[msnewboobies]

I gained .2 pounds which doesn't mean much since weight can fluctuate throughout the day so I weigh the same but feel like I have lost weight! I think I have been working out harder and gaining muscle but losing fat. Breasts seem more "tight" and less jiggly and maybe even slightly smaller
See I am definitely a mesomorph! I gain muscle so quickly. I rarely ever do any arm workouts because I get seriously JACKED! LOL.

So back to eating more food...

BUT I decided as of today to cut out pills. I think they could be the cause of my stomach issues. - I feel like I say this about EVERYTHING now haha but I don't think I have found the underlying cause of the issue and I need to get to the bottom of things to get better! And I have always thought that too many pill were the problem but I think I just didn't want to give up nbe
Also, I think it's a better approach to get a lot of nutrients from foods! specifically vitamins and minerals. I was taking the lazy way out.

So these are some foods I want to incorporate in my diet and what they equal in my program (there are many other alternative foods too for each vitamin/mineral that I plan to switch up so I'm not eating the same foods all the time):

- Yellow bell peppers ~ vitamin c (about 350mg in one bell pepper!)
- chickpeas ~ for estrogen (still working on how to boost estrogen -- so many studies are iffy on estrogen boosting herbs and foods and I am wondering if phytoestrogens even do another for increasing the estrogen we want for growth but need to research more).
- kombucha ~ probiotic
- kale, spinach - MSM (inflammatory properties and collagen boosting)
- pineapple (eaten before bed can increase HGH!)
- Goji berries (also increase HGH)

Oh and I am still taking vitex but in tincture form! I took 30 drops of a 1:1 formulation today which on the bottle says it's 1000mg but I think I need more than that. Didn't feel much of anything. I'll experiment with the right dose. And I am not really sure how tinctures work entirely in relation to mg in dry herbs. My bottle says to take up to 30 - 60 drops THREE times a day which is equal to 6000mg!



i have something else that I have been researching but I'll put that in a new post as it is kinda a big thing!...

Bee pollen is a complete food source too and hgh.
Don't take too much vitex though... ESP liquid cause that's super strong. Too much might make you shrink.
The therapeutic dose on my balancing formula is around 400mg .

Ps I soo agree that why I stopped pill popping, suspect they were doing damage.
I have a sibo breath test tom to see if I have an bacteria overgrowth in my small intestine! Three hours long, hen if I'm cleared I'm doing a stool culture and candida check. Then it's a test on celiac again. I wana get to the bottom of mine too. But of course wine is the biggest culprit, gotta give that up too.

haha "mesmo whatyamacallit" I had to laugh at that! I think most people can be a mix of two different body types. I tried to go with the one that I found myself most similar to .

And how could I forget about bee pollen!! I read a longgg time ago about the hgh benefits but couldn't find it anywhere so I completely forgot about it. Definitely going to look for it more because I also want to taste it.

Yeah I'm still unsure of what dose to take. And thats why i was so confused too because I know typically liquid is stronger especially in an alcohol formula but I have also read most people take 2ml (56 drops) of the tincture a day which is 2000mg. It must have to do with the concentration - I bet that refers to a 1:4 ratio or even 1:5. So I'll see how I am feeling. But i was taking 450mg in pills comfortably before and found even 625 to be a little more stimulating but no bad symptoms. However, when I took 900mg last week, I felt a little "off" so I went back down to 625. I think when you start feeling an "under the skin crawling" feeling that means you're taking too much but some are more sensitive than others and even before that feeling comes you could be taking too much! I'll definitely experiment with doses though and see. I would NOT take the 6000mg a day though - that's crazy! And maybe the 900mg was why I saw a little bit of shrinking.

It's good you're doing all those tests! I did the stool test for h.pylori and I was HOPING for it to be positive so at least i could just take a course of antibiotics and be done with it! But I didn't have it It was nice to rule out though so you're not stuck wondering what if it's this what if it's that..
The only thing about celiac though for me at least is I know I wouldn't show up positive for the disease -- no one in my family has had it and I have a lot of Italian blood in me -- can you imagine an Italian with celiac?? that would be awful!! haha and I haven't had any of the REALLy bad reactions to gluten even if it's a lot so I think I just have a sensitivity/intolerance which sometimes doesn't even show up on those allergy tests. But I think next time I am at the doctors I'll just have a celiac test just to see because I guess it's still a possibility. But I know that it's helping to not eat gluten for the moment at least! -- Was really craving a crepe at this dessert shop yesterday though