16-11-2015, 12:38 AM
Did you have your thyroid checked? May be sluggish due to low iodine intake
(15-11-2015, 07:53 PM)Huggy Wrote: Will admit that I am decidedly pill adverse too. Think a lot of us have become deeply suspicious of the pharma industry. But can't deny that they have over the years produced some very effective treatments. As with so much nowadays it's a matter of don't believe the hype and do your homework. After all, even "natural" remedies can still come with side effects and consequences. But acid reflux is 'orrible! :-(
(15-11-2015, 07:53 PM)Huggy Wrote: REALLY wish I could get a proper exercise programme in place. Unfortunately the Chronic Fatigue can be a bear to deal with sometimes. If I go slightly over my limit it takes days to get back on my feet. Almost literally 1 step forwards 2 steps back. But I had a plan that was working and just need to get back to it. As you mention, being sedentary is a surefire way to pile on the lbs.
(15-11-2015, 07:53 PM)Huggy Wrote: Majorly impressed with your weight loss! Can you put it down to anything in particular? I am not envious at all!!!!! ;-) My target is to shift another 50 lbs. If I could manage that I would be satisfied at the mo. Where I go from there could depend on how the NBE goes? Unintended consequences etc....
(15-11-2015, 07:53 PM)Huggy Wrote: Something you may want to consider. With the amount of weight loss we are talking about, helping the skin to shrink down and heal can be an issue. Have you thought about using Coconut Oil topically as skin care? It's reputation is very good for this and it's done amazing things for my skin I have to say.
(15-11-2015, 07:53 PM)Huggy Wrote: Know some here still have SP in their programme. Which I think shows how we are all different and what works for some may not be so effective for others. But I can't honestly say it did much for me when I tried it and from what I have read SP can actually make for weight gain and cellulite and down regulates progesterone receptors. Many here have reported stomach upsets when taking it, and with your acid reflux you may want to take care?
(15-11-2015, 07:53 PM)Huggy Wrote: Excellent news about no tinglies and vision issues. Don't want to be too dramatic, but diabetes can do damage before symptoms become apparent. You may want to have a look at EPO and green tea.
(17-11-2015, 01:06 PM)Huggy Wrote: Going to be offline for the rest of the week so thought I had better take a moment to pop over a quick reply.
Sounds like we are dealing with very similar issues. Don't have quite the level of stomach problems you have but we are definitely on the same page. Oh, I miss pizza sooooo much! Though saying that, I did weaken a few weeks ago and can't honestly say I enjoyed it. Wonder if there is a bit of the body craving what is not good for it? And staying away for long enough you notice it's true nature, which very often is not particularly healthy. Noticing the same thing with sweet things too. Got a real sweet tooth (no surprises there) but the better I am getting at eliminating sugar, the less I enjoy the occasional weakness. Used to love chocolate, but now it just tastes like sweet mush. Ok, may be lying there a little bit ;-)
(17-11-2015, 01:06 PM)Huggy Wrote: As tough at it is sometimes, exercise, or rather controlled activity, is the main way to recover from CFS. A little while ago I managed to get referred to the leading CFS specialist in the UK. Don't know how your friend is doing, but if he would like I could put some notes together and pm them over to you.
Been some very interesting developments over the last couple of years regarding the real reason so many are pilling on the lbs. And how the body actually responds to exercise. Some of what they are finding is initially counter intuitive. Not least of which is that for many the gym is not the place to go. I had some links which I managed to loose (ugh!). Will try and find them again and post them.
(17-11-2015, 01:06 PM)Huggy Wrote: Fully understand your reasoning of waiting until you can get your weight on the way down before starting NBE again. Seems I am a little ahead of the curve than you here and can say that's it's entirely possible to affect the lower body geometry! Realise I am talking purely from anecdotal, but personally it was becoming noticeable within a matter of weeks of getting my programme working and every indication of it continuing. I do actually suspect that because fat cells don't go once you get them... and overweight people grow more fat cells... once we manage to get down to our target weight and get NBE going, we could probably manage larger curves than those who managed to stay skinny. Just the iddy biddy matter of getting the weight down in the first place :-(
(17-11-2015, 01:06 PM)Huggy Wrote: As I am sure you can appreciate, my investigations for NBE have been heavily influenced by my own health issues and from what I have found/finding it should be possible to create an effective NBE programme that can have health benefits too. My suggestion regarding EPO and Green Tea was meant for health reasons, not specifically for NBE.
(17-11-2015, 01:06 PM)Huggy Wrote: Studies have shown that FG at 500mg per day helps stabilise insulin production and hormone levels, helps with fat reduction, and reducing the build up of calcium oxalate in the kidneys (we NEED good kidneys). Reishi has MULTIPLE health benefits! As does Green Tea, in particular with helping with weight loss and type 2. Vitamin D3 helps with weight loss, especially if not getting enough sun (don't over do it though). And to be honest, the more I am finding out, EPO especially when combined with a good fish oil is almost tailor made for what we are dealing with (health wise). The fact that they can also be effective when part of an NBE programme is almost coincidental. Often the difference is just dosage and fine tuning the combinations.
(21-11-2015, 05:57 PM)Huggy Wrote: I have also just discovered something called Amla. It's been used in Indian cooking for generations and has recently been shown to be effective with dealing with diabetes. Now it may just be placebo, but I've only been on it a short while and I already seem to be noticing a bit of a lift in my energy levels. Which bearing in mind I managed to get the diabetes under control (so I thought) I find rather interesting.
This video give a quick review of Amla and diabetes: http://nutritionfacts.org/video/amla-versus-diabetes
(24-11-2015, 04:25 PM)Huggy Wrote: Eek! My legs went all goosy when you said that about the table saw! I regularly uses machinery with big pointy things attached and have over the years had a few near misses myself. Only takes a split second.....
(24-11-2015, 04:25 PM)Huggy Wrote: Been looking further into Amla and it's turning out to be something of a hidden gem for health in general and with diabetes in particular. I find it a little bitter so I need some tasty ways to get it into me, but definitely going to stick with it as most of what I am reading is positive and I am sure I can notice a difference in myself already. Still early days of course, but at worse there doesn't seem to be a down side. It has nutritional benefits, and it's hardly expensive. So a bit of a no-brainer?
(24-11-2015, 04:25 PM)Huggy Wrote: Wish I knew more about the chemistry involved (where are you Lotus? ;-) but there does seem to be an underlying link between hormones and diabetes and obesity.
Unfortunately with diabetes it seems the established wisdom is to point the finger and say you are too fat and then poke the pancreas with chemicals to modify insulin production. Rather than asking the question of why the pancreas stopped working properly in the first place?
Similar logic with the weight gain. "Fight the fat" they shout! Rather than deal with the actual reason the body's natural weight regulating systems went wrong? We all know of people who can eat ridiculous amount of food and not put on an ounce (gurrr!).