubiquitous caveat: If you’ve had the runs since the beginning of the PNC you may want to go to the Emergency Room.
You love nut flours
This is a common binder or loosener (I just invented this word) for people new to making appropriate food choices. Many things about nut flours could be killing your stomach so let’s just leave them alone for the next three weeks. You shouldn’t be replacing your poor desserts for “paleo” desserts anyway.
You put fat on everything
You’re hungry, you are trying to restrict poor carbohydrate choices and it just tastes so damn good so you’ve been putting coconut oil, olive oil, avocados, or nuts on everything. Stop. Consume a reasonable amount of calories from these sources in a macro nutrient proportion that fits the recommendation of previous articles. This challenge is about finding balance within the context of appropriate choices.
You’re crushing animal protein
This is another issue: you suddenly think it’s okay to destroy rib eye steaks every night. Now that you are ignoring the silly Recommended Daily Allowances of “insert government agency here” and since you want to be both jacked and shredded you consume protein in ungodly amounts. Eat only enough to support your work load and do it in appropriate proportions! If you want to gain weight, spread your meals throughout the day but be prepared and have a plan for wicked protein farts at work.
You’re eating new foods
Cauliflower, night shades, sauerkraut, Brussel sprouts, etc. give people issues on an eating plan of inappropriate choices. You, going down this road, are doubly susceptible to having issues. Add new foods in slowly and when you have issues remove them one at a time to see if you can pin-point the culprit. Better yet, cut them all out and reintroduce them one-by-one after a cool down period. As with all of this it’s going to take some time and experimentation to figure out what works in your context.
Hang tough!