Re: Question for Dr Sam
From: Dana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 22:57:32 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks for your responses. I think I will just keep trialling different
theories, and keep reading this message board.
The reason I want to go into ketosis is so that my body turns to its own
fat source for energy, causing weight loss! From what I've researched it
happens for most people but for some reason not for me, hence my
question of whether PCOS causes resistance of going into ketosis.
Thanks again for your thoughts and response.
--
Dana
:-)
At Sat, 21 Apr 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>
>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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