Sun, Feb-17-02, 03:18
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Posts: 83
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Plan: None right now
Stats: 150/144/130
BF:
Progress: 30%
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
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Things To Consider If You Continue To Have Difficulties...
Hi! I've done Atkins several times, except for the first time when I reached goal very quickly (didn't have much to lose) I kept falling off the wagon. Since then, I've learned a great deal about LC, the female body, and nutrition, in fact I plan to formally study nutrition very soon.
I hope your health is GOOD. By that I mean that you are not experiencing any symptoms that could indicate a problem that could interfere with your metabolism. A very common yet misdiagnosed problem would be a slight imbalance in female, pituitary, adrenal or thyroid hormones. Candida overgrowth causes intolerable cravings and slows metabolism. Another is simple malnutrition brought about by something as simple as favoring one type of foods over others (ie. carbs...) thus creating an imbalance, and so on.
A couple of questions came to mind since you mentioned you recently had a child: are you on b/c pills? During your pregnancy or after delivery, did you experience any problems of any kind? In fact, if you take any type of medication regularly, even some OTC, they could interfere with weight loss.
Also, you mentioned being "addicted" to PB&J sandwiches. I still love PB, and at one time used to eat it directly from the jar, also mixed with juice-sweetened spread. I found that usually signifies low serotonin which causes cravings for carbs. The craving for PB usually means lack of magnesium and vit. B6 which, incidentally, are used to make serotonin. The sugar in the jelly causes production of insulin which is also necessary to make serotonin. The fact that you tried going on Induction many times and your cravings sabotagged you is to me an indication that your serotonin levels may be low. Did you by any chance experience any degree of post-partum depression or have you ever been depressed? Watch out now for any negative change in your mood or your sleep pattern as an indication.
I hope this helps. Best wishes,
Raquel
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