Re: Losing Weight
From: ~*Jill*~ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 May 2003 14:18:39 -0400
Could someone also send me the weight loss program too. Thank you!
Jill C.
creech@rmcq.com
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Angie" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET"
<pcos-diet@mail.medispecialty.com>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: Losing Weight
> Could someone also send me the program. Thanks alot!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> atopolinski@hotmail.com
>
> At Mon, 26 May 2003, Jacqui-Lyn wrote:
> >
> >Did anyone receive this program through e-mail? I'd like to take a look
> >if at all possible... :)
> >I am not sure how long I have had PCOS, but from the types of symptoms I
> >have had I would say for the past 6 years. I have had the weight gain,
> >the hair growth where hair shouldn't be growing, and discoloration of
> >parts of my skin. I haven't lost any hair...that I know of yet.. but I
> >have also had only 2 periods in about 3 years.
> >
> >I started off the beginning of the year counting my carbs, and lost 18
> >pounds that way. I am just curious about other types of diets that have
> >worked for ladies with PCOS though. If someone can forward me this, I
> >would be way appreciative.
> >
> >Thanks so much,
> >Jacqui
> >
> >>At Tue, 29 Apr 2003, jennifer wrote:
> >>>Hi
> >>
> >>I would be grateful if you would forward your programme asap
> >>
> >>thanks
> >>
> >>Katie
> >>>please send me info on loosing weight. I would be so greatfull, I have
> >>>psos.
> >>>jennifer
> >>>
> >>>At Sat, 12 Apr 2003, Susan wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>At Sun, 30 Mar 2003, Marcy wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>At Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Annie wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>At Thu, 27 Mar 2003, sandy wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>At Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Elizabeth wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>I have been a PCOS sufferer since I was 21. I was always very
thin 5'8
> >>>>>>>>and weighed 103 pounds. In two months at the age of 21 I gained
45
> >>>>>>>>pounds and my periods ceased to exsist. Since that time I have
been
> >>>>>>>>through it all with this disease. Losing hair while gaining
facial hair
> >>>>>>>>(now isn't that a kick in the teeth) weighing at heaviest 238 lbs,
being
> >>>>>>>>told I would never have children. A doctor offering to wedge my
> >>>>>>>>ovaries...thank the Lord I didn't do that. Four endoscropic
procedures,
> >>>>>>>>heavy periods, etc...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>The blessings are in between this bouts I have managed to have two
> >>>>>>>>beautiful girls (We have not used birth control in 9 years and
have
> >>>>>>>>never conceived again.) This past year I finally found a vitamin
> >>>>>>>>program/weight loss that has worked and have now gone from a size
18/20
> >>>>>>>>to a 10/12. It has taken 8 months to loose 40 lbs and 33 1/2
inches.
> >>>>>>>>Which while it is slow medically speaking we know it is healthier
than a
> >>>>>>>>super fast weight drop. I have not had any issues with holding my
> >>>>>>>>weight down and in fact have lost quite a bit more inches than
weight.
> >>>>>>>>The facial hair is still there but at least my hair is not falling
out
> >>>>>>>>anymore and I am trying to walk 5 miles 4-5 days a week so my
energy
> >>>>>>>>level is great.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>If anyone is interested in this program just write back... It
really
> >>>>>>>>has help me. I am going to be 40 in a year & 1/2 and made up my
mind I
> >>>>>>>>was not going to spend the next 20 years feeling unhealthy like I
spent
> >>>>>>>>the last 17 regardless of my disease.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>--
> >>>>>>>>Elizabeth
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Hi, I just read your letter and I'm very interested in the diet you
> >>>>>>>used. I have hyperthyroidism but I can't lose weight, and I've
gained
> >>>>>>>weight while taking Tapazole. Hoping your program can work for me.
> >>>>>>>Thanks Sandy
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>--
> >>>>>>Elizabeth,
> >>>>>> Please email me the program you used. I am having a very hard
time losing this weight and it is slowly killing me being this heavy. I will
be waiting for an email and thank you so muc!!! At this point I am willing
to try anything and especially something that has worked for someone else
with PCOS.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>--
> >>>>>Marcy,
> >>>>>Hello, I know how difficult is for us to try to keep our ideal
weight, I
> >>>>>have been to several different doctors, who had told me that I suffer
> >>>>>from PCO's. Last year I had a surgery in my right ovary because it
had
> >>>>>a cyst growing, fortunately the cyst was removed and I kept my ovary.
> >>>>>Now I went to see another doctor, and he said there is another cyst
> >>>>>growing back in the same ovary, and that the left ovary that looked
> >>>>>normal before is policystic. I am trying to conceive so hard, and I
> >>>>>want a baby so much, but the Doctor said, I needed to have my ovary
> >>>>>removed, I feel so depressed and cry all the time, because I waited a
> >>>>>whole year to recover and get the treatment to be able to get
pregnant,
> >>>>>but he said I need to treat that first, so I am back where I started
2
> >>>>>years ago. I am overweight. I have 40 more pounds that when I was
> >>>>>single, and hair all over my face and darkening sking. I really been
> >>>>>searching in the internet for any other alternative, just to avoid
> >>>>>surgery againg, could you please send me your program and pray God
that
> >>>>>it work for me.....I really appreciate a lot your help, maybe you are
my
> >>>>>saving angel!,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>God Bless you,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Marcy
> >>>>>
> >>>>Hello everyone,
> >>>>I have just gotten done reading this material and I am in tears,
sobbing
> >>>>in such relief to know that I am not out her alone and a freak as I
have
> >>>>been called most of my entire life. I am desperate to try this
program
> >>>>that you speak of, and am willing to wait as long as it takes to
> >>>>naturally and healthy way to lose the weight that is necessary for me.
I
> >>>>want to walk down the aisle for my wedding with my head held high,
proud
> >>>>and beautiful and not as I feel now, shamed and not very proud of what
I
> >>>>look like. Please I am asking you to send me this program that you
have
> >>>>tried and with success. I will be watching my email closely and am
> >>>>eager to start my new life towards a brighter healthier and thinner
> >>>>future.
> >>>>Thankyou
> >>>>
> >>>>--
> >>>>Susan
> >>>>
> >>>--
> >>>jennifer
> >>>
>
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