Thyroid
Your thyroid may be running slow
“I’m always cold. My hair is falling. I haven’t changed what I eat.”
This can make you tired and puffy. Treating it helps. It does not do all the work by itself.
This sounds like meWhy weight sticks
One complaint. Six different reasons.
Most programmes treat every woman the same. That is why so many of you feel you failed. These are the six reasons we look for. This page does not tell you which one you have. A doctor does.
We check thyroid and iron first. Putting you on the wrong plan first makes you feel like you failed.
A medicine you are already on
The weight started with a tablet
“It started the month I went on that medicine.”
Some medicines add weight. We do not tell you to stop them. Your own doctor has to look.
This sounds like meToo little food, too little iron
You barely eat — and still gained
“I hardly eat and I still put on weight. One flight of stairs finishes me.”
This plan never puts you on a deficit. We add food first. If eating already feels like a fight, say so.
This sounds like meThe years before menopause
The rules of your body changed
“Same diet, different body. It’s all moved to my middle and I wake at three.”
Nothing has gone wrong with you. Nobody told you the rules changed. This is very common around 40 to 52.
This sounds like meAndrogens
Jaw acne, chin hair, thinning at the crown
“Acne along my jaw, hair on my chin, and thinning at the crown.”
This often sits on top of insulin. If hair, voice or muscle change very fast, that is a doctor visit the same week — not a plan.
This sounds like meInsulin
Belly, afternoon crash, sugar at night
“It’s all on my belly. I crash after lunch. I’d eat sugar at midnight if it were there.”
This is the most common reason. We still check the others first, so we don’t miss thyroid or iron.
This sounds like me