Re: weight gain questionnaire

[Guest guest]

Bee wrote:

Hi everyone,

I received 10 questionnaires from women who said they gained weight on

my program. I did not include two women in my evaluation because:

.... The good new IS that all of the other 8 women are in the normal

weight range, so even though they may have gained weight, their weight

is closer to normal now, and none of them are overweight!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Dear Bee,

Thanks for doing those questionnaires.

I'd like to point out that my BMI is 24, and that if I gain only 7

more pounds that would put me in the overweight category. I seem to

be on the road to that number as I've put on 30 pounds in under 5

months on the program.

Of course being healthy is more important than being thin. But it's

hard for me to believe this is the best weight for me. I've always

been thin and have a small frame. I wouldn't mind if I were putting

weight on my hips, but it's all in my belly and breasts. I had to buy

a size 34 G bra (normally wear a D cup). Having breasts this large is

very uncomfortable psychologically and physically. I work in an

office and have to wear appropriate clothes, which has meant

constantly buying new ones.

It's just very disheartening, especially since I don't know where it will stop.

I'm sorry for the venting email! But everyone around me feels

vindicated in their belief that fat makes you fat and unhealthy when

they look at me.

[Guest guest]

> Dear Bee,

>

> Thanks for doing those questionnaires.

>

> I'd like to point out that my BMI is 24, and that if I gain only 7

> more pounds that would put me in the overweight category. I seem to

> be on the road to that number as I've put on 30 pounds in under 5

> months on the program.

>

> Of course being healthy is more important than being thin. But it's

> hard for me to believe this is the best weight for me. I've always

> been thin and have a small frame. I wouldn't mind if I were putting

> weight on my hips, but it's all in my belly and breasts. I had to buy a size

34 G bra (normally wear a D cup). Having breasts this large is very

uncomfortable psychologically and physically. I work in an office and have to

wear appropriate clothes, which has meant constantly buying new ones.

>

> It's just very disheartening, especially since I don't know where it will

stop.

>

> I'm sorry for the venting email! But everyone around me feels

> vindicated in their belief that fat makes you fat and unhealthy when

> they look at me.

>

+++Hi ,

Before you started on my program your BMI was 19, which is just a tiny bit above

being underweight, i.e. .5 points. Now, because you are getting all of the

important nutrients your body has gained weight, so it is in the normal range.

However, I've found that women who have taken birth control pills, like you did

for 6 years, and women who have a lot of female-related health problems that

haven't normalized yet, will tend to gain weight for a period of time.

Birth control pills are hormones, and taking any kind of hormones has a much

more powerful effect on the body.

That is because hormones have many functions as the body's messenger's. They

are referred to as signalers. NOTE: They are so important that all other

signals within the cells are ignored when a hormonal signal is sent.

Not only do hormones send signals throughout the body to keep the communications

lines open, but they also can help perform specific biochemical functions. For

example, if you cut yourself, your body sends out signals to repair and replace

tissues, which are growth hormones.

The main reason you have female-related problems is because your sex hormones,

such as estrogen, progesterone, etc. are imbalanced and/or lacking.

Hormones are categorized into:

Anabolic processes (anabolism), are hormones that build molecules, tissues and

even organs in the body, which includes sex hormones, insulin, and growth

hormones produced in the pituitary gland in the head which are responsible for

tissues repair, cell regeneration, and building new tissues as needed.

OR

Catabolic processes (canabolism), are hormones that break down substances into

simpler ones, which include thyroid hormones which function as general

stimulators of many cellular reactions, hormones produced by the adrenal glands

such as cortisol, and others.

The body strives to always balance out its anabolic and catabolic processes,

however when it is unhealthy it isn't as able to.

People who are unhealthy usually have low adrenal and low thyroid hormone

production, which means they will have less hormones for the catabolic

processes.

Also toxins, including birth control pills, also make all of the body's cell

membranes stiff/rigid, which means any organs involved in producing hormones

aren't as able to do their job (produce normal hormones levels), and hormones

that may be produced are not as able to get into stiff/rigid cells where they

are needed.

Gaining weight represents excess anabolism, which means your sex hormones must

normalize so you don't have PMS, cramping, tender breasts and irregular

menstrual cycles, and your body has to overcome the effects of taking birth

control pills. That takes time and patience. Until then you do know you are

improving and feeling better all of the time.

Also imbalances can happen long before puberty, and sometimes it can start

before birth.

All the best, Bee