PCOS Messages for June, 2000: Re: HEEEELLLPPPP...Hi Amy, my answer here is really long.....

Re: HEEEELLLPPPP...Hi Amy, my answer here is really long.....

From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 15:32:20 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Amy, I think Clara has given you EXCELLENT advice. I am the research queen, so I always recommend: know WHY you are doing something, don't "just do it" , know WHY it works. Once you know that, and you all ready know your own body and lifestyle preferences, you will be able to make this work for you. The bottom line is you don't have to give up anything you don't choose to, you do have to adjust how and when and how much you have of certain foods, and you may find yourself eating more of other foods in place of that. Also, "don't throw the baby out with the bath water". I have read alot of low carb books, and I don't agree with *everything* in every book, but they each have provided a piece of the puzzle to make a plan that works for me. Something else that has been helpful to me, is a journal. I keep track of my weight, my meals, my moods, my cravings all that. Eventually I may stop, but not until I can see a clear relationship between all the variables that are affecting my health, so I can then know it so well that I can go on "auto pilot". Good Luck to you, and when you get it figured out, post us with your "tips"! At Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Avalos, wrote: >
>Hi Amy, it's me again (Clara)
>
>I'm sorry to hear that things have gotten to this point. I can tell how
>hard it is for you, and I really hope that you can find some kind of happy
>medium so that you can get your health back in order and hopefully work on
>you relationship with your husband. Both of those take so much will and
>dedication! You are in my thoughts and prayers....
>
>We have exchanged messages before, and I saw your note and had a couple of
>thoughts that I wanted to share with you.
>
>I have been doing low carb for a month and a half now, maybe slightly
>longer, and I've gotten to the point where I eat healthy, relatively
>low-carb and low-fat and I still get my fruits and veggies in AND I am
>slowly losing weight. (Probably not as quickly as I would if I did the
>full-blown Atkins, but I am still losing and that's all that counts) here
>is what I do:
>
>I now start each day with 30 minutes of exercise. I kept putting this off,
>mostly because I am not a morning person, and I am always too tired, but
>last week something snapped in me and I looked in the mirror and said:
>"ANYTHING is better than this, so DO something!" The next day, I got out of
>bed at 6:15 am, got into my spandex (by was I a sight... still am) and
>rolled down to the rec room & turned on the tv. There is a cable station
>called "THN" (the health network), and they have a great workout every
>morning at 6:30 am, it is called Bodies in Motion. I used to work out to it
>when I lived overseas and also when I was in law school. I can confidently
>say that this workout was the main factor in keeping myself in shape during
>the majority of my 20's. So, anyway, for nearly two weeks I have been
>getting up religiously, to my husband's SHOCK, and just doing it!
>
>After the workout I go into the kitchen and make my breakfast: 8 oz. soy
>milk blended with 3/4 cup halved strawberries, some ice and diabetic
>sweetener and a couple of shakes of vanilla powder. I leave that in the
>fridge while I shower and get ready for work, and drink it before I leave
>the house.
>
>I keep a pitcher of water with fresh lemon or lime squeezed into it on my
>desk all day & drink about 6 to 8 glasses of it during my work day. If I go
>nuts for something, I will chew some gum or suck on a piece or two of
>diabetic candy or a tic tac.
>
>For lunch, I usually have a cup of steamed green beans or broccoli or
>cauliflower (actually, the night before, when I plan to have cauliflower, I
>brush the cauliflower with olive oil and insert garlic cloves between the
>florets and salt it and then toss the whole thing in the oven, cover with
>aluminum & bake about 40 minutes). Anyway, I accompany the lunch veggie
>with a piece of grilled or baked chicken breast, or tuna with lemon, or even
>some sliced turkey on lettuce, and usually a kiwi or some strawberries or
>raspberries, and when I am splurging, I'll have a glass of Crystal Light
>lemonade.
>
>For snack, I'll break with convention and have a half of a grapefruit (my
>favorite fruit) or something decadent like two or three pieces of chocolate
>or a couple of cookies.
>
>For dinner, I always eat 8 oz. protein, mostly lean chicken/fish/turkey,
>rarely lean ground beef; I also have a wild field salad or a mesclun salad
>(more vitamins in that) or a spinach salad OR a bowl of soup, I also eat a
>serving of a low carb veggie. Sometimes there is cheese on one of those
>dishes, or I will serve myself a couple of chunks of "fresh" cheese, like
>feta or farmer's cheese (this is lower in cholesterol and you get calcium
>and protein and it is filling). I always finish with fresh fruit. (I have a
>Juiceman, too, and I often make apple/veggie blends).
>
