Hi my daughter has PCOs and insulin resistance. She is now aged 19.Her story started when she was 16 years old in 2007 she weighted 55 kilos. In Jan 2008 her periods stoped and after 3 months later I took her to a gynaecologist who said its fine .. her periods will come when they are ready. In June 2008 she complained of back problems so I took her to a back clinic and after 3-4 months her periods came back.(ie 1 one year she had no periods). In Oct 2008 – Dec 2008 she went to 65 kilos and in Feb-march 2009 she went to 75 kilos (20 kilos in 6 months and eating and exercising well). She has always eaten healthy and has been playing soccer 3 times a week since she was 15-16 years old..At home we cook very health with limited carbs we eat mostly protein. That is we do not eat pasta, rise , potatoes or any take away what’s so ever..She never east kfc or burgers or sweets either. Our usual eating plans are one toast in the morning with an egg or ham or cheese, or cereal or omelette..lunch is protein with salad and one piece of fruit .Dinner is protein with vegies or salad .We also know to combine carbs with protein (ie apple with nuts). Now in March 2009 we started to follow lean diet and she lost 2 in 4-5 months and it would not budge..and at the same time she was diagnosed in April 09 with PCOS which is when we started to do something about it. In June we went to saw Dr XX and she started her on metformin 500g a day. After a few months no change was happening so we went and saw Proff XX and he put her Yasmine and increased her metformin to 1000-2000g a day .Then no change and he told us go on Xenical tables which when I enquired at the counter it was for people who were eating bad. If she is not eating bad why would she take tablets that melt the fat she eats. Also how would this effect her bowls??.Then we went to a (nutritionist) who put her on Tony Ferguson in Jan 2010.She put on another 5 kilos (now 80kg )and she told us there is nothing she can do and she said she has had 6000 patients and no one has failed so far. .The my daughter was in hospital for gull bladder a absyss operation and a bile duct operation. The hospital starved her for 13 days and there was waiting game of getting the operations but each day it was cancelled because of emergencies. She was only allowed to eat ½ cup of apple juice every day. It was hell for her. She said mum if I don’t loose wait now I will never loose weight. She had lots of friends visit her and keep her happy in the hospital. She came out of the hospital and she did not loose not even 1 gram. How is this possible????. Then I did more research and found Prof Kidson. He took her off Yasmine and gave her 3000 g of metormin and we went to see another nutritionist. Once again a year later no change in her weight…
Her blood tests are fine including her thyroid, testosterone, vitam D, hormones and she did the stomach cancer test and that was fine as well.
We have tried all these diff diets Bi-trim diet , Lean diet, Body trim ,Tony Ferguson, Opti but her weight will not budge ..She pays soccer 3 times a year with 1 1-2hrs of training each time. She also does Zubba dancing 1 hr a week.
She eats like egg with 1 toast in the morning, or omelette , fruit or carrot for snack , chicken/meta or fish with salad or vegies size of palm (but also tried 70g)10 nut snack, or a couple of strawberries or celery, and chicken ,meat or fish with vegies or salad for dinner. We have done the 3 meals a day, the 5 meals a day, the shakes, the really strict diet with heaps of exercise and the weight is not budging. We have reduced the exercise as well …She is taking Fish oil, magnesium, some spray for energy, B12,metformin , vitamin D and nothing is working.
You might think she is eating behind my back and you may call me a bad mother but I had no choice than to investigate this even though I new she was saying the truth. I have followed her around like after the gym, or at places with her friends to see if she eats take away and discovered nothing..I have asked her friends in a different way where I don't embarrass her and they all eat healthy as they all go to the gym together. I have checked her bags for wrappers and I have put things in a position where I would know if she ate part of it or it would go missing ... nothing..innocent as anything.
The doctor also gave her some depression tablet she has been taking even though she is not depressed..
She has lots and lots of friends.. she is the popular girl everyone wants to hang around with and they all ring and they all come over to our house..
Psychology she is ok just gets frustrated every time she weighs herself its not budging. She is trying so hard and the weight will not budge.. We have tried every single diet in different ways.
I have come to a brick wall and need help desperately... I was wondering if anyone has had the type of experience and Cohens has worked for them.
My daughter is a fighter and will not give up. I do not know anyone who has been dieting for 2 years (even though she has eaten healthy in the past) and exercises so much and still cannot loose weight. I know muscle weighs more than fat.. but she should have lost 10-15 kilos with the food she is eating and the exercise she is doing.
Please help !!!!!!!!!! anything !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Her blood tests are fine including her thyroid, testosterone, vitam D, hormones and she did the stomach cancer test and that was fine as well.
We have tried all these diff diets Bi-trim diet , Lean diet, Body trim ,Tony Ferguson, Opti but her weight will not budge ..She pays soccer 3 times a year with 1 1-2hrs of training each time. She also does Zubba dancing 1 hr a week.
She eats like egg with 1 toast in the morning, or omelette , fruit or carrot for snack , chicken/meta or fish with salad or vegies size of palm (but also tried 70g)10 nut snack, or a couple of strawberries or celery, and chicken ,meat or fish with vegies or salad for dinner. We have done the 3 meals a day, the 5 meals a day, the shakes, the really strict diet with heaps of exercise and the weight is not budging. We have reduced the exercise as well …She is taking Fish oil, magnesium, some spray for energy, B12,metformin , vitamin D and nothing is working.
You might think she is eating behind my back and you may call me a bad mother but I had no choice than to investigate this even though I new she was saying the truth. I have followed her around like after the gym, or at places with her friends to see if she eats take away and discovered nothing..I have asked her friends in a different way where I don't embarrass her and they all eat healthy as they all go to the gym together. I have checked her bags for wrappers and I have put things in a position where I would know if she ate part of it or it would go missing ... nothing..innocent as anything.
The doctor also gave her some depression tablet she has been taking even though she is not depressed..
She has lots and lots of friends.. she is the popular girl everyone wants to hang around with and they all ring and they all come over to our house..
Psychology she is ok just gets frustrated every time she weighs herself its not budging. She is trying so hard and the weight will not budge.. We have tried every single diet in different ways.
I have come to a brick wall and need help desperately... I was wondering if anyone has had the type of experience and Cohens has worked for them.
My daughter is a fighter and will not give up. I do not know anyone who has been dieting for 2 years (even though she has eaten healthy in the past) and exercises so much and still cannot loose weight. I know muscle weighs more than fat.. but she should have lost 10-15 kilos with the food she is eating and the exercise she is doing.
Please help !!!!!!!!!! anything !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
