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 Buddy system FAQ & SupportKathy Atwell
 I have always known I eat too much sugar
and thought I should control it, but I was never motivated to really do this until I had a
couple of mild episodes of shaking, dizziness, and confusion after having not eaten for a
few hours. It scared me. I don't want to be diabetic or suffer with heart
problems. I decided I needed a healthy plan. I started hearing about The Menopause Diet
on Hotflash!, the on-line
perimenopause support group and web site, and ordered the book
and cookbook.
Within two days I was using the plan totally convinced this was the perfect way for
me to go.
How shocked I was when after the very first week I lost two pounds and felt like my stomach was bulging less than normal! I'd had headaches almost daily for years. They were not migraines; more like the nagging kind. After one week of eating healthy, my headaches stopped! Another shock. I gained this incredible sense of calm inside my body. I was no longer suffering the ups and downs (physically, emotionally, and mentally) which had become a normal part of my life. There was this steadiness and peacefulness deep within my body. My swelling also disappeared. I used to have days where my rings would be tight on my fingers. Now they slipped off and on easily all day and all night long. My moods were much lighter, I found myself energized and needing less sleep, and I no longer had to drag out of bed in the mornings and feel awful for an hour or two before tackling my day. And my tummy continued to disappear! I couldn't believe that as I had never seen that happen before. I plan to eat this way for the rest of my life. To me, it is not a "diet". It is now a way of life. I want to live and I want to live life to its fullest. I couldn't do that if I was sickly, exhausted, or too heavy for my feet and hips to be healthy. I have adapted a lot of the food choices to fit my life and it has been easy to do so. I am never hungry but instead, always very satisfied. When I "cheat" and eat sugary, high carb, or greasy rich foods I regret it - not because I feel guilty for breaking my "diet" but because I find myself feeling sapped, swollen, and sluggish. It isn't worth the moment of indulgence! I am so glad that I found this eating plan and I certainly recommend it to every woman I know! Stuck on a
plateau, but I am looking better Weight gain after
hysterectomy, doing a low carb diet Also, to much estrogen causes weight gain if not opposed with use of progesterone. Progesterone is the naturally occurring hormone that monopolized the luteral phase of our monthly cycles (the last 2 weeks prior to the menses-periods) Progesterone even overshoots estrogen during this time. It is still an essential hormone to have, even is we don't have ovaries or a uterus, as it helps to prevent weight gain and also protects cell growth in breast tissue, which can lead to breast cancer.  A very good
book that explains this is A Woman's
Guide to Natural Hormones by Christine Conrad." I spent 3 months
weaning slowly off the Zoloft and now am o! n an herbal alternative that does tWell,
please don't despair, I too am trying to shed this weight by walking and swimming and it's
coming off SOOOOOO slowly. I also eat a very low carb diet
and low in fat (saturated fats from meat and found in all baked products like breads,
cakes, ice cream) Sugar to I stay away from as it it high in carbs. Mostly I eat lots of
chicken, turkey, fish, salads, fresh fruits and vegetables and V-8 juice. No breads,
cereals, desserts, juices, potatoes, pasta of any kind.Hang in there.
Why do we overeat? And why do we overeat the foods we do? by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN This is not a simple question and the answer is not easy to find - in fact the answers will be different for each person. There are so many emotional ties to food that we all find it difficult to separate what we need to eat from what we want to eat. Find out why we overeat and what you can do to regain control in our FREE support group program. Spicy Beef |
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