On the right track finally...

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Registered: 04-19-2004
On the right track finally...
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Sun, 06-26-2005 - 12:06pm

Hi It's me again...I went to the doctors last friday, after bursting into tears and telling her how upsetting this whole PCOS stuff is and that I am having a heck of a time losing weight, she put me on a new birth control pill and also on metformin (usually prescribed for diabetics) to help with the insulin resistance and suggested I go on the south beach diet. One week down on the diet and I'm down 11 lbs with the help of the metformin. It further solidifies that I wasn't just some crazy fat lady going into the doctors office, the metformin has actually helped me. THree months ago I did southbeach on my own and only lost a lb and 1/2...now with the metformin in one week I've lost 11, that tells me there really was something wrong and I wasn't just some overeating slob.

Anyhow, last week AF was visiting so I'm starting back up the exercise program, which will be challenging since it's brutally humid here. I also got a monthly shipment of vemma which gives me tons of energy so we are on the right track finally.

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Tue, 06-28-2005 - 12:35pm
It was really just the principal of the whole thing, I was cranky because of the humidity and the disrupted sleep, I have two spaces, so I just parked behind him initially but he was parked in the end that I normally park my car and this is the 2nd time someone from the 3rd floor has decided it's perfectly okay to use my extra space as their own so I made him move it.
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Registered: 08-18-2003
Tue, 06-28-2005 - 2:03pm
Miranda...what 'moxie' of you!!
~~ Steffy ~~
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Registered: 05-04-2005
Wed, 06-29-2005 - 11:15am
I went online to read more about it, but it said I needed to join their group. Ugh! More joining things. lol. So, I was curious. What is the diet?

~pineapple_girl

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Wed, 06-29-2005 - 2:46pm

Basically the first two weeks (Phase 1) you eat no fruit, no breads or "carbs" to cleanse your body of that. You eat meats (lean), veggies, nuts, low fat cheeses, eggs etc. then you move on to phase 2 which you add back in, just a little bit of certain fruits and certain carbs. Basically you eat the carbs (bread products) a few times a week. So if you want to eat a sandwich, say have one on monday but don't have anymore carbs for teh rest of the week or several days later.

There is a list of "acceptable" foods through each phase, you stay on phase 2 until you are at goal weight and then you move on to phase 3 as maintaining your weight.

You should go to the library and get the book. The first 3 days on it are the worse, especially if you are a sugar/carb hound like me I got really bad headaches. But once you are past that, you really aren't hungry, I had to kind of force myself to eat because you feel satisfied most of the time.

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Registered: 05-04-2005
Wed, 06-29-2005 - 4:13pm

Cool. I figured, if I can lose 6-10lbs in 2 weeks, cool. :) But yeah, sugar/carb hound here too. Gotta have my burgers. WITH buns. LOL.

Hmmm....at least I could get down a size or close to it, and my clothes would fit. And then work on a more normal diet for myself when I get back. Hmmmm.....

But that also means I have to go grocery shopping, I don't have money. Bleah. Eating good is expensive!

~pineapple_girl

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Registered: 08-18-2003
Wed, 06-29-2005 - 4:50pm

Cher...you know what a burger fanatic I am too!

~~ Steffy ~~

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