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Re: Just how many PCOSer's are overweight?
From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 11:33:01 -0500 (CDT)
Hi Trista,
My name is Barbara, I am 5ft 3in tall and used to weigh 186 pounds. I
now weigh 155 and am still working on losing about another 20 pounds.
Like you I tried everything to lose weight. My doctor diagnosed me with
Ir and PCOS, sent me to a dietician and started me on glucophage 500mg.
I take two of these with my evening meal. Please read the email that I
posted and the response, It was posted this week look for "Newly
diagnosed IR and PCOS". Email again if you need further info.
At Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Trista wrote:
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>Hi everyone! I am just wondering how many of us really are overweight. I
>have read several articles that say only about 50% of PCOS women suffer
>from obesity. . . and the possibilty that the obesity causes the PCOS
>rather than the other way around. I personally gained 80 pounds in one
>year with no change in my diet or exercise program, which in itself with
>some other symptoms prompted me to seek medical attention. I dieted and
>exercised exhaustively for a couple of years before just giving up and
>accepting that I will always be huge. (I am in the process of foregoing
>that acceptance for another try at a lifestyle change, however). I have
>been to a couple different doctors (one a OB/GYN and one an RE); neither
>actually did any tests on IR or anything. The OB/GYN did 2 ultrasounds
>and a biopsy and diagnosed me that way. Both told me to go home and
>lose weight (one actually told me to join Weight Watchers, which I did
>without success) and come back to them when I had gotten down to a
>sensible size!! Because I have failed at this, I have not sought
>treatment for my PCOS again . . . I am ashamed of this failure and
>know that the doctor's will just tell me again to lose weight. Anyhow,
>it seems to me by reading this board that MORE than 50% of us are
>overweight or obese. I would appreciate your cooperation in just
>replying to this post with your height, weight, & any success or failure
>that you have had with this problem. I would like to get a feel for
>just how many of us are suffering with this. I am tired of
>professionals not believing me when I tell them that I have TRIED to
>lose weight without success. I will start us off:
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>5'2", 238 lbs, used to eat a low-fat diet and did one hour of aerobics &
>one hour of walking per day - UNSUCCESSFUL, later joined Weight Watchers
>and followed their program along with 20 minutes of walking & one hour
>of lap swimming 5 days a week - UNSUCCESSFUL, currently not dieting, not
>exercising, and not on any medications.
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>Thanks in advance to all of you who will share!!
>
>We're all in this together ladies!!
>
>--
>Trista
>
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Barbara G.
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