Diets and Friends

Shannonk507

Hello! I just read joined MyFitnessPal. I am looking to lose 120 - 140 pounds. I have had my gallbladder removed. I also have PCOS and GERD. After 14 ER visits and 10 hospitalizations in 2017 I was also diagnosed with Eosinophilic Asthma. I am currently 270 and want to be 135-140.

Does anyone have suggestions for diets for those with PCOS and/or GERD? I also really work on losing weight in 2018. I need to use my gym membership and advice from a personal trainer for wisely. It sometimes feels like a Catch22 but I am excited.

Please add me as a friend so I can build a community of like minded individuals for myself. Thanks!

TeaBea

Under the Community Tab there is a Groups section. Find a Group to join.....I'm sure there is at least one of each.

A registered dietician (RD) can give dietary advice....personal trainers not so much. Nutritionists are not the same thing as registered dieticians either.....in some places nutritionists are just a seminar or two.

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lemurcat12

There are lots of people here with PCOS, but with the GERD and no gallbladder, I'd suggest working with a dietitian to find out what works for you. You can lose weight on any diet, that's about calories, but you want something that will work best with your health issues.

What are your short term goals? One thing that helped me a lot (and I am trying to get back to) is focusing on some small changes I want to make and getting consistent. When I first went back to the gym (in early 2014), I started by just walking everywhere I could (challenging in that it was a very bad winter where I am), and gave myself a goal of going to the gym on M-W-F for 30 minutes -- I just did the bike or elliptical or rower or a combination, or sometimes went swimming. I started easy and not too long because I knew whatever happened I could and would do that (I could tell myself it was fun, I'd listen to a podcast or watch L&O, and if I felt like staying longer I could).

After having that down I started adding in a short weight routine too (mine was based on Strong Curves, but there are many -- it's good to have a plan and program if you are a beginner, or else you can wonder if you are accomplishing anything and end up wandering from machine to machine or doing random dumbbell things you vaguely remember from years ago. Or is this just me! ;-)

Very soon I was working out about 5-6 days per week and pushing myself. I did a 5K in April, a 30 mile bike ride (outside) in May, a 10K in early June, and half marathon at the end of August, and more importantly I was enjoying it. In the past I'd started too hard core, burned out or gotten frustrated or just dreaded it and quit. By making it easy and fun and just increasing as my fitness improved I avoided that.

For food I focused on logging and eating an overall healthy diet (and mindfully), but you may find something more specific works for you, given the health considerations.