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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jun 2006
    Adelaide
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    my sister inlaw has this and she went through sure slim and she did really well with it. with the weight loss she fell pg good luck.

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Dec 2005
    6,706

    I have found that a combination of metformin and low carb/low GI eating has had weight coming off me without any real effort.

    I have an arthritis condition which makes exercising regularly a little tricky, particularly in winter. I've found that it is important to eat regularly and eat well. It's not so much a "diet" but adopting an eating plan to help you. With PCOS, it's really about being as healthy as you can for life, not just a quick-fix solution to losing weight.

    I hope this makes sense?

    BW

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Feb 2005
    Sydney
    2,597

    I have found that a combination of metformin and low carb/low GI eating has had weight coming off me without any real effort.

    BW
    I too have PCOS and have struggled for over 10 years trying to lose weight (always was around 115-120kgs) and have found the same thing as BW that a combination of metformin and low carb/low GI works wonders for losing weight. Combining this with 30mins walk 4 days a week makes the weight loss more effective too. I lots 6kgs on low GI before taking metformin over a 3 month period and 10kgs taking Metformin for 4 months before I concieved.

    Best wishes let us know what you decide to do.

    Bel
    xxx

  4. #4
    chatterbox26 Guest

    Butterfly Warrior would u happen to know any good links where i can look up information about metforim.. cheers

    Chatterbox26

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Dec 2005
    6,706

    If you google metformin and PCOS you will get some good information come up there. The first link is one that I have referred to quite a lot for a good, simple explanation of what PCOS is and how it is treated and managed.

    The other thing we did was the CSIRO eating plan... we haven't stuck with it too rigorously, but I did lose 4kg reasonably quickly by following those guidelines. I'd still like to lose another 4kg, but at this point I'm no longer in an overweight category according to my BMI so I'm pretty happy.

    BW