Insulin Resistant diet

Lots of women with PCOS find that eating a "slow carb" diet helps their symptoms. i.e.: a diet rich in lean meats, green vegetables, fruits, and whole grains (unrefined flour etc.).
If you search around here for PCOS you'll find lots of posts.
You may find this approach helps your particular symptoms as well.

If you feel at a loss, the South Beach Diet is a good place to start, as that's the basis for it. Skip phase 1 if you don't need it, but read up on it.

Best of luck managing your symptoms!

I have PCOS and insulin resistance and the only diet that has worked for me is very low carb. I have done the slow carb and regular low carb and usually I will get results for about 10 lbs or so and then I will stall for months no matter what I do. Eating very low carb though I was slowly but consistently losing weight. I also felt SOOOO much better. I am pregnant now so I am obviously not trying to lose weight but I still eat lower carb to make sure that my insulin levels stay fairly normal! Especially if it is true that your disorder is rooted in hormonal imbalance, controlling your insulin levels is really important. Some women, i.e. me, are super sensitive and have to go more drastic with the very low carb.

If you are interested here are some great resources:

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf

Check out the side bar in particular for this one: www.reddit.com/r/keto

http://eatingacademy.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkdFkPxxDG8

I have PCOS and insulin resistance and the only diet that has worked for me is very low carb. I have done the slow carb and regular low carb and usually I will get results for about 10 lbs or so and then I will stall for months no matter what I do. Eating very low carb though I was slowly but consistently losing weight. I also felt SOOOO much better. I am pregnant now so I am obviously not trying to lose weight but I still eat lower carb to make sure that my insulin levels stay fairly normal! Especially if it is true that your disorder is rooted in hormonal imbalance, controlling your insulin levels is really important. Some women, i.e. me, are super sensitive and have to go more drastic with the very low carb.

If you are interested here are some great resources:

http://www.dietdoctor.com/lchf

Check out the side bar in particular for this one: www.reddit.com/r/keto

http://eatingacademy.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkdFkPxxDG8

I've not met many folks who find they have to go low carb to get relief. Glad you know what works for you!
And congrats on the pregnancy too!!!!!!!
Are you also gluten free? I've met a few women with PCOS who found themselves finally pregnant after going gluten free.

Thank you!

In short, no. I don't pay attention to gluten because I have not had an issue specifically with gluten. However when I am eating very low carb the carbs I do eat mostly come from veggies so I guess I would be low gluten then. I honestly have not really paid attention to where gluten can be found so I guess I wouldn't really know though lol.

I've heard that about gluten as well... primarily because of it's affect on insulin, not because of an allergy (celiacs).

I went low carb a couple years back and felt amazing... really like my body was just working better. I lost a lot of weight but had to stop when I got pregnant with my son because many of the foods I was eating became sickening to me. I wish I could go low carb again but it's just not sustainable for me. I gave up sugar (outside of some fruit) and refined grain (still eat sprouted wheat). I'm losing weight but the medication I go on tomorrow tends to raise blood sugar levels.

I'll definitely be researching 'slow carb'.

Thanks for your responses.

Ezekiel breads are pretty "slow" in the sense we are talking about. Hope you can integrate some sprouted grains. Yummy stuff. Good luck!

I am insulin resistant. There is a cookbook called The Ultra Metabolism Cookbook that I used to get started. Once you figure out what to substitute in your diet, it gets easier. But this cookbook definitely got me going.

Also, you can add me for support.

I am Insuline resistant as well and read tons about the Virgin Diet. Once you eliminate the 7 foods that make your body to inflammate from your diet, you´ll be good to go! According to that diet, these are the 7 foods you have to avoid: Soy, Corn, Gluten, Dairy, Sugar and artificial sweeteners, Eggs, Peanuts. If you thinks about it, most of them are related to increased insuline in the blood.
Happy new year to all!