Hi!

I'm getting back on track Monday and need a buddy! My name is Peggy. I'm 45 years old. I live in Illinois. I have been married for 23 years and have two sons ages 19 and 16. I am a preschool teacher. I have PCOS with insulin resistance and find it very difficult to lose weight. I am going to follow the WW Points with an emphasis on low glycemic eating. I am also going to try using cinnamon capsules to keep my blood sugar stable.

Peg

Hello Peg,
Welcome to the boards!! I read the boards all the time and find MANY things to motivate me. I don't post very offen though.
It seems that we have a few things in common. I live in IL, 46 years old, have been married for 27 yrs. (in Feb.), and have 2 children (25 yr old son, and 22 yr. old daughter). I am a special education teachers aide in an all special ed. school.
I don't know very much about PCOS but I do know that it makes it more difficult to loss weight. I have lost a little over 35 lbs. since last April. I am ready to get down and dirty now and get some more weight off now. My daughter graduates from college in June and I want to lose as much as possible by then. I go to Curves and walk when the weather is nice enough.
I am looking forword to hearing from you soon. I am sure that we can help each other and keep each other going.
TJ

Peggy, check out the PCOS part of the Dieting With Obstacles section. You'll find information and support there.

I too am starting over! I just turned 40 last month and I have two boys 18 and 11. I need to lose about 140 lbs and I need buddies to help me along the way. I am a business/technology teacher.

Good luck and we can do this together!

It was great hearing from everyone. I definitely will check out the PCOS portion of the forum! Thanks for the info!

Hi Peggy
I almost could have written your post, except I live in Iowa and have a son 16 and daughter 4. I'm 46 and have been battling PCOS since puberty, but they didn't diagnose until I was 29. If you want to talk sometime, drop me a line.

Hi Peggy, sounds like we have a lot in common, I have diabetes, and I am on insulin as of last month, before that on the pills. I am from Illinois but have not lived there since I was 18. I am now 46, and have a 23 year old son, and a 22 year old daughter who are both married with children of their own.

I have never heard of cinnamon capsules, what are they suppose to do?

I just wrote a post above that tells a bit about me, its called, Newbie.

Perhaps we could buddy up... I am ready to get going with this, I'm so tired of feeling like a slug, and looking like one too... (grin)

Penny

I did some research on Cinnamon capsules, and it is supposed to help regulate blood sugar and may help in possibly losing weight. Some people on my PCOS e-mail group is using them and is satisfied. I also talked to a woman in the nutrition store who takes them. I believe she said she was diabetic. I'm just curious if it will make me feel any different.

Peg