Posted by tealady on August 4, 2004, at 8:33:24
In reply to Wanna know a secret? » tealady, posted by Racer on August 1, 2004, at 9:12:08
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> Cortisol, though, is a pet subject of mine, as is weight gain. I am pretty sure that I am overproducing cortisol myself, which is why I've done this research about it. (That, and having some experience with Cushing's Disease, but that's a different story.)
>I'm not really "up" with Cushings..only know what it means, and I guess it could be caused by many things..but yours sounds like p-drugs? may be partly the culprit
> And I've been pretty well traumatized on the weight gain issues, myself, so I really am quite sympathetic about it. When I hear about people who are complaining that they've gained 10 pounds over the two years they've been on a drug, I kinda laugh -- every drug I've been on so far has put weight on me, but it's in the 40 to 70 pound range! What I know, though, is that at least one of them affected my blood sugar more than enough to do that, so a doctor who wanted to address the problem could have done so -- but only if he had chosen to. It's maddening, no question; and that sort of weight gain is not only not healthy for the body, it's not exactly conducive to psychological health, either. It sounds as if somedoctors are catching on about that, though, so maybe there's hope down the road.
>No, I noticed the difference in my walking ability with a weight gain from 110lbs to 150lbs.
I got back by diet and exercise though,(wtith exercise being the important bit) but I've regained 12 lbs in the past 2 weeks...not eating right and probably more important..not exercising enough. It's cold and winter over here now..so I'm overeating I guess and the wind doesn't really provide much incentive for walking, and I keep forgetting it gets dark so early...like I need excuses?
> As for weight gain, diet and exercise won't reverse all the weight gain caused by these drugs, but they are still healthy things to do. And, if one can do those things first to show that determination, doctors will often take the weight issue a bit more seriously.
>I was lucky enough to go on holidays..first to visit Vanuatu and then Britain..which has many lovely walks and sooo many places to see..you'd need years to walk all of them I think
So that gave me the incentive to walk as much as I could most days..to see the scenery, wildlife,castles etc. You know they even have step ladders over their fences(called stiles) and steps around their gates..talk about civilized!..oh and traffic lights for cows to cross the road!
I ate lots fresh fruit and veges too..easy to munch on in the car and on walks and the turkey, chicken and eggs and bacon and fish were really terrific..not "plasticy" like we get over here. So I think that helped.Vanuatu I decided it was just too exxy to eat most foods..like $7AUD for a can of baked beans in the supermarket...bananas, pawpaws and coconuts off the trees were cheaper, lol and local steak wasn't too exxy either and really nice. But the exercise probably helped there too.
> Thank you for your kind words. I was afraid that my opinion -- that over the counter diet pills are not worth the space they take up on this planet -- would result in flaming arrows aimed at my head. It was a great relief to see your post, with the compliment it contained pure icing for me, when I most needed it.Wow, thanks back. Me too. Grin..pure icing ain't supposed to be good for ya, lol.
Just wanted you to know I think it is possible to lose the weight again..only then you have to rebuild the muscle too, sigh.
Walking is far easier now with the weight gone..it's really noticeable,..even carrying an extra 10kgs(22 lb) in my backpack. I fill up water bottles from the creeks ..as our water contains fluoride, sigh. I definitely do notice the difference in water without the fluoride, but would have to go walking almost daily to get enough...should be an incentive there..
I'll try to find an old post of mine with links to that "raw foods" bit.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20031003/msgs/265684.htmlThe case is raw foods contain enzymes that we lose if we cook the food..and those enzymes aid digestion, and our metabolism speeds up...so eating a few fruits and veges raw..like salads, oranges, apples, tomatoes, carrots, bananas, pawpaws etc helps with weight loss. Personally I'd never go totally "raw"..I like steak etc too much!
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