Re: Diets
From: Lakefever2 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 11:51:41 -0700 (PDT)
Potato diet? What does that mean? You get to eat them
or stay off of them???? Anything that includes
potatoes in a low car diet is good to me!! smiles
--- Rachae <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> Can someone email me and tell me exaclty how the
> potatoe diet works. I
> am new to this forum and I am desperately seeking
> help to lose wight.
> Thanks!
>
> At Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Rachel wrote:
> >
> >Victoria,
> >Thanks for the post. My sister, who has not been
> diagnosed with PCOS
> >but has diabetes, went on the 'Potatoes' diet back
> in April and has lost
> >over 50 lbs. and has kept her sugar in check. My
> mom teamed up with
> >her to diet, following the DASH diet and has lost
> over 30 lbs. and also
> >has not had to use medication. My sister was
> heavier than my mom so I
> >think that's why she has lost more weight. My mom
> is also diabetic. I
> >am adopted so I can't compare my health with
> theirs, however, I am
> >thinking of adopting a similar diet plan. I don't
> know much about low
> >carb diets except for what I've read in the 'Carb
> Addict's Diet' but I
> >wonder if someone is on insulin-sensitizing
> medication, is that the
> >healthiest way to go? To me, it's redundant to do
> both since the
> >medication is making your body use its insulin to
> metabolize the carbs
> >yet there aren't much there to be metabolized if
> you're on a low carb
> >diet. Does that make sense to anyone? Thank you
> for any thoughts.
>
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