PCOS Messages for May, 2000: Re: Atkins not working

Re: Atkins not working

From: Sallie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 10 May 2000 14:02:44 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 10 May 2000, anonymous wrote: >
>I was wondering if anyone out there had had difficulty losing weight on
>Atkins. I followed the diet strictly for the 2 week induction period
>and did not lose a pound. This is very frustrating.
>I am 22 years old. I am not terribly overweight, but would like to lose
>about 15 pounds. I exercise 3 to 4 times a week, and take 500 mg/day of
>glucophage, which is enough to make me menstruate normally.
>I don't know why I didn't lose any weight. Do insulin resistant people
>need to stay in the strict induction period for longer than 2 weeks?
>Family members of mine who went on the diet with me lost weight. My
>mother lost 7 pounds and my father 8. Looking on the Atkins discussion
>board, i saw that PCOS women were quite successfully losing weight on
>this diet. Why am i so different? Is it the resistance? The medication?
>Anybody have any ideas? Thanks so much!

Yes my oldest daughter could not lose on the Atkins plan. I lost 40 lbs on it. One thing she finally did was a diet called the Mayo Clinic diet that works. It is not unlimited food like Atkins but you do go into ketosis. It is: breakfast 2eggs no cheese 2pcs bacon 1/2 grapefruit or 1/2 small can of grapefruit juice Lunch salad with real dressing (no low fat and no sugar dressings)no croutons, cheese, carrots or tomatoes 1 serving of chicken,beef,pork or fish (no breading, sweet sauce or skin) Dinner salad again the same 1 serving of protein again 1 green low carb vegetable 1/2 grapefruit or the other half of the can from morning

no snacks, lots of water, diet drinks and coffee or tea are okay no cheese, or meat in between meals eat only whats on the list but do not omit anything. keep bowels moving daily with magnesium (400-800mg) a day It is hard to go into ketosis if you are not empty. You are suppossed to do this for only two weeks but my daughter and I did it for several months. If you lose alot of water use No Salt with postassium or take potassium pills for few days.

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Sallie

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