Re: Has anyone lost weight...
From: chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 18:16:29 -0600 (CST)
i have had pcos since i was early childhood....i'm 30 now..anyways..i've
been on a low carb diet(very strict) AND I'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT
(about 50 lbs) not to mention i've even had a reg.
period....anyways...it works if your want it bad enough...
good luck...
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chris
At Tue, 26 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
>
>At Sat, 9 Nov 2002, Cheesehead wrote:
>>
>>Thanks Heidi & Rachel! This is very encouraging. I'd rather be gaining
>>weight for a GOOD reason than just because I have pcos. Not to mention,
>>I can't wait to get rid of this beard hair.
>>
>>If anyone else has good news to share on this topic, I welcome your
>>replies!
>
>I have had fantastic success with weight loss, fertility restoration and
>reduction in facial hair. I'm using a combination of carefully
>researched nutritional supplementation and a LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET.
>Those are the words to think about. I started out with the Fat Flush
>Plan by Ann Louise Gittleman (find it on amazon.com and read the book
>synopsis) and went onto Dr Atkins' plan (find it at the the atkinscenter
>website- do a search and it will take you there) for a while but did not
>lose a lot. However, many many people are losing with Atkins. You MUST
>read these books, or indeed any other good book on the subject (of which
>there are dozens) from cover to cover, and do it EXACTLY as suggested to
>be safe and effective. Now, instead of following any one plan, I am
>just really strictly cutting down the carbs- bread, rice, pasta,
>potatoes, cereal, grain-based foods of all kinds. I know, I hear
>everyone thinking, but I can't cut those out, or even down, I live on
>them...well, I proved to myself- If you always do what you've always
>done, you'll always get what you've always gotten! And furthermore, if
>you don't change things, you won't change things. Since beginning my
>regime in June of this year, I've lost thirty of the forty pounds I
>needed to lose and am working on the last ten. They are shifting slowly
>but surely. Almost even more amazingly, by combining this low
>carbohydrate regime with careful and faithful daily supplementation
>(essential fatty acids (omegas 3, 6 and 9), magnesium, zinc and a few
>other vital nutrients) I have actually given myself my periods and
>fertility back! I have had monthly ovulatory cycles every month since
>July- for the first time in my entire life. These two things have
>convinced me that I have found a healthy and effective way to bring my
>body, despite my PCOS, back into the condition it's meant to be in-
>slimmer, fertile and yes, a bit less hairy! That (hairiness) actually
>fluctuates a lot with my newly regulated cycle- just before my period it
>grows fast and at other times, it does not. The most important thing I
>can say to anyone who is despairing at these symptoms we all have with
>our PCOS is this: research the low-carb way and really consider it.
>There are lots of good plans, lots of good websites and phenomenal
>results to be found. As with anything, your mileage my vary- BUT I
>believe that this is the most exciting concept to hit the world of PCOS
>in a long time- don't pass it by without consideration!
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