Hi Marie-
I have had great success with the "Syndrome X" diet and alpha-lipoic acid. I went from 250+ lbs before metformin to 178, after the diet and supplement. I have kept the weight off for a year.
Since I have discussed this diet on this forum before, I will not repeat it now. You can check the archives for "alpha-lipoic acid" or feel free to write to me and I will be happy to tell you my story.
Atkins didn't work for me. I did lose some weight but felt sick on it.
Good luck. I hope you find something that works for you.
Genny
>Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 13:40:54 -0600 (CST)
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Marie)
>To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>Subject: MUST KNOW
>Message-ID: <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>
>Hi, I am new here.
>
>I must know though. I have been diagnosed with PCOS (even though I
>believe that it is a Pituitary Deficiency). However, if my Dr. is
>correct. He wants to put me on Metformin. After reading most of the
>posts, it doesn't look like many if any of you have had good results.
>Has anyone? Has anyone tried anything else that has worked better?
>
>WEIGHT LOSS??????
>
>Has anyone had successful weight loss after being on any medications or
>any diet besides the Atkins Diet. I mean major weight loss. I weigh
>291 lbs.
>
>In 1999, I was first diagnosed with PCOS. Put on Pill. After two
>months, I quit taking pill due to increased weight gain and major mood
>swings. Became pregnant with son during month. I lost weight my whole
>pregnancy. Lost 62lbs. After delivering I could not breastfeed due to
>this condition. Became pregnant with my daughter 8 weeks after son was
>born. Gained about 25 lbs. during pregnancy. Lost 40 lbs. after
>delivery. During pregnancy, mood swings ceased, facial hair growth
>slowed, no hot flashes, no painful periods, no abdomen pain. Felt
>better than I had in years.
>
>9 months later - Experiencing Mood Swings, Major facial hair, have
>gained almost all of weight back, Hot flashed, either too frequent
>periods, or too infrequent, Ovarian Cysts have started, abdominol
>tenderness, decreased libido, etc. Lets be honest could live with
>everything else but I am just so FAT. I just want to sit in the floor
>and cry. I hate feeling this way.... I was told today that I have
>probably had this since puberty since I had to starve myself and
>exercise continuously to be thin. As a Junior in high school, I weighed
>140 lbs as a low and that was as very athletic person (cheerleading,
>track, aerobics, personal fitness and running mornings and evenings and
>not eating but maybe a few crackers) I am sorry but I can't do that now.
>So, here I am 10 years later 160lbs. heavier, with two beautiful
>children who will probably grow up to believe that their mommy just eats
>too much. Tell me how to deal with that....
>I am not experiencing any head hair loss. Not too make anyone else sad,
>but unless someone comes back with some kind of positive results from
>something that they have tried I just don't know what to do.
>
>All I ever wanted was too have two beautiful babies and I do. But now I
>weigh 120 lbs. more than my husband and feel like this huge blob next
>to him. If it were the other way around I would probably be so
>embarrassed. I know that he loves me, that's not the question. I wake
>up in the morning and just put anything that will fit on. My days of
>looking goog have ceased to exist.
>
>I am so sorry if this is depressing, believe me when I say that I am
>sitting here crying over my keyboard as my children nap in the next
>room. But I don't know what to do....i am being completly honest in
>hopes that someone will read this that is experiencing or has
>experienced this and has answers. PLEASE tell me someone has
>answers....
>
>Hopeful,
>
>Marie
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