Tue, Aug-05-03, 12:22
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Senior Member
Posts: 213
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Plan: Atkins - modified
Stats: 280/253/160
BF:50+/44.4/25
Progress: 23%
Location: Sydney Australia
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A few months back I consulted a weight loss specialist doctor... and the very first thing he commented on was that beta blockers were probably one of the main reasons I had so much difficulty losing weight... they slowed metabolism... he consulted with my cardiologist to get me off them...
Now his plan for me was mostly to continue eating as I was.. he didn't think I was doing too much wrong. but to up the exercise...
Until I was right off beta-blockers I didn't lose anything, but it started to drop off as soon as I stopped taking them...
Unfortunately I didn't continue with him... I was having lots of problems living up to his plan, and dropped out.... but it did tell me that most doctors are aware of this problem with beta-blockers.... they just don't want to know about it...
Now I wonder just how they expect you to lose weight, when they are prescribing pills that make it pretty impossible..... duh...
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