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    WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

    Hi Everyone! My name is Cindy and I'm from St. Louis. I just started the Atkins one week ago for the first time (and have lost 6 lbs). I stumbled across this bulletin board while doing some reach and came across this section on PCOS. I also have PCOS. I am now divorced. However I spent 3 years of my marrage trying to concieve through IUI's and 1 IVF (successful). I am "wowed" at the correclation of you all talking about PCOS and Atkins. Especially by those of you that said you have conceived while on Atkins?? I would love to hear more of those stores! I guess it does make since that by having a great weight loss your body hormones "go back to normal" as well as fertility? I would love to hear anymore that anyone has to contribute to the correlation of PCOS and Atkins! So far I LOVE this diet. I'm never hungry, I'm eating better and I have real food in my fridge and am enjoying cooking again. I'm exercising and I have energy, whats there not to love about this diet!!

    Thanks,
    Cindy
    223/214/150


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    Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

    Welcome to ADBB and to Atkins.

    talk with your doc about the role of insulin in the interference of the production steps in the reactions to produce estrogen. Since eating low carb less insulin is needed and less is produced there is less to interfer with this estrogen production. estrogen levels go up and if you couldn't concieve because of that Atkins "cures" your infertility. There are however other reasons associated with PCOS that interfer with fertilitysuch as too scarring and those can't be helped bt just eating Atkins.
    by the book atkinseer

    started 6/1/02 at 313
    goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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      Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

      Hello Cindy,
      Welcome to Atkins and ADBB. We are so glad you found us. I hope your stay is a long one. If you need anything feel free to PM me.
      ~Lauren~



      support? Isn't it time to give some back?
      Ask a mod how today.

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        Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

        Hello Cindy, welcome to Atkins. So glad you found this board, it has helped me do what I thought I could never do. Lose weight and stay on a diet. Thanks to this board, I have been on this diet for 5 weeks, my medication has already been lowered due to the changes in my insulin resistanace. I know take less glucophage and hopefully within the next few months, I will be completely off of it.

        Good luck, and congrats for starting and doing well your first week.




        Restarted: 08/20/2007

        248/240/150

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        • #5
          Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

          Welcome aboard StLCindy!!!!!!!!!!! It is good to meet ya. You will really like the board. There is so much motivation going on here, you wouldn't believe it. I live in Southern Ill. I worked for a while in Forest Park Hospital and been to St. Peters quite a few times. Hope to see ya around and to chat with ya.

          Michele

          Female/married/40
          Restart date 3/1/06
          Beginning wt. 290, Restart wt. 270/ cw259/gw 175







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            Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

            Hey Cindy! Welcome aboard! I was first diagnosed about 10 years ago. Like you I have found this WOE to curb the appetite and am loving the energy I am starting to feel on it.
            Elsie150
            Female 44, 5'
            SW241/CW215/GW150
            Never Ending Induction Recipes
            http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html

            You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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              Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

              Thanks Girls for all of the nice welcomes! You all are so sweet and yes its great to have such support during an exciting time in our lives. I went to a party this weekend. I know we are not suppose to drink alcohol during the Induction, but I had too, so I drank Mich Ultra Low Carb... like 6 bottles. I was bad. But here it is Monday morning again and I'm up and back on the saddle ! =)

              Hope everyone has a great week !

              Cindy


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                Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

                good for you for getting back in the saddle. See you in the other forums!!
                Elsie150
                Female 44, 5'
                SW241/CW215/GW150
                Never Ending Induction Recipes
                http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...n-recipes.html

                You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it. ~Maya Angelo~

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                  Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

                  Hi I also have PCOS and I've read it does regulate ur levels but I dunno bout the hormones I don't really feel any change in hair growth or anything to that nature...and I always believed I was infertile seeing how I've never gotten pregnant and wasn't on birth control most of the times I wasn't exactly "trying" to conceive anything...but u catch my drift...lol..

                  I do feel less hungry and more energy as you stated...my sugar cravings are also reducing..





                  5'3" 1/2!!! lol (yes the half counts...)
                  27/F/MI

                  Short term goals:
                  195
                  185

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                  • #10
                    Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

                    Excellent report. Atkins helps greatly with PCOS. It's kinda hard for me to stay on plan though.
                    If I said it, I meant it.

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                    • #11
                      Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

                      Welcome Cindy! Yeah, Atkins has been so helpful for me. My body is very intolerant of Metforim to a scary degree, so every little bit helps!
                      230/154? /145

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                      • #12
                        Re: WOW I can't believe Atkins helps PCOS !

                        Yes, Atkins can cure fertility issues i am living proof. I have never been diagnosed specifically with PCOS, but i have had major issues with cysts on my ovaries. When i was 19 i even had surgery to have cysts removed on both ovaries and they even removed part of each ovary at the time. I have had recurring cysts over the years. i tried for 16 YEARS of marriage to get pregnant with no such luck. Then in 2003 i went on atkins. After 5 mos on Atkins i was PREGNANT! i had a healthy baby boy who is now 21 mos old! Did i get pregnant after 16 yrs by coincidence..or was it the Atkins? you decide..i believe without a doubt it was eating Atkins!
                        SW 301/Lowest 220/Restart 285/CW 285/GW 160

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                        highest 301 lbs http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...arenBefore.jpg

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