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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / October 2006Please help me your advice
Hi everyone I am really desperate for help. I am 37 and trying to get pregnant, there is nothing wrong with me (hubbys problem) but as we have to have fertility treatments i have been told to lose weight, our first and only baby was stillborn in March 2005 and i am very depressed and anxious. I want to drop some weight fast and then maintain a steady weight loss. I have lost weight on lo carb before but i have lost my way and need someone who has lost weight tell me what to do and eat. I am too stressed and tired to do all the research. I am not coping with the way i eat now which is low calorie and low fat and i exercise about 5 hours a week and i am not losing. I am about 230 pounds and feel like i just need someone to say 'follow this eating plan' i am losing my mind!! Thank you Michelle > Hi everyone > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Thank you > Michelle Michelle, to keep it simple, I'll just say, cut out starches and add proteins you like along with some oils and dressings. Cut the starch out is the simplest thing to do, and the healthiest. Susan >x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > >Susan And I will say you need to seek professional help that has nothing to do with your diet. Done that, still doing that. Thanks for your concern. >>x-no-archive: yes >> [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > And I will say you need to seek professional help that has nothing to > do with your diet. >> And I will say you need to seek professional help that has nothing to >> do with your diet. >Done that, still doing that. Thanks for your concern. Good for you. Around here, you're a severe minority. Best of luck, Michelle, Godspeed. > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Susan To keep the next steps simple:  Signature1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book 2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book 3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins book 4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other) >Michelle, to keep it simple, I'll just say, cut out starches and add >proteins you like along with some oils and dressings. Cut the starch >out is the simplest thing to do, and the healthiest. Good advice. I'll just add -- get a second opinion. I find it difficult to believe that your weight has anything to do with getting pregnant. -- Face your fears. Live your dreams. >>Michelle, to keep it simple, I'll just say, cut out starches and add >>proteins you like along with some oils and dressings. Cut the starch [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Face your fears. > Live your dreams. I agree i have seen many many overweight women have babies but i suffered from pre eclampsia (high blood pressure) and was told it will happen again unless i lose weight. >> I'll just add -- get a second opinion. I find it difficult to believe >> that your weight has anything to do with getting pregnant. > >I agree i have seen many many overweight women have babies but i suffered >from pre eclampsia (high blood pressure) and was told it will happen again >unless i lose weight. I had pre-eclampsia when I was pregnant, too, and I wasn't overweight. I'm just saying. Please get a second opinion. -- Face your fears. Live your dreams. > I had pre-eclampsia when I was pregnant, too, and I wasn't overweight. > > I'm just saying. Please get a second opinion. Hi i have had many opinions and all say the same. But the weight i need to lose will take a good year maybe more so i am going to try to get pregnant anyway. Thanks for your help. In what week were you diagnosed with P/E? A friend of mine got it like me at 22 weeks and her baby was born at 29 weeks and lived. >> I had pre-eclampsia when I was pregnant, too, and I wasn't overweight. >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Thanks for your help. In what week were you diagnosed with P/E? A friend of >mine got it like me at 22 weeks and her baby was born at 29 weeks and lived. My first pregnancy I developed PE at 32 weeks and my daughter was born (alive, thankfully) within a few days. With my second daughter, my bp started climbing right at the beginning of the pregnancy so my doctors were treating me for it from the word go. She was born on her due date and has no ill effects from the medications I was on to keep things under control. It's uncommon that PE effects a second pregnancy, but since you have a history of it, your doctor will probably treat you as 'high risk' anyway. For me, that meant weekly doctor's visits and bp checks (either OB, Consultant or GP), twice-weekly testing of my urine for protein (I did that one myself using 'dip-sticks' similar to ketostix) and two kinds of medications (a beta-blocker and a vasodilator) that were known to be safe during pregnancy. It was