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shabbychick81
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HI! i am 31, i have had pcos since 17. here is my story. i have done every diet! nothing changed until i started eating low carb. then everything changed, but as always i gave up this and went back to what i thought was "real food". i did this , oh, about 10=15 times in my years, lol. then i had my second child, before i had her i had joined a gym and was doing well, got pregnant and fell of the wagon yet again. after her i breast fed and the weight fell off. then due to my crazy crazy hormones, my milk dried up and here came the weight and depression. then i did a juice fast for 21 days, then followed that by low carb, lost 70 lbs. then again, disaster struck, hubby left a job and we moved and it all came back on. again......so now i had gained my weight back and felt like a failure again. so i learned about eating clean. best decision ever! from there i learned about paleo, and i am happy to report, i have lost 25 lbs in 50 days, no medication, no drugs, nothing, just diet and exercise. my 30th birthday left me at the dr thinking i had a heart attack, from there everything spiraled out of control! i started losing hair, mu joints were hurting, i went to doctor after doctor and all my tests were great. i was 250 something at this time. so i started researching lots! i found that there is a connection between pcos and all my issues. so i went paleo and started iron, and exercise everyday and now am 100% better! no chest pains, no joint pain, no loss of hair, no cravings, no fatigue. i now have periods, i ovulate, i am not as moody, i have a sex drive, i am happy to get out of bed, i love life. sorry this is so long, but i had to share! my highest weight was 270. my lowest weight in 9 years has been 197. this year i will be back in the 150-160 range! i just know it. guys, eating clean is the way to go! no processed foods, did you know the chemicals in them actually make your issues worse? i gave up one thing at a time. now i am dairy and grain free and i no longer feel like i have pcos! oh, and my acne is gone, and my facial hair is the lowest it has ever been!
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