Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Doctor's Reaction To Atkins

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Mike, Thanks for the kind words and reply. However, (laughing), I don’t believe I used that dirty word!!! (toning). You’re gonna get me in big trouble if any of my mfw mates see that line. I distinctly recall saying ‘Butch up, Beyatch, do some squats!" You remember now don’t you. <grin OK, glad we got that straight. Heheh. Glad to see you back posting and doing well! — -Badger <baj7d[at]virginia[dot]edu

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Mike, Thanks for the kind words and reply. However, (laughing), I don’t believe I used that dirty word!!! (toning). You’re gonna get me in big trouble if any of my mfw mates see that line. I distinctly recall saying ‘Butch up, Beyatch, do some squats!" You remember now don’t you. <grin OK, glad we got that straight. Heheh. Glad to see you back posting and doing well! — -Badger <baj7d[at]virginia[dot]edu

Ooops! Sorry about that. You get the idea though. Both of you are advocating I take up the weights, which I will do. I’ll be more careful in the future not to get you in trouble! — Mike, The Kansas Viking 210/185/175 Atkins 7/01/00 http://midusa.net/~vikings1/index.htm

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mm with really garlicy garlic bread….. I miss the way it tasted, not the way it felt to eat like that…

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I’ve converted another doctor!  My Dad told me yesterday that he is recommending to all of his overweight patients that they go on a low carb diet.  He wasn’t so sure when I first started, but has been impressed by how well I’ve been doing.  He actually told me that I haven’t looked this good since high school! Kathy B. 245/156/135 2/15/00

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds. I felt pretty good about this but I hadn’t really started Atkins just yet.

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That’s wonderful Kathy! and oh my gosh by your numbers I would think the entire town where you live would be l-c! Totally awesome progress! Tinakaye

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve converted another doctor!  My Dad told me yesterday that he is recommending to all of his overweight patients that they go on a low carb diet.  He wasn’t so sure when I first started, but has been impressed by how well I’ve been doing.  He actually told me that I haven’t looked this good since high school! Kathy B. 245/156/135 2/15/00 I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds. I felt pretty good about this but I hadn’t really started Atkins just yet.

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Wow, Kathy, that’s great! Jake — This Week: Induction Special http://communities.msn.com/webjake Induction FAQ’s with 12  Recipes —

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve converted another doctor!  My Dad told me yesterday that he is recommending to all of his overweight patients that they go on a low carb diet.  He wasn’t so sure when I first started, but has been impressed by how well I’ve been doing.  He actually told me that I haven’t looked this good since high school! Kathy B. 245/156/135 2/15/00 I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds. I felt pretty good about this but I hadn’t really started Atkins just yet.

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That is wonderful – especially since you have only been lc since february!! — -Beth BikeE FX, AT and rans gliss Anchorage, Alaska http://home.gci.net/~dawg/

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve converted another doctor!  My Dad told me yesterday that he is recommending to all of his overweight patients that they go on a low carb diet.  He wasn’t so sure when I first started, but has been impressed by how well I’ve been doing.  He actually told me that I haven’t looked this good since high school! Kathy B. 245/156/135 2/15/00 I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds. I felt pretty good about this but I hadn’t really started Atkins just yet.

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Thanks Jake! Kathy B.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Wow, Kathy, that’s great! Jake — This Week: Induction Special http://communities.msn.com/webjake Induction FAQ’s with 12  Recipes

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That is great.. My ob/gyn is fully versed in Atkins too.. she tells me that it is the best thing for PCOS and to lose weight.  I am glad that doctors are becoming more fully versed in the LC WOL….

