Re: Question for Dr Sam
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 22 Apr 2001 05:16:11 +0100 (MET DST)
Hi Dana,
If you were on metformin for 3 mo only, I would keep on it for a while, because weight loss (if any) doesn't come in the first month for everyone. Chromium picolate is also said to increase insulin sensitivity, but is in trial yet. Sorry but I can't give you other advises as for weight loss.
Sam
> Hi again,
>
> Thank you sooo much for such a quick response!!
>
> My cycle returned without metformin after following an extremely high
> protein diet for 3 mths and excercising 5-7 times a week. At the gym I
> go to they have a set of scales that produces your complete weight, your
> fat mass and your free fat mass etc etc, so that's how I could tell that
> my muscle was diminishing.
>
> My total weight has not changed at all in the past 6mths, hence the
> trialling of metformin. I have been slightly overweight since puberty,
> and when I was about 21 I went on my OE to England for two years, and it
> was there that I gained a lot of weight, and it is that weight that I am
> desparately trying to shed. I am now 26 and extremely frustrated and
> depressed by the whole issue, so any extra advice you may have would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> >From reading the obgyn diet forum, another woman said she had more
> success in weight loss by taking a product called Thermovate rather than
> metformin. I have looked into it over the net and below are the main
> active ingredients in this product - what are your thoughts??
>
> 400mg Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract (25% gymnemic acids)
> 300mg Bitter melon fruit 4:1 extract (momordica charantia)
> 600mg Chromium picolinate
> 48mg Bioperine standardised black pepper
>
> Thanks for your input and support.
>
> Dana
> :-)
>
> At Sat, 21 Apr 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
> >
> >Hi Dana,
> >
> >People react differently to metformin, but it is known to reduce fat and
> reshape your body (more feminine in contrast to the masculine type caused by
> excess androgens.) Has your cycle returned while on metformin? How do you
> calculate that your weight loss was more from your muscles than from fat?
> >
> >Looking forward to your answers
> >Sam
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I live in New Zealand and have PCOS. I have been following a high
> >> protein diet and excercising at least 5x a week. My body shape has
> >> changed slightly but my fat percentage is still high. I now get my
> >> period every 28 days where as before I was lucky to get it in 6mths. My
> >> problem is now getting rid of the excess body fat. I have been on
> >> metformin (1600mg per day) for 3mths but all it did was cause loss to my
> >> muscle rather than fat, so I have now come off it and have maintained my
> >> weight. Could you share any comments/advice you may have on how to
> >> achieve the fat loss desparately needed.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >> Dana
> >> :-)
> >>
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