PCOS Messages for May, 2000: Re: Barbara: My progress with low-carbing, Inositol and Chromium GTF

Re: Barbara: My progress with low-carbing, Inositol and Chromium GTF

From: aon (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 May 2000 21:57:48 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 31 May 2000, Barbara wrote: >Barbara: 200 mcg chromium? My bottle is 20 mcg per tablet. You take 10 tablets?
>I have put "low-carbing" in quotes, because for me it has been more of a
>matter of controlling when I eat the carbs, what proportions I eat them
>in compared other food, and drastically reducing the amount.
>
>For the last three weeks:
>I have been taking Inositol in the morning: 1500 mg no food for an hour,
>Chromium 200mcg-at dinner or bedtime, and when I remember sometimes at
>lunch.
>My "low carb" regimen: Started out CAD, but it was too hard for me at
>breakfast, so I've added a few carbs in the form of strawberries at
>breakfast, and reduced my carbs at dinner. I do not snack between
>meals. I also drink only water (enough to float!) or herbal tea, except
>at dinner when I sometimes have dry red or white wine.
>
>I have lost 6 pounds, and can really see the difference,
>it may not be alot of pounds but it feels like my body is 'leaner', so
>the fat loss vs. weight loss makes sense to me.
>I feel more energetic, enough so that I have begun regular excercise in
>the last week. I also look healthier: my skin color is better, skin is
>less dry, eyes clearer,
>Some other benefits, I have been sleeping better, and I feel more in
>control of my emotions.
>I don't know if this helps anybody, but it took me a while to commit to
>"low carbing", and I think it really does make a difference. I don't
>know if the way I am doing this will work for anyone else, but I wanted
>to post this message to let you all know, I got the supplement ideas
>here, and it was reading about the success of others with low-carbing
>that prompted me to try it, So THANK YOU!
>
>--
>Barbara
>

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