Re: Heavy mid sections, salt...

[Guest guest]

I was just beginning to read Dr. Phil's weight loss book today, and started

with the *weight loss resistant* section. He claims that hypo can cause

weight gain (of course!)... and that hypo often goes along with either

metabolic disorder, or hormone issues.

If you are apple shaped, it tends to point towards a resistance to insulin,

and is associated with higher cholesterol, maybe even glucose.

If you are pear shaped, it points more towards estrogen dominance, which

hypo can make worse. Makes sense to me. They claim if your waist is bigger

than 35 " , it points to insulin resistance. However, even though mine is

just above that, I don't have any other signs of metabolic disorder. But, I

am a whole size (at least) bigger in my hips and thighs, than above the

waist. So, I think I'm more likely estrogen dominant, which I've been

treating.

[Guest guest]

I was just beginning to read Dr. Phil's weight loss book today, and started

with the *weight loss resistant* section. He claims that hypo can cause

weight gain (of course!)... and that hypo often goes along with either

metabolic disorder, or hormone issues.

If you are apple shaped, it tends to point towards a resistance to insulin,

and is associated with higher cholesterol, maybe even glucose.

If you are pear shaped, it points more towards estrogen dominance, which

hypo can make worse. Makes sense to me. They claim if your waist is bigger

than 35 " , it points to insulin resistance. However, even though mine is

just above that, I don't have any other signs of metabolic disorder. But, I

am a whole size (at least) bigger in my hips and thighs, than above the

waist. So, I think I'm more likely estrogen dominant, which I've been

treating.

[Guest guest]

Howdy all, yeah I think I have to agree, I have always carried most

of my extra weight in my belly, the doc says I basically have what is

called Metabolic Syndrome, and considering what has been going on

with my blood sugar, I would have to agree with that, which by the

way, is coming down, thanks to the agressive treatment she is giving

me, also I have been taking my temps, they range between 96.4 and 97.5

that really surprised me because I am warm most of the time...well I

am off to sleep...wore myself out Christmas shopping after work...lol

:-)

> I was just beginning to read Dr. Phil's weight loss book today, and

started

> with the *weight loss resistant* section. He claims that hypo can

cause

> weight gain (of course!)... and that hypo often goes along with

either

> metabolic disorder, or hormone issues.

>

> If you are apple shaped, it tends to point towards a resistance to

insulin,

> and is associated with higher cholesterol, maybe even glucose.

>

> If you are pear shaped, it points more towards estrogen dominance,

which

> hypo can make worse. Makes sense to me. They claim if your waist

is bigger

> than 35 " , it points to insulin resistance. However, even though

mine is

> just above that, I don't have any other signs of metabolic

disorder. But, I

> am a whole size (at least) bigger in my hips and thighs, than above

the

> waist. So, I think I'm more likely estrogen dominant, which I've

been

> treating.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Howdy all, yeah I think I have to agree, I have always carried most

of my extra weight in my belly, the doc says I basically have what is

called Metabolic Syndrome, and considering what has been going on

with my blood sugar, I would have to agree with that, which by the

way, is coming down, thanks to the agressive treatment she is giving

me, also I have been taking my temps, they range between 96.4 and 97.5

that really surprised me because I am warm most of the time...well I

am off to sleep...wore myself out Christmas shopping after work...lol

:-)

> I was just beginning to read Dr. Phil's weight loss book today, and

started

> with the *weight loss resistant* section. He claims that hypo can

cause

> weight gain (of course!)... and that hypo often goes along with

either

> metabolic disorder, or hormone issues.

>

> If you are apple shaped, it tends to point towards a resistance to

insulin,

> and is associated with higher cholesterol, maybe even glucose.

>

> If you are pear shaped, it points more towards estrogen dominance,

which

> hypo can make worse. Makes sense to me. They claim if your waist

is bigger

> than 35 " , it points to insulin resistance. However, even though

mine is

> just above that, I don't have any other signs of metabolic

disorder. But, I

> am a whole size (at least) bigger in my hips and thighs, than above

the

> waist. So, I think I'm more likely estrogen dominant, which I've

been

> treating.

>

>

[Guest guest]

No, it's not that if we don't make enough, we get fat, it's that in a former time, under high stress, we were making too much for the "fight of flight" syndrome. Then, later on, if we have low adrenal cortisol, and no longer make enough, the fat is already there, around the middle. It's just much harder to get off of that area, once it's there. I don't see where, if you are simply replacing something that your adrenals won't make any more, you would gain weight from a NORMAL amt of cortisol production. If you've tested for this and been found low, then of course you need to replace it or help destress the adrenal glands work, but not an over amt, as when you produced large amts under long ongoing high stress situations.

Re: Heavy mid sections, salt...

So if we make too much cortisol, we get fat. And if we don't make enough we get fat. So, what do we do that keeps it in the exact right place to allow weight loss? I'm taking isocort, and worry that's not helping my weight loss efforts. I've been on it for 3 months.