tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011806481042483834.post65396767403579511..comments2023-10-12T05:24:56.531-07:00Comments on Not Afraid of Stripes: Where I'm AtAmy G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11811216920141401233noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011806481042483834.post-71273679497070121642015-02-14T06:29:23.836-08:002015-02-14T06:29:23.836-08:00ARGH Blogger ate my comment, too! So frustrating!...ARGH Blogger ate my comment, too! So frustrating! <br />Anyway, I am glad and relieved to hear my comment came across in the spirit in which it was intended.<br />I can relate to the love of sweets, I sure had that, too, and always had chocolates and/or cupcakes and/or other treats around. One thing about Lustig's suggestion that appealed to me was he didn't say "never" on sweet treats, he said "once a week" which seemed much more do-able to me. Also, I now see that it may be important to ensure you do actually do it once/week, to create an insulin spike as that may help insulin sensitivity the rest of the time (YMMV on this). I think his recommendation of once/week is what other people try to create with carb nites or carb refeeds to improve insulin sensitivity and in turn weight loss and just health.<br />Also, another thought occurs to me and that's Zoe Harcombe's writings where she mentions that, when we crave a food it can actually be because our bodies are intolerant of it. I haven't dived deep into this (still reading her book) but the idea intrigues, and I do think I've learned that my body is not very carb-tolerant and of course carbs were always what I craved. Check out her site if this idea interests you - she is an intelligent and well-researched dietitian. <br />All best to you, Amy! Sounds like you're feeling better and I hope that continues. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011806481042483834.post-12169075652374352972015-02-13T10:06:56.422-08:002015-02-13T10:06:56.422-08:00Argh, Wendy, I replied to your comment, but it loo...Argh, Wendy, I replied to your comment, but it looks like it got lost in the ether! Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to respond in such a thoughtful way – I really enjoy your blog and hearing about your successes and all the research you do. Yes, I have tried eating similar to what you're suggesting before. A few years ago my GP recommended that I do no white stuff – i.e. flour, sugar, potatoes, only lean meats and fish, fruits, and veggies. Fortunately I love all things whole wheat/brown and sweet potatoes, so it's not really too hard to make that adjustment. The biggest thing would be corralling my love for sweets in more, which I probably should do anyway. Maybe I will have another look at that and try it again for a few weeks and see what happens. Amy G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11811216920141401233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011806481042483834.post-85667455496093895682015-02-12T11:59:06.854-08:002015-02-12T11:59:06.854-08:00Sorry to hear you are struggling. I've been w...Sorry to hear you are struggling. I've been watching My Big Fat Fabulous Life, which stars a woman who also has PCOS, and it made me do some reading on that. I found several references online to PCOS being either caused by or just associated with insulin resistance - which was a "wow" moment for me, because insulin resistance (IR) is something I know that can be dramatically impacted by dietary choices. Doctors often don't know this, though, or appreciate it, and if you look you'll find even diabetes counselors giving people pretty bad food advice about what to eat to impact their blood sugar and insulin.<br /><br />In fact, learning about IR (and visceral fat) from Dr Lustig in his "Fat Chance" book is what got me moving on changing my eating, myself. <br /><br />It sounds to me like many IR people (such as I was) are helped by a lower-carb diet. The first thing Lustig recommends is cut out all foods with added sugar, and then switch processed carbs to unprocessed carbs - like swap brown rice for white, sweet potatoes for white, whole wheat bread for white, etc. Essentially a lower-carb diet. For me, I've gone further than this, into Wheat Belly and lower-carb circles, but I had huge improvements JUST doing Lustig's recommendations. I've read many people with PCOS have really big improvements in health and weight switching to lower-carb.<br /><br />Have you ever tried lower-carb? <br /><br />For me, I have found that eating less carbs cut out my blood sugar roller coaster, so it cuts off the intense hunger cycles and cravings I had. For real. <br /><br />I'm definitely not trying to lecture or anything, just share information, and the medical profession is so poor on nutrition advice I just wonder if you tried this. It seems like it could really help your symptoms and, no one may have mentioned this to you in connection with your PCOS. What if it helped you really get control of your symptoms? <br />There's a Low-Carb Dietican I follow and she mentions using lower-carb to control/improve PCOS, several times: http://www.lowcarbdietitian.com/apps/search?q=pcos<br />just a thought. hope this helps, and hope you start feeling better. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com