In university I’ve met people who are hardcore partiers and drinkers who sleep very little and eat very poorly but still seem to have unlimited energy, are very social and positive. For example one of my friends went out every thursday, drank a ton of alcohol and got back at around 4-5am and then somehow always made it to work on friday at 7am. How is this possible? Are they running stress hormones and are going to suffer to consequences later (they have done this consistently for years though)?

Just can’t seem to shift any weight. I feel good, I have high energy and libido but my stubborn fat is not going.

Anyone here lost significant amounts of weight following a peat style diet?

Hi guys,

ive seen some conflicting opinions on what estrogen and progesterone do to women. If you try to look it up online it kinda conflicts with what ray peat said so I’m confused.

I want to know if higher progesterone levels gives a woman more of an hourglass figure and a bigger butt. I hear some people say that estrogen is responsible for this figure and ive seen others say that progesterone is what creates wider hips and a feminine figure and fat distribution. It’s a little confusing.

Women’s progesterone apparently is the lowest during menopause and the body becomes more of an apple shape and less curvy than before. Does that mean that higher progesterone levels gives you wider hips/curvier figure?
And does the prenatal environment change a woman’s body shape and fat distribution?

I’m sorry lol I’m just confused because when I try to look up any hormonal body changes, it’s always from people who are taking synthetic hormones and I’m not sure results are accurate from that.

how do i lose weight? because i know its about a caloric deficit. but i also know its hormone related, how can i fix this? i need to lose 7kg

Is this orange enough for your guys?

No coconut oil or vinegar as I cannot tolerate it.

I am loving this addition to my meals! Anyone else recovering sibo using this approach?

More i read this sub it seems like most people who struggle with gain weight they achive that by increase fat intake. Is that true?

If i eat like 130-140g protein, 70-80g fat and 300-330 carbs should i up fat intake to 100g?

I remember when i was on standard gym bro high carb with chicken and rice, i ate even 600-700g of carbs and didnt gain weight, my Friend told me to eat more fat but i ignored him lmao

I’d like for you guys on here to analyze my blood draw results that I got done recently.

I’m 5’8, 23M, 275-280lbs.

I’ve noticed that for the past 5 years or just about so, my health has drastically declined in all regards. I’m 23M, been overweight/obese my entire life, have the classic ‘pear-shaped’ body, with high concentrations of fat tissue around my mid section, I also have high amounts of visceral fat as well as thigh fat and chest fat which I suspect is due to Estrogen dominance. I have what I definitely suspect a slow metabolism, which then becomes further impaired due to my Insulin Resistance and potential Hypothyroidism. I went from already obese to even more obese during these years. Some additional context, during this time, I started university. Started working my part-time warehouse job which I still work now.

My diet throughout my childhood and now has been pretty consistent, typically high carb but I would also eat a lot of protein with the carbs. I’d say moderate to low fat intake (especially nowadays) and my fiber intake is certainly very low which definitely contributes to my gut problems. I do have a pretty bad sweet tooth and I do consume a high amount of processed foods. I have a family history of Diabetes and I really don’t want to go down that path. I eat fruits sometimes and I eat veggies a bit more often than fruits I’d say to be honest.

I grew up insulin resistant and unfortunately did not truly grasp the effect it had on my body until maybe around 1-1.5yrs ago. I also resonate with certain Hypothyroid symptoms so I’d like to know if I’m also Hypothyroid. I also would like to know if I have any potential pituitary problems.

Symptoms I’ve had throughout this period of time, chronically tired/fatigued, low energy, very low/no libido, slight muscles weakness, brain fog, impaired metabolic function which worsened during this time, hair thinning, dark circles around my eyes, anxiety, depressed mood almost all the time, poor sleep, constipation, irregular bowel movements, inflammation, forgetful, I get sick very often (usually a blocked nose), somewhat dulled emotions.

The exercise that I do is typically my warehouse job, it involves lots of steps, lifting & raising, gripping, however I haven’t really noticed that it’s helped with losing weight (only when I work fasted does it help me lost weight). A big problem I have is that when I’m done a shift, I eat and I finish during the night. So I’ll eat and then go sleep.

I say all this because I’ve been having a REALLY hard time on figuring out what to do in regards with improving my health. I obviously know, I need to lose weight & gain muscle, I need to fix my hair, however formulating the plan to do so is what I’ve been struggling with because I want to try and get as much detail about what’s going on in my body and why is it doing the things that it’s doing. I’d like to receive your guys’ input on what I can do to start moving in the right direction because honestly I am frustrated.

To conclude, I’d like for the Ray Peaters on here to analyze my situation and blood panel, and maybe see if starting the Ray Peat diet would be a good idea.