Why do you under eat?
Thank you for asking, Rami.
I am a major hypochondriac. I fear for everyone's health. Autistic people are hyper-overstimulated. So if I literally exercise and my heart starts rising [obviously], I'll be concerned.
For this reason, I cannot smoke THC. I lose my mind. I literally experience multiple times the paranoia others do, and experience it every time.
And as for the very specific reason I under-eat:
In 2004, I read numerous studies on mice that showed that calorie-deprived/restricted mice had better coats of fur, and better overall health outcomes. I also read that the biggest environmental component that super-centenarians [people aged 110+] have in common is restricted calories. Lastly, in 2008, I read that we only *need* 800 calories daily, to survive.
So from there, I initially restricted calories to 1,200 to 1,500 daily, and then starting around 2014-2015, I was brainwashed by Vegan Gains to reduce meat, when I was already eating that little.
And then my calories dropped to probably an average of just over 1,100 daily, with probably half of all days being at 1,000, give or take. Though I almost always met by minimum nutrient requirements.
And now - here I am. I just got my last test result back [below], and my thyroid function is normal, aside from high TSH [=slow thyroid] caused by low calories.
My doctor has advised me to increase calories by 300 daily to start. So I should try to hit that former average of 1,200 to 1,500 daily.
But since I'm doing a cycle this month, I think I'll immediately go to 2,500 daily, then increase that to 3,000+.
My thyroid test results - which have now ruled out autoimmune diseases, and proven my slow thyroid is due solely to low calories:
