Re: Where does the weight gain come from? and how do i loose it?
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 20 May 2000 11:55:55 -0400
Jessica:
Sounds like your dealing with Insulin Resistance. I had the same problem, only
gained 150lbs in 7 years! You should talk to your doc about IR and be tested.
Although there is no immediate cure, you can start to control it now...before it
gets even worse!
Good Luck!
:-) Alexis
Jessica wrote:
> Before this started i was never overweight.. i gained over 40 lbs in
> one year and was still working out at the gym 6-7 days a week and eating
> well.. so why?? It is all in my midsection and i have continued to gain
> since i was never diagnoised properly for over 5 years.. now i have
> been diagnoised.. about 70 lbs later.. no matter how much i work out
> and eat well i cant get the weight to come off..
> I am soooo angry with my OBGYN.. i came in over five years ago
> complaining of the weight gain and the sudden loss of my periods.. also
> i was growing facial hair and started to have acne ( which i had never
> had) she did a blood test and saw my testosterone levels were high but
> did nothing.. Now 5 years later my left ovary is COVERED with cysts and
> a hard lining.. I have gone through hell and back watching my body
> mutate into something i didnt know..
> now what do i do???
>
> --
> please email me or post ANYTHING that might help..
> jessica
>
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