Posted by LOOPS on May 18, 2004, at 18:23:18
In reply to Re: Stuff » LOOPS, posted by BarbaraCat on May 18, 2004, at 15:45:53
Oh boy I still drink, but I can't take wine anymore - it's too easy to overdo it, so I drink beer. I just try to limit it and go from there. I gave up beer for ages whilst doing the infamous Atkins plan, then rebelled forcefully when things weren't working out for me weight and health-wise.
I'm pretty happy eating the way I am right now, and have managed to force my bulimia into some sort of remission, which is further than I ever managed before. I just eat lots of beans, vegetables, fruit and wholegrains - and apart from beer I really don't 'cheat' - there's just no point.
I do drink a lot of water, but mostly in the form of herbal tea, so I'm not sure if this works the same way - it's damnably cold here at the moment so hot drinks are preferable. I gave up caffeine in the form of coffee a very long time ago, replacing it with large weak 'vats' of yerba mate, which doesn't really stimulate me very much, if at all. It is VERY addictive though, but I guess in a good way as I've never felt it causing me any problems. It is the taste I like. Here it is the cheapest thing around.
About the l-tryptophan - I'm still going good with this. I wake up drowsy in the mornings, which for me is an excellent sign. I can see why some people might not like this, but I really value waking up feeling relaxed.
How did you find l-tryp? Much use, or only limited usefulness?
Every couple of days I will take a tiny amount of acetyl-l-tyrosine if I am starting to feel pushed too much the other way regarding serotonin and dopamine - if I start to feel lack of motivation I take this and I am fine again. If I take it too much (i.e. every day) I am right back where I started before the l-tryptophan.
What a balancing act! I just hope there isn't one great gust of wind to knock me over again at this point (maybe I should eat less beans then).
I don't know about meat-eaters and taurine - my guess is they get enough if they eat enough protein. L-glutamine and l-taurine share an oppositional relationship or something like that. If you take l-glutamine you have to be careful to get enough taurine. Zinc supports the action of taurine. I take zinc because I once had a test at the height of my bulimia and it came back very deficient. I take zinc orotate, just because that's what I have at the moment in the cupboard.
The inositol is saving me from the dreaded sleeping pills. I woke up last night with my husband snoring/gasping/making horrific noises/tossingand turning in bed, so got up and took a further 1.5g of inositol and went more or less straight back to sleep (wahey!). I remember a time not so long ago when I would lie awake for a further couple of hours before reaching over to take the knock-out blue pill. Sleep is so precious to me - I can live if I can sleep.
Loops
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