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Re: Weigh Problem
From: Dianna (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 17 Oct 2001 16:27:33 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Christine wrote:
>Thank you for your reply. Have you ever heard of the Zone diet? Does anyone have any comments about this.
Dianna
>Dianna,
>I pretty much in the same place. I am 24 but I have been married since
>March of 98. After 13 months of TTC I was diagnosed with IR-PCOS. That
>was this past August. Since we had so much to deal with so quickly we
>decided to take a break from TTC and just research. (I have four
>dogs!!!) The doctor started me on Yasmin, but it is like a pebble and I
>need a mountain to feel better. So he was getting ready to add more
>medicine but we have decided to start trying again. I'm actually
>waiting for the call right now to find out what he wants to do. My
>doctor said a low-carb lifestyle would be helpful but he did not want me
>to pick a number a stick under it. He did not want me to stress about
>the number. So he suggested limiting high carb food to once a day. Like
>eat low carbs all day then at dinner have a small serving of rice. I
>cut out sweet tea completely (I live in Alabama). I never drank soda
>before, but if you do I would quit and find alternatives like sugar free
>grape kool-aid. I tried Dr. Atkins diet and I had extra energy and
>felt great, but I had terrible head-aches and it was very restrictive
>which made me crave carbs even more. You truly have to find your happy
>medium. Especially with a wedding to plan, do not stress about losing
>weight. You will have enough to stress about in other areas of your
>life. My doctor just told me to try to do better.
>Hope this helps.
>Christine
>
>At Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Dianna wrote:
>>
>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>Sorry for all the misspellings in my last posting. Well I didn't really
>>discuss myself that much. I am 24 years olad and am getting Married on
>>May 18, 2002. My soon-to-be husband and I want kids, and I was just
>>diagnoised with PCOS. Scary though at 24 that the chances of having
>>kids is slim. However, the revelation of this syndrome has explained
>>all the weight gain, the absent periods, the moodyness.
>>Hoever, I was hoping that someone could suggest to me some of the ways
>>to lose the excess pounds. I mean I walk my dogs almost everyday. And
>>I am quite active. I just can't seem to get that middle down to the
>>correct size. PLEASE HELP!!! All advice is welcomed.
>>
>>Take care
>>Dianna
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