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frustration
From: Raquel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:20:25 -0600
Hi Sally, don´t worry you are not the only one feeling so frustrated about
all this stuff, after four years trying and triying to loose weight, a month
ago finally i was diagnosed with PCOS and it seems to be like a curse, i´m
with glucophage and it seems to be working i´ve loose 4 pounds this month
i´m eating about 800 to 900 calories a day low carbs of course and high in
proteines, alot of vegies and fruits no fats at all, it seems to be working.
Don´t feel so bad about it it takes time but i´m sure we are going to make
it. keep trying i´m sure you will find the way.
Best regards Raquel
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Sally" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET"
<pcos-diet@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:52 AM
Subject: Weight :-(
> 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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