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds. I felt pretty good about this but I hadn’t really started Atkins just yet. He wanted to know what I was doing and I told him I was low carbing and had cut out a lot of the carbs in my diet. Now I never mentioned Atkins at anytime up to this point. He said that not all carbs are bad and that this "whole Atkins generation" went and cut out "all" carbs. I told him that it wasn’t the case and that the only time I cut carbs to bare bones was during induction and that Atkins was the diet that I was on. He mentioned that after about three weeks you begin to feel bad and have no energy. I laughed and told him of my daily regimen and I would like to put it up against anyone doing carbs. He said that obviously I had proven that wrong and that it was working for me. I actually think I had almost converted him over before we were through. He is a good doctor and I like him a lot. Plus he is from St. Paul, Minnesota originally so he’s a Vikings fan. That always helps! Anyway he thought all my readings were great. He said my LDL was a little high but was nothing to worry about with my lifestyle the way it is. He was encouraged and never tried to talk me out of doing Atkins. Just focus on the complex carbs with fiber. A good visit overall. I even noticed they had a PSA test done with the blood work. It was good too. And for us guys approaching 50 we like PSA tests. Sure beats the other method of prostate examination! Just thought it was interesting how all I did was mention LC and the first thing he said was Atkins. Some prejudices die hard!! — Mike, The Kansas Viking 210/185/175 Atkins 7/01/00 http://midusa.net/~vikings1/index.htm

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I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds. I felt pretty good about this but I hadn’t really started Atkins just yet. He wanted to know what I was doing and I told him I was low carbing and had cut out a lot of the carbs in my diet. Now I never mentioned Atkins at anytime up to this point. He said that not all carbs are bad and that this "whole Atkins generation" went and cut out "all" carbs. I told him that it wasn’t the case and that the only time I cut carbs to bare bones was during induction and that Atkins was the diet that I was on. He mentioned that after about three weeks you begin to feel bad and have no energy. I laughed and told him of my daily regimen and I would like to put it up against anyone doing carbs. He said that obviously I had proven that wrong and that it was working for me. I actually think I had almost converted him over before we were through. He is a good doctor and I like him a lot. Plus he is from St. Paul, Minnesota originally so he’s a Vikings fan. That always helps! Anyway he thought all my readings were great. He said my LDL was a little high but was nothing to worry about with my lifestyle the way it is. He was encouraged and never tried to talk me out of doing Atkins. Just focus on the complex carbs with fiber. A good visit overall. I even noticed they had a PSA test done with the blood work. It was good too. And for us guys approaching 50 we like PSA tests. Sure beats the other method of prostate examination! Just thought it was interesting how all I did was mention LC and the first thing he said was Atkins. Some prejudices die hard!! — Mike, The Kansas Viking 210/185/175 Atkins 7/01/00 http://midusa.net/~vikings1/index.htm

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Wonderful news Mike, we need all the good doctors we can get on the l-c wagon! Your doing great by the way, nice numbers! Tinakaye

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds.

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Wonderful news Mike, we need all the good doctors we can get on the l-c wagon! Your doing great by the way, nice numbers! Tinakaye

Thanks Tina. Right now I am just trying to not gain any weight because of the holiday season. I have been maintaining but with a struggle here and there the last month. I just want to get through the holidays to the first of the year and then dedicate myself to the final goal. PS: I have been to your site and seen your pictures. You have had an incredible journey and done a fantastic job. Congratulations!! — Mike, The Kansas Viking 210/185/175 Atkins 7/01/00 http://midusa.net/~vikings1/index.htm

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That’s great Mike-  convert that puppy! Jake — "Don’t be mean to music geeks.  You might be buying their CDs one day." Linda Jackson

