Guest guest Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'm a newbie to the group, but definitely not new to vegetarian eating. I'm hoping to find some inspiration and support from people as I try to lose weight to help control the symptoms of my PCOS. I've given up on trying to get people IRL to be supportive. I'm now taking the advice of my old therapist who once told me that sometimes the people we know don't like the idea of us changing, so it's best to have an online support group, or to go to a support group of strangers. Anywhere we don't have to deal with people who feel threatened by the idea of our changing. Everyone here seems friendly and supportive of each other, so I can't wait to start my adventures with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hi there hikikomorhime and welcome to our group! Have you thought about taking Vitex for your PCOS? I find it to be very helpful for me and it lessens some of my symptoms. Vitex (chasteberry) helps regulate women's hormones throughout their cycle. Of course, with any herbal remedy, it takes a while for the effects to kick in and one must take it consistently. I much prefer an herbal remedy than having to get on birth control or Metformin to help me regulate. Cindi Love truth, and pardon error. -- Voltaire --- On Sun, 1/17/10, hikikomorhime <hikikomorihime wrote: hikikomorhime <hikikomorihime Intro hello... Sunday, January 17, 2010, 8:59 PM I'm a newbie to the group, but definitely not new to vegetarian eating. I'm hoping to find some inspiration and support from people as I try to lose weight to help control the symptoms of my PCOS. I've given up on trying to get people IRL to be supportive. I'm now taking the advice of my old therapist who once told me that sometimes the people we know don't like the idea of us changing, so it's best to have an online support group, or to go to a support group of strangers. Anywhere we don't have to deal with people who feel threatened by the idea of our changing. Everyone here seems friendly and supportive of each other, so I can't wait to start my adventures with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 2010/1/18 hikikomorhime <hikikomorihime > > > I'm a newbie to the group, but definitely not new to vegetarian eating. I'm > hoping to find some inspiration and support from people as I try to lose > weight to help control the symptoms of my PCOS. I've given up on trying to > get people IRL to be supportive. I'm now taking the advice of my old > therapist who once told me that sometimes the people we know don't like the > idea of us changing, so it's best to have an online support group, or to go > to a support group of strangers. Anywhere we don't have to deal with people > who feel threatened by the idea of our changing. > > Everyone here seems friendly and supportive of each other, so I can't wait > to start my adventures with you. > An interesting point, what you said about people feeling threatened by change. My husband likes me big and cuddly and did point out some sagging flesh under my chin when Id lost some weight! So that made me think and become less motivated. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Welcome we¹re in the same boat. Been trying to lose weight to reduce PCOS symptoms for years now. It¹s not easy ‹ but hopefully we can inspire each other. Anna On 18/1/10 3:59 PM, " hikikomorhime " <hikikomorihime wrote: > > I'm a newbie to the group, but definitely not new to vegetarian eating. I'm > hoping to find some inspiration and support from people as I try to lose > weight to help control the symptoms of my PCOS. I've given up on trying to get > people IRL to be supportive. I'm now taking the advice of my old therapist who > once told me that sometimes the people we know don't like the idea of us > changing, so it's best to have an online support group, or to go to a support > group of strangers. Anywhere we don't have to deal with people who feel > threatened by the idea of our changing. > > Everyone here seems friendly and supportive of each other, so I can't wait to > start my adventures with you. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 I recently picked up Maca powder, and my doctor had suggested a couple of supplements to try out. (He did warn me to watch articles on pubmed though in case any new research finds them to actually NOT work, but so far research seems to be promising.) He recommended chromium, maca powder, and chasteberry. I'm on a limited income, so I first purchased the chromium and maca powder, because the maca powder sounds REALLY promising. I wanted to get the chasteberry next (but it'll have to wait until we get our finances sorted).. --- On Mon, 1/18/10, Cindi <cindi93069 wrote: Cindi <cindi93069 Re: Intro hello... Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:56 PM Hi there hikikomorhime and welcome to our group! Have you thought about taking Vitex for your PCOS? I find it to be very helpful for me and it lessens some of my symptoms. Vitex (chasteberry) helps regulate women's hormones throughout their cycle. Of course, with any herbal remedy, it takes a while for the effects to kick in and one must take it consistently. I much prefer an herbal remedy than having to get on birth control or Metformin to help me regulate. Cindi Love truth, and pardon error. -- Voltaire --- On Sun, 1/17/10, hikikomorhime <hikikomorihime wrote: hikikomorhime <hikikomorihime Intro hello... Sunday, January 17, 2010, 8:59 PM I'm a newbie to the group, but definitely not new to vegetarian eating. I'm hoping to find some inspiration and support from people as I try to lose weight to help control the symptoms of my PCOS. I've given up on trying to get people IRL to be supportive. I'm now taking the advice of my old therapist who once told me that sometimes the people we know don't like the idea of us changing, so it's best to have an online support group, or to go to a support group of strangers. Anywhere we don't have to deal with people who feel threatened by the idea of our changing. Everyone here seems friendly and supportive of each other, so I can't wait to start my adventures with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 In the future, you need to see it as reason to be MORE motivated. People need to realize that this is for our HEALTH. :-( Yes, people can be healthy to a degree at most any size, but those who eat a proper diet, exercise properly, and maintain a decent body weight tend to have optimal health. Arg... Then you have the " meant wells " who think they are encouraging us by judging our bodies and demeaning us as people, which can actually cause a person to fall off the wagon. --- On Mon, 1/18/10, jules Hendy <xogenevieveox wrote: jules Hendy <xogenevieveox Re: Intro hello... Monday, January 18, 2010, 9:42 PM 2010/1/18 hikikomorhime <hikikomorihime ..... I've given up on trying to > get people IRL to be supportive. I'm now taking the advice of my old > therapist who once told me that sometimes the people we know don't like the > idea of us changing, so it's best to have an online support group, or to go > to a support group of strangers. Anywhere we don't have to deal with people > who feel threatened by the idea of our changing. > > Everyone here seems friendly and supportive of each other, so I can't wait > to start my adventures with you. > An interesting point, what you said about people feeling threatened by change. My husband likes me big and cuddly and did point out some sagging flesh under my chin when Id lost some weight! So that made me think and become less motivated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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