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I think considering you are on induction, your calories are way to low. More protein and way more fat. Being a man and fairly light weight, you need more. Your macro's look like mine and I am 134lbs and 16%bf. Go for the good, clean fats. This diet is one of the most enjoyable diets....so enjoy it and you will lean out aswell as pack on muscle. Good luck.

angela wrote:I think considering you are on induction, your calories are way to low. More protein and way more fat. Being a man and fairly light weight, you need more. Your macro's look like mine and I am 134lbs and 16%bf. Go for the good, clean fats. This diet is one of the most enjoyable diets....so enjoy it and you will lean out aswell as pack on muscle. Good luck.

Thanks Angela. I have bumped up the Calories significantly lotsa good fats and protein. I also increased the water intake. I feel pretty good now.

Almost forgot here is the latest on the situation.

After increasing fats / protein / water I had my first painfree workout. I was able to lift very heavy with practically no pain. My neck was a bit stiff but I hadn't worked out for a week. Last night was the second workout since being on the diet and it went even better. I did day4 of the 4 day split reccommended in Total Anabolism. It actually felt good working my self to death. I was able to do a FBW and "day4" and still keep it under 1hr(with good form). After these workouts I had a noticeable decrease in bp. I would say I am back to pre CKD levels at the moment.

Thanks again to everyone who commented and got me on the right track

cchristopher wrote:Thanks again to everyone who commented and got me on the right track

Every single person is unique and individual. Just like a snowflake, no two are alike.

But we're enough alike that it's easy to give a few generalizations. Like "eat unlimited fat & protein your first few weeks, and it takes about 2-3 weeks to get past the 'induction flu' for most people"

Good luck in your journey; it's worth it for how easy the diet is to follow once you get into it!

--Matt B.

Aid your temporary brain fog with caffeine - I started off this diet when I was in the process of reading some serious anthro-existential reports and was able to stay alert through those. Mark should suggest to start this diet in a low-stress week.

melville49 wrote:Mark should suggest to start this diet in a low-stress week.

I disagree. I think he recognizes that there is no such animal, and waiting until everything is perfect means you'll never make a start. Just jump in where you are and realize that perfect is the enemy of good enough.

melville49 wrote:Aid your temporary brain fog with caffeine - I started off this diet when I was in the process of reading some serious anthro-existential reports and was able to stay alert through those. Mark should suggest to start this diet in a low-stress week.

Caffeine is a staple of my life. I don't think I could saturate myself any further then what I use now. I bleed caffeine

The brain fog has long subsided but IMO no amount of caffeine would have helped me. This was a dumbfounded feeling not a tired feelling. Thanks for the suggestions though.