Hello! wow, we've got a lot in common:
I'm a 29 yo Korean American, married 4 years to a Chinese American, ttc 1 year.
I just got diagnosed with PCOS this month after my second miscarriage. It's upsetting that it took 2 miscarriages for me to get the proper diagnosis and treatment. I've had extra hair, fatty belly, tiredness, acne, etc. for several years now. But now I'm finally getting the help I need and doing the right things.
I just started taking Metformin and although my doctor didn't say it was necessary, I went back on the the South Beach Diet and am starting a program called "Couch to 5K" an app on my Iphone. It's a training program that lasts 9 weeks to take a couch potato like me to be able to run 5k. So far I've lost 3.5-4 lbs in 1 week. I started at 140lbs at 5'3." I'm already feeling far more energetic but I'd love to see more of the belly fat go away and get down to 125 or 130lbs. The South Beach Diet has worked for me before and I think it's reasonable compared to some of those other Low Carb/PCOS/Gluten Free diets that are out there. I eat lots of lean proteins and vegetables. No rice, bread or pasta. I don't even crave it anymore. But what I can't resist is a brownie or piece of cake....yum....
In a month or so I'm going to start temping again to seeing if I'm ovulating regularly. If not then I'm going to ask my doctor for Clomid. Then we'll start trying again. After 2 miscarriages this year which both took a long time to reconcile, I'm not eager to feel tired, emotional, nauseous, and hungry again with pregnancy, but no pain, no gain. |