Fats, Flax, and Freaked Out Hormones!

Brandi Gollihar
Aug 26, 2017 · 3 min read

Hello, beautiful weekend. I’m not sure why I’m glad it’s the weekend, other than I won’t have doctors prodding at me for two whole days. My appointment went semi-okay today. They discovered a couple more minor issues, but nothing out of the ordinary for me. I took it like a big girl, then rewarded myself with a trip to The Healthy Grocer.

I’m not sure why I’ve never been there, but my budget of $20 simply wasn’t enough to get all the goodies I desired. The one item I was desperately seeking was flax seed crackers. They make allllll kinds of gluten free crackers, but it’s nearly impossible to find ones that are totally free of wheat and rice.

It’s funny because I crave very little with the ketogenic way of eating, but sometimes there’s just that one thing that you can’t get out of your mind. It’s really hard to find nice, crispy objects to go along with the stupid amounts of cheese I consume. Pepperoni is getting old pretty quickly.

For those of you who don’t know, a Ketogenic Diet is extremely low carb, moderate protein, and high fat. There can be no grains, beans, or legumes consumed. I’m basically an egg and butter eating machine. While many may say this is completely unhealthy, I have a lot of stats and experience to prove otherwise. The fact that my triglycerides were cut in half by doing low carb/keto is enough for me, but I’ll take the 45 pounds I’ve lost this year as a bonus.

The down side for me is that I’ve lost 45 pounds of fat, and apparently estrogen is stored in your fat cells. So, as my fat went away, ALL of this excess estrogen was released into my body. I firmly believe this, along with a lot of unaddressed emotional issues from my past, has led to this latest bout of depression and anxiety. Hormones, hormones everywhere!

In my battle, I committed to reading, meditating, and doing yoga every day. So far I’m trying my best. Today I haven’t read a damned thing, but I just finished a sunset session of yoga in the back yard. I thought that doing it on the grass would be nice and cushy, but even the flattest spots have lumps and bumps. It definitely upped the difficulty level of holding standing poses!

Cobra in the Grass

I will get some meditation in here shortly as soon as the rest of my Dunkin Donuts coffee wears off a little. That place really is addictive. Thank goodness I can usually scrape together $2 in change for a quick fix!

The agenda for tomorrow is kind if up in the air. I do have an appointment at 8am for Kripalu Yoga, then I was going to go to 10am meditation, but I’ve been asked on a date. Wooooo! I can’t pass up that shit! Sometimes even cold INFJ’s need human contact.

I hope everyone has a great weekend. I’m hoping to be on here as little as possible, because the weather is supposed to be divine!

May love and light be with you.

Namaste

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