[MamaC]

I have been on and around this board for almost a year now. I gave birth to a little baby boy this past Oct and as such was out of commision in regards to BE for almost the past year but I'm now hoping to get started. I have been reading and reading and re-reading and yet still can't seem to figure out where to begin. I do have some baby weight to lose before I begin my program come spring but I'm wondering where to begin. I am 25, have had one child who was breastfed for a month and my cup size is A (i think...but possibly smaller as I've never been properly fitted...) I am a definite pear shape - putting weight on in my hips and thighs and am petite on top. I've always had acne, mood swings, a low libido, and poor circulation (cold hands and feet) and from what I could understand from waxingmoon's (i think) post about figuring out estrogen dominance I am estrogen dominant with low estrogen and lower progesterone... I hope thats enough background information now here are my questions:

1.) I've often seen it suggested on the board to use l-tyrosine to crank up the metabolism in order to aid weight loss. Am I understanding this correctly and if so would I be a candidate for it? And how does GABBA play into this?

2.) Because I tend to put weight on in the lower half and not up top would I benefit more from using MSM rather than FG or SP? Or should I/could I use them in correlation with eachother hoping that the l-tyrosine would help to keep the weight off....?

3.) Instead of anything mentioned above would I have more luck using a progesterone cream to fix my estrogen dominant - low estrogen, lower progesterone problem?? Or could I/would I do this first before beginning a program...?

Hope all of this makes sense and that someone can help me find my way through all this information!!