Hi ladies,
For me gaining weight was one of the biggest fears. Being a big girl as a child and being taunted scarred me for life. When I got older, I lost loads of weight and got to a happy size 10.
Over the years, just before the HRT kicked in I went up to 12.
Worst was around the belly and hips and severe fatigue etc.
It also affected my stomach, which gave a acid reflux, which increased my appetite.
After starting the first trial of HRT I lost a bit of weight, but then put a little back on. Stayed a bit plumpish, but since I came off that regime, I dropped half a stone in about 2-3 weeks.
The HRT did affect my appetite, as again set off my stomach(acid probs), not my happiness.
Hormones for some people trigger messages to the brain to eat, for some it doesn't, however, they work different for all of us.
Food means different things to different people: example some when stressed eat a lot, others the opposite. I am in the opposite category, more stress less food. Some comfort eat during sad times, others eat when they are happy, but it still doesn't take away from the fact that hormones do play a major factor in weight control.
I guess, what I am saying its a combination of the two, but hormones are major, considering they also affect our psychological and emotional well being as well as physical.
Suz
