Re: Help Needed on PCOS Dieting
From: Angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 17 Mar 2002 05:40:50 -0600 (CST)
Dear Joyce
I was diagonosed with PCOS in January of this year and have been seeing
nutritionist and women's health expert Marion Glenville over the past
couple of months. She put me on an eating regime based on Glycemic
Index of foods (ie minimising bread/pasta/rice/potatoes/sugar) and
reduction of all stimulants (tea, coffee, additives etc). I have been
eating 3 times what I used to eat (in 2001 I had put on 2 stones in that
year alone) but in 2 months have already lost 21 lbs - after an initial
dramatic drop in weight I am now working to 1lb lost per week and am
working towards losing a further 3 1/2 stones. The regime has not only
enabled me to lose weight it has also given me tremendous energy
enabling me to cycle and attend a gym regularly which has been a great
boost to my self confidence. In addition my skin has cleared up and my
general mood is much improved. The diet very healthy and is very
similar to that outlined by Michel Montignac in his book Eat Yourself
Slim but Marilyn has also had me follow a course of supplments including
hepaguard to boost liver function and chromium to boost my pancreas.
Some useful websites are http://www.marilynglenville.com and http://www.montignac.com
best of luck
Angela
At Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Joyce wrote:
>
>Chelle,
>
>I too am from UK and have pcos. I have had no help or support at all
>from drs. I recently came across an e-group for uk sufferers
>pcos-uk@yahoogroups.com which has been quite helpful. A uk diet site
>which deals with pcos weightloss is http://www.vitaline-slimming.com. I
>haven't tried it but others recommend it. The advice and diet is on a
>one-to-one and is personalised to take into account pcos. I need to
>lose a lot of weight too (About 6 stone!) and have been finding it
>almost impossible to shift any weight.
>
>Hope this is some help
>
>--
>Joyce
>
>At Mon, 13 Aug 2001, drfred wrote:
>>
>>At Thu, 9 Aug 2001, Cara wrote:
>>>
>>>CNM sounds like a dream come true! I live in North Orange County,
>>>California, is there anything like that near me?
>>>
>>>At Thu, 9 Aug 2001, drfred wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Thu, 9 Aug 2001, chelle wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I want & need to lose weight - about 4 stone. I would love to hear from
>>>>>anyone with advice & ideas. I have pcos and am awaiting GTT results
>>>>>prior to finding out if medication required.
>>>>>PS I am from the UK so if you are recommended a dr/book please bear in
>>>>>mind - many thanks.
>>>>
>>>>CNM is a nutritional clinic run by gynaecologists with a special
>>>>interest in PCOS. Phone and have a chat. If you are anywhere near
>>>>London it will be worth careful consideration.
>>>>
>>>>Dr Fred
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Dr Fred Wadsworth
>>>>Centre for Nutritional Medicine
>>>>020 7907 1660
>>>>London
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Cara
>>>
>>The Medical Director at CNM has written a book on managing PCOS that you
>>can get on Amazon (PCOS: a woman's guide, Dr Adam Carey and Colette
>>Harris)
>>
>>--
>>Dr Fred Wadsworth
>>Centre for Nutritional Medicine
>>London
>>
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