Re: Fiber?
From: Patti (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:28:54 -0500 (CDT)
Well, it sounds like you've hit upon something if you've lost 20 lbs.!
It's grrreat! Good protiens like fish, beans, soy (which I guess is
supposed to mimic estrogen in the body) fowl and lean beef, plus losts
of veggies and some fruit sound very reasonable to me. Thanks so much
for your help. I will check in with the "herb lady," and I'll keep in
touch and let you know how the weight loss goes. I know it's got to
help if I can just break the PCOS barrier! :) Thank you!
Patti
At Thu, 24 Jul 2003, tammy wrote:
>
>I do eats fruits and veges. I read that the more you eat raw the more vitamins you get. I use olive oil on my salad and when I fry an egg. If you are able to purchase a geroge forman grill, they are wonderful for cooking meat on. You can by a lean steak and when you get done cooking it, you wouldn't believe all the fat that comes off. You can buy a small grill at a walmart for 20 dollars. Lots of green veges are good also. I have just kinda made up my own diet of these things. No particular diet plan. Tammy
>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Patti
> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 2:51 PM
> Subject: Fiber?
>
> Tammy, I meant to ask you... What are you doing for fiber on your low
> carb diet? Do you include servings of fruit and veggies? Also, do you
> include unsaturated fats? Thanks a lot. Patti
>
> At Thu, 24 Jul 2003, tammy wrote:
> >
> >I too am on Yasnim. My hair loss has slowed down. I would also like to recommend herbs. I have been taking coral calcium, hsn-w, biotin, and black cohosh, and vitamin E. I contribute my progress to all of the above. I still shed about 10-20 hairs a day, but that is a big change fromm over 100+. Losing weight does help. I have lost 20lbs and feel so much better. I try to stick to a low calorie low carb diet. I have been told that the lower your weight, the better the insulin works in your body. I was at 180 and now down to 160-61. I feel better. This is what has worked for me. If you are interested in the herbs, the lady that has really helped me is herbs46@hotmail.com. She will suggest what to take for your symptoms. I really believe in what she says. Good luck tammy
> >
>
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Patti
> > To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: new to PCOS
> >
> > Thank you, Brooke. It is nice to talk to another woman about this. How
> > exactly does Yasmin work? You see, I've never had any trouble with
> > missing periods. I've had terrible cramping and cloting, but they've
> > always been regular. I think that's why doctors never thought PCOS
> > before. The bcp definitely help with cramping and such. Do you by any
> > chance have that weird skin condition we can get, too. I have had an
> > itchy patch on my neck for almost ten years. I've just put up with it.
> > Now I find out by looking on the web that it'a all a part of this too!
> > Arg! Do you know, if we lose weight (if we're overweight) will these
> > weird and irritating characteristics (hair loss, tags, etc)go away? I'm
> > sorry for all the question... I'm so new at this.
> > Thank you,
> >
> > At Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Brooke wrote:
> > >
> > >Patti, i just read your e-mail. I am on Yasmin, I have been now for over a year, i tried probably 5 different birth controls before I found it, or it came out. I love it. It works the best with my periods. I would highly recommend it!!!! As for the insluin meds. I wouldn't get on them unless you find your sugar is out of wack, but I couldn't take Metaformin so I started on Avandia, it is better on your stomach, but whatever your doctor thinks, doesn't this condition suck? Good luck! Brooke "Is our children learning?" George W. Bush (current President)
> > >
> > >"A fool may be known by six things: anger, without cause; speech, without profit; change, without progress; inquiry, without object; putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends."
> > >Arabian Proverb
> > >
> > >You be the judge!!!
> > >
> > >>From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (Patti)
> > >>Reply-To: pcos-medication@obgyn.net
> > >>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
> > >>Subject: new to PCOS
> > >>Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 19:01:02 -0500
> > >>
> > >>Hi there. I've never done this before, so please bear with me. I have
> > >>been reading your postings, and I feel like there's so much that my
> > >>doctor hasn't told me!
> > >>
> > >>I've been overweight for 22 years (I'm 36), and I've have had acne since
> > >>I was 10. I was recently diagnosed with PCOS when they found enlarged
> > >>ovaries. My hair started falling out two years ago in grad school - I
> > >>thought it was just stress - and now these tag moles are appearing out
> > >>of the blue! I find it amazing that I've probably had this all my life,
> > >>and I'm just finding out about it. Luckily, when I was younger I wasn't
> > >>ready for children. Now I'm married and my husband can't have
> > >>children... So it looks like kids were never in the picture for me. Now
> > >>nearing forty, I'm worried about my future health and - yeah, I'll say
> > >>it - my looks.
> > >>
> > >>The only treatment my doctor offered was bcp. I'm worried about my
> > >>weight and you'd think he'd be too. I'm 5'1 and 188. I've been
> > >>exercising for the past 4 months, weights and eliptical machine 3-4 days
> > >>a week (now 5) and nothing. He's got me Demulen. Should I ask him
> > >>about Yasmin? What is Metaformin? Is it for diabetics? My last fasting
> > >>glucose test was just fine. What can we do about thses ugly tag moles?
> > >>If I have them remeoved, will they just come back? Lastly, if a low carb
> > >>diet helps us with PCOS, can we still eat fruits and veggies. I tried
> > >>Atkins and felt good, but I didn't lose weight, and I really needed more
> > >>fiber.
> > >>
> > >>Thanks so much for your help.
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>Patti
> > >>
> >
> > --
> > Patti
>
> --
> Patti
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Patti
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