Re: question for dr. sam
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 23:29:28 +0100 (MET DST)
Hi Jeenifer,
I partly agree with Lina, although doctorbashing is not very sympathetic to me...
You should have your lab work and hormones checked and probably try one of the insulin sensitizers of which metformin (not always) may help you with weight loss
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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