testosterone and weight loss

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nacho2

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hey ive been running and walking on the treadmill for about 30 minutes or more ,every day as well as doing some weights, ive also been cutting out certain foods high in fat and sugar and ive been increasing my fiber intake.

I have been doing that for about a month and a bit and have lost no weight. I was wondering weather taking some TestOroid would help. but i am not sure on how testosterone will help aid weightloss.

if any of you have advice i would appreciate it very much :)
 
I would start by counting your calories and tracking your weight. No gain or lost, subtract 300 calories/day. With your exercise should equate to about a pound a week.

If you aren't counting calories its easy to go over what you need. I didn't lose weight dieting till I counted calories. Except when I did atkins, but I was cutting out carbs so I mean, it was hard to be eating too many calories when you cut a major source of them.

You don't need to take anything. If your diet is balanced you get all your nutrients from food, and uh.. I don't know exactly what testOroid is, but it sounds like one of those "supplements" that eventually gets banned from sporting events. Is it some sort of steroid or similiar effects to steroids? I mean testosterone and its got roid in the name. Am I completely off?
 
testoroid increases testosterone levels and increases muscle mas and reduces skin folds.

and i was thinking that if it increased muscle mass then it would aid me in weight loss. it seemed logical in my head but now i no it seems kind of wierd

but yeah what i wanted to know was , would increased testosterone help with weight loss
 
I've not heard of TestOroid, so I don't know specifically. But this fits in the category of "anti-aging" supplements - one of the supposed benefits being weight loss. I guess the theory (factual from what I've read) is that hormone declines with age and that changes the efficiency which you body processes those calories. Some are into hormone replacement. I guess the question is whether an OTC supplement can actually make a change in hormone levels?
 
I am female and on my last check, my testosterone was way too high. Guess what my doc told me? That it's actually one of the reasons I'm as fat as I am. So if you put more testosterone into your body than it produces naturally, you'll probably gain weight, not lose it. And it'll give you bad skin to boot.
 
I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that nacho was male given the question about testosterone. I suspect restoring the balance of hormones as they exist in youth is what helps, However I also found this article interesting, which suggested testosterone might have a role to play too. Weight Watchers has a story on their website. Sorry, I don't have enough posts yet to post the link, but you can google it. (maybe I will go on a posting frenzy tonight :) ). From the article

While many factors can cause low testosterone levels, it appears that excess weight may play a role. For example, in a 2006 study, researchers who looked at the prevalence of low testosterone levels among more than 2,100 men aged 45 and older found that the obese men were 2.4 times more likely to have low testosterone compared to those at a healthy weight. Studies have also shown that as Body Mass Index (BMI) increases, there is proportionate reduction in testosterone levels.2.3
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