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Re: need help to loose weight, any ideas? LONG
From: Christina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 27 Feb 2001 16:55:49 -0600 (CST)
Just a slight fixing of an error...it's the glucose that gets stored as
body fat, not insulin. I don't know what I was thinking to write down
the wrong one. Sorry about that Emma. :)
>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 :)
>
>>hello everyone, I am hoping that you could help me I am very over weight
>>and have pcos and along with it insulin resistance. The doctors and
>>specialist have been very unhelpful and really quite insulting. I am
>>very depressed about my wieght and have tryed lots of different things
>>but nothing works. I have looked on this sight before and everyone is
>>talking about low carbs - does this method work?
>>If so could anyone let me have any tips and recepies, I have no clue and
>>need educating - books that are usefull, websites that might help
>>anything. I hope that some one could help I dont like to be like this
>>and feel like my life is being lived for me by the weight I would like
>>to take control for once. Also of anyone wants to talk with me, i am
>>not very educated but have a simpathetic ear.
>>
>>--
>>Emma Boroughs, emmaboroughs@freeuk.com England
>>
>--
>Christina :)
>
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Christina :)
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