I know, I am finding I'm spending so much time just researching and looking for recipes etc. I'm quite sure I have Syndrome X or Insulin resistance, but never knew what was the fundamental cause of it. I decided to really work and research my own unique health issues, including some liver problems (fatty liver, as shown by blood tests), and also uterine fibroids. Basically I found that one thing that fitted just about everything was Magnesium Deficiency. Apparently all soils in the world (except Egypt) are extremely deficient in magnesium, making it nearly impossible to get what we need from our food...also mercury fillings (I have them) and fluoride in the water deplete magnesium...and Vitamin D deficiency depletes it too...as do caffeine, carbonated soft drinks, alcohol and sugar. I have never been one to drink alcohol, but over the years I have had sugar in my cup of tea. Anyway, if you are interested here is a link to a good article about that. This is the bit that got my interest, the conditions that indicate possible magnesium deficiency and how they relate to thyroid, obesity and carbohydrate metabolism:
"Obesity- especially obesity associated with high carbohydrate diets
Syndrome X – insulin resistance
Thyroid disorders – low, high and auto-immune; low magnesium reduces T4"
http://www.cheeseslave.com/are-you-...ium-deficiency/
Anyway, that's a big part of the puzzle for me. I am also finding out about zinc deficiency, as I've always kind of had that thought in the back of my mind that I may be zinc deficient, maybe its my intuition, because I have no idea what zinc does in the body. So I should really investigate that too.
I think a person's metabolism and weight is such a personal thing, and it feels like we need to find like the combination of a safe or something to unlock it. I am trying desperately not to feel defeated by this. I have just dieted for almost two weeks and I have put on 1.2kg. This feels insane. I hope everyone else is doing better than me!