Re: Low carb diets? Which route to take?
From: Tammie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 06:42:29 -0700
I have not followed any of these specific diets but, on my Drs advice have followed a low-carbohydrate diet which has basically limited my carbo intake to 2 slices of bread per day (filling up on lots of fruit, veggies and some meat)..... I have been on this for about 6 months now. In the beginning it was difficult and required lots of will-power and support to cut foods like pasta and bread from my diet (I have always loved bread!). But I have now lost 23 kilograms (I'm not sure what the conversion into pounds is) and am feeling much healthier although my PCOS symptoms have not changed at all (which I am most disappointed about). On the basis of all I have read (and my personal experience!) a low carbohydrate diet is the way to loose weight if you have PCOS (I cut fat and calories way back before and exercised my heart out to no avail!!!).
Good Luck!!!!
Tam
>Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:15:08 -0500
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Allison)
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: Low carb diets? Which route to take?
>
>Hi, I've posted a few messages on here before & have really appreciated
>all of the support from everyone. I'm a little conufused about my diet
>with pcos. My obgyn told me to limit carbs. & then when I talked to my
>family MD he told me to follow a "balanced" diet. I shouldn't "limit"
>things in my diet becasue I will not lose weight. So which is it? I've
>been doing a lot of research & have seen mostly that low carb is the
>best way to go with somone with pcos. I've looked into Atkins, The
>Zone, Sugar Busters, Protien power etc. Atkins doesn't seem very
>practical because of the high, high, fat intake. Not real sure if it's
>a good thing to eliminate carbs all together like this diet does. The
>Zone seems absolutely insane to me. It makes sense how it works but WAY
>too time consuming & complicated! I don't have time to sit there & whip
>out a calculator every time I want to eat. I'm very frustrated here.
>Anyone that could recommend which one has worked best for them & any
>tips would be greatly appreciated.
>
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