PCOS-DIET Messages for November, 2000: Re: zone diet

Re: zone diet

From: Jen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 14:44:25 -0600 (CST)

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Beckie...

The Zone diet is a diet which lowers your intake of carbohydrates while raising your intake of protein and fat..it is a great diet, but sometimes hard to follow..the concept is to have your daily diet consist of 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 30% protein..the "normal" diet today seems to consist of about 80% carbohydrates which in pcos women may cause weight gain..

I was diagnosed with PCOS in my early 20s after i had a cyst removed from my ovary, but i have had it at least since i was a teenager..when i played competitive sports all year round in high school and college, the high carbohydrate diet wasn't really too bad, but once i slowed down my activity, and still ate the same diet, the pounds began to gather!! However, I have never felt better since i started minimizing my intake of carbohydrates..you might want to check out the book "The Zone Diet"..can't remember the author, but i read it and it really helps understand why we don't need all that pasta, bread and the like..GOOD LUCK!!

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Jen

At Thu,  2 Nov 2000, Beckie wrote:
>
>At Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Jen wrote:
>>
>>i'm new to this, so the issue may have already been brought up, but has
>>anyone had trouble following the "zone" diet? i have found it to be
>>difficult to eat all the fruits/veges it requires..i really don't need
>>to lose a lot of weight, so does anyone have any ideas on what foods to
>>drastically reduce and yet not count carbs or calories?
>
>I was diagnosed 15 years ago with having "hormone problems"
>when I tried getting pregnant for the first time.  Then, I was not given
>a name, only just recently was I told PCOS.  I took Clomid to get
>pregnant with both of my children, I am over weight, mood swings, acne,
>and the dreaded facial hair.  My problems are that the "birth control
>pill treatments" cause me to have high blood pressure.  I walk 3 miles 4
>days a week, and lift weights.  I watch what I eat (fats, sugars, carbs,
>& cholest.) I still cannot lose the weight, so what is the "Zone Diet?"
>And, has anyone tried using flaxseeds or soy products for an alternative
>treatment for the high androgens?
>
>--
>Thanks,
>Beckie
>

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