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Re: Very Discouraged!From: Kimberly (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 2 Jul 2002 17:36:37 -0500 (CDT)
Are you taking Glucophage? Have you had your thyroid tested? Are you counting calories? Glucophage helps many IR people lose weight. It is almost impossible to lose any weight if you have thyroid disease (which many women with PCOS have for some reason) and it is often not diagnosed. If you are eating healthy, it does not necessarily mean you will lose weight, there HAS to be a rather large calorie deficit to facilitate weight loss and sometimes if I'm not counting EVERY calorie, I can actually end up eating a maintainence amount of calories when I thought I was doing better. E-diets is a great plan to get portion control under control - and it's motivational too. I have PCOS and lost 50 lbs. in 6months by doing the above. I still have 50 to go, and after a 6 month break am now getting serious about losing the rest. I don't think it is impossible for anyone to lose weight. It may be impossible, or unreasonably difficult, for you to reach your ultimate goal - but with concerted effort you should not feel hopeless. If you are not seeing an endocrinologist or are seeing one who is not aggressive in their treatment, I would highly recommend it, as they deal with the horomone AND metabolic aspects of health and if you find one who WILL aggressively treat you, you should be able to lose all the weight your body will allow. They should also thoroughly check your thyroid the minute you say you are having trouble losing weight. I hope your dr. did that, but if not, you might want to check into it.
Lastly, working out, especially as much as you are, often causes initial
weight gain due to building muscle - but you are doing exactly what you
should be doing so keep up the great work. Your heart will thank you!
:) I hope all the hard work catches up with you and you reach your
goals. Don't forget that even a moderate weight loss will help with the
diabets and PCOS!
At Tue, 2 Jul 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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