>When I make things like tuna salad or burgers, I will have one slice of
>bread under the filling, and will eat with knife and fork instead of with my
>hands.... I sometimes have wasa crisps with my lunches or when I get serious
>cravings. I rarely make eggs of my own volition, however, my husband loves
>them. We compromise, and so we use egg substitute, even though neither of
>us has cholesterol problems....
>
>The bottom line, for me, is always to make sure I get vitamins naturally, so
>I try to eat lots of different kinds of veggies (remember the kohlrabi?),
>and I eat one or two servings of fruit each day, at least. I know I am
>keeping down on the fats and calories, I can't go to the extreme of Atkins
>because I can't cut out my fruits entirely and I need a bit more variety....
>
>So far, since we last wrote, I have lost 8 more pounds, and now with the
>added exercising, I am starting to feel a difference as well (I was already
>walking 30 minutes every evening). I know it will take lots of time, but I
>have to just stick with it and pray that it all works for the best.
>
>Amy, I am sure that you can find a plan that works for you. With me, I just
>had to spend a lot of time looking at the carb charts and deciding which
>foods I was going to cut out completely (for example, bananas) and which
>foods would replace them (kiwis), so that I could be sure that I was
>staying healthy with regard to my intake. It took me a good month or so of
>trial and error before I started to get comfortable with things. I had to
>find a way to low-carb that would fit with my lifestyle.
>
>This is really hard. I know sometimes that I look at the board and see
>posts from everyone who is low-carbing and I am amazed... sometimes I wonder
>why I can't do that... then other times, I realize that some of those
>methods just don't fit into my life. I get ideas and inspiration here, and
>when I am feeling dejected, this board really helps bring me back into
>focus. So, just because folks here are on Atkins or Carb Addicts doesn't
>mean I have to be there, too. However, they remind me constantly of the
>things that I should stay away from and I get tips on how to do that just by
>reading posts... and with those tips, I find my own way.
>
>Give it some time, Amy, and have faith in yourself. Believing that you can
>do it, and then focusing is often the biggest part of the battle. You have
>a good doctor, you are in treatment for this PCOS (Metformin, right?)... so
>hold on to those blessings and take yourself to the next level. We're here
>with you, now and whenever you need us. Just believe you can do it and you
>will find the way that works for you.
>
>All my best to you,
>
>Clara
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Amy Crowe [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 12:11 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
>Subject: HEEEELLLPPPP
>
>OKAY - I NEED SEEEERRRIIOOOUUUUSSSS ADVISE HERE FOLKS....
>
>I HAVE HAD PCOS FOR A LOOONG TIME NOW,BEEN ON MET AND LEVLITE FOR GOING ON 2
>MONTHS NOW AND MY LOW CARBING "ATTEMPTS" HAVE BEEN LESS THAN SUCCESSFUL....I
>AM WEIRD WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT I LIKE AND DISLIKE...I AM NOT A BIG EGG EATER
>UNLESS THEY ARE DROWNED IN CHEESE, I AM NOT A MEAT EATER (I AVERAGE 1 PIECE
>OF
>MEAT MAYBE 2 X MONTHLY) I LOVE VEGGIES BUT NOT AS MY ONLY EATING SOURCE AND
>I
>LOOOVE FRUIT...I HAVE A CLOSE FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE AND HI
>CHOLESTEROL SO CHEESE EGGS AND MEATS AS A DAILY DIET MAKES ME NERVOUS...NOT
>TO
>MENTION I AM 70LBS OVERWEIGHT - I AM NOT A VEGITARIAN, BUT I COULD BE EASILY
>IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE RED-MEAT CRAVINGS AROUND MY PERIODS...(IRON)
>I HAVE NO GALBLADDER AND CONSTIPATION IS A BAD THING WITH ME...
>
>MY HUSBAND AND I ARE BIG "JUICERS" - WE HAVE A LARGE JUICEMAN JUICER INWHICH
>WE JUICE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES DAILY ..
>
>I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO - MY HUSBAND IS A HUGE HEALTHNUT AND HAS DONE
>LOTS OF RESEARCH ON THE ADKINS AND OTHERS WHICH HE FEELS AREN'T AS HEALTHY
>AS
>THEY SEEM - ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WITH FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART AND
>CHOLESTEROL
>PROBLEMS...
>
>I LOOKED INTO "THE ZONE" DIET - THEIR CONCEPT IS THAT CHEMICALLY PROCESSED
>THINGS ARE MORE HEALTHY FOR YOU THAN NATURAL FOODS...THAT IS A JOKE!!
>THEY SAY THAT CRANBERRIES/ MELLONS AND CREAM CHEESE ARE HORRIBLE FOR YOU BUT
>HELP YOURSELF TO ALL THE "FAT-FREE CHEMICALLY PROCESSED CHEESE AND MAYO"
>THAT
>YOU WANT....THAT MAKES NO SENSE ...i GUESS I AM LOOKING FOR A NOT SO LOW LOW
>CARB LOW CARB DIET...KNOW WHAT I MEAN??
>
>TO ME FRUITS AND VEGGIES ARE BETTER FOR YOU THEN ALL THE ARTIFICIAL STUFF..
>
>ANYWAY - I NEED HELP - I AM SEVERLY DEPRESSED ABOUT MY WEIGHT AND WANT IT
>OFF,
>BUT WANT TO DO IT SAFELY...MY HUSBAND IS VERY WITHDRAWN PHYSICALLY FROM ME
>AND
>OUR MARRIAGE IS IN SERIOUS DANGER...
>
>HEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLPPP... THANKS FOR READING... AMY - MARIETTA GEORGIA
>
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--
Barbara

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