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds. I felt pretty good about this but I hadn’t really started Atkins just yet. He wanted to know what I was doing and I told him I was low carbing and had cut out a lot of the carbs in my diet. Now I never mentioned Atkins at anytime up to this point. He said that not all carbs are bad and that this "whole Atkins generation" went and cut out "all" carbs. I told him that it wasn’t the case and that the only time I cut carbs to bare bones was during induction and that Atkins was the diet that I was on. He mentioned that after about three weeks you begin to feel bad and have no energy. I laughed and told him of my daily regimen and I would like to put it up against anyone doing carbs. He said that obviously I had proven that wrong and that it was working for me. I actually think I had almost converted him over before we were through. He is a good doctor and I like him a lot. Plus he is from St. Paul, Minnesota originally so he’s a Vikings fan. That always helps! Anyway he thought all my readings were great. He said my LDL was a little high but was nothing to worry about with my lifestyle the way it is. He was encouraged and never tried to talk me out of doing Atkins. Just focus on the complex carbs with fiber. A good visit overall. I even noticed they had a PSA test done with the blood work. It was good too. And for us guys approaching 50 we like PSA tests. Sure beats the other method of prostate examination! Just thought it was interesting how all I did was mention LC and the first thing he said was Atkins. Some prejudices die hard!! — Mike, The Kansas Viking 210/185/175 Atkins 7/01/00 http://midusa.net/~vikings1/index.htm

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That is great news Mike.  I remember listening to Dr.Atkins on the radio around ‘84-’85.  The press  and their expet Dr.s treated him and LC like a criminal.  It’s great to hear that 15 years later Dr.s are finally saying Hmmmmmm! Todd – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I had lost 25 pounds. He then informed me that since I had been in the last time which was in March I had lost 32 pounds. I felt pretty good about this but I hadn’t really started Atkins just yet. He wanted to know what I was doing and I told him I was low carbing and had cut out a lot of the carbs in my diet. Now I never mentioned Atkins at anytime up to this point. He said that not all carbs are bad and that this "whole Atkins generation" went and cut out "all" carbs. I told him that it wasn’t the case and that the only time I cut carbs to bare bones was during induction and that Atkins was the diet that I was on. He mentioned that after about three weeks you begin to feel bad and have no energy. I laughed and told him of my daily regimen and I would like to put it up against anyone doing carbs. He said that obviously I had proven that wrong and that it was working for me. I actually think I had almost converted him over before we were through. He is a good doctor and I like him a lot. Plus he is from St. Paul, Minnesota originally so he’s a Vikings fan. That always helps! Anyway he thought all my readings were great. He said my LDL was a little high but was nothing to worry about with my lifestyle the way it is. He was encouraged and never tried to talk me out of doing Atkins. Just focus on the complex carbs with fiber. A good visit overall. I even noticed they had a PSA test done with the blood work. It was good too. And for us guys approaching 50 we like PSA tests. Sure beats the other method of prostate examination! Just thought it was interesting how all I did was mention LC and the first thing he said was Atkins. Some prejudices die hard!!

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That is great.. My ob/gyn is fully versed in Atkins too.. she tells me that it is the best thing for PCOS and to lose weight.  I am glad that doctors are becoming more fully versed in the LC WOL….

It really is great. I was worried that he would do this rant on me and he didn’t. Like he was saying, not all carbs are bad. He advocates some pasta but like he was telling me it’s the way people eat pasta the hurts them. He said that most people don’t eat breakfast then have a little something for lunch. By the time supper comes around they are famished and eat this huge plate of pasta. (spaghetti in my case) Then they just lay there on the couch and it turns to fat. I had to laugh because that described me to a tee. I could eat a ton of spaghetti of an evening. He’s a pretty savvy doctor. — Mike, The Kansas Viking 210/185/175 Atkins 7/01/00 http://midusa.net/~vikings1/index.htm

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Mike, that was a great post and gives me a segue to talk about my next check up, but before I do, let me say, you sure showed him what is possible and that if you do it right low carbing does not limit your physical abilities. I’ve been to your page and chatted with you about your weight training and can confirm you have done a marvelous job, and your weight training is super. Did you ever find a new gym?

