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Re: A lot of wasted money................From: laura (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 19 Apr 2002 10:19:52 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Lauree wrote: >what do you considr "low carb" do you restrict total daily grams or just stay away from refined carbs, etc.. i try to keep it below 80 gm/day thats about 20 %/day but it is hard to do consistently! i agree with what you said- its all about changing bad habits - but- no wait- AND thats the hardest part. there is no magic cure. im a nurse to and i see people every day that are slowoly damaging their bodies because of poor life style habits -SO AM I - i try one thing get fed up and try another - when i need to pick one thing and be consistent! i hate the idea of exercising even though im a active person- but i know i have to. >Hi Ladies. I post here once in awhile but I get every post >daily and I do read all of them. If at all possible read what >I type here word for word. I have had pcos since i was 13, my >cycles are non existant and the only reason they are coming now >is cause I am on Metformin and low carbing. When I low carb >without the Metformin they also come. I have spent tons of money >on my own trying to figure out quick cures and healthy alternatives >to my own pcos problem. I have tried all the diets out there from >fat free to no carb. If you keep racking your heads on what to try >as for herbs or vitamins you to will see your money going out the door >just as fast. The only thing that is going to work for pcos and to >CONTROL it is you CHANGING your eating habits! It is basically changing >your way or life since most skip breakfast or lunch but I think we can >all agree we eat dinner. I do have a doctor that is very knowledgable >to >this pcos (his wife has it) and she too can tell you that without >changing your eating habits nothing will work. You will only be >spending >money on new things to try and fall into the old habit of over eating >even >being on low carb. Bingo I have done this----following the herb/vitamin >regimine I was on. If you continue to eat what you want on Metformin >the >way you originally ate before being diagnosed you will not loose weight, >you >might gain or may stay the same. If you take all the thing and combine >them >together they all amount to one thing.......CHANGE YOUR EATING HABITS! >Eat >three meals a day do not skip any.......if you skip breakfast or lunch >or both >you will see that eating at night, you will consume more. Your >metabolism >slows down at night and no matter if you work out for two hours it still >will >not help you loose the pounds fast. Balance and control along with plan >out >what you are going to eat. I deal with hair growth but have Vanique to >help >maintane it......it does not stop it slows it down so that I do not have >to >pluke daily. I use Metformin to help break down the little carbs i do >consume. >and I work out every other night. I am loosing the body fat slowly like >each >one of you should do if you loose it fast it will surely find its way >back to >you. > >I do not want to sound upsetting since i know it is not easy to deal >with pcos. I have it and I still can not get pregnant, and I am 32 and >have yerned >for my own child of my own for over 10 years. I have had my ups and >downs thru >life with one failed marriage and another one that would of failed >because I was >letting the pcos moods get the better of me. I am glad i finally seen >the lite. >It is all this surrounding things that ruin your life and take control. >I know >you are unhappy with skin tags and hair growth and being overweight but >the >only one that can change it is you. If you start with the most easiest >thing to change but takes a little effort it is the weight. Then you >will see the >skin tags stop appearing and the hair growth on various body parts slow >down >also and can be controled. Instead of buying book after diet book and >spending >a lot of money on low carb diet bars and drink mixes and tons of herbs >and >vitamins that only make you feel good on the inside, I spend the money >on myself >after loosing a few pounds a week on new clothes and trips to the tanner >or a >class for nutrition at my local college. Once you decide what you >really want >out of your bodies the rest will follow. I have been where alot of you >are now. >Confused not knowing what to do, crying cause of hair here and there, >loosing >strands of hair like mad, skin tags, a jiggle here and a jiggle there. >Now I >take one day at a time. I do not spend 10 hours a day online trying to >find a >cure when the only cure is to get on some schedule with your body and >work for >it not against it. Planning out your day is not easy it takes alot of >patience >with yourself first! IT took time to gain the weight and it will take >time to >loose it along with effort. If you really want to do something good for >your >body then it does start with you! Not with metformin, herbs, vitamins >and all >your money going out the door with alot of headaches to boot. I am not >a doctor >but i am a nurse and I too have my own hurdles that i am working on. And >before >I blow my life and my marriage out the door cause i did not feel worthy >I >stopped searching and went for the easy aspect that would help control >pcos >symptoms.............controling what i did. I hope it wakes some of you >up >before you end up in depression. It is the next step if you do not >change old >habits. I too have been there and it tends to take you down hill faster >then >pcos will if you let it. Good luck to you all and i hope in a few more >and >more of you will soon post happy thoughts instead of letting this >depress you >even more. > >-- >Lauree >
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