a minor nuisance to schedule all these visits, especially since I had a toddler (my daughters are 15 months apart) but worth it for a healthy baby. I do have some health issues from my complicated pregnancies. My blood pressure never did come down again and I have been on medication ever since. I also sustained considerable kidney problems (which only resolved when I started low-carbing some 8 years ago) which caused more than a few concerns there for a while. My girls are now 10 and 11 years old and not for one second do I regret having them, even with all the frustrations and concerns about my health during those pregnancies. Aramanth You are so lucky i just cant believe after all we have been through its now a sperm problem. I just feel like i get up and get kicked down again. I would do anything, take anything, eat anything to have a live healthy baby. I do have a plan which involves medication and injections daily once i fall pregnant, just have to fall first! Thank you. Michelle >>> I had pre-eclampsia when I was pregnant, too, and I wasn't overweight. >>> [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > Aramanth In article <45381b4d$0$24684$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- 01.iinet.net.au>, mhen@iinet.net.au says... > Hi everyone > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > 230 pounds and feel like i just need someone to say 'follow this eating > plan' i am losing my mind!! Hi Michelle, I'm so sorry for your loss :-( The best SIMPLE advice would be to, first and foremost, cut out sugars. The second is to cut out or go very low on other starches (no bread, potatoes, corn, peas, pasta, sugary fruits, etc.). That leaves mostly green veggies and proteins (meat, fish, poultry, eggs). You may lose energy at first as your body adjusts to the shift from burning mostly glycogen to burning mostly fat, but after a few days (maybe a week or so, though), you should feel a burst of energy that will make you feel GREAT! SignatureSaffire 205/145/135-140 (aka JUST RIGHT!) Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 *** This post originated in alt.support.diet.low-carb -- its appearance in any other forum is deceptive and unauthorized. *** > Hi Michelle, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > (maybe a week or so, though), you should feel a burst of energy that > will make you feel GREAT! Thanks for that, i guess i give up after a week as i don't feel any different but i have been doing it for 2 days and feel good and if i continue to do it and my daily treadmill and weights 3 times a week surely i can lose some weight. Yesterday i had 2 boiled eggs for breakfast, prawn and lettuce and tomato and little bit of onion for lunch, snacked on a piece of cheese, two more eggs and for dinner had grilled chicken breast, beans, zucchini, carrots with sesame seeds and snow peas and i did have a tablespoon of peanut butter after dinner. Usually after dinner i am looking to eat just about anything, but it was easier last night. So far today i have had 2 sausages, lettuce, tomato, asparagus and some ham. Does this sound ok? I have to have my vegies and salad! Thanks Michelle In article <45398ac6$0$24672$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader- 01.iinet.net.au>, mhen@iinet.net.au says... > > Hi Michelle, > > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > have had 2 sausages, lettuce, tomato, asparagus and some ham. Does this > sound ok? I have to have my vegies and salad! The beans should probably be cut out for now. When adding them back later (in moderation), check for the carb count on them. Not all beans are equal and some can be quite starchy. Carrots contain sugar, but some people have small amounts in salad without any problems. Snow peas are also borderline. The rest sounds okay (onions should also be done in moderation). I know that weight is your first and foremost concern, but as you continue low-carbing you may notice that you FEEL a lot better. For me, the improvement in my health was so surprising and was such a relief to me that it quickly (within about 3-4 weeks) became the overriding factor in STAYING low carb. Every bit of motivation helps! SignatureSaffire 205/145/135-140 (aka JUST RIGHT!) Atkins since 6/14/03 Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333 *** This post originated in alt.support.diet.low-carb -- its appearance in any other forum is deceptive and unauthorized. *** > I know that weight is your first and foremost concern, but as you > continue low-carbing you may notice that you FEEL a lot better. For me, > the improvement in my health was so surprising and was such a relief to > me that it quickly (within about 3-4 weeks) became the overriding factor > in STAYING low carb. Every bit of motivation helps! Thanks for that i have lost 2 kilos in 3 days and i do feel much better. I can do it. I will do it. I have more energy! |
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