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Re: Denise :Nelwly Diagnosised
From: Melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:26:33 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Kelly!
I'm sorry that you are feeling yucky :( My dr told me that was
one of the side effects. But I'm hoping that it will all pay off in the
end.
Don't forget to excercise!! Do you have some kind of a plan worked out
for that? As much as I hate the thought of doing it sometimes, I feel so
much better after I do. I was in sports when I was in hight school and
I pretty much wrecked all my joints and if I don't keep them moving I
get all stiff. I too would like to lose about the same amount of weight
that you do. Maybe we can keep each other on track and get Denise to
join us. For some reason I have lost all internal motivation I need to
have someone else to help encourage to keep me going. I think it's b/c
I worked so hard at it for so long that I've lost the will to believe
that I can do it. I just keep saying I guess I'm going to be fat for
the rest of my life(that's where my husband rolls his eyes and says
digustedly "You're not fat") and I need to learn to live with it. But I
can't. After being heavy all my life and getting close to my idea
size,I know what it feels like and I want to go back there if I can.
On top of starting the glucophage, I'm also on clomid, just finished my
first cycle(didn't work) to help us get pregnant. I would prefer not to
be the weight I am right now when I get pregnant. God I hope I don't
have girls!!!! I don't want them to possibly go through what I'm!!
Well, I should try and get some work done! Anyone else reading this and
wants to join up a little support group please let me know!!!
I'll check back later!!
Have a great day!!
Melissa :)
At Thu, 07 Jun 2001, Kelly wrote:
>
>Hi Mellisa,
>
>My name is Kelly, I have also recently started taking metformin which I
>think is another name for Glucophage. I too have tried to loose weight on
>the low carb and excercising with additional supplements but the weight will
>not budge so therefore the hospital have given me metformin.
>
>This is my second day of taking it and I feel so sickly, I understand that
>these are the side effects and can last up to 4 weeks but its making me
>really upset and angry that I have to go through this in order to loose
>40lbs.
>
>I guess if it does work then it's worth it. I have decided to take on step
>at a time, so last week I knocked caffine on the head and now I am taking
>these pills and combining them with a low carb diet (One I created myself)
>in another couple of weeks I will go back to keepfit.
>
>I am giving myself 6 months to see if works, if it does'nt then I don't kown
>what I will do.
>
>I would also be interested to hear from anyone who has had success with it.
>
>Love Kelly
>
>>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Melissa)
>>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET
>><pcos-diet@mail.medispecialty.com>
>>Subject: Re:Denise :Nelwly Diagnosised
>>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 14:08:11 -0500
>>
>>Denise,
>>I too am 26, I was identified as having PCOS really about 2 years ago
>>but I'm
>>just starting to tackle the effect in the last month or so. I've found
>>that this stuff is very individual. I was really overweight when I
>>began my 3rd year of college, around the 280 or so mark. Back then I
>>used good old fashioned excerise and I ate low fat, completely opposite
>>of what people with what we have are supposed to have success with. I
>>lost 100lbs over the course of 3 years. In the 7mo before my wedding I
>>did the low carb thing and continued to excercise. I lost another
>>20-30lbs. I have since gained back those last 20-30 lbs in the last
>>year and a half. I can't do the low carb thing, I like my bread too
>>much, I don't have the will power to stick to it anymore. My doctor
>>just proscribed glucophage yesterday to see if it will help. It seems
>>no matter how little or what kind(carbs, no carbs, fat, no fat) I can't
>>take this weight off and I can't stop gaining it. I seem to be holding
>>steady right now, but I'm not leaving anything to chance. I REFUSE TO
>>GET AS BIG AS I WAS BEFORE!!!!
>>I'm trying to keep up the excercising but as far as how is the best way
>>to eat I think, in my opinion, it's all a matter of trial and error.
>>What works for some doesn't work at all. I've seen some people on here
>>saying Weight Watchers works for them, which is contrary to what is
>>believed to work for people with PCOS. I believe that the staying
>>active is essential no matter what kind of meals you decide to go with.
>>I just feel 100% better when I get done working out, even if I hurt a
>>little. When I began my program 5 years ago I started out easy. I rode
>>the airdyne(excercise bike) for about 20 minutes and gradually worked
>>myself harder and went a little longer and I did weights. I ended up
>>running a mile 6 days a week. Can't handle that anymore, my joints and
>>lungs are too bad. : )
>>I'm really excited to see if this glucophage works!! Would you be
>>interested in being gluc-buddies!!??!!?? I could use someone to help
>>keep me on track and honest with myself. My husband is great and he
>>tries but be have two very different metabolisms and he just keeps
>>telling me he loves me the way I am, but what it comes down to is I
>>don't love me this way. I want to feel good about myself again!! What
>>do you say??? I'd love to have someone who's going through the same
>>stuff I am. We can compare sideffects(hear they can be pretty yucky).
>>Let me know!! Feel free to email me, I check it at least once a day!!
>>Melissa :)
>>At Tue, 5 Jun 2001, Denise wrote:
>> >
>> >I am 26 years old and I am newly diagnosis w/ PCOS. I am 5 Ft 4 in tall
>> >and I weigh 208 lbs., however I have very long so I don't look short
>> >because of have such long legs. I have always been top heavy but more
>> >little at the bottom. If there is anyone who is top heavy and has been
>> >diagnosis w/ this that is round my body type could you tell me if you
>> >are having any success w/ a particular way of eating. I don't like to
>> >call it diet. This has to be a way of life for me. I would like to
>> >prolong the changes of Diabetes as long as I can. Everything that I
>> >have learned about this illness is from support groups like this one. My
>> >obgyn basically told me to take Glucophage and that was it. So I am
>> >turning to someone like myself we has been newly diagnosised and is on
>> >the path I am on to gain control and making the best of life w/ this
>> >illness. I would greatly appreciate anything you can tell me.
>> >
>> >Thank you Sincreley,
>> >
>> >--
>> >Denise
>> >
>>
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