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Crashing from Carbs: How Skipped Meals & Sugar Spiked My Stress – A Data-Driven Health Check (June 12, 2025)

 Today’s numbers tell the story of a body running on fumes and a nervous system that’s been working overtime to keep things afloat. 📊 Metrics Summary Glucose:  119 mg/dL (in range, stable) HRV Score:  12% ⬇️ – very low variability Stress:  81% ⬇️ – taxing, with sympathetic dominance (fight-or-flight) Energy:  25% ⬆️ – still low, but improved from earlier Health:  45% ⬆️ – vulnerable but trending better Focus:  44% ⬆️ – limited, not sharp Coherence:  53% ⬇️ – average, slight drop Nervous System Balance: Sympathetic: 50 | Parasympathetic: 10 → My body leaned hard into “go mode” all day. Rest-and-digest didn’t stand a chance. 🍽 Nutrition Breakdown (Logged via MyFitnessPal) Total Calories:  1,522 (Goal: 1,650) Protein:  78g (Short by 71g) Carbs:  229g (Over by 101g) Sugar:  155g (Over by 106g) Fiber:  8g (Short by 13g) Fat:  38g (Under by 28g) ➡️ Only calories logged were from  breakfast (46%) and snacks (54%) ...

May 17 Health Check-In: Morning vs. Evening Welltory Comparison

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 I kicked off the day at  8:14 AM  with Welltory showing: Health:  100 % (Resilient) Focus:  63 % (Decent) Energy:  43 % (Moderate) Stress:  72 % (Elevated) By  6:09 PM , here’s the shift: Health:  100 % → 100 % (still Resilient) Focus:  63 % → 83 % (Decent → Sharp) Energy:  43 % → 94 % (Moderate → Plenty) Stress:  72 % → 34 % (Elevated → Light) My autonomic balance flipped from SNS-dominant in the morning to PSNS-dominant this evening (SNS 28 / PSNS 90). Coherence dipped (75 % → 26 %), but HRV soared to 100 % (High). My CGM- Libre 3 at 6:07 PM:  85 mg/dL—well within range.  It’s been a good glucose day.  No dips to speak of. Nutrition (by 6:16 PM): Protein: 119 g / 152 g goal Carbs: 131 g / 152 g goal Fat: 79 g / 58 g goal Fiber: 5 g / 21 g goal Supplements & Meds (all taken): NP Thyroid, Lopressor, Zepbound 12.5 mg (Friday), Alpha Brain , Happy Saffron Plus , CataKor NAD+ , Triquetra L-methylfolate 7.5 mg,...