Sukiyaki
Sat, Apr-15-06, 14:31
Hello Everyone!!
My name is Susan. I'm 36 years old, from Columbus, Ohio. I weigh aprox 355 and have an ultimate goal weight of 140 give or take 10 lbs, depending on my dress size at goal. I was diagnosed with PCOS at 16 after starving myself and STILL gaining 10 lbs every month. The Dr at the time said I could take BC if I wanted a cycle, but otherwise I would just continue to gain weight and there was nothing I could do about it. I never did any major diet efforts because I didnt think they would work.
My brother came home with info on the atkins plan a few years ago. Ironically we had the book published in the 70's in our home already. The plan made sense, and researching I learned it had helped women with PCOS lose weight (also all the health issues associated with PCOS I wasnt aware of) so I tried it out. I lost about 25 lbs in a month, but with family issues, stress and poor planning I wasnt able to keep it up. The weight didnt start coming back until over a year or more later, so I believe it is a sound plan, and my results weren't just loss of "water weight". I have been saying since that I would start up again, but havent as of yet. My mom recently became ill and I've found that I'm eating because of stress, which is something I normally dont do, and this has caused me to gain even more weight.
I am gearing up to start again, but want to do a modified version of atkins. I've been hearing a lot about the IR diet, which says atkins worked so well, not because of the high protein, but because it provided adequate protein. I dont think I will lose as quickly, but I think I have a better chance of maintaining the lifestyle and not getting bored or off track because of poor planning.
I havent purchased the IR book yet, but plan to soon. I am VERY inspired by the changes the members of this forum have made and hope to one day be an inspiration to someone else. I'm open to any tips or advice you have to share!
Thanks for having me!!
~Susan
My name is Susan. I'm 36 years old, from Columbus, Ohio. I weigh aprox 355 and have an ultimate goal weight of 140 give or take 10 lbs, depending on my dress size at goal. I was diagnosed with PCOS at 16 after starving myself and STILL gaining 10 lbs every month. The Dr at the time said I could take BC if I wanted a cycle, but otherwise I would just continue to gain weight and there was nothing I could do about it. I never did any major diet efforts because I didnt think they would work.
My brother came home with info on the atkins plan a few years ago. Ironically we had the book published in the 70's in our home already. The plan made sense, and researching I learned it had helped women with PCOS lose weight (also all the health issues associated with PCOS I wasnt aware of) so I tried it out. I lost about 25 lbs in a month, but with family issues, stress and poor planning I wasnt able to keep it up. The weight didnt start coming back until over a year or more later, so I believe it is a sound plan, and my results weren't just loss of "water weight". I have been saying since that I would start up again, but havent as of yet. My mom recently became ill and I've found that I'm eating because of stress, which is something I normally dont do, and this has caused me to gain even more weight.
I am gearing up to start again, but want to do a modified version of atkins. I've been hearing a lot about the IR diet, which says atkins worked so well, not because of the high protein, but because it provided adequate protein. I dont think I will lose as quickly, but I think I have a better chance of maintaining the lifestyle and not getting bored or off track because of poor planning.
I havent purchased the IR book yet, but plan to soon. I am VERY inspired by the changes the members of this forum have made and hope to one day be an inspiration to someone else. I'm open to any tips or advice you have to share!
Thanks for having me!!
~Susan