I haven’t got to another one yet but am planning on working at home this year after the first of Jan. I did think of our conversation after talking to the doctor. He made the suggestion that you did when we talked last. He said maybe instead of losing more weight that I should now concentrate on adding weight training and shaping and toning. You are both right of course but I would like to lose another 10 of fat and maybe gain it back as muscle. Now THAT is easier said than done!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Next week I go in for strength testing as I enter a study to measure the effect of some experimental therapy designed to normalize, or optimize the body’s natural hormone balance. The Doc was just amazed that since the time of the last visit, already having leaned out quite a bit in the last year that when I walked in last Friday, my weight was down another 15lbs, and I looked fine. He said ‘what have you been doing’, almost incredulous, and I just said ‘oh, eating clean, working out a little’, and smiled. At any rate, they’ll be testing my strenght on some ergo machines and the bike and snorkel. I’ve always had some naturally good attributes, with all the training I’ve done over the years, and lately discovered that even with my layoff, I’ve come back to better than PR lifts in the Leg Extension and the back and Bicep machines. So now I’m psyched to also make a good showing when they test me, heh, like wondering if anyone had ever broken their equipment, <innocent grin: "gee doc, guess I didn’t know my own strength". My plan is to get an idea of the type of equipment they use, and then specifically train to be good at that movement or in that muscle group. At the baseline event, I’ll just kinda use 3/4 power, and then with the regimen and training, I’ll have the goal to really tear up, showing them that LCing is not a deterrent in either strength or endurance. Thanks for the great post and the motivation to really go for it! LCers rule!! — -Badger

Congratulations Badger. You are doing fantastic. Go for it and put the hurt on that doctors equipment!! — Mike, The Kansas Viking 210/185/175 Atkins 7/01/00 http://midusa.net/~vikings1/index.htm

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Wonderful news Mike, we need all the good doctors we can get on the l-c wagon! Your doing great by the way, nice numbers! Tinakaye Thanks Tina. Right now I am just trying to not gain any weight because of the holiday season. I have been maintaining but with a struggle here and there the last month. I just want to get through the holidays to the first of the year and then dedicate myself to the final goal. PS: I have been to your site and seen your pictures. You have had an incredible journey and done a fantastic job. Congratulations!! — Mike, The Kansas Viking

awwww thanks Mike, the journey has been  fun and its been so much easier since I found this newsgroup and all the support there in! It sounds as if your right on track and have a great plan Tinakaye

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I had my doctor appointment last week to go over the results of my physical and blood tests. He was amazed at the progress I had made and I told him I He mentioned that after about three weeks you begin to feel bad and have no energy. I laughed and told him of my daily regimen and I would like to put it up against anyone doing carbs. He said that obviously I had proven that

Mike, that was a great post and gives me a segue to talk about my next check up, but before I do, let me say, you sure showed him what is possible and that if you do it right low carbing does not limit your physical abilities. I’ve been to your page and chatted with you about your weight training and can confirm you have done a marvelous job, and your weight training is super. Did you ever find a new gym? Next week I go in for strength testing as I enter a study to measure the effect of some experimental therapy designed to normalize, or optimize the body’s natural hormone balance. The Doc was just amazed that since the time of the last visit, already having leaned out quite a bit in the last year that when I walked in last Friday, my weight was down another 15lbs, and I looked fine. He said ‘what have you been doing’, almost incredulous, and I just said ‘oh, eating clean, working out a little’, and smiled. At any rate, they’ll be testing my strenght on some ergo machines and the bike and snorkel. I’ve always had some naturally good attributes, with all the training I’ve done over the years, and lately discovered that even with my layoff, I’ve come back to better than PR lifts in the Leg Extension and the back and Bicep machines. So now I’m psyched to also make a good showing when they test me, heh, like wondering if anyone had ever broken their equipment, <innocent grin: "gee doc, guess I didn’t know my own strength". My plan is to get an idea of the type of equipment they use, and then specifically train to be good at that movement or in that muscle group. At the baseline event, I’ll just kinda use 3/4 power, and then with the regimen and training, I’ll have the goal to really tear up, showing them that LCing is not a deterrent in either strength or endurance. Thanks for the great post and the motivation to really go for it! LCers rule!! — -Badger <baj7d[at]virginia[dot]edu

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