Hello Ladies,

I had tests done in the past with several doctors, blood test,exams,..and the doctors that told me that I have pcos..which I fit the caterory when I have missed periods, facial hair, hair on my boobs,.. Once doctor suggest I go for sugrery...that was in 2008...but did not do surgery and doing my best on weight loss.

I am single, never been married, no kids.. I always been heavy and dealing with weight issues all my life.

I don't have diabetes..only hypertension, mental health which am taking medications to control it.

I need some advice on which diet plan to go...low carb or calorie counting with a balanced of whole grains, fruits? I am 43 and and had different doctors advices was to lose weight and the facial hair will go away. Any input would be grateful.

Thank you for listening..

Liliann

Its really what you feel confident about, for me a prefer calorie counting, I go between 1200 and 1400, this is just a recent thing for me but instantly feel more comfortable this way, I'm also trying to burn off at least half of what I consume. Try experimenting and find what is good for you, not sure if i'm helping but I hope I have, and good luck

What was the surgery for, I'm curious.

I just got my numbers back and have dropped my blood glucose from 104 down to 86. So I consider myself in recovery. If there is such a thing. Also, my metabolism is in working order.

I did that by calorie counting AND eating in a way similar to South Beach diet, pretty much swapping out the "white stuff" for good, wholesome carbs like whole wheat, sweet potatoes, etc. I have eliminated virtually all processed foods. If you want more information, I'm happy to provide it.

Additionally, I exercise, continually increasing and changing my efforts. I workout 6 days a week.

I'm a little extreme and I realize that. I don't think it has to be that hard, but that is what worked for me.

Also, did you know that losing just 5% of your weight should regulate your periods again?

I've tried many different diets. The one thing that works for me is eating 5 small meals per day, high protein, about 300 calories each. It keeps me from eating the wrong foods (junk food). I'm also trying to limit my intake of refined carbs, ie. pasta, white rice, white bread, etc. PCOS and insulin resistance go hand-in-hand, so maybe following a diabetic diet would help you. It may take some trial and error to figure out how your body reacts to certain foods. Feel free to PM me if you want to chat.

Stillwagon you reminded me:

There is a diet called the Insulin Resistance diet. It's basic principal is always making sure you eat a carb with a protein, like an apple with peanut butter or cereal with a hard boiled egg.

Also, I too eat six meals a day, about 200 calories each. Eating more frequent meals a day stabilizes the blood sugar better.

South Beach diet- our bodies have issues with carbs (I also have PCOS) and it's taken me over a year to finally figure out what to eat. I read tons of articles and found that a person with PCOS should consume around 40% carbs a day. To lose it's better if we get 20% to under 40%. I aim to eat less than 100 grams of carbs a day.

Over time I now find I can actually FEEL when I eat too many carbs.

All my doctors who knew ANYTHING about PCOS always said South Beach has helped all their PCOS patients.

I tried calorie counting- it didn't work long- and I found even if I ate all whole grains and good breads and so on the weight STILL didn't budge.

After my first two weeks of SBD I slowly brought carbs back in. I do get most of my carbs from veggies but of actual bread type items I limit myself to one thing a day. So either it'll be an arnold sandwich thin for breakfast or if I skip carbs at breakfast I'll have some multigrain pasta for dinner or something.

Good luck.

The South Beach diet IS very good for people with PCOS. The way I eat is akin to SB, but I don't go through the phase one part, and I follow some additional rules due to my insulin resistance.

I try to eat only 1 grain carb a day, getting all the rest of my carbs from vegetables. That carb is always whole grain. Some days I splurge and have 2 servings.

I eat corn extremely rarely. If I'm going to eat corn, I might as well eat its equivalent in pixie stix, as my Endocrinologist put it.

I try to eat a bean serving every day. Lately I haven't hit that as often, but they're a very good source of protein, carbs, and fiber.

If I'm going to eat a snack of only two macronutrients, protein is one of them. Protein and carb or protein and fat, never carb and fat. Of course, sometimes you get all three: Ryvita cracker with peanut butter!

It took me a long time and baby steps to get to this point. You certainly don't have to go whole hog right away, but it's always nice to know what other people are doing.

Good luck to you.