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Originally Posted by Sly
There's some disease or gland thing that seems more predominant in women, I can't think of the name and can't find it either, that supposedly does something to impede weight loss. There's a few GFYers that have brought it up several times and I'm sure one will in this thread.
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PCOS or polycystic ovarian syndrome (Stein-Leventhal syndrome)? It affects the hormones, the metabolism and one of the symptoms is insulin resistance (in some women, all have various symptoms).
I know women who do 1,300 calories a day, exercise 60 minutes a day and still can't lose weight or lose a pound a week at the most.
I've also seen women eat fried mozzarella sticks as an appetizer, eat an entire pizza (or thereabouts) with garlic bread at a meal and then wonder why they can't lose weight.