Hormones and weight control

[Katievanessa]

Is there any tips on exercises eating habits to keep weight gain from estradiol off the body

 

[Jackie C.]

Sure, but it depends on a lot of factors. I spend two to three hours in the gym every day doing body-building work then I do Zumba and ballroom dance for cardio. My diet is clean as I can get it, high in protien and low in carbs. I keep my sugar intake below 15g daily and drink water plus one caffiene-free diet pepsi in the evening if I've already downed my water requirement for the day. That works pretty well for me, I've lost one hundred pounds and I think I look fantastic.

 

What are your goals like? If you're just worried about weight gain, about eighty percent of that happens in the kitchen. Stop eating processed foods. Eat less salt because it makes you retain water. Cut out the pasta. Your metabolism on E wants you fatter so you can survive a pregnancy. A little of that is OK, but if you let it, you'll get runaway weight gain because as your weight goes up, your energy level goes down. Low energy leads to inactivity and inactivity leads to more weight gain.

 

The thing is: None of that helps if you're not ready to do it. It's super easy to fall off a diet or exercise plan, so if you're serious about changing your habits, find someone who will do it with you and hold you accountable.

 

Hugs!

[LaurenA]

I haven't had a problem maintaining my target weight on HRT.  But then I don't eat that much and also no carbs, process foods (except cheese), or carbonated  beverages.

[VickySGV]

Go to American Diabetes Association and look up a 1600 or 1800 calorie / day meal plan.  Their meal plans are fine for the non-diabetic members of their families as well as the diabetic since diabetes needs a balanced diet to work.

[Lydia_R]

I was able to lose 60 pounds in the last decade through calorie reduction.  It does work, but starving yourself can be torture.  Hopefully you are really about just not gaining weight rather than losing it.

 

Besides just counting calories and keeping them lower, simply eating a diet high in vegetables helps a lot.  I've been eating mostly vegan and vegetarian curries for 5 years now and have been very successful with keeping my weight in check.  I've been doing more and more baking breads in the last couple years and that has my weight going slightly up.

 

I also recommend keeping salt on the lower end.  I've cut the salt in half in my curry recipes and it is really helping my blood pressure.  If you are doing most of your own cooking, measuring less salt is easy.