Are You Weight Loss Resistant?

Weight Loss Test
1.) Is your fasting blood sugar greater than 100?	Yes	No
2.) Is your fasting insulin 10 or greater?	Yes	No
3.) Are your HDLs 40 or below?	Yes	No
4.) Is your waist greater than 34 (women) or 40 (men)?	Yes	No
5.) Is your hip:waist ratio greater than than l:.8 (women) or 1:1 (men)?	Yes	No
6.) Do you have low DHEA levels (vary due to lab testing type)?	Yes	No
7.) Is your bodyfat percentage 32% or greater (women) or 22% or greater(men)?	Yes	No
8.) Is your basal metabolic rate 20% or greater below normal?	Yes	No
9.) Are your triglycerides greater than 200?	Yes	No

Score	Results
1 - 2	If you answered yes to even ONE of the above questions, you have identified factors that can contribute to difficulty losing weight and especially losing fat and maintaining/increasing LBM.
3 - 4	You are moderately weight loss resistant (WLR).
5 +	You are very weight loss resistant. This means that you must address your weight loss and fix the problems to ensure that you can have successful long term weight management.