RE: [NTH-Adrenals]HC and weight

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I used to eat a lot years ago during my skinny years where I could eat 4000

cals a day and not gain weight. I could also exercise 4 hours a day, tennis,

running, swimming, etc.

As a kid I was always very skinny (when I know I had adrenal issues...light

sensitivity issues even at age 4 which you can see in photos). None of my

siblings were super skinny like that as kids. They all were slim but normal

for their ages. It wasn't until puberty hit that I started to get a little

weight but even then it was mostly in the breast area which made me very

self conscious for a few years because I was large on top but skinny

everywhere else and only 92 lbs on a 5'5 " frame. To think people now days

get plastic surgery to look like that and I HATED it. It wasn't until more

hypo symptoms later in my teens that I started gaining weight in other

places. It is really interesting to look at old photos and compare it to my

symptoms and medical records at the time. Hormones are so interesting. My

bra size is actually smaller now at more than 60 lbs heavier then it was

when I was in my teens and skinny. Makes no logical sense so I know it has

to be hormone imbalances. Also, when I started this Isocort program, for

about a week long period during the third week I think, my cup size went up

an entire size, then went back down again. No clue why. I have heard of this

happening with Graves patients who get on meds, but that doesn't fit my

scenario.

I was functioning a lot better then during my skinny years. I was very

athletic and then my first big crash happened at age 19. Now with my levels

so extremely low and functioning around 30%, I gain much easier...even

before the cortisol supplementation but with it, yeah, I am gaining on 1800

calories.

I do know my hypo symptoms got a lot worse as my adrenal state worsened.

Helen Reddy, who was very skinny for many years, got quite plump when she

was diagnosed with 's and started taking steroids. She was talking

about it on a talk show a few years back and they showed photos. So, I think

the cortisol doesn't just set you back to normal and the weight you would

have gained but it adds extra weight. I know friends who have Lupus who

complained about the same thing but they were on higher doses of HC (closer

to 40 and I am at 35).

I guess I am going to focus on thyroid as the culprit for now while I

research other things.

The ironic thing is all the men I know think I look better fat, lol. All the

women are concerned with the rapid weight gain. Go figure.

Cheri

-----Original Message-----

AHA! That makes me remember that I often thought that my daily intake

would have caused a normal person to be about 300 lbs. It makes sense

that poor digestion and absorption is what allowed me to eat a lot yet

maintain a stable weight. Funny that lowering my intake could not make

me lose weight though. I guess that is the hypo. At any rate, I've

always eaten a lot because I'm always hungry. Particularly when not

eating low carb, then I became ravenous. And since I couldn't lose

weight even on starvation diets, I could not see any benefit to being

constantly in starving hypoglycemia.

sol

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