PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for January, 2003: Re: Help! PCOS is confusing and frustrating!!!!!!!!!

Re: Help! PCOS is confusing and frustrating!!!!!!!!!

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 16:52:24 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Lisa wrote: >
>Well, last year the doctor told me that I had PCOS. What a long year!
>Of course I know that I had it way before that, along with the
>hypothyroidism and too much testosterone in my body. Am I a mess, or
>what!?! Everyday I wonder which person I am in the circus.....the "it
>ain't over til the fat lady sings" or the ever popular side show
>attraction "the bearded lady"....lol. I need help! I was wondering
>about this new med that I keep seeing on here metaph...for got the
>spelling. Does it work? And then about the low carb diet, how much
>carbs can you have, any? Thanks so much for your help!!!!

Hi there,

I just wanted to to tell you that there is hope. I have been diagnosed for over 12 years and only recently found a doctor with advice other than lose the weight. I have been plagued with steady weight gain, hair in places that it shouldn't be and falling out of places that it should be, inability to conceive, totally irregular menstrual cycles and just a general feeling of "something is wrong." I have been absolutely addicted to carbohydrates of any kind and have felt like I couldn't even begin to think about dieting because of my constant hunger. To compound matters I am 5'11" and big boned. My weight would qualify me as a pro football linebacker! I didn't need to feel any more masculine by having facial hair and a deepening voice. Instead of having the kids I always wanted, all I ever got to have was stretch marks on my stomach. So not fair!!!

Where life wasn't fair in handing me PCOS, It made up for it by giving me the fabulous man who I have been married to for nearly 18 years. He has been so supportive and never made me feel anything less than feminine. So enough complaining here.

I changed doctors recently and finally have been given some treatment options. She told me to watch my carbohydrate intake and suggested Metformin to help me lose weight and become pregnant. Knowing that I had to find a new way of eating that I could stick with for the rest of my life, I read every low carb book I could find. The one that I chose to go by was The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet. (just do a Google search.) It goes against what I hear regarding the need to spread your carbs evenly throughout the day but it is working for me.

I eat breakfast and lunch with as little carbs as possible. If any one thing has more than 5 grams, I don't eat it. I don't count the carbs, I have just learned what foods are very low. What I love about this way of eating is that I can have one normal meal each day, including dessert, as long as it is balanced and not a huge carb overload. The rule of the meal is to be done eating within a one hour time frame and once you are done, don't eat anything else until it is time for the next meal. I pick dinner as my reward meal every day and have no problem forgetting about food until breakfast. All of the cravings are gone and for the first time in my life I know what it feels like to become full on normal sized portions and actually stay satisfied for 4-5 hours.

I started this diet before I started on the Metformin and noticed a difference right away in how my clothes were fitting. I don't own a scale as it is just too depressing to look at those daunting numbers. I have been on Metformin for 5 weeks and the low carb regime for about 7 weeks. I have gone from a size 24 to an 18 and I feel great. I have been monitoring my basal body temps and the chart shows I ovulated last month (husband out of town working so no chance of baby.) My hair has stopped falling out and I feel much better other than the minor diarreah that is a side effect of the medication.

I have just added 30 minutes of dancing in my living room to my daily routine and that makes me feel even better.

Whoops, I didn't mean to write a short novel but it feels good to talk about it.

Good luck to you and please try to stop being hard on yourself. I am sure you look beautiful the way you are!

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