Low Carb with PCOS

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happilymegan
happilymegan Posts: 8,016 Member
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Is anyone doing low carb with PCOS. My doctor just switched me to a lower carb diet. She said no more than 50 net carbs per day. I have previously lost 20 pounds with Weight Watchers but have been on a plateau since Christmas and she said this is the best plan for me as I have some insulin resistance. Problem is I don't know where to start. I don't know how to incorporate low carb into my families life. Should I make two dinners, what do some of you do? Sorry this post is all over the place but I've tried to look it up in google, and people are talking about 20 grams of carbs, and fat bombs. I just need some guidelines, any help really would be very appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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  • minkky
    minkky Posts: 73 Member
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    I eat lower carb for pcos too. However I don't think I'm the best with giving nutritional advice. There is a low carb group here and a pcos group here. I'm betting you could get some good info there.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
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    This group might be helpful: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/3070-p-c-o-sis
  • 3AAnn3
    3AAnn3 Posts: 3,055 Member
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    I eat lower carb but not super low carb. I was doing Ketogenic for about 6 months and it did nothing for my figure. I have PCOS and hypothyroidism and I lose weight really slowly even whilst exercising a lot and eating quite a bit below maintenance.
  • TomfromNY
    TomfromNY Posts: 100 Member
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    I don't know much about PCOS, but here is some general advice for low carb. For dinner we make fish or meat, veggies or salad, and some starch (pasta, rice, potatoes, bread). I just skip the starch, have extra fish/meat and veg and add a good amount of butter, olive oil, or salad dressing to the veg.

    A few low-carb pointers that should work for around 50gm carb
    - Drinks - just drink water or seltzer - no soda, juice, milk, beer, etc...
    - No sugary snacks - candy, ice cream, cake, cookies - check processed food for sugar
    - No wheat or starches - bread, rice, potatoes, crackers, etc....
    - Eat lots of eggs, fish, and meat
    - Eat lots of non-starchy vegetables - at least 2-3 cups a day, as much as you want
    - Use olive oil, butter, and full-fat salad dressings (never get low-fat or non-fat anything)
    - Eat the following in moderation: fruit (no juice), nuts, full-fat yogurt without added sugar, cheese
    - If you follow the above, eat until you are full - you should not be hungry

    Daily meals might look like
    Breakfast - Omelet with veggies - add bacon, sausage or cheese
    Lunch - Big salad with a protein (chicken, beef, shrimp) and a good amount of full-fat salad dressing
    Dinner - Fish/Meat - vegetables with butter or olive oil
    Snacks - Veggies and full-fat dressing, cold cuts, cheese, nuts, yogurt, a cup of fruit. My favorite snack is super-dark chocolate (90% cocoa) which has less than 10 net carbs for a pretty big serving

    Good luck!
  • FitMomOK
    FitMomOK Posts: 66 Member
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    similar to a diabetic or low GI diet. i was just looking at a magazine the library had today called diabetic living and it had great recipes, most lower carb. south beach diet books have good ideas too
  • K_armfield
    K_armfield Posts: 23 Member
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    I just found out today that I have PCOS and the dr. wants me to eat 50 a day also. I just went through some of my fridge and started throwing stuff out. I'm trying to find a 30 day meal plan that I can use until I get used to it. Ugh. If anyone has any more tips or tricks that would be great!
  • missiontofitness
    missiontofitness Posts: 4,074 Member
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    I don't have PCOS, but I've floated around here long enough to pick up some info on it. Additionally, I have someone in my family who is a diabetic, but keeps it in check through lower carb eating.

    You most likely don't need to make separate meals, unless you want to. If you're making chicken parm for the family, focus on getting your protein in, while your family has the pasta. My family member also fits fattier items like dips into their day (I discovered the Heluva Good jalapeno dip through them!). I'm sure your doctor gave you a specific plan, so make sure you follow what you tell them. But through trial and error, I bet you won't have to make too many huge changes to meal time!
  • JPW1990
    JPW1990 Posts: 2,424 Member
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    K_armfield wrote: »
    I just found out today that I have PCOS and the dr. wants me to eat 50 a day also. I just went through some of my fridge and started throwing stuff out. I'm trying to find a 30 day meal plan that I can use until I get used to it. Ugh. If anyone has any more tips or tricks that would be great!

    http://thebaconmonologues.com/recipes-more/
    http://cavemanketo.com/category/food/
    http://www.ruled.me/keto-recipes/
    http://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/recipe-index
    http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/
    http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/recipes
    http://the-lowcarb-diet.com/easy-low-carb-recipes/

    Don't worry so much about the ones that use weird ingredients like psyllium husk or xanthan gum, stick with the basics. If you absolutely want to have some bread and have trouble making room for it, this works in a pinch: http://www.reddit.com/r/ketorecipes/comments/2ivicw/alison_bread_update/ , but if you use coconut flour you'll taste it, so use the sweet options. If you want savory, try almond flour instead.

    Most of the time, tweaks are easy, use whole cream instead of milk, use greek yogurt instead of regular, blue cheese dressing instead of French, and just get used to reading the labels on everything.
  • ms_margaret
    ms_margaret Posts: 15 Member
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    If you are going to cut carbs and sugars, you need to replace the calories from protein and fats. I have been trying to follow a lower carb diet. I eat a lot of greek yogurt, protein bars and protein shakes and veggies. Also nuts are good, too. Eggs are cheap and high protein, but i dont like them. This diet helped regulate my period and i found that i had more energy because carbs and sugars would make me crash. Also read the insulin resistance diet book.
  • elize7
    elize7 Posts: 1,088 Member
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    What is PCOS?
  • Elle_Bronwyn15
    Elle_Bronwyn15 Posts: 296 Member
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    elize7 wrote: »
    What is PCOS?

    Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome...

    I have that too, plus an Adenoma so my body is all