Re: PCOS & Atkins: Success Tips/Stories?
From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:10:24 -0700
Pat,
As I've said before, I've been on an extremely low carb diet for over 3 years
now. I have to. My body suffers when I eat more. Weight loss isn't the issue
(in fact, I haven't changed my weight much at all). It's mood, hair
growth/loss, brain function. So, for some of us, there are valid reasons to
be that low in our intake.
Renee
Pat Sonnenstuhl wrote:
>
> I guess I would be very concerned about such a low level of carbs. I
> know this is part of Atkins, but you need the fiber and phytonutrients
> that low glycemic vegetables provide. And, it concerns me you are
> tired. I also imagine you are doing regular exercise, at least 30
> minutes/day. I know from experience that losing weight is very
> difficult, but be careful about not sacrificing your health because of
> it.
> Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, ARNP
> Editorial Advisor, PCOS Pavilion
> http://www.obgyn.net/pcos/pcos.asp
> Healthy Lifestyle Choices
> http://home.attbi.com/~cnmpat/nutrition.htm
>
> At Wed, 21 Aug 2002, Liz wrote:
> >
> >I am struggling to lose weight on Atkins. The first week of induction I
> >lost 5 pounds, now weeks later I have had no other weight loss. I have
> >been under 20 grams per day. I have read and re-read his chapter on
> >“Treating Extreme Metabolic Resistance”. I have eliminated salads and
> >vegetables to once a day. I am down to eating only meats and cheeses. I
> >am getting desperate and think it might be just easier to eating nothing
> >at all! Searching on the Atkins website gave me the advice of
> >eliminating cheese. If I eliminate cheese all I will be eating all day
> >is meat! I am getting sick of meat…it doesn’t taste good anymore. I am
> >beginning to think I should just go back to my normal way of eating and
> >just maintain. It will take me a long time to accept that I will be 70
> >pounds overweight for the rest of my life. That there is nothing I can
> >do about it.
> >
> >I am also so very tired. I have 6 month old twins so you can imagine
> >the amount of sleep I get. I hate PCOS and feel cursed. If I could
> >only lose the weight I could maintain easily. I lost all the weight
> >from my pregnancy within the first month after birth without doing
> >anything. I don’t know why…maybe for the first time in my life my
> >hormones worked correctly while pregnant? I am now struggling to lose
> >the weight I gained on fertility drugs and from the time before I knew I
> >had PCOS and all it’s carbohydrate issues. Why is this so hard? Has
> >anyone any advice or similar situations?
>
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Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
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