If I had to guess, the ingredient in the tanning gummies that I cannot tolerate is beta carotene because it produces too much Vitamin A. Last weekend, I tried low dose Glutamine and neither it nor Thym Adren was tolerated after taking the last of the gummies on Friday. Is there a way to get the Vitamin A out faster? Maybe. The antidote is Vitamin D-3. That's plain D-3 without Calcium or Magnesium.
5/4- Hated interval tests.
Opener-98
2 Thym Adren-80
Vitamin D-3 -92
Glutamine-68
Distance-0.5
Wow! How do I process this? After 36 hours off Glutamine, Thym Adren was needed again. That was expected. Though I felt worse on D, it did the job. It depleted the excess A that I suspect was the source of my recent ills and triggered the need for Glutamine. After taking that, I was a LOT BETTER.
Do I stay on the D long-term? I don't know. Even if the tanning gummies are tolerable on D, I'm still not taking them. I may be open to plain Astaxanthin down the road.
I have one off the wall theory: Accutane flooded my system with toxic doses of Vitamin A, which may never have fully cleared. Could D be the antidote? I'm willing to try it. Worst case is that it doesn't work and I endure a few horrible days.
5/5- Opener in a poor 1:45 (10:30 pace). Hit the track in Vestavia for the real workout. Clocked an 8:56 in the Mile, which is about what I expected. Added a 1 lap cool on the outside lane.
Very little running in the last 4 weeks and no Thym Adren for the past few days will take a toll. Extra D didn't make much difference. Popped an extra pill at the halfway point. Back half was marginally faster (4:30-4:26) but didn't feel any difference. I will probably finish the bottle and be done with it unless something dramatic happens tomorrow. Good news is that both Thym Adren and Glutamine are tolerated again.
Distance-1.5
5/6- Opened with a 1:41, which was a modest improvement over yesterday. Popped 2 D-3 pills and got WORSE (1:58). This time, Glutamine didn't help. Neither did Thym Adren. I will pitch the D but this was a risk that I was willing to take.
PM- Thought I could handle D if I took it with Paramin. I thought wrong! If this was going to happen, I am glad it happened now. Not after 2 weeks of tolerance! I am back to the starting line.
Distance-0.5
5/7- Lakeshore 1.5 in 17:31 (11:41 pace). This was about what I expected as the D hasn't fully cleared. Best guess is that it works similarly to stand alone Cal by depleting Potassium. I think I'm on the right path now. Negative split (8:53-8:38) suggests better days ahead.
Distance-1.5
5/8- 2 miles in 21:47 (10:53 pace). Satisfactory. Significant improvement over yesterday but was hoping for a little better. Even pace with a little bit of a push at the end. Splits were 10:56-10:51. Very sore and short of breath, which is a double whammy.
Distance-2.0
5/9- Crashed again. Taurine is likely the culprit and it cannot be taken with Glutamine
Distance-1.0
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