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Re: Abstaining from sugars????To Barb C
From: Barb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 24 Aug 2002 13:38:03 -0500 (CDT)
I've been dealing with this problem for a few years now.
I totally eliminated refined sugars...take dicetel with the
glucophage..added evening primrose oil with thyme and rosemary and take
hawthorn tea...all reccomendations from the doc.Within three months,.or
maybe less..I have NO tummy.
I don't know what your condition is..many have apple shapes..carry all
their weight in the middle..but mine was like an inflating,deflating
balloon.Even at my sickest(I have had many health problems and still do
aside from pcos/IR),when I weighted under 80 pounds...I looked as if I
was one of those poor starving kids in Africa.
According to my doctor,..sugar(even a little cookie)..was fermenting in
my gut.Oh..and no more bread at all.I am very sensitive to certain
carbs.'
This has taken me years.I would ask your doctor to feel your tummy to
see if it is air,fat or water.That's what he did to me.Apparantly,I had
a lot of air and water.
I was taking the evening primrose oil only before menestration and now
am told to take it daily.
The hawthorn tea is mildly diuretic.The dicetel is reccomended for
IBS,,helps get rid of air and aids digestion for me.I used to bloat
after diarrhea when on the Gluc and now I have no side effects.I would
bloat in my abdomen after a small glass of water.I,too looked pregnant
and was even asked a couple times how far along I was.
Again,I would ask your own doctor about the use of any natural herbs and
supplements.Never try on your own.
>
>Barb,
>I am just curious...I am not really overweight either. A size 10,
>actually, but I definitely have an abdomen that looks like I am 5 or 6
>months pregnant that bothers me. The rest of my body is rather thin, so
>I look like a skinny pregnant woman. Is this what you are describing
>with you? What is the deal with sugar???? Even if I lost 10 more pounds
>(to be a size 8), I would still have a larger abdomen than I should, I
>think. What are your thoughts on my situation, too?
>
>At Thu, 22 Aug 2002, Barb wrote:
>>
>>Do most of you limit or totally eliminate refined sugars in your diet?
>>Do you cheat and have a piece of cake?
>>Just wondering how this interferes with the weighloss issues while on
>>GLUC.
>>
>>I go to the clinic regularily where they have these women (PCOS)that are
>>participating in a group study.They are tried on different meds.
>>Most were extremely overweight.Since they totally eliminated all refined
>>sugars from their diets-almost all are very satisfied with their weight
>>loss.
>>I know what it is like to have the sugar cravings,but I don't need to
>>lose the weight,but have done so as I do not give in to one little
>>cookie anymore and this has made the difference in more weight loss.I
>>think that by me not giving in to that one little chocolate chip cookie
>>has made a difference.My abdominal viscosity has just resolved.I must
>>have been very sensitive to sugars.
>>
>>I've heard some women mention that they barely eat anything and still
>>cannot drop any weight even while on Gluc.Could it be that we are that
>>sensitive that even a half of teaspoon of sugar is something that we
>>cannot handle?
>>Think of everything you eat in a day and then see how much refined
>>sugars you are actually consuming without realizing it.
>>
>>HOpe this helps with weight loss,as I was wondering why I was losing
>>weight,yet eating so much.NO sugar!Body is more toned and now considered
>>Lean.
>>I think this was in a period of about three months or so.
>>I was at 155...now 138 and getting more energy.I am five feet four.
>>
>>--
>>Sincerely,
>>Barb C.
>>
>--
>Joy 29
>History of Endo and Infertility
>Maybe PCOS
>1 child 10-25-00
>TTC # 2 one year and counting....
>
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Sincerely,
Barb C.
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