Thinks 180 May be Backfiring

[talia]

Anne,
I'm glad to hear that you are ok! You never can be to careful these days.

I know what PCOS is, not super familiar with the details. Its linked to extra/ imbalanced estrogen??

I had a long battle with health over last two years -similiar weight gain as you... found out it was an obscure allergy to a food additive... I've learned ALOT about how to take care of my body without drugs...This is STRICTLY what I'm doing for myself and what I have found has helped me... FWIW...Disclaimer to below - This is me - on my soap box - totally my opinion and what I do personally - about health stuff.... Take it as you would like...

~Eat only organic - and I mean NOW - the crap in food is SUPER hard on your body - especially when its not functioning optimally - this change to organic helped my sister overcome infertility. Its amazing what your "girl parts" can do when they aren't bogged down by GMO's and pesticides.... There is ALOT of synthetic estrogen in those pesticides... just think of what that is doing to your body.
~Take a very comprehensive multi-vitamin. I use Extendlife which is organic and I order it online. WELL worth it.
~Take Fish Oil everyday
~I added LINGEN FLAXSEED to my diet. This is a fatty acid that binds with extra estrogen in your body and keeps it from causing issues. VERY effective for PMS/Heavy horrible cycles/cysts... been used by naturopaths for years to treat those conditions - I mix it in applesauce.
~Keep a food diary and track how much/what you eat. Its important to know so you make sure to fuel your body RIGHT
~I have a very clear and consistent workout regime. The only thing in our bodies that burns fat is muscle. You gotta get consistent and give it time. It does work but it takes work!
~Actively reduce stress - see above - stress causes weight gain typically in women because it releases cortisol.
~Get into therapy (if you aren't' already) Your self image issues won't go away on their own. Time to deal with them - head on!

Like I said - I'm not a professional so I can only recommend what I do.. but its working for me. I'm down 30lbs and falling. I haven't felt this good in years!!! Its been 6 months of hard work to get here so stay consistent with healthy changes and give it time to work.

Also - give acupuncture a shot - you never know - its done WONDERS for me.

Time for you to "forget" H for just a min. YOU need to deal with your issues. Eating disorders are serious business - get help. Take care of your body. Ditch the conventional medicine and find a natural way to deal with your PCOS - I'm totally convinced that DRUGS DON'T WORK for anything..... Dr's only want to push drugs for drug companies. Take the time - do the research - advocate for yourself - you will find out YOU are better at running your body than you ever knew.

These are big changes - GOOD changes - for YOU. H will notice... be the EXAMPLE of change in your household... if it doesn't help your M at least a whole new you will emerge!


End rant...off soap box.... I hope some of this helped...


T