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Laureen,I did the Adkins diet and lost 30lbs.I weighed 160 and I don’t think I could let it get out of hand much above that.The more you weigh the worse the pco gets because the body stores estrogen in fat and somehow it rebounds.Lc’ing may have been faster for weight loss for you,but if you can’t stand it I would suggest working out 1hr.a day.That’s what my old Re suggested because she said pcoers have to work out more.I do it 5 times a wk.I know I have to do it.I do the treadmill.Cons.Reports said more people use their treadmills longer than anything else.I would suggest buying one-it’s more convenient than going to the gym.I do the food pyramid with a diabetic influence.I try to stay away from white flour and sugar.We make our own wheat bread most of the time.You can beat this.Robin
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I’m not sure about Atkins either. The thought of eggs, meat without bread or potatoes makes me sick too. My stomach doesn’t like those foods without any additions. Even low fat milk makes my stomach sick. I guess I have to go the hard way. I totally cut sugar and reduced the carbs comming from white flour and starches and I started to loose weight. Let face it, it took me 15 years to get to 258 lbs, so what if it takes another 5 years to get back to normal weight. Loosing 75 lbs will get me to the upper limit for my height. If I can manage to loose 5 lbs per month, than I will be there in 15 month. Let’s hope and see. My suggestions don’t force anything, and don’t over do any diet. Give your body a little bit time to adjust. Just think for how long it worked incorrectly, it’s very hard for your body to change, even with medication. I still get some cravings for carbs, but it is not as bad as it was the first days and it is manageable. I do eat wholewheat German bread. It is much heavier than the American brands and has a crust. One slice fills me up for half a day. I do make my own bread once a while. Robin can you share your bread recipe with me. So this is my little input, Katharina dav…@german-usa.com
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Thanks Robin, I have been walking the roa to the local spit near the Coast Guard Station a few times a week with my daughter in the stroller and the dog tie to her stroller. I can only handle a couple of miles right now but m trying. The fresh air knocks a little bit of the fog in my head away too. We make our own wheat bread too I use honey,7 grain cereal, sunflower seeds, oatmeal,fiely groung wheat flour. Its a dense bread bread but moist and tastey. How much bread can oe have a day?
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Katharina, I just read your posting I appreciate you input very much. Thank you. Laureen
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>Lc’ing may have been faster for weight loss for >you,but if you can’t stand it I would suggest working out 1hr.a >day.That’s what my old Re suggested because she said pcoers have to work >out more.I do it 5 times a wk.I know I have to do it.
Absolutely – I reduced my weight steadily from 175lbs to 133lbs and have been stable for 18 months. I didn’t actually low carb but I followed a low glycaemic index "diet" and did a shed load of exercise. I still exercise manically (and now adore it – despite being the girl at school who knew all the short cuts to the cross country runs). It’s definitely an accepted fact that PCOS sufferers have to do more exercise. I do 5 to 6 days a week, combining swimming, running, gym and step classes. At the end of the day it’s all about finding the method that suits you and your personality most. There’s no way I would have been suited to a low carb diet as such and wouldn’t have wished to follow one but I find low GI much less restrictive and I like work outs. I fully accept that other people hate exercise but do find success with low carb eating. It’s a personal thing for each of us – "one man’s meat, another man’s poison" and all that. There’s a good science newsgroup called "The physiological impact of diet" and I know that folks there have quite regularly posted links to sites which give extensive G.I. indexes. Personally I used a book called "The G.I. Factor" by Anthony Leeds et al but don’t know about it’s availability in the U.S. Alison. e mail: am…@medscape.com
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You might find rye bread (pumpernickle) pretty good – it is a very slow release carb (in relation to whole wheat bread) as it has a low G.I. Alison. e mail: am…@medscape.com
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Can you give us an example of what you eat during the day? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Xylenes wrote in message <19990405163052.29244.00003…@ng-fz1.aol.com>… >>Lc’ing may have been faster for weight loss for >>you,but if you can’t stand it I would suggest working out 1hr.a >>day.That’s what my old Re suggested because she said pcoers have to work >>out more.I do it 5 times a wk.I know I have to do it. >Absolutely – I reduced my weight steadily from 175lbs to 133lbs and have been >stable for 18 months. I didn’t actually low carb but I followed a low glycaemic >index "diet" and did a shed load of exercise. I still exercise manically (and >now adore it – despite being the girl at school who knew all the short cuts to >the cross country runs). It’s definitely an accepted fact that PCOS sufferers >have to do more exercise. I do 5 to 6 days a week, combining swimming, running, >gym and step classes. At the end of the day it’s all about finding the method >that suits you and your personality most. There’s no way I would have been >suited to a low carb diet as such and wouldn’t have wished to follow one but I >find low GI much less restrictive and I like work outs. I fully accept that >other people hate exercise but do find success with low carb eating. It’s a >personal thing for each of us – "one man’s meat, another man’s poison" and all >that. There’s a good science newsgroup called "The physiological impact of >diet" and I know that folks there have quite regularly posted links to sites >which give extensive G.I. indexes. Personally I used a book called "The G.I. >Factor" by Anthony Leeds et al but don’t know about it’s availability in the >U.S. >Alison. e mail: am…@medscape.com
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Absolutely – I reduced my weight steadily from 175lbs to 133lbs and have been >stable for 18 months. I didn’t actually low carb but I followed a low >glycaemic >index "diet" and did a shed load of exercise. I still exercise manically (and >now adore it – despite being the girl at school who knew all the short cuts >to >the cross country runs). It’s definitely an accepted fact that PCOS sufferers >have to do more exercise. I do 5 to 6 days a week, combining swimming, >running, >gym and step classes. At the end of the day it’s all about finding the method >that suits you and your personality most. There’s no way I would have been >suited to a low carb diet as such and wouldn’t have wished to follow one but >I >find low GI much less restrictive and I like work outs. I fully accept that >other people hate exercise but do find success with low carb eating. It’s a >personal thing for each of us – "one man’s meat, another man’s poison" and >all >that. There’s a good science newsgroup called "The physiological impact of >diet" and I know that folks there have quite regularly posted links to sites >which give extensive G.I. indexes. Personally I used a book called "The G.I. >Factor" by Anthony Leeds et al but don’t know about it’s availability in the >U.S.
