PCOS Messages for June, 2002: Re: Newly diagnosed IR and PCOS

Re: Newly diagnosed IR and PCOS

From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 21 Jun 2002 20:22:14 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Kath wrote: >
>Barbara
>
>Greetings, I am asking for a bit of information from you. I keep
>hearing about low carb diets and wondered if you would be willin to
>share yours. Thank you in advance for your help. Kath
>

Hey Kath, I am glad to share this info with you. I saw a dietician for my diet. She gave me a book titled "The LEARN Program for Weight Control" This can be used with or without the drug Meridia. I chose to use only the diet since there seems to be such a controversy over the safety of the diet pills. The author is Kelly D. Brownell, PhD and Thomas A. Wadden, PhD. The dietician gave me the following guidelines. I am only to have 1800 calories a day. Each serving should only have 10 carbs and 2 grams of fat. Stay away from caffeine, white sugar and white flour. I only eat red meat once a week. I eat fish and chicken. Dairy products seem to bother me so I don't eat much of it. I like to steam broccoli and put a small amount of mozzerella cheese on it. I only eat wheat bread. Use mustard instead of mayo. For snacks I keep popcorn, celery sticks, fruit cocktail canned in water, sugar free popsicles and jello. I eat salad every day and drink water at least 3 glasses a day. The first 3 days of eating low carbs is horrible. Once you get past that if you stay with the diet the cravings go away. I notice that when I eat more carbs than I should I get hungry soon after a meal and I also crave for sweets. If I know it is not time to eat and I feel a craving, I will first drink a glass of water to see if that helps and then eat a light snack if that doesn't help. I boil about 6 eggs, peel them and put the in the fridge for a quick snack on the go. No more than 2 at a time for snack. For breakfast I eat one egg, oatmeal and one piece of wheat toast. I sometimes eat cheerios with fat free milk for a snack. This is not really a diet, it is a forever lifestyle change for me. I have been overweight for the last 12 years and it was not until I went to an endocrinologist that I found out why. Strange thing is that he took one look at me and read my file, then told me what was wrong! He told me that my history of ovarian cysts, endometriosis and hypoglycemia along with my body shape told him that I was insulin resistant. I carry all my excess weight in the middle. When my blood tests came back he was exactly right. I owe a huge thank you to this doctor. He is very involved in this issue for women and hosts seminars about it. After losing 31 pounds I feel great. I have more energy, my depression is getting better and I can actually look forward to getting on the scale now. Having a support team behind you as you make these transitions is very important. My husband has been great for me. I hope this will help you as much as it has helped me. Please feel free to email me again if you have any more questions.

PS The book that I referred to has an index of almost any food that you eat with a breakdown of calories, carbs, protein and fat. It also has a restaurant guide. >At Wed, 19 Jun 2002, Barbara wrote:
>>
>>I am 38 years old and was recently diagnosed with IR and PCOS. I was
>>searching the web for information and found this screen. Let me tell
>>all of you thank you for the wealth of information that I have been
>>reading over the last two days. I thought I was going crazy, because
>>for the last 5 years no one could figure out what was wrong with me. I
>>finally found the right doctor who took the time to listen to me and
>>done the bloodwork to find the problem. Diabetes runs in my family on
>>the maternal and paternal sides. I suspected I had this as well, yet
>>each time the dr. checked my blood sugar he told me not to worry all
>>was fine. He gave me an anti depressant and sent me home. I was still
>>having all the classic symptoms of a diabetic along with endometriosis
>>and infertility problems. I have had cysts removed from my ovaries
>>twice. When I found a new doctor and explained all this to him, he
>>immediately ordered a C-Peptide blood test. When the results came in
>>the insulin level was to the roof. He started me out on a low-carb diet
>>for 3 months to see how I did. At my next appt. He gave me glucophage
>>500mg to take twice daily. That is where I am now. I recently had knee
>>surgery so my excercise is limited. I was 186 pounds when this was
>>diagnosed and I now weigh 155 pounds. It seems to be harder to lose the
>>weight now, but I feel much better. I went through 3 years of
>>infertility treatments and the doctors labeled us as "unexplained
>>infertility". We are trying to conceive again. Since I have only been
>>on the glucophage for one month I am not sure how long it will take to
>>start ovulating again or if I will ovulate. We have an adopted daughter
>>now and will adopt again if this does not work for us. I don't think
>>the fertility issue is as important to me now as it was 3 years ago. I
>>am just thankful everyday that I know what is wrong and how to treat it.
>>It is almost like starting life all over again. My cousin told me just
>>4 days ago that I seem to have a "glow" in my face now. I will be
>>checking this site frequently and again I want to thank all of you for
>>your info. I found answers to many of my questions here. You are
>>wonderful people.
>>God Bless you all.
>>Barbara G.
>>
>>--
>>Barbara G.
>>
>--
>Stepanie,
>
>I am a 46 year old woman that has struggle with PCOS all my life. However, it
>is not until the last few years I knew what it was. I would love to just give
>you a hug and tell you I understand, so completely. I have had the same
>problems, the embarrassing facial hair,difficulty in becoming pregnant, one
>miscarriage, overweight. It is not an easy struggle.And most people do not
>understand the condition. I just want to send you a hug and tell you I do
>and you are not alone. Even though it often feels that way. Kath
>

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Barbara G

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