When you have hormonal imbalances like PCOS or oestrogen dominance or you are going through a stage of hormonal fluctuations like peri-menopause then weight loss can be difficult. Standard diets can feel like a chore with no tangible results.
Hormonal fluctuations can cause strong cravings and in peri-menopause metabolism can slow down. Going for long periods without food can lead you irritable, shaky or lacking concentration. You might need to use food to prop up your energy levels and cravings can be hard to control.
Sometimes hormonal imbalance goes hand in hand with insulin resistance. This is when your cells don’t respond to signals leading to metabolic dysregulation. This then leads to gaining more weight.
The problem is clients are told that losing weight is the solution to insulin resistance and hormonal imbalances. However, this is easier said than done. My client, Lily, was frustrated by this. The advice she was given to manage PCOS was to slim down – her GP said ” It’s simple , you just need to eat less and move more”. Lily felt like a failure because it was meant to be simple but months of dieting would result in losing only a few pounds, that she would regain easily again and again. We worked together over six months. To begin with we had to coax her cells to become more receptive to insulin. We had to support her body’s blood sugar handling and manage inflammation to enable Lily to be able to effectively lose weight. Weight loss then became easier and over time Lily lost 14kg. She also got rid of her key PCOS symptoms.
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