Thu, Jun-01-06, 17:26
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Posts: 35
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Plan: FF/TSP/Improv
Stats: 200/180/150
BF:size 18/16/10
Progress: 40%
Location: Missouri
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Wow! Y'all are such a good bunch! I think I found the right forum---so inspiring and smart. I have some comments and questions. Hey Bawdy I used to live in Maine...love that place...and in NH.
Now in Missouri.
So:
Menopause is a very interesting time isn't it?. I am 55 and
finally seem to have stabilized. Except for the weight gain
thing, I feel and (some say) look 15-20 years younger.
Back to being very sexy, feisty and may I say not at all foggy. Perhaps it is just general immaturity haha. But...For so many of us who are health conscious and vibrant--"the change" can feel like a betrayal of nature. Anyhow, I really felt that way. And
probably did a little too much micronized progesterone...and certainly consumed waayyy too much soy for years. BTW, for
anyone with thyroid issues, try googling it with soy. I sure
felt better when I went back to eating like a cavewoman.
I of course do also have a big problem with carbs and insulin...can really relate to your frustration, Bawdy (love that name!). I do think that adrenal fatigue is real but that W to W
is really into selling stuff. Schwartzbein has a lot of good info but really, we are probably varied into many more "types" than she comes up with. AND I think she is into selling stuff, too.
I agree with 'lady' that you probably can be more accurate that anyone in knowing your needs...and you REALLY deserve a practitioner who listens and respects you. Period. Otherwise they are failing you.
Gawd, I thought the hot flashes would never end. I mean, Volcanic. I discovered that carbs make them much worse.
Eat sugar, have a hot flash. & then ten more.
I just want to let people know that I was someone who thought my youth, beauty, brains, physical and mental health, sexuality...were history...and for a while maybe things did get a bit strange...but now , out of what seemed a tunnel...looking back...I think I am better than before. A feeling of wholeness and primacy. And oh did I forget to mention how sexy I've become? geez. is it Testosterone my body is cranking out???
I would not give up cholesteral (proto-hormone) for anything.
OK...now I really need advice from you experts (that means everybody ;o)) about designing my own way thru this LC thing. I find that in induction, that is under 20 carbs per day, I feel abasolutely terrible. My immune system and serotonin take a dive and the afore-mentioned sense of wonderfullness is gone. So, I decided to add some veg and fruit...just one or two fruits seem to make all the difference.
Now I feel fine. Will I still lose weight?
I want to lose 50 lbs but if there is progress, it doesn't have to be dramatic and I am lifting weights to build muscle mass so it is really dress size I'm after. Size 8-10 if ya please.
I am 5'9" if I do yoga.
And I would love it if my arm flesh didn't wave around while fiddling.
Regards,
Your friendly Elfgirl.
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