Re: The metabolic 'brake pedal' reverse T3

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That I find REALLY interesting... with the mini meal stuff..when I started it I actually had to increase my calories when I did all the math to find out what I needed... and then the weight started coming off...

I know I'm right on with how I'm doing cuz I am just a bit hungry when it's meal time... I'm then happy with mini meal portions.. waiting too long makes me HUNGRY and then I want to over eat...

... it's weird.. it's cool... it's fun to pay attention to.

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On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:06:51 -0700 (PDT) Judy P writes:

I know, it was a tough concept for me to grasp too, so I'll leave it at that. Of course, I didn't add the extra calories with junk, but with enough fruit, whole grains etc. to keep my blood sugar and energy levels stable and my metabolism from slowing down.

I first started researching the idea when one of the folks on Dr. Phil's weight loss challenge a couple of years back had hit a major plateau. He was dieting, exercising, doing everything that he was supposed to, so Dr. Phil had him checked out. It turned out that his metabolic rate was decreasing and his cortisol was way too high because he was not eating enough food, making it impossible for him to continue to lose weight. So they increased his food intake and I believe that he was the one that went on to become the winner.

I also did a lot of research on a thyroid hormone called Reverse T3 which is the 'brake pedal' for metabolism. They first discovered the hormone in testing animals in the far north during the winter to determine why they were not starving when food was so scarce. When the body senses that there is not enough food intake, it will take the T4 and convert more of it to RT3 'brakes' than to T3 'gas' and the metabolism slows down. My lab tests showed my RT3 and T3 to both be midrange and so I increased my food intake slightly, started to feel normal hunger, and started losing weight again.

Anyway, this is just something that I've found to be true for myself and many others, so I thought it was worth passing along. I hope you find something that works for you too... Judy