Hairline regrowth

So actually this is a bit off the beaten path with regards to weightlifting but when I took the photo last night, in my deadlift pose (between sets), I noticed something else. My hair! Or more importantly my hairline. Look at the difference between the following two pictures. The one on the left is from April 2021, and see how far back the hairline is going. Then compare it with the photo from Dec 2022 & look how much better it’s got. My hair is not dyed or anything  (haven’t been to the hairdressers in over 6 months (lol, shhh!) and I’ve not done anything to it in yesterday’s photo other than tie it back. See how amazing it is when you fuel your body properly!

I knew I was feeling better (because I’ve been mentally clearer and actually wanting to do things) but I hadn’t actually paid much attention to my hair for ages. As it’s not something I’ve taken much notice of until now I can’t really say what has contributed to it, apart from raising my metabolism. Back in 2021 was also when my teeth were cracking and falling out (that’s for another post though!) and my anxiety was back through the roof so it was obvious that something was wrong (v high stress load). One of the things I had to eventually consider was my blood sugar, which I think was just all over the place, as my body just couldn’t seem to handle the amount of sugar I was eating. [To clarify: by sugar I do not mean that I was tipping bags of white sugar into my mouth! I mean things like stewed apples, orange jelly, milky coffee with sugar etc.] I swapped back to having some potatoes (yes I still love them 🤣) instead at a couple of meals and that definitely helped a bit. I also make sure to have some butter with my potatoes (& a protein source) to help keep blood sugar balanced. Even though I was trying for a diet mainly based on sugar (sucrose, which is glucose and fructose) it just wasn’t working for me. Potatoes are a starch which are converted into just glucose and adding those back in really seemed to help. I also still have a fruit dish & a hot milk drink (coffee, hot chocolate etc.) with most meals. 

Another thing I’ve been doing over the last few months is making beef liver pate, which is just delicious. I’m lucky in that I’ve never really minded the taste of liver (& actually quite enjoy it with onions and mashed potato) but I could never really get excited about cooking it🙄 . Once you’ve made the pate it freezes really well so it lasts for ages. I just have a little bit on some sourdough toast and enjoy it with a good cup of coffee. You just have to play around with what works for you. I actually loved the pate so much that I was having it every day, which for a while was ok but then I had to calm down lol. I think it was just too much liver for me and I started to feel a bit weird and my lips got sore. Hello over excitement 😆I’ve never been there before hey 🤷‍♀️ Nosce te ipsum!

Today I am slightly tired from my weightlifting last night, but am beyond excited about my hair growth & hairline. This is the first really positive, tangible improvement I’ve seen in years.

So listen to your body & eat all the good food!

Love,
​Karen x