HOW Thin are you? - Page 17

tweetybyrdst · 03-06-2008, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by keohanel

yeah, i was pretty peeved at the time because i had called in during my lunch hour and spent about 30 mins on the phone with a woman who was in charge of the prelim search for women with PCOS and after I told her about b/w, u/s, irregular cycles, some acne, some hair on chin, blah blah blah - once i mentioned i weighed 140 or 145 (whichever it was) she was like: you were misdiagnosed and we are only looking for women who are overweight. i wish i could remember who was running it ...

wow Keo... if u remember lemme kno

ladynred1920 · 03-06-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Laura32

... according to "The Fertility Diet", the minimum healthy BMI for conception is 19, and the weight for 5'7" to have a 19 BMI is 121 lbs (118 for 5'6").

I know that I can still lose a few lbs, but I don't think I want to go back to 121 lbs. I looked like a walking stick. To get back to 130 will be just fine with me, although I still don't think 145 and being 5'7" is all bad either.

Thanks for the tip!

tweetybyrdst · 03-06-2008, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ladynred1920

I know that I can still lose a few lbs, but I don't think I want to go back to 121 lbs. I looked like a walking stick. To get back to 130 will be just fine with me, although I still don't think 145 and being 5'7" is all bad either.

Thanks for the tip!

hahahah, no way is it bad ladynred :-) ! i'm 5' 6" and 145 and my family calls me names like "twiggy, spider legs, string...." hahaha... they tease me all the time about being "so skinny" (the preference of weight, cud be a cultural thing tho), so if ur taller then me & weigh the same as me I def think it's fine!

tweetybyrdst · 03-07-2008, 01:49 AM

question Keohanel.... how long ago was the study??

pennylane1979 · 03-07-2008, 04:51 PM

I am by no means thin, but I think I am at a normal weight 125lbs and somewhere between 5'6 and 5'7. My symptoms are acne (but I use a prescription face cream, so I really don't have any acne), anovulation, and polycystic ovaries; therefore, infertility. Metformin has not given me my cycles back. Since puberty, always have had 35 day cycles when not on BCP... went on BCP fafter having DS for about 1 1/2 years, got off BCP, then never got AF back on my own again. after 1 1/2 years of no cycles and TTC, DX PCOS 7/2006. Read so much about PCOS, and never thought I fit the bill. It was a shock to be DX, but a relief to finally have an answer and know what I was up against for TTC. Even though I don't have as many symptoms, it feels like my PCOS is very deep rooted, since metformin doesn't even bring my cycles back, and it supposedly helps around 80%. Anyone else in my boat??

TrishainAZ · 03-07-2008, 05:24 PM

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I am by no means thin, but I think I am at a normal weight 125lbs and somewhere between 5'6 and 5'7.

I can't imagine anyone saying thats not thin!!! Maybe not skinny mini, but definitely thin!

Laura32 · 03-07-2008, 05:35 PM

Oh, no, Racheal, you're fine. That's the MINIMUM you need to be. I was just mentioning this bc quite a few ladies were below that minimum, and that could be part of their problem.

pennylane1979 · 03-07-2008, 05:39 PM

Well, I consider myself a thin cyster. I have a close friend (since high school) who has many of the PCOS symptoms that I feel I am lucky not to have, including obesity, so I know how bad it can be... I just think that I am a normal size, and in my mind, the word "thin" means more of the "skinny mini." maybe it's all of the media images I expose myself

TrishainAZ · 03-07-2008, 06:02 PM

[quote][That's the MINIMUM you need to be./QUOTE]

How do you calculate that? Cause I ended losing a bunch of weight with low carb and met (and breastfeeding!) and was 107 lbs at 5'4.5" and still conceived and my doc wasn't worried at all (I thought maybe I was too skinny at the time)

doolin · 03-07-2008, 06:21 PM

I'm thin, but not skinny. 5'7" and about 130 to 135 lbs. I was very thin as a teenager and in my early 20s -- under 110 lbs, but I just couldn't seem to gain weight. Then I turned 27 and my body I guess figured it out! I'd say I'm a healthy weight.

I just had PCOS panel b/w done and am waiting for the results. One thing that's not PCOS-like about me is that I gain weight in my butt first and my belly last. Other than that, I have all the (lovely) symptoms. [grrr]

Perdi · 03-08-2008, 12:31 AM

Hey Laura,
I completely agree with you.I am 5'6 and weigh 116 pounds.I am trying really hard to increase my weight.In between my doctor put me on a low carb diet and my weight went down to 110 pounds.My test results came back and I am not Insulin resistant.Like you said a healthy weight is really important to get the menstrual cycle back on track.

Laura32 · 03-10-2008, 02:42 AM

Trisha, it was in a book my mom gave me, The Fertility Diet. I'm not entirely sure how you get your BMI, it's like a height to weight ratio, but they put a handy dandy chart in there to tell you what range is healthy, with regards to conceiving. A healthy BMI was between 18.5-24, with a BMI of 21 seeming to be optimal for getting pg. I don't know how tall you are, but a BMI of 21 is this for the following heights; 5'0" = 107, 5'2" = 115, 5'4" = 122, 5'6" = 130, 5'8" = 138, 5'10" = 146. Which right now, I am 5'3 1/2" and weigh 109, so I guess I maybe ought to heed my own advice and gain a couple pounds.

Laura32 · 03-10-2008, 02:45 AM

Oh, I just read your stats, Doolin. You're exactly the perfect weight, according to this book. For 5'7", it's 134.

doolin · 03-10-2008, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Laura32

Oh, I just read your stats, Doolin. You're exactly the perfect weight, according to this book. For 5'7", it's 134.

Hear that, ovaries?? Perfect weight to conceive. I did my job, now you do yours!

Nikiep · 03-11-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pennylane1979

I am by no means thin, but I think I am at a normal weight 125lbs and somewhere between 5'6 and 5'7. My symptoms are acne (but I use a prescription face cream, so I really don't have any acne), anovulation, and polycystic ovaries; therefore, infertility. Metformin has not given me my cycles back. Since puberty, always have had 35 day cycles when not on BCP... went on BCP fafter having DS for about 1 1/2 years, got off BCP, then never got AF back on my own again. after 1 1/2 years of no cycles and TTC, DX PCOS 7/2006. Read so much about PCOS, and never thought I fit the bill. It was a shock to be DX, but a relief to finally have an answer and know what I was up against for TTC. Even though I don't have as many symptoms, it feels like my PCOS is very deep rooted, since metformin doesn't even bring my cycles back, and it supposedly helps around 80%. Anyone else in my boat??

I am also thin at 125 lbs 5'9". Many Dr.s have focused on my weight but I cannot seem to gain weight without eating tons and tons of junk food. I am trying a lower carb diet and I have been on Metformin for 3 months. I don't have typical systems of PCOS either. I did have some acne but the Met has cleared that up. Without a positive IR test, acne, and facial hair, many Dr.'s question the PCO. Do you have the same problem with Dr.s??? I have cysts on my ovaries and my new Endo is wondering if I could be ovulating but my follicles fill with blood so that an ultrasound is misleading and others don't think I am ovulating. We are now going to concentrate on my husband's counts and I am going to continue my new exercise program and Metformin. It is hard for me to say what my periods are like because I was taking Progesteron for months and thinking I was having a period. Last month on day 35 I got a period without progesterone and I am hoping that it is the Met helping me. We have TTC for 3 years.