CR/F-F/etc-- Jafa

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>I am finding the posts on the warrior diet interesting for making a person

feel better, >more energy, etc. 

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>I just don't know if I fit the type of person who would do well on such a

diet.  I am 50 >yrs. old; weigh about 90 pds; 18% body fat, so as you can see, I

need to gain >weight, not lose weight.  I have midday fatigue everyday, no

matter how much sleep >I get.  With a short nap, I usually feel much better

afterwards and have energy to >last the rest of the day.  Without a nap, I have

brain fog, fatigue, irritability, low >energy and stamina.  Exercise does not

help and often makes me feel worse and >headachy.  It feels like a slow death at

times.   Because of this I actually try to >work in a nap everyday, which

often disrupts my schedule. 

I think the WD could help with all of this.

>My exercise routine is to do aerobics for about 20 min. every other day.  I

don't want >to do more, as I don't want to lose more body fat or weight.  I

lift  light to mod. >weights on the other days mainly for toning and firming. 

Doesn't seem to be doing >much good, although I do feel better afterward, not

during.

You should try lifting heavy weights. What kind of weights are you lifting?

Freeweights, machines, and what exercises? I don't know how it works with

women, or if it's any different, but lifting light or moderate weights won't do

anything at all for helping you gain weight. You need to lift weights that are

at the absolute lightest enough weight to make your muscles completely fail

after 10 reps when you give it your all with good energy. It would probably

better to lift weight which is considerably heavier than this, but that might

have to wait till your energy level increases. This should increase your

appetite, your muscle mass, and also help you gain some fat, especially if you

need

to.

>I take Peats progesterone, multi vitamins/minerals and an antioxidant

formula.   I try >to eat according to NAPD, but sometimes fall off due to sugar

and

junk food >cravings.  Then I get back on again. 

It would help a lot to eat well, and consistently. I guess everybody has

different ways of figuring it out, but it helps some people to eat LOTS of fat.

Like buttering your butter.It seems at least conceivable that the WD could

help your cravings.

>I am looking for a long term diet that will help my fatigue and help balance

my >hormones.  Staying on a traditional diet has not helped much.  I also try

to keep >wheat down to a minimum.  When I was gluten free, I still didn't

notice a difference, >so I didn't  stay on it.

The WD would probably help balance hormones, I'd think.

>That's all I can think of for now.  Do you have any suggestions?  Has Ori

wrote >about people who don't want to lose weight or that want to gain weight

(not body >fat?)

Oh yeah, he's all about gaining muscle, and he hardly needs to lose any fat.

That's the main point is to gain muscle and vitality.

>Thank you in advance for your time.

You're welcome, and sorry for the late reply.

Chris