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Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 01-15-2017, 07:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,604
Posted By Rana
Hi all! I'm still around, even if I don't...

Hi all!

I'm still around, even if I don't come here often. I started with no sugar on January 1st, and it's been going well. Last night, I almost succumbed, because I am PMSing, but I managed to...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 10-16-2016, 12:03 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,519
Posted By Rana
I've been doing the 1000 mg with no side effects...

I've been doing the 1000 mg with no side effects so far, so yay!

I'll keep doing this for the next month or so until I see my doctor again. I'm still trying to get my lab results, but I've been...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 10-16-2016, 12:00 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,920
Posted By Rana
Hi! I also didn't want children, so I always...

Hi! I also didn't want children, so I always wondered about that.

First, I went off Yasmin, because overtime, it made me more insulin resistant and also increased the gallbladder stones. It was...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 09-26-2016, 08:40 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,820
Posted By Rana
Hey, it looks like you lost weight, but maybe...

Hey, it looks like you lost weight, but maybe people are expecting a larger transformation.

You still look the same, but smaller. You did not look obese before and you don't look obese now.
...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 09-26-2016, 08:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,519
Posted By Rana
:carrot:Just as an quick update... the Metformin...

:carrot:Just as an quick update... the Metformin is already helping. I can feel my BSL stable... and I now know that I was overeating because I was trying to balance my blood sugar through food.
...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 09-23-2016, 11:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,519
Posted By Rana
:welcome2: FG2TG

:welcome2: FG2TG
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 09-22-2016, 10:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,519
Posted By Rana
How are you? I'm okay. I'm taking a new...

How are you?

I'm okay. I'm taking a new approach to my diet/exercise.

How's the PCOS?

Not sure. Just got bloodwork to see what's going on. Gyno put me on Metformin and this time I accepted....
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 09-11-2016, 05:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,176
Posted By Rana
Should we just start a fall thread now? lol ...

Should we just start a fall thread now? lol

I'm sorry I didn't check in as often as I wanted to. Work was overwhelming this summer and in all honesty, had very little time to focus on this site. I...
Forum: General chatter 06-24-2016, 04:24 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,565
Posted By Rana
Nice! I hope you have a great birthday! I did a...

Nice! I hope you have a great birthday! I did a trip for myself instead of a party (although a party would have been great, but I am currently reassessing some of the people around me... :\)......
Forum: Weight Loss Support 05-24-2016, 11:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,040
Posted By Rana
Paleo or Primal is a diet that you make the food...

Paleo or Primal is a diet that you make the food yourself (recommended, actually) and you don't have to pay for a plan -- recipes and how to eat primal or paleo (the difference is in whether you want...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 05-23-2016, 05:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,538
Posted By Rana
Welcome! The board is a bit slow, but it's a good...

Welcome! The board is a bit slow, but it's a good place to get information. Good luck with the weight loss and finding a path to your health!
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 05-18-2016, 12:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,505
Posted By Rana
Hi again! I'm trying to check into 3FC more often...

Hi again! I'm trying to check into 3FC more often too.

I saw the personal trainer and he wanted me to try HerbaLife. I read into it, and I decided that no way jose! No after all of the changes I...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 05-08-2016, 09:18 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,505
Posted By Rana
My update -- I'm out of control. I'm not sure...

My update -- I'm out of control. I'm not sure what's going on, but the weight gain has continued. I need to get this under control. I am going to see a personal trainer tomorrow, to start to do...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 03-19-2016, 12:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,505
Posted By Rana
Hi All! I'm back! I kind of have been in my...

Hi All!

I'm back! I kind of have been in my own medical nightmare the last four weeks for some things that I think are unrelated to PCOS. However, the end result is that all my doctors are saying...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 01-11-2016, 01:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,740
Posted By Rana
PCOS is not just insulin, but it's also your...

PCOS is not just insulin, but it's also your hormone levels.

You can ask for a full panel of bloodwork on your female and male hormones to see where you are. You should also be checked for other...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 12-18-2015, 12:46 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,055
Posted By Rana
Welcome. It is HARD. And it's unfair that others...

Welcome. It is HARD. And it's unfair that others don't deal with the same things dieting, but I think that it's a question of looking at this like a real disease -- something you have to take care of...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 12-18-2015, 10:33 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,740
Posted By Rana
For me, I realized that my family shows their...

For me, I realized that my family shows their love through food-- and so does my boyfriend! So, I've had to get over those displays of food and ask them to feed me healthy stuff I can eat, or not...
Forum: Weight Loss Support 12-16-2015, 10:16 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 888
Posted By Rana
:hug:Hugs! Sounds like you need some! It will get...

:hug:Hugs! Sounds like you need some! It will get better... just hang in there!
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 12-10-2015, 03:19 PM
Replies: 197
Views: 64,599
Posted By Rana
I did it, but I also went to something more hard...

I did it, but I also went to something more hard core, because I felt I needed it to see real improvement in my health. I've gotten a lot looser in my diet choices this year (due to travel) and I've...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 12-10-2015, 03:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,740
Posted By Rana
A support system can be people like us who are on...

A support system can be people like us who are on a forum that can give you ideas. But you also need allies in your life, like doctors (gyno, endo or GP or all of the above!); friends and family who...
Forum: General chatter 12-05-2015, 09:26 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,638
Posted By Rana
I'm a little older too. I do think with time,...

I'm a little older too. I do think with time, people lose their patience to deal with drama. I couldn't believe what had happened to me because I really felt like I was in high school again or...
Forum: General chatter 12-03-2015, 02:38 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,638
Posted By Rana
Thank you for the conversation. I've been mulling...

Thank you for the conversation. I've been mulling over some of these questions in my head this year because I had a fallout with a female friend -- and it came out of left field.

I think what it...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 12-03-2015, 09:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,740
Posted By Rana
Welcome! It's tedious, but it's really the...

Welcome!

It's tedious, but it's really the best way. Good luck. It can be done. Have you set up a support system to help you through this?
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 12-03-2015, 09:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,640
Posted By Rana
Take the halfsies. And I'm sorry about all the...

Take the halfsies. And I'm sorry about all the deaths in the family. It must be hard.

I'm here, reading the Beck's Diet Solution to see if I can find a problem to my weight gain this year. I do...
Forum: PCOS/Insulin Resistance Support 11-19-2015, 02:07 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,210
Posted By Rana
Hi all... I haven't done well at all. ...

Hi all...

I haven't done well at all.

Maybe in some areas -- like exercise, I've been diligent. I always am.

But diet-wise, I've been blowing it since September. I try. I do well for a...
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