A Weight Loss Journey

Your body continues to require growth hormone after you are full grown.

Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is secreted by the pituitary gland and appears mostly in childhood and adolescence.  Adults continue to secrete HGH throughout their lifetimes, but in ever-decreasing amounts.  By the time you are 40, HGH production is about 20% of what it was when you were 20.  As levels of HGH continue to drop, you may notice a corresponding increase in sleepiness, weight gain, loss of libido, insomnia, decreased mental clarity.

Doctors may prescribe a synthetic, drug form of the hormone to treat deficiencies in HGH and other growth-related conditions.  However, you can also get HGH supplement without a prescription that is very effective, and has very low risk of side effects and other complications associated with the drug form.

Several manufacturers offer non-prescription HGH supplements.  The most common and safest supplements are called releasers and are akin to amino acid “multi-vitamins.”  These supplements are available in capsule, tablet, or spray form.  Releaser supplements rely on the user’s ability to release natural growth hormone, so results vary by individual.  It is apparent that a healthy diet and an active lifestyle amplify the effects of HGH supplements.  If you have a growth hormone deficiency, a supplement will not work for you because it does not contain synthetic growth hormone.

Consumer Products Review (www.consumerproductsreview.org) has compiled testing and consumer reports to rate HGH supplements.  Their ratings are also based on the product, customer service and a strong reputation for reliability.  They have provided 5-star ratings for Human Growth Agent Spray and Sytropin.

Sytropin scored high in various best-of lists during my own research.

Because I am all about weight loss, and also am concerned with improving my cardiovascular health, and Sytropin claims to have a beneficial impact in that area, I have embarked on a Sytropin trial period of my own.  I will let you know how that goes.

jiggly jello

I went to my family practice doctor for a med check last week.  I hate having to go there every few months.  Sometimes it seems like it’s a way to get the insurance to pay for another office visit, but I know that’s really not true.  My doc cares about me and wants me to be healthy. 

We were sitting in the office chatting about her divorce, my swollen ankle and disturbing blood test results, when I happened to mention that I was still thrashing around with my on-going fight to get rid of the weight that has followed me around since I was in elementary school, and is now relentlessly piling on around my waist, like a wax figure that’s melting and puddling up on top of a belt.

She paused, glanced at me and casually mentioned that trying to lose weight after you pass 40 years of age is next to impossible.

What!

What kind of a thing is that for a doctor to say to her hopeful, optimistic patient?  Now that I’m well past 40, is there any hope that I will ever be at my normal weight?  Do I really have to resign myself to being a chubby, happy gramma with wildly swinging flaps of skin where her triceps ought to be, and giant stretch-waist pants?

“Say it ain’t so, Joe.”

Most of what I’ve read tells me that the way to lose weight is to tip your muscle-to-fat ratio in favor of the muscle.  That generally raises your metabolism  by burning more calories all day long.  That’s my plan, and I’m sticking to it.  Otherwise, I’ll be relegated to surviving on less than a thousand calories per day . . . forever.  I don’t think so.

I’ve been learning about human growth hormone supplements lately.  I plan to use HGH to build lean muscle, rev up my metabolism, and drop some of the wiggly stuff.

More later.