Found an ideal nutritionist

[Keight]

I think I have found someone who can guide me back to gainz! My weights have been suffering badly over the last 12 mths. Slipping slowly away. Going from 6 days in the gym since 2010, to barely 3 days and half arsed effort. I actually cried a few times just stepping foot inside the door. 

Now, knowing I am Coeliac, and realising the extent of the damage, I can move forward to regaining energy and strength. Or, at least I can try. I have not put on weight for over 5 years and I am struggling to maintain what little muscle I have left. 

Anyway, Perry is a veteran bodybuilding coach, has a post grad degree in nutrition and is an ex-mechanic! Fingers crossed he can help me manage my macros and nutrients so I am not spending more time eating than sleeping. 

I REALLY want to do 10 full, great form pull ups, a 2x my body weight deadlift and reach 100kg on the squats. Plus, I want my energy to last the whole day. I crash at about 6 pm. Some days, I get light headed and can barely stand up. 

One step at a time. I'll give Perry 6 mths to help and I'll reassess. 

[cyclinglady]

Congratulations!  I hope it works out well.

Just know that you have been sick.  Be patient.  Give it a year. I know you want to recover quickly, but it really does take time.  A year goes by fast.  Believe me, I am a very active almost 60 year old.   I suffered from vertebrae fractures two months after my celiac disease diagnosis doing NOTHING.  Unfortunately, one of my hidden symptoms was osteoporosis.  My known symptom was anemia which could cause heart failure if not addressed (or normal).  Make sure your doctor says it is safe.  

Maybe I should start training again for triathlons.  ??‍♀️??‍♀️?‍♀️  My chances of placing are much better at my age!  ?

Edited October 1, 2019 by cyclinglady

[RebeccaCarlson]

Hitting each muscle group 2x per week is probably ideal for muscle hypertrophy for a large percentage of the population. It is completely possible to gain muscle from resistance training twice per week. 

[RebeccaCarlson]

Update: just did a little research online and find that amino acids really help to gain muscle. I'd love someone trained to talk to about the benefits of all of it.

[Beverage]

I had a big return of my energy when I addressed the vitamin deficiencies created with Celiacs. It takes a long time to heal and start absorbing vitamins again, but supplementation really helped me. 

I had big D deficiencies (take D3 and K2, the K helps absorb the D), B vitamin deficiencies, especially B12 and B1 (thiamin). 

KnittyKitty has posted a LOT about B vitamins. Try searching for those posts and you will dig up a lot of info. 

it's not about just taking vitamins, most are junk, have fillers, are not forms of those vitamins that your body can absorb and use. But taking the right forms of each vitamin makes a huge difference, you have to learn about what actually gets absorbed and works.  Also I strongly prefer capsules or gel caps, not hard tablets.  Make sure they are labeled gluten free of course.

I recommend a naturopathic doctor if that is available to you.  I have also learned a lot of reading articles by Dr. Jonathan Wright (naturopathic doctor here in the NorthWest USA, has many books and known world wide), also I follow the Youtubes by Peter Osborne (he has a lot of info about the right forms of each vitamin).  Search out articles and youtubes by these guys.

When I was first diagnosed in 2015, I dropped so much weight after going gluten free, I literally looked like I was ready to just drop over and die, it really scared me to look in the mirror.  I was one that was overweight with eating gluten, it caused so much inflammation and puffyness.  And when I stopped eating gluten, I was losing several pounds of water a day.  In a month, I dropped 30 lbs, underneath I was a skeleton, no muscle.  I remember the shock on peoples' faces when they saw me for the first time in awhile.   I'm 64 now (female), built back muscle, and now do 20 push ups a day, walk a few miles a day, and working up to getting back into my old Pilates machine routine.  It takes awhile, go slowly, but vitamins, and the right form of the vitamins really really helps.