PCOS-DIET Messages for November, 2001: Re: newly diagnosed and very confused -Ilana B

Re: newly diagnosed and very confused -Ilana B

From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 25 Nov 2001 15:16:15 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Ilana wrote: >
>I am in the same situation (for the most part) as you. I have been
>going to doctors due to my significant weight gain - I gained 50 pounds
>in 2 years. They thought I had cushings at first, but this seems the
>most likely since my ultasounds showed "possibility of PCOS" what ever
>that means. So this is the beginning of this road for me. What I hate
>the most is that my doctors had been saying to wait to get pregnant
>until they could figure out what is wrong...but then last week (before
>the ultrasound came back) they finally said go for it - most likely
>nothing is wrong - and so that week I was trying...but now, i got this
>message. Does this mean I should stop trying? does this mean that I may
>not even be able to get pregnant? what does it all mean? I am trying to
>figure it out, calling all my doctors back. I want to figure this out.
>Now that I am finally ready mentally to have a baby with my husband...I
>find this out. I need to lose weight ..but how. I have heard that
>weight watchers is the best..but do I sound bad if I say I want an
>easier fix? that when i went on the low carb and excercise diet I only
>lost a small amount of weight and did not make me feel like the effort
>was worth it.
>anyone have any info for me? I have a feeling this could be a long and
>trying road like the one when they thought i had cushings. Best of
>health and luck to all of you out there going through the same thing.
>

Illana,

I tried everything to lose weight, I joined a gym, highered a trainer, worked out 7-14 hours a week, watched my diet, kept it at about 1600. I lost no weight even after 6 months of doing this (I did firm up, however). But it was not the answer to my insulin resistance/pcos - I was still having problems. I got on glucophage xr and am now taking 1500mg, I have lost seven pounds in about 6-7 weeks, without exercising. I have also decided to get real serious about lowering carbs and increasing protein. I'm going back to the gym and expect to lose a lot more weight.

Pick up the book "Women, Weight and Hormones" by Elizabeth Vliet, MD. She recommends a diet that is about equal in protein and carbs, it's very doable.

She also explains a lot about the effects of hormones and adrenals on our bodies and lists tests for PCOS and other conditions. It sounds like you have not been thoroughly tested - hormones and fasting insulin levels, if that's the case, insist on it or switch doctors.

You should be very glad you don't have Cushings. You must have had high adrenals due to stress, I've read in a number of places that it is very difficult to lose weight when you are stressed, consider meditation and exercise for that.

My situtation is different than yours, I have thyroid disease, insulin resistance and pcos (but mild), my endo wants me to wait a year, my gyn said my clock is ticking (I'm 37)...

I know it's hard to wait. I feel like I've been waiting my whole life. But I also read somewhere recently if you get the IR thing under control you'll be less likely to pass it along to your child, don't know if that's true, but maybe that will help you wait.

Good luck.

--
Anne

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