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Re: Just how many PCOSer's are overweight?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon, 24 Jun 2002 01:39:02 EDT
Hi Trista
I am 23, 5ft & 1/2inch and weigh 58kg (not sure of the conversion about
130?). I have a period every few years & suffer from fatigue, mood swings,
bloating, cramps & wacky hormone levels. I have very mild hirsutism but
nothing like some of the girls on here.
I used to be an athlete & weighed just 48kg back then. When I stopped I
didn't eat any more then I had been, actually probably less but all I ate was
bread & pasta - the staple diet of most athletes. My weight sawed very
quickly (about 20kg) & I've had real trouble keeping it down since then. My
symptoms became worse after I stopped my sport & I was given Diane -35 which
gave me periods & a lot of weight :) I've binged, dieted & all the rest until
I fell pregnant last year (March). Then I began eating a very healthy diet,
now that I have stopped breast feeding I have cut my carbs down to 100/ day &
I joined the gym yesterday. I have just been tested for insulin resistance &
will know the results any day now. All in all I'm actually only about 10
pounds overweight & from what has happened to me I'm a great believer in diet
& exercise. Once all of my test results come back my endo will be advising me
as to whether I need to be on Metformin or not. I have a question weight gain
is not a symptom of PCOS, only weight gain around your middle, so those PCOS
sufferers who are overweight is this caused by insulin resistance? Oh and I
have another question, I recently read an article on IR which stated that
losing up to 15% of your current body weight can bring blood pressure down
and increase your cells' sensitivity to insulin, so is it possible that being
overweight may cause IR & not the other way around. One more query, for those
of you on a low carb diet, how long did it take before you began to notice
the effects.
Ok that's about it
Take care
Kirstie
Australia
In a message dated 24-Jun-02 12:24:34 AM W. Australia Standard Time,
suzanne@snip.net writes:
> Original Message -----
> From: "Trista" <tristajane@hotmail.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <pcos@mail.medispecialty.com>
> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 8:23 AM
> Subject: Just how many PCOSer's are overweight?
>
> > 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:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Thanks in advance to all of you who will share!!
> >
> > We're all in this together ladies!!
> >
> > Trista
> >
>
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