Sarasota Diet:HCG and the Low Carb Lifestyle-DAY 25; Why am I not losing weight? Robert G Carlson, MD, FACS

Sarasota Diet:HCG and the Low Carb Lifestyle-Why am I not losing weight?

Day 25: 214.6
HCG Dose: 300 units (.3 cc or the "30" mark on the syringe)
Day 15-25 : 300 units

Below is the menu recommendations we are using in our :Sarasota Diet: HCG and the Low Carbohydrate Lifestyle Book. We will give you our recommendations or meals that I chose for my first 28 days, and then a second chart so that YOU can keep a track of what you are eating.

DAY # 25	Sarasota HCG/Low Carb Diet
TIME OF DAY	MEAL
BREAKFAST	WHEY PROTEIN MILKSHAKE (CHOCOLATE); CUP OF COFFEE
SNACK	CHEESE STICKS(2)
LUNCH	FOUR ROLL-UPS (TURKEY AND SMOKED GOUDA)
SNACK	WHEY PROTEIN MILKSHAKE (CHOCOLATE)
DINNER	STEAK-16 OZ;SALAD-SPINACH,ETC/BLUE CHEESE
DESSERT	VANILLA ATKINS SHAKE, BLUEBERRIES WITH WHIP CREAM

I take care of a large number of women who while going through menopause have or are experiencing unpleasant weight gain. Often this weight gain is tied with a commitment towards exercise and careful eating. So why do women struggling with menopause and/or hot flashes and night sweats, experiencing weight gain?The bottom line is that you aren't responsible! It is your body that is dedicating itself to gaining weight and building its fat stores. So why is that?

One reason why your diet and exercise plan might not be working is because of an imbalance in hormones, more specifically perimenopause and menopause. So why do women in menopause gain on the average 20-30 pounds? The simple response is that your body needs estrogen. And when a woman enters menopause, her estrogens plummet to levels lower than when she was nine years old. Her body is now dedicated to make more estrogen, and the primary estrogen of menopause is Estrone. Estrone is made primarily in fat tissue. So the only way to make more Estrone, is to make more fat. It’s very simple. Your body becomes absolutely dedicated to making more estrogen, and therefore dedicated to making more fat. It doesn’t care if you eat properly or exercise. It just demands more estrogen, and the signal to tell the body to make more fat is the same signal that results in hot flashes and night sweats. Balancing your hormones during menopause with Bio-identical hormones has been shown to cause a 15 pound weight loss in one year. So if you are having hot flashes, balancing your hormones will get rid of the night sweats and hot flashes, nurture your sleep, improve your memory and lose weight.