The puregon (or perhaps it's also a raised E2 thing) has hit full force today. Blergh!

Holly, I had to reread your post several times to figure out exactly what you were asking me. My eyes kept skimming over the paragraph that made it all make sense. Perhaps an afternoon nap is in order!

I've read a few things David has said about the cycle. One being that he's had some patients with no apparent reason behind cycles not working suddenly have a successful pregnancy result when following said diet. The other part of it is that another friend without PCOS is getting more eggs while following the diet. Not pregnant yet, but there's a few other problems to deal with there as well (age and Asherman's syndrome, sadly).

I certainly noticed it when I started the first time - more energy, feeling better, less digestive upsets, and just a generally greater ability to cope with life. Because I've been sort of following the guidelines ever since, and currently it's just tightening up on things and eliminating those times where I decide to spoil myself, the difference in how I feel isn't quite so great. The starting to feel good energy wise has coincided with an arthritis flare (we won't talk about my silly refusal to take any more than the bare minimum amount of prednisone during this part of my cycle) and the puregon-fatigue so I'm fairly flat right now. The book I got hold of recently, written by an English author, also states pretty much the same stuff (I think the book is more restrictive in some ways, less in others), so the benefits of said diet appear to be coming from two entirely different sources. PM me your email address and I'll send it along. I lost 1kg per week when I first went on it, even without following the exercise regime. Things are a little slower now - less to lose, and the prednisone causes weight gain.

I've also got to admit, that me being the contrary kind of person that I am, I'm half tempted to completely ditch the diet now and put to the test just how much my hyperstimulating depends on David getting the protocol right rather than me getting the diet right. But after the crap eggs and embryos of last cycle with bad diet, I'm not game!

I'm glad the restaurant is going well, Holly. I know what a difference it made for us at home when DH started the new job and was now doing something he absolutely loved.

BW