Go Atkins!

[sheddingflab]

Man am I glad I found this forum! I've known for a while I've had symptoms of PCOS. Acne, absent or irregular periods, strange hair growths in strange places lol. Unfortunately I have no medical insurance and can't afford a doctor's visit right now but its really good to know that Atkins can help with this! I have two children already so I'm not worried about my fertility but its good to know this WOE could help my skin and maybe reduce some hair growth hopefully! I was on Atkins years ago before I developed some of my other symptoms but I did have acne, and from what I remember it did clear up quite a bit on Atkins. Why did I ever stop Also I don't know if this is related to PCOS but a few months ago I started developing these little skin tags...a couple on my upper arm near the armpit area and in an elbow, and a couple on my neck. They were there for months and I was freaking out thinking I was developing skin cancer. Well I did my research and found out they were just skin tags which aparently are common on people who have insulin resistance. On the less than 2 weeks I've been back on Atkins and on Induction, THESE GROSS LITTLE SKIN TAGS HAVE DISSAPEARED COMPLETELY! Its freaken amazing...they were there for months! *sigh* I love Atkins

[*KatNip*]

Re: Go Atkins!

wow really?? I have a skin tag on my leg that keeps growing and I noticed it took off when I grained alot fo weight. I developed some on my neck and one on my eyelid, like you I freaked out about it! I really hope mine go away too, I also have other PCOS symptoms. I wsa not ovulating when I conceived my DD, it just happened and we got lucky and conceived, but I had gone a while without ovulation or a period. My "mustache" has gotten darker and I now have hairs on my chin. I really hope that my insulin resistance goes away! It's great that ur skin tags went away though, you must feel a whole lot better!

[sheddingflab]

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I still have hairs popping up on my chin, chest, and neck (Ew) but it seems to be slowing down a little bit, unless its just my imagination lol. I hope when I am thin again it goes away...I never had these problems when I was thin. Except for acne...always been a problem for me. The only time I saw a clearing was the first time I did Atkins. So I'm waiting for that to clear up more...but yes I'm glad the skin tags are gone....I didn't even notice a gradual dissapearance...just one day I realized they were gone and I know they were there a few days ago....