Re: question for dr. sam
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 05:36:19 +0100 (MET DST)
Hi Jennifer,
I partly agree with Line and I would suggest to do complete lab work and probably adding metformin to your diet.
Sam
> Okay, I'm not Dr. Sam ( and I won't dare address endocrine issues, but
> I hope he'll back me up on the common sense stuff)
>
> Your doctor is whacked if he prescribed 500 calories a day. Aside from
> being almost impossible, and making you feel like crap, that will throw
> your body into starvation mode and actually make it HARDER to lose the
> wieght. Anything below 1200 is ridiculous. GET ANOTHER DOCTOR
> IMMEDIATLY. He is extremely unprofessional, to the point of being
> dangerous for your health.
>
> Then, try going to one of the bazillion health sites on the web (I like
> Asimba, cause they personalize a plan for you, but Women.com has some
> great links too). There is a formula for figuring out how many calories
> you need to maintain your curretn weight, and when you intake a few
> hundred below that (and are expending more energy), you lose fat.
> Unfortunatly, the plan is a little more complcated for PCOSers (our fat
> is just so darn stubborn).
>
> If you have PCOS, then low fat diets (such as slimfast) just won't work.
> You need low carb. And while fat and calories still count, its the
> carbs (and sugar) you need to be concerned about.
>
> One more thought. Maybe what you need (like many of us) is more mental
> motivation-fad diets and pills are just not effective for everyone. A
> lot of people do well with Weight Watchers (modified for low carb) or
> other groups where you get to talk and vent and ask questions. At least
> as a starting point......
>
> At Wed, 18 Apr 2001, jennifer wrote:
> >
> >dr, sam, i have been trying to lose weight ever since i started gaining
> >it, i've tried atkins, herbalife, slim fast, metabolife, meridia, all of
> >these i'll lose a couple of pounds then nothing, you say pcos is a
> >metabolic disease, do you have any suggestions, i work out regularly, my
> >doc has told me to cut down to 500 calories a day and no carbs, but i
> >have no energy this way, and i think that's a little extreme, don't you
> >need a certain amount of calories just to survive? thanks jennifer
>
> --
> Lina
>
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