I have tried just bout everything, using my tredmill, walking, and swimming. Swimming is the best for me but I cant go swimming for a month due to the pool being closed. Its hard for me to walk cause my Akelies Tendons are too tight and I have problems walking up hills and such. I am currently taking Green Tea Extract Pills and I dont know if they are working because my drs scale has 13 lb difference!!!!
2006-09-09 16:15:12 · 35 answers · asked by queenmaeve1979 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
What sort of diet are you following? Diet is extremely important for PCOS patients because PCOS is an endocrine system disorder rather than a reproductive system disorder. Most cases of PCOS are caused by insulin resistance (IR). If you are insulin resistant, your body takes longer than normal to stabilize glucose levels, so the pancreas releases more insulin than is needed because it "thinks" that the body doesn't have enough. That excess insulin accumulates in the body and is thought to cause the ovaries to produce too many male hormones, which causes PCOS. Insulin resistance also is what makes it hard for us to lose weight.
Many PCOS patients do well on a diet recommended for diabetics, due to our insulin problems. For most of us, this means few carbs (particularly white, processed ones) and little sugar. This sort of diet helps keep our glucose levels stable and reduces the amount of extra insulin in the body. Many PCOS patients also take metformin (glucophage), which treats insulin resistance and can help with weight loss and ovarian function.
The most important thing is to keep active. It can be very hard for us to lose weight with only diet or only exercise, but with both together it is possible. Any kind of exercise you can do will help, as long as you keep your heart rate up and keep moving. You may want to consider being tested for insulin resistance and talking to your doctor to see whether metformin could help you. It is no substitute for a healthy diet and exercise routine, but it can help treat the underlying problem that could be hindering your weight loss.
2006-09-11 12:49:17 · answer #1 · answered by purplerose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're interested in trying the Cambridge Diet I think you could have great success! It's one of these diets where, if followed, you absolutely WILL lose weight. It's impossible not too. The website below has great information available on this diet, however, in a nutshell it has several variations/programs to choose from to fit your lifestyle, is very healthy and safe and has been around for over 30 years. It's inexepensive and comes with a money back guarantee. I just lost 30 lbs on it. I don't have PCOS, however, I can sympathize to a degree because I have a long and intimate history of cysts and have family members who suffer from PCOS. I used the diet to kick my "freaky slow" metabolism back into gear after having a baby. Good luck to you in whatever you decide! The website has a number you can call and an email address if you have additional questions. I'd suggest going to "The Diet" to get the details you're looking for.
2006-09-09 16:38:55 · answer #2 · answered by 'tisJustMe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My gynecologist put me on Metformin and it helped a lot. Be careful that you aren't getting estrogen from your environment. I read a great book called "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause-Balance Your Hormones and Your Life From Thirty to Fifty" by John R Lee and it was very helpful. I hope that helps you too. It shows all the ways we get estrogen from the environment and how if we are heavier, we produce more estrogen, and it's a vicious cycle.
2006-09-09 16:21:57 · answer #3 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stand up and walk atleast 5 mins after evry 2 hours while working
2016-07-27 23:51:04 · answer #4 · answered by Lenora 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go 20 mph on your bike for 6 1 2 minutes
2016-03-10 21:01:32 · answer #5 · answered by Lorena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fly a kite for 20 minutes
2017-03-16 12:45:18 · answer #6 · answered by Samantha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This page has info on losing weight. Click on diet and menstruation to see how it helps PCOS.
Diets do not work. 99% of people gain the weight back. Here is how it works. No one teaches the animal what to eat and what not to eat. He knows instinctively what to eat. Humans also have the same instinct. The way it works is just eat whatever tastes good and that will be healthy for you and non-fattening. That is why a baby tastes everything. So again whatever tastes good, is good for you. This is why you will spit out spoiled milk.
But wait!!! Man has the technology to create rat poison. It tastes like healthy food (good taste) but kills the rat. So man has done that to you. Note- any food unaltered by man (uncooked) that tastes good, is good for you. So if you are stranded in the woods, that is how you know what to eat (cooking changes that). So man has created fake fruit. It tastes like fruit that exists in nature but it is terrrible for health, addictive and fattening called sweets.
So it is natural to like real sweets called fruit, like a baby does, but they have fooled you just like the rat. But they do not want to kill you. They want you to become obese so you will buy lots of their foods. This is called GOOD BUSINESS. Remember the above (not on site) and see site below to re-learn how to eat so you can be thin and fit for life.
http://phifoundation.org
2006-09-09 16:23:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Eat an apple instead of bottled juice
2015-12-17 17:29:28 · answer #8 · answered by Seth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
waist dance to the radio or tap out a beat on the steering wheel while driving
2016-08-14 08:21:56 · answer #9 · answered by Jesse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you find yourself at a weight loss plateau up the duration of your exercise routine by five minutes
2016-01-05 17:04:04 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