Should also have said: 1) exercise reduces hperinsulinaemia and increases SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin) 2) I think (but couldn’t swear) the newsgroup on the physiological impact of diet is: sci.med.nutrition am…@medscape.com
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>Can you give us an example of what you eat during the day?
Sure – (speedy reply, eh?!) Breakfast varies but if I’m planning to take my exercise in the morning then I’ll usually have porridge made with skimmed milk as I find it makes me "jet propelled"! I know it’s v. popular with athletes for this reason. I jazz it up with some fruit (which actually raises the GI rating but then I’m only human). Another favourite is rye bread (100% rye wheat) with thinly sliced cheese – I tend to go for a strong tasting cheddar so that I don’t need too much which would push up the fat. If I’m working during the day (my hours vary hugely) then I tend to have 2 breakfasts – maybe a yoghurt and fruit when I get up and then ryebread and something when I get to work. I find eating smaller portions more frequently works best for me: i.e. I "graze". I’m a huge fan of pasta of lunch – it has a much lower GI than, say, wholewheat bread and again is another favourite of athletes for this reason. I use whole wheat and tend to have it with something like a home made tomato sauce and lots of lightly steamed veg (crunchy broccoli, carrots, mushrooms) or maybe fresh herbs (basil is a favourite). I tend to chuck in meat or egg from time to time.I also have lots of raw veg to nibble on. Dairy products are low GI and so I do eat a lot of low fat fromage frais and yoghurt, and also knock back glasses of skimmed milk a lot for energy fixes. In the evening I might have fish, veg and rice (basmati is low GI). Or maybe beans on toast (beans are low GI). Also tend to eat tofu quite a lot- maybe a stir fry made with marinated tofu? Basically I’m a snacker. Always have been. Always will be.My jaws really like to be in motion. Accordingly I make sure I’ve got lots of snacky things to hand like fruit and veg, nuts, oat based snacks etc. Fruits from a temperate climate (like apples and pears) are low GI whilst tropical fruits are higher GI. I have to say that my personal experience with fruit has convinced me that you don’t really need to worry about the sugar content unless you’re eating a lot of dried fruit. The benefits of eating fresh fruit far outweigh any disadvantages (plus they contain fructose which *may* have it’s advantages in the GI debate – but the jury is still out.)When I was actively losing weight my mother called me a fruit bat because of the amount I ate. But the beauty of it all is that adding a low GI food to a high GI food (e.g. having baked beans on a jacket potato) creates an intermediate GI meal. I would say that I never go more than 3 hours without eating (except at night time). I reckon I eat an absolute minimum of 2,500 cals a day (often more) and could not exercise the way I do on less. I don’t drink much alcohol (no more than 3 units a week and often I go weeks without any). I gave up caffeine quite a long time ago and tend to opt for herbal tea (like nettle or cammomile) or dandelion "coffee". After years on diet cola I’m now on caffeine free but am working on getting off that as I’m sure it’s dreadful for me. My daily diet tends to be pretty low fat although I still have sweet treats from time to time – I just try to make sure that they have some nutritional value – e.g. ice cream rather than chocolate fudge cake. I try not to have sugar replacement products as I worry about the effect these chemicals have and would rather my liver was given a fighting chance to do its job properly than deal with toxins like that. I think it’s really important ot stress that none of this was easy to do in one go – I made gradual changes over a period of time. I switched to various low fat products (dairy, spread) then I cut down on junk, then I got into raw fruit and veg… It’s very hard to make sudden changes and stick to them and I wouldn’t recommend that approach to anyone. On a positive note, I have periods like clockwork and my skin and hair look so much better. My energy levels are really up and I would say I haven’t looked back since adopting new ways of eating and living. I had my body fat percentage measured recently and it was 18.5% – and let me tell you I am no waif, it’s because of the muscle tone I have developed. But one thing is for sure – low carbing would not suit *me* because it simply doesn’t allow me to exercise strongly the way I want to. So if anyone out there is having major problems, be assured that there are sometimes alternatives which may suit an individual better. Alison. am…@medscape.com
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