Re: low carbing (long)
From: thea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:08:30 -0600 (CST)
I thank you for this message/response. I too had the same questions
Boy this low carb is harder than I thought. I now know that I am
addicted to carbs. I went about 14-18 hours without it. And then I
went to work and boy that was it. Thanks again this was great., I will
try tomorrow since I have blown today! thea
At Sat, 23 Mar 2002, Dave wrote:
>
>Hi Candi
>I remember thinking exactly the same. I tried to lower my carb intake about
>this time last year, and I was pretty useless at it if I'm honest. I am semi
>vegetarian, so doing a low carb diet, I thought was nigh on impossible.
>Pasta and Jacket potatoes were staples in my diet. However, I got told
>everytime I saw a gyno or specialist that if I lost weight things would be
>easier. I used to really take exception to that, as far as I was concerned I
>was not the biggest girl in my group of girlfriends - but I was the only one
>with PCOS. They all conceived and had their beautiful babies, yet, I who
>started trying before them, still wasn't pg. (That's just my own personal
>goal!)
>I tried a low fat diet, and actually gained a couple of pounds! Then I went
>on the internet and did a search on low carb as I had seen it mentioned on
>here so many times. After loads of research I decided to try Atkins, I
>bought the book, you do need to read lots of info before starting. I knew
>that I would not be able to be as strict as they tell you to be in the book,
>you have to do a two week induction, and limit your carbs to 20g or less per
>day. Anyway within the first two weeks I lost quite a bit of weight, I had
>my first af in four or so months. Now 29 days later, I have had another af,
>I've lost loads of inches, and nearly 14lbs - that is in five weeks.
>Food wise, I don't think I have ever eaten better. I certainly have never
>gone hungry, and I've become more adventurous in what I eat.
>Atkins is quite a harsh low carb diet to do, I have to do it that way, it's
>a discipline thing, however one that you might find fairly easy to do is The
>Carbohydrates Addicts diet, you have to be low carb all day except for one
>hour, and then you can eat carbohydrates, but you have to have eaten them
>all within the hour. A couple of people I work with have done VERY well on
>that diet.
>I think that the met is starting to work properly now, all that time I was
>taking it while eating carbs - what a waste! Since I have been low carbing I
>snore less, have much LESS gas (I suffered big time before!!!) I weigh less,
>my clothes are becoming too big for me, I have much more energy - and I have
>had two af on the trot, those were just not happening before.
>Doing low carb is as easy or as difficult as you make it. Help yourself,
>read, read and read some more. There are lots of plans, and many people do a
>bit of this or a bit of the other.
>The thing that shocked me the most was how many carbs there are in
>everything. The average person eats between 300 - 400g carbs a day. I know I
>would eat more than that now I read labels! I try and limit myself to 30 -
>40g perday. Somedays I have more, and other days I have less.
>Don't give up yet -
>Sorry - I'll finish my lecture now!!!!!!!!
>Cathy
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 10:48 AM
>Subject: low carbing
>
>> How on this earth do you ladies maintain a low carb diet? I have tried and
>> tried. I guess its my will power... I can't live without my pasta,
>cereals,
>> and bread. Is there any other kind of diet that will help women with PCOS
>> lose weight? I am not real big on "fad" diets but reduced calorie and
>> exercise don't work for me either! Any suggestions? Thanks! Candi
>>
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thea
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