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Re: started metformin, now need a diet plan....
From: Jen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:10:12 -0500 (CDT)
The Zone diet advocates a 40-30-30 balance in your diet, which means 40%
carbs, 30% protein and 30% protein..the book
is very good, however, I find the diet hard to follow..
At Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Cassandra wrote:
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>I too suffer from PCOS and am at my wits end. I am interested in
>starting Metformin and losing weight. Also, please let me know what
>40-30-30 is? Thanks
>
>At Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Jessica wrote:
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>>I am 26 yrs. old with PCOS, too. I was just diagnosed 6 wks. ago and
>>have already lost 16 lbs., and I have dieted before with no success.
>>This time, though, this PCOS stands between me and my husband having a
>>baby, so I am not messing around anymore. I went on the 40-30-30, as my
>>gynecologist suggested, and you get a lot of food! The pounds just
>>started dropping off. Good luck to you!
>>-Jessica
>>
>>At Tue, 3 Oct 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>>At Sat, 23 Sep 2000, nichole wrote:
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>>>>Hi. I am a 21 year old female and I finally got the doctors to
>>>>prescribe metformin for my pcos. My levels were almost 4 times the
>>>>normal so an edocrinologist placed me on metformin. However, I also
>>>>need to loose a massive amount of weight ( I'm 5'2 and 260lbs) and
>>>>therefore need to find a diet plan to help with this. However, I am at
>>>>a loss. I have heard of the low carb, high protein diets and such but
>>>>am hesitant to try them for fear of them failing.... please help me
>>>>with some advice as to what I should be eating and how soon I can see
>>>>results. Thank you for your time :)
>>>>--nichole
>>>I dont know if you have received any advice but if you have and it is
>>>working could you please pass it on to me. I have had Pcos for a long
>>>time but unfortunatly this is the first time I have seeked out
>>>information on it. I am grateful that there is so much knowledge out
>>>there but I have no Idea where to even start!
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