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Re: Just how many PCOSer's are overweight?
From: shay (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 04:03:47 -0500 (CDT)
Hi
I was diagnosed PCOS approx 3 yrs ago, I'm not over weight in fact its
harder to keep it on. I'm 5ft 6 'ish and weigh just under 8 and a half
stone.
Shay
At Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Dana wrote:
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>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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>Trista
>Hi my name is Dana, I was diagnosed about 6 years ago with PCOS, I am 6
>ft and weigh about 165 now, but at one point I weighed over 300 pounds.
>My weight seems to have a mind of its own at times because it goes up
>and down quite a bit without change in diet or physical activity. I
>have been lucky in the last year, I try to walk a lot, and avoid hi carb
>foods. My weight for the most part seems to be staying in this general
>area 167 to 175. PCO SIS Dana
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