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Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 14 2007 at 9:57 PM BellyGirl (Login BellyGirl)
Hi ladies. I've only been on my program for a week (fenugreek, SP & wild yam) but the last couple days I've noticed a lil "puffiness" in the tummy area. I don't feel bloated but I sure look it! I've read some women have gained weight w SP and was wondering what you did/are doing to combat it. My diet & excersise routine hasn't changed and it's such an abrupt change I'm sure it's the herbs. I don't really wanna change what I'm doing as I just bought all these herbs and I've felt pains and some fullness happening. Thanks in advance for your help. Is it poosible to gain breast tissue without gaining weight elswhere? I sure hope so!!
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Bellygirl
Anniegirl
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 14 2007, 10:45 PM
I have been having the same problem and have gained a little weight..not sure if its just water weight tho. I have been on SawPalmetto for almost two weeks now and saw puffiness in my stomach. I e-mailed the company I bought it from (green bush) and they said that "These herbs aren't normally associated with weigh gain or loss. We do occasionally hear of someone getting a bloated feeling from the herbs. It may be best to back off your doses and increase more gradually if this is a problem." So I have backed off my intake and it has seemed to help a bit.. I also think my body needs time to adjust. So hopefully that helps a bit.
Anonymous
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 1:02 AM
I also take Fenugreek, Saw Palmetto, and Wild Yam in my first week I noticed it too even in my butt, and thighs too! I just started my 2nd week! Today though I dont see it. I think my body was just needing to adjust. Instead of taking my doses 3 times a day, I take it two times a day. Which causes me to have to take more at each time but it really helps me with the bloating!
Alcest
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 3:33 AM
Saw palmetto is almost always in my routines and I've never gained weight off of it. I'm sorry the only tips I know to give you to ward off weight is to eat larger meals earlier on in the day, eat lightly at night, get enough fiber and water and of course to exercise. =P All of which I'm breaking because I've been trying to GAIN weight for so long, hah!
Anonymous
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 11:55 AM
Most people say it is the Fenugreek that makes you puffy and put on weight, but a few have thought it to be the Saw Palmetto they are taking.
ellie
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saw palmetto and weight gain
March 15 2007, 12:13 PM
i used saw palmetto for 2 months and within a week of taking them i gained weight and it got to the point last week where id gained a stone, my weight is normally constant. since stopping it a week ago all the bloatings gone, my appetites gone back down to normal where on the saw palmetto i was constantly hungry and my weight is also back down to normal.
interestingly i have grown since stopping the saw palmetto as i am still taking vitex and replaced the saw palmetto with strong fennel tea
Lisa121
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 1:18 PM
I took SP for a good while and experience the same as you, my stomach started to get chubby and I have always been really thin. The same with my thighs and butt, I noticed cellulite and was horrified, I never had that before either. I did exercise as usual, stepper and walking and swimming and all that but it still did nothing for me and all in all the most I gained were about 3-4 pounds and that was a BMI of around 19, so I really wouldn't expect all that from just putting on weight.
I switched to Nettle root last summer because I went back on BCP and SP can interfere. I lost a lot of weight after that, just not eating enough and stress, and the SP weight came off, the stomach is down and the cellulite gone. No problems with the Nettle root so far, I am trying to gain weight but the Nettle root isn't doing anything to help and no big stomach, thighs or butt with it either.
You can try and substitute the SP as well, if you take the nettle root you probably only need to take 500 mg a day, at most 1000 mg.
I hope this helps, I am not sure if you can shed the SP weight, I am just not sure if it is because we gain weight with it or just something in it that distributes the fat to unfortunate places in our body.
Bellygirl
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 8:55 PM
Thanks for your insight ladies! SO glad this forum exists. You're all wonderful!! I think I'm gonna stick it out for a complete month before deciding to change my routine aside from dosages (think I'll slow down on the SP) Has any one heard of Cayenne Pepper to lose weight? I read a couple posts talking about it and it sounds very interesting. Not sure how increasing metabolism would affect NBE though. Hmmm..............
Thanks again ladies!
Bellygirl
Anonymous
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 16 2007, 2:29 AM
I actually was looking at the bottle in the herb Aisle and sure enough on the bottle of Cayenne Fruit it says Metabolism...so I would say so!
js89
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 16 2007, 4:23 AM
I took SP for awhile (?5-6 months) - not sure if that is what contributed to my weight gain, or WonderUp. I have since stopped taking both.
I recently started taking the cayenne pepper for improving circulation (good for NBE) and increasing metabolism. I can tell a difference in the circulation. Can't say much on the metaolism yet.
sophie9
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 16 2007, 2:24 PM
i think pepper powders in general have the effect of suppressing appetite. i know chili powder does at least. i think if you add the powders to your cooking it probably can only help in both the weight and nbe departments.
flatkat
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 17 2007, 6:37 AM
im on saw palmetto, i have been a little bloated lately, though i think thats due to my diet, although i dont mind blaming it on the herbs. its a nice excuse
March 14 2007 at 9:57 PM BellyGirl (Login BellyGirl)
Hi ladies. I've only been on my program for a week (fenugreek, SP & wild yam) but the last couple days I've noticed a lil "puffiness" in the tummy area. I don't feel bloated but I sure look it! I've read some women have gained weight w SP and was wondering what you did/are doing to combat it. My diet & excersise routine hasn't changed and it's such an abrupt change I'm sure it's the herbs. I don't really wanna change what I'm doing as I just bought all these herbs and I've felt pains and some fullness happening. Thanks in advance for your help. Is it poosible to gain breast tissue without gaining weight elswhere? I sure hope so!!
Big Boobies for Us All!
Bellygirl
Anniegirl
(Login anniegirl16)
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 14 2007, 10:45 PM
I have been having the same problem and have gained a little weight..not sure if its just water weight tho. I have been on SawPalmetto for almost two weeks now and saw puffiness in my stomach. I e-mailed the company I bought it from (green bush) and they said that "These herbs aren't normally associated with weigh gain or loss. We do occasionally hear of someone getting a bloated feeling from the herbs. It may be best to back off your doses and increase more gradually if this is a problem." So I have backed off my intake and it has seemed to help a bit.. I also think my body needs time to adjust. So hopefully that helps a bit.
Anonymous
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Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 1:02 AM
I also take Fenugreek, Saw Palmetto, and Wild Yam in my first week I noticed it too even in my butt, and thighs too! I just started my 2nd week! Today though I dont see it. I think my body was just needing to adjust. Instead of taking my doses 3 times a day, I take it two times a day. Which causes me to have to take more at each time but it really helps me with the bloating!
Alcest
(Login Alcest)
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 3:33 AM
Saw palmetto is almost always in my routines and I've never gained weight off of it. I'm sorry the only tips I know to give you to ward off weight is to eat larger meals earlier on in the day, eat lightly at night, get enough fiber and water and of course to exercise. =P All of which I'm breaking because I've been trying to GAIN weight for so long, hah!
Anonymous
(no login)
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 11:55 AM
Most people say it is the Fenugreek that makes you puffy and put on weight, but a few have thought it to be the Saw Palmetto they are taking.
ellie
(no login)
saw palmetto and weight gain
March 15 2007, 12:13 PM
i used saw palmetto for 2 months and within a week of taking them i gained weight and it got to the point last week where id gained a stone, my weight is normally constant. since stopping it a week ago all the bloatings gone, my appetites gone back down to normal where on the saw palmetto i was constantly hungry and my weight is also back down to normal.
interestingly i have grown since stopping the saw palmetto as i am still taking vitex and replaced the saw palmetto with strong fennel tea
Lisa121
(Login Lisa121)
EVE MEMBERS
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 1:18 PM
I took SP for a good while and experience the same as you, my stomach started to get chubby and I have always been really thin. The same with my thighs and butt, I noticed cellulite and was horrified, I never had that before either. I did exercise as usual, stepper and walking and swimming and all that but it still did nothing for me and all in all the most I gained were about 3-4 pounds and that was a BMI of around 19, so I really wouldn't expect all that from just putting on weight.
I switched to Nettle root last summer because I went back on BCP and SP can interfere. I lost a lot of weight after that, just not eating enough and stress, and the SP weight came off, the stomach is down and the cellulite gone. No problems with the Nettle root so far, I am trying to gain weight but the Nettle root isn't doing anything to help and no big stomach, thighs or butt with it either.
You can try and substitute the SP as well, if you take the nettle root you probably only need to take 500 mg a day, at most 1000 mg.
I hope this helps, I am not sure if you can shed the SP weight, I am just not sure if it is because we gain weight with it or just something in it that distributes the fat to unfortunate places in our body.
Bellygirl
(Login BellyGirl)
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 15 2007, 8:55 PM
Thanks for your insight ladies! SO glad this forum exists. You're all wonderful!! I think I'm gonna stick it out for a complete month before deciding to change my routine aside from dosages (think I'll slow down on the SP) Has any one heard of Cayenne Pepper to lose weight? I read a couple posts talking about it and it sounds very interesting. Not sure how increasing metabolism would affect NBE though. Hmmm..............
Thanks again ladies!
Bellygirl
Anonymous
(no login)
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 16 2007, 2:29 AM
I actually was looking at the bottle in the herb Aisle and sure enough on the bottle of Cayenne Fruit it says Metabolism...so I would say so!
js89
(Login js89)
EVE MEMBERS
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 16 2007, 4:23 AM
I took SP for awhile (?5-6 months) - not sure if that is what contributed to my weight gain, or WonderUp. I have since stopped taking both.
I recently started taking the cayenne pepper for improving circulation (good for NBE) and increasing metabolism. I can tell a difference in the circulation. Can't say much on the metaolism yet.
sophie9
(Login sophie9)
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 16 2007, 2:24 PM
i think pepper powders in general have the effect of suppressing appetite. i know chili powder does at least. i think if you add the powders to your cooking it probably can only help in both the weight and nbe departments.
flatkat
(Login flatkat)
Re: Ladies Using or Who Have Used Saw Palmetto....
March 17 2007, 6:37 AM
im on saw palmetto, i have been a little bloated lately, though i think thats due to my diet, although i dont mind blaming it on the herbs. its a nice excuse