PCOS Support

[tk1999]

KeiraYvette, how much of a change was the switch to low GI? My problem is that I work full time and study at uni part-time so try to eat as well as I can but sometimes it can be too hard to eat well... and I hate cooking so DP does most of it and he likes his certain meals... would love to hear a bit more about your experience with eating low GI to manage PCOS.

I am already going to the gym three times a week and seeing a personal trainer for one of those sessions - it is all I can manage with my life at the moment...

[tashgoode@hotmail.com]

Hi all well i havent been on this site for so long....all i can say is stick to your guns the low gi diet is really great..my first thoughts on this diet were a bit grim but its so easy i just bought a book that shows most of the supermarket foods and it tells you if they are low, med or high gi after a week i pretty much new what i could and shouldnt eat. my dh has the foods that he likes but its really not that hard to even chage his diet without it causing to much fuss..... i mean there is still some foods that i cook for him that i dont eat but hey thats fine with me..I was on low gi (very strickly) for 3 months after being diagnosed with pcos because we really wanted to start a family and avoid using fertility drugs and to my suprise i fell pregnant!! im am now 20 weeks yay!!

Good luck

[tk1999]

Tash, what is the book called? I went looking in the book store yesterday but found it all a bit too confronting so thought I would do a bit more research first.

[KeiraYvette]

KeiraYvette, how much of a change was the switch to low GI? My problem is that I work full time and study at uni part-time so try to eat as well as I can but sometimes it can be too hard to eat well... and I hate cooking so DP does most of it and he likes his certain meals... would love to hear a bit more about your experience with eating low GI to manage PCOS.

I am already going to the gym three times a week and seeing a personal trainer for one of those sessions - it is all I can manage with my life at the moment...

Yeah I understand how hard it can be, I was working shifts so was very hard to not just grab some takeaway instead of having something like a salad. I brought this book called 'The low GI guide to managing PCOS" by Pro Jennie Brand-Miller, Prof Nadir R.Farid and Kate Marsh. It has a list in the back of many different foods and there GI levels, which helped me managed my intake.

At first I found the change hard, but ended up getting use to it. id make most normal meals but where my husband would have carbs Id have vegies or salads. If your trying to loose weight as well, maybe try something like the Tony Ferguson Diet..as its a low GI based, might be easier for you too with your schedule.

I have to say I found it very hard first few weeks as I love my carbs but I ended up getting use to it and found I didnt need as much food as I use to eat so my portions got alot smaller.

Hope this helps!

[tk1999]

KeiraYvette, thank you for the info... I have been on TF in 2006 and found it really easy as we were working towards my best friends wedding but now I have found it hard to get back into but I am thinking about giving it another go now that I have a TF centre close to me rather than just the Terry White Chemists. I know I need to do something but I am just scared of failing.... I stopped TF after my friends wedding and am now so scared that I won't be able to keep up with it.

Thanks again for the info... I now know that I can manage this PCOS through other methods other than just a lot of medication.

[KeiraYvette]

KeiraYvette, thank you for the info... I have been on TF in 2006 and found it really easy as we were working towards my best friends wedding but now I have found it hard to get back into but I am thinking about giving it another go now that I have a TF centre close to me rather than just the Terry White Chemists. I know I need to do something but I am just scared of failing.... I stopped TF after my friends wedding and am now so scared that I won't be able to keep up with it.

Thanks again for the info... I now know that I can manage this PCOS through other methods other than just a lot of medication.

If you have success on TF before Im sure you will be fine being on it again espec if your trying to conceive. Gives you a goal at the end. I was also on metformin myself to get my cycles back, found the combination of both the healthy lifestyle and the meds helped for me.. best of luck!