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Re: need help to loose weight, any ideas? LONGFrom: Christina (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 27 Feb 2001 13:07:17 -0600 (CST)
Hi Emma...I understand this whole thing can be quite frustrating. I don't know what you weigh, but considering you've been diagnosed with insulin resistance, it is important that you maintain a low carb diet. Let me explain why this is helpful, and in doing so I need to rehash the details of the condition, so bare with me. :) When you eat food, your pancreas produces insulin to help turn that food into fuel for your muscles. The problem however, is that the cells on your muscles are not sensitive to the insulin, so when you eat, it doesn't recognize that there is insulin present trying to provide the muscles with fuel. Therefore, the muscle sends a message to the brain telling it that its not getting enough fuel. The brain in turn, sends a message to the pancreas to tell it to produce more insulin to compensate for what the muscle perceives to be not enough fuel. The end result is too much insulin in the body. The insensitivity to insulin is what you have been diagnosed with. The excess insulin in your bloodstream, has to go somewhere and gets stored as body fat. High carb foods i.e. pasta, bread ect. are recognized by the body as major glucose (fuel) sources for your muscles. Therefore, when you eat these things, your insensitivity goes into high gear and you put on weight because there is too much insulin in your body. When you pursue a low carb diet, and eat fruits and vegetables, these foods are considered to be simple carbohydrates and much easier for the body to break down. Pretty much, the best 'diet' and I hate to use that word, is a complete lifestyle change. Now don't freak out, it's not as bad as it sounds. :) You should be eating a diet full of fruits and vegetables that is well balanced. Many of the women I've spoken to have cut their carbs drastically, others have cut back considerably. It is different for everyone so trial and error couldn't hurt. I try not to eat anything like bread or pasta for breakfast or lunch. If I do this, I can have lasagna for supper. I myself have found a low carb diet helpful. I'm not as bloated and I've lost 10 lbs. in a month. If you're in doubt, seek the advice of a dietician/nutritionist in your area who can design a plan for you. You still have to watch how much you eat because if you are eating too much food you will not lose any weight. The other aspect is exercise. Now, I sympathize if you find this one hard because I do. I shanghai'd a friend of mine and we go to the gym 6 days a week at 6 a.m. If you can, find a buddy who will go exercise with you. It will help keep you motivated. I live in Canada, so I'll include some diet things that might help you. The Canada food guide is pretty useful for a guideline of some kind. I found a site that had this info and I hope it helps. http://www.canadianliving.com/features/food/canadafoodguide/canadafoodguide.htm If you can, you can enter "Canada's Food Guide" into a search engine and a lot of sites will come up. I'm not sure how things work in England, but I really hope it helps you. :) It always seems like doctors don't want to tell you anything or even help you and I realize it's frustrating. That's why this site (pcos) is SO helpful. You'll find many people here who are so much more knowledgable than any doctor. If you haven't already, visit the pcos regular forum. There are all sorts of topics covered there and I have found it simply fantastic. Feel free to leave me a message if you want to know anything else. I'll do what I can to help. :)
-- Christina :)
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