Levels

February 12 th 2013

Posted on by Amanda Horner in Levels

I just got my level from February 1st it was 6.0 . I also sent one in on the weekend. I am still doing them weekly. Every Saturday morning. First thing , after a warm shower, while fasting. I still would like to see then lower. I would like to have my levels down around 4. I have not been eating to much fruit or vegetables lately. I did have a lot of low protein but time to do some more baking today or tomorrow.  I have been slacking on my food dairy as well . But I am making changes and I remeber what I have eaten the last few days so today I am filling it in and catching up. I am still aiming for under 500 mg phe. I am thinking this week I will start aiming for 400 mg phe and see if it drops my levels. 

My water intake is still going well and I am still going to yoga and and all my activities. Weigh ins are still showing no change though. 

So I will just keep doing what I am doing and tweek it around here and there.  Every day is a fresh start and just taking it one day at a time! 

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6 thoughts on “February 12 th 2013”

  1. Amanda – I was told not to do levels first thing in the morning because after you have been fasting for more than 6 hours your body is catabolic and could effect the outcome. Instead, I do mine after fasting for at least two hours, usually on a Sunday afternoon sometime between lunch and dinner.

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    1. Nicole, we have always been told since birth to always do them after fasting and first thing in the morning , as they give a true reading and what your levels are at the highest.. if you do them during the day they can give a false low because after eating , the food you have eaten can bring them down. Thats just the way I was taught. When was a baby till I was 13 I had my blood drawn from my veins in a lab. Then I started doing them at home from my finger.

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      1. Yup, I would guess that there are all types of variations based on what our local clinics are telling us. Just thought I would share my experiences.

        –NM

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      2. Thank you for sharing your experiences with me. There are so many variations makes me wonder how they come up with them and what really is right ? You would think it should be the same everywhere.

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