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About a year and a half ago I started gaining weight. A lot of weight for me. Now I've never been a super skinny girl. I like myself at a size 10. 5'7" and 140 looks best on me. When the weight gain started, I also stopped having periods. I didn't think much of it since my periods have been on and off since my tubal ligation several years ago. (pregnancy and I don't get on well.)
It started to worry me though, when I gained 50 pounds, and was gaining more daily. I felt terrible, looked awful and everyone noticed how much I'd gained. My daughter came out to live with me this summer and the first words out of her mouth were, "Mom, you're so fat!".
I went to the gyno this last autumn for my yearly lube oil and filter. I mentioned that I'd been gaining weight, and that I'd stopped having periods. I told him how scared I was of the weight I'd been gaining. My dad had been in the hospital for a gastric bypass earlier in the year. He almost died from complications. I told the doctor that I never wanted to be in that situation ever again.
He ran some blood tests, he talked to me about PCOS, and explained how it works and what happens. He suggested that I cut down my carb intake, but said, "You don't need to go as far as Atkins." I nearly rolled off the table laughing. I always thought that Atkins was the biggest load of bull excrement ever thought up. I hated the entire idea. I told him not to worry about it, I wasn't going to do Atkins. He then told me what can happen if I just let this problem go. He hit my fear trigger point. Cancer.
I got sent home with a bottle of pregesterone and something to look up on the net.
The more I looked, the more people suggested to try atkins in association with pcos. I figured what the ****. I had a trip coming up with some frends, then I'd try atkins for a week and see what happened. My start date was the day I got back to town. I went on my trip, and I was misearable. none of these people had seen me as heavy as I was, and I could see it when they looked at me. I knew I was fat. It became my inspiration. By the time we got together again, I was going to weigh a lot less.
Went home and started atkins. Induction was ****, but I made it through with the help of sugar free watermelon jello and remembering the looks on my friends faces when they saw how I looked. That, and a good healthy fear of death.
Since the beginning of October I have lost 30 pounds. My periods are regular again. I still have cramps like crazy, but they are slowly getting better too. I'm back into size 10 clothes!!! I still want to get back down to 140 (20 pounds left to go). People are telling me how good I look. Even my ex-husband whom I hadn't seen in years just came out for a visit and told me how good I looked. The best part is the bottle of progesterone I brought home from the doctor is still sitting unopened in my bathroom cabinet.
Well today I stumbled upon this bulletin board and I saw how many other women are doing the exact same thing. That they had the same problems and I was beyond thrilled! I'm not alone!! I've read a ton of the posts in this sub-forum and you are all an inspiration to me.
Thank you girls, for having a place to go to help me when I need it the most.
It started to worry me though, when I gained 50 pounds, and was gaining more daily. I felt terrible, looked awful and everyone noticed how much I'd gained. My daughter came out to live with me this summer and the first words out of her mouth were, "Mom, you're so fat!".
I went to the gyno this last autumn for my yearly lube oil and filter. I mentioned that I'd been gaining weight, and that I'd stopped having periods. I told him how scared I was of the weight I'd been gaining. My dad had been in the hospital for a gastric bypass earlier in the year. He almost died from complications. I told the doctor that I never wanted to be in that situation ever again.
He ran some blood tests, he talked to me about PCOS, and explained how it works and what happens. He suggested that I cut down my carb intake, but said, "You don't need to go as far as Atkins." I nearly rolled off the table laughing. I always thought that Atkins was the biggest load of bull excrement ever thought up. I hated the entire idea. I told him not to worry about it, I wasn't going to do Atkins. He then told me what can happen if I just let this problem go. He hit my fear trigger point. Cancer.
I got sent home with a bottle of pregesterone and something to look up on the net. The more I looked, the more people suggested to try atkins in association with pcos. I figured what the ****. I had a trip coming up with some frends, then I'd try atkins for a week and see what happened. My start date was the day I got back to town. I went on my trip, and I was misearable. none of these people had seen me as heavy as I was, and I could see it when they looked at me. I knew I was fat. It became my inspiration. By the time we got together again, I was going to weigh a lot less.
Went home and started atkins. Induction was ****, but I made it through with the help of sugar free watermelon jello and remembering the looks on my friends faces when they saw how I looked. That, and a good healthy fear of death.
Since the beginning of October I have lost 30 pounds. My periods are regular again. I still have cramps like crazy, but they are slowly getting better too. I'm back into size 10 clothes!!! I still want to get back down to 140 (20 pounds left to go). People are telling me how good I look. Even my ex-husband whom I hadn't seen in years just came out for a visit and told me how good I looked. The best part is the bottle of progesterone I brought home from the doctor is still sitting unopened in my bathroom cabinet.
Well today I stumbled upon this bulletin board and I saw how many other women are doing the exact same thing. That they had the same problems and I was beyond thrilled! I'm not alone!! I've read a ton of the posts in this sub-forum and you are all an inspiration to me.
Thank you girls, for having a place to go to help me when I need it the most.
ha !!
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