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Originally Posted by afterthought92  Thank you both. I does feel good sometimes knowing you are not alone. I've been trying to take up jogging on my own (but unfortunately the weather has been preventing me from doing it regularly until it warms up a bit) and I defintely have been trying to watch what I eat. I just need to get a little better about it. I'm already a vegetarian so the only big problems are breads, and junk food. I'm about 5'4 so I'm not terribly overweight. I felt good at one point, nice and comfortable in my body. But then I went and saw my endocrinologist and she basically yelled at me for not losing more weight saying "it should be easy because you're young". Believe it or not, she is no longer my endocrinologist. It's hard when your parents are divorced and the house you are at most of the time doesn't have a treadmill and keeps tempting little objects of food around the house. But I'm glad for all the support. |
Well, bread can be a huge problem - unless you eat whole grain breads, regular white bread can make you release a ton of insulin that your body can't absorb. Which, in addition to making you gain more weight, is even more unhealthy for you. I assume you've been to a nutritionist who's taught you about eating low on the glycemic index? I'm no nutritionist, but if you want, you can PM me and I'll send you some tips.
And it's not that you can't eat bread or junk food period, it's that you can only eat small amounts of it, as a treat. When I was first dx'd, I tried to cut it out entirely, and for me at least, it was easier to "be good" when I was allowed to cheat once in awhile.
I do believe that story about your endo, sadly - I hope you and/or your parents reported her to the state board? There is no excuse for such stupidity/insensitivity in a specialist, for crying out loud. Have you found a new endo, who hopefully has put you on metformin?
Finally, about your parents - they both need to be on board with helping you on this. Do you have a friend's mom, a new endo, someone who could explain to the unsupportive parent that you have a metabolic disorder and need their support in making the right food and exercise choices? It's hard when you're a teenage girl, I imagine - eating disorders and/or people who can stuff their faces and never gain an ounce are far more the norm in your demographic... PCOS is rare enough among adults. Maybe you could ask for a used treadmill, elliptical machine, or something for your birthday? You could get one for maybe $50-$100 on Craigslist or something...