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Re: Weight :-(
From: kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:49:04 -0500
WEIGHT ISSUE:
When I got married I weighed 245. I am now 183. I TRY to low carb, but, what I think works best for me is eatting more!!
If I eat 6 small meals a day following a diabetic diet, and drink lots of water I lose it rather easy without changing anything else. My problem is now, I don't like eatting. I am on 2500 of metformin and never have an appeite.
HTH
KIM(30 SOMETHING)dh SCOTT- JUST A BABE AT ONLY 30 
DX - PCOS/IR, hyperinsulinenmeia, thyroid failure, depression, infertility with repeated m/c.
7m/c's . TTC#1 - forever!!! Last 7 years straight with IF meds till May 2002. Finally O'ing with met alone!!Waiting till Nov 18th for repeated m/c testing results.
Meds - Metformin 2500, synthyroid, wellbutrin, 81mg asprin, 1mg folic acid, vitamens C&E&daily.
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (anonymous)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET
>Subject: Re: Weight :-(
>Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 08:09:20 -0600
>
>Hi Sally:
>
>My name is Rachel and I have just been diagnosed with pcos (last week).
>I've been suffering with the symptoms my whole life, but every doctor I
>went to said that nothing was wrong - I should learn to work out more
>and eat less. I've had hypoglycemia my whole life, but the
>endocrinologist said that a fasting blood sugar level of 40 was normal
>for a woman of age (idiot)
>
>I'm answering your letter because I have gained 20 pounds since April of
>last year, when I went off Birth control pills. The weight is killing
>my closet, and affecting my marriage. I'm a small person, so 20 pounds
>is huge on my frame. My GYN said for me to "go to the gym" and work it
>off. Listening to your story, I can see that it isn't easy. I've tried
>fad diets - they work a the beginning, but then stop and the weight
>comes back. Have you tried the Atkin's diet? I went to a nutritionist
>who said to blot our carbs totally - no breads, beer, no root veggies...
>Just eat lettuce and turkey.
>
>How do we live?
>
>I'm thinking of eating the Atkins way for a while and seeing what
>happens. Putting your body into ketosis isn't a good thing, the last
>time I tried it I went into insulin shock.
>
>I'm so desperate though. The weight is just increasing and increasing -
>I'm terrified. Everyone in my family is diabetic - and all die young of
>heart problems.
>
>I need support and I don't know where to get it. So I am writing to
>you, just hoping that you will answer back, and perhaps we can support
>eachother.
>
>Take care, hang in there, there HAS to be a way.
>
>-Rachel
>
>At Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Sally wrote:
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >This is just venting so please ignore me - but I have to get my
> >frustration out before I explode. I just don't know what to do about
> >this weight thing. Have not been able to lose a single pound since
> >April (I can gain a couple and get back down to this plateau) - but can
> >not get off it. I still need to lose about 40 lbs to get down to my
> >'healthy' weight.
> >
> >I have now been trying reductil for two week and no weight loss. Not
> >even 1 lb. Though I have had plenty of side effects.
> >
> >Then I saw the Dr. at the gym where I attend 5 or so times a week (who
> >is supposedly a specialist in weight loss). (I am dreading seeing my
> >regular dr. in a couple of weeks when she will be sooooo hopeful that
> >the reductil helped me lose weight - she has been practically begging me
> >to try it for months). Anyway, the gym dr. looked at my food diary (I
> >write everything down) and said that I don't appear to eat too much
> >(unless I was lying about what I wrote down - perhaps she thinks I am)
> >and it appears that I am eating 1200 calories or less on most days -
> >then she said I should try eating less fats and try further cutting down
> >on Calories. She recommended that I reduce to about 1000 calories a day
> >as well as continue to exercise as much as I can and do more weight
> >training.
> >
> >Then looking at my food choice recommended that I don't drink beer (I
> >normally drink one can of beer or a glass of wine most nights - included
> >in my calculated calorie allowance), stop eating nuts (I eat nuts
> >instead of other carb foods) and peanut butter (I use a scrape of peanut
> >paste in place of butter on my 2 slices of whole-wheat bread that I
> >usually have for breakfast with tea), stop eating chocolate (last week I
> >ate chocolate - though it was part of the calories that I counted - and
> >though I do go for months without eating chocolate she just looked at my
> >diary on a week that I did eat it) and be very strict about not eating
> >anything with high fat. Also recommended that I try some liquid meal
> >replacements to further reduce calories and recommended one type that is
> >high fibre and even lower calorie that the slow release diabetic one
> >that i am currently trying. Also only eat green leafy veges not
> >anything starchy. Seems like I can't (SHOULDN't) eat anything at all!
> >And if I combine her recommendations with the list from my gastro dr. I
> >would only be eating leafy things and a little protein. What a boring
> >life!
> >
> >I am trying to follow low carb and am reasonably successful. And I am
> >on Glucophage and thyrax.
> >
> >I just feel like crying (in fact I am). I feel like I can never eat
> >normally - it is almost as if I can gain weight just by looking at food.
> >It does not make scientific sense. If I cannot lose weight on 1200
> >calories with a reasonably active lifestyle and regular exercise (though
> >my job is desk based) - what on earth do I have to eat (or rather not
> >eat) to lose weight. I feel like I should just try not to eat - maybe I
> >would find I can survive on air and be a millionaire overnight -
> >Featuring Oprah talk - the obese woman who got fat on air. I am one of
> >the few people I know who can spend an hour on a treadmill even after
> >hours of not eating and feel just fine. How can I try so hard for no
> >effect? I did a fasting blood glucose once after fasting for 24 hours
> >(accidently - just worked out that way) and it was normal! I would be
> >the fat person in a famine.
> >
> >Don't worry I will get over this..... and just keep on trying.
> >
> >Sorry to blab on like this. Just I am so frustrated. Also the end of a
> >very long work day and I still have not finished everything yet but I
> >only want to go home and cry. I have also started going to the gym in
> >the mornings so that I could have more time at work (or leiure
> >activities, or social life - ha! What is that? - I will never find out
> >if I can have a baby or not the way I am going..) in the evenings - so
> >perhaps I am suffering a tiny little bit from sleep deprivation.
> >
> >Anyway I do feel better for having blabbed. Now I can drive home safely
> >without crying any more (hormones! I will give women a bad name).
> >
> >Thanks a heap and have a nice day guys.
> >
> >--
> >Sally
> >
>
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