After lunch yesterday, I felt terribly, horribly, awful. I didn’t eat too much until having a cup of coffee, and somehow that took me over the edge. It might have been the combination of foods. I had the same soup I’d eaten the day prior: kimchi jiggae, but this time I added a couple of eggs while I was reheating it. I only ate 3/4 of what I served myself in the bowl, and finished up with my creamy, homemade Greek yoghurt (so delicious!). I was feeling full, but wanted coffee. I believe the acidity of the coffee, spiciness of the soup, and sulphurous nature of the eggs joined to create the conditions for a perfect storm in my belly, because I began to feel what I think was indigestion. I took another pepsin/betain/gentian supplement, hoping that would help digestion. I definitely felt nausea coming on. I felt better after puking (don’t we always?!), but worn out. I had finished an amazeballs run — my first run since leaving China over a year ago!! — an hour prior; I was sure I had given my body enough time to wind down from the exertion, but perhaps that contributed as well. I really don’t know why I felt nauseous and vomitus. I drank a java in the morning, to ensure I would have energy for a run — maybe two coffees for the day was too much? That second supplement did not help and perhaps made it worse. I won’t take two again! I can only attribute it to too much spice too soon after a long fast, with the addition of eggs and coffee, and possibly eating a little too much. Obviously, I have lost my taste for kimchi and eggs for a few days! The acid-tasting irony of this temporary illness is that I had just posted earlier in the morning about how I great I felt and that I had absolutely no GI trouble after the fast! Spoke too soon and with too much hubris, I suppose! Besides sinking back into bland foods, I will cut out the coffee after lunch, though not completely. I have a few options:
On the good side of things, my weight decreased by a half-pound since yesterday! I believe my weight is somewhat stabilized at this point, without accounting for normal fluctuations. My BMR and muscle mass continue to increase, while body fat % levels go down and water % remains the same. All good news! Plus, I just realized that I've been fasting 15-18 hours by default because I'm sticking to my TRE protocols of 12pm-6pm (18 hours), and now 9am-6pm (15 hours)! I will start ADF protocol of 39 hours on Friday; Day 8 of my re-feed. Views from my run up into the mountains.
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