Well, Schwarzbein certainly has a lot to say about that subject and how to heal your adrenal glands. I would give her plan a go, if I was in your shoes.

amanda

Hi Amanda - actually I am under the care of a doctor for this whole AF, Metabolic Syndrome, thyroid, and diabetes mess. And it was he who gave me the Schwarzbein book to read.

BTW - I have cut back on caffeine last couple of days. Withdrawal headache but feel a bit better all the way 'round.

Good luck and hang on in there! She says you may gain before you lose if you follow her plan.

amanda

Hi Marrin7,
how much caffeine were you drinking?
Maybe I should cut back....

Israeli - I was drinking lots. The two days I work second shift at the clinic, I would drink coffee all morning until about 11 a.m. Otherwise I drink about 3 cups in the a.m. and will sometimes have a cup in the p.m. as well. And week ends! Well, I could drink all day long! So we'll see how it goes this week end.

Ok already!! I get it about the caffeine and am currently weaning off. I am now 5+ months into the SB program and could not recommend it more. The weight has not suddenly dropped off my frame although I have lost some weight. I decided not to weigh myself because it becomes this "thing" and when i don't lose, i get psyched out and quit. Welcome to my 7 yr Weight Watchers story!!

I have been on bioidentical hormones for 4 of the last months and all and all my mood is amazingly more balanced, my period is less tramatic (pms and during menstral syndrome

The one thing I have been unwilling to give up is the coffee/caffeine thing and so listening to this conversation and feeling better overall has given me the courage. I have switched to green tea first and then plan to wean down to no caffeine. I know i am already drinking so much less.

Wish me luck!! 5 days in!!!

Hi Chicagomaj,

On the caffeine thing: I did my first week with 75% regular coffee/25% decaf last week and that went fine. Didn't have any headaches or anything.

Today I started on the 50% regular/50% decaf mix and this time I noticed the difference. I could tell that the 50/50 mix didn't give me the kick of last week's mix. However, the morning went fine and I actually liked the feeling of not being all wound up from the caffeine jolt. I could tell that it meant I didn't start running around like a headless chicken! I was a lot calmer and just got on with my chores and didn't feel frantic.

However, since lunchtime I've been feeling tired and even went for a nap (I had a teaching appointment at my home at 4pm and wanted to be alert for that, but I know it is "against" the teaching of SPII to take "power naps"). I shall have to get used to this slight fatigue, I suppose, as she warns that your "true current metabolism" will be unmasked when you follow her programme and wean yourself off caffeine. What I must be careful not to do is to drink twice as much coffee as I was drinking before!!! That's what happened the last time I tried 50/50 decaf/regular. Doh...

But, the good thing is that I haven't had any headaches.

Hope you're doing fine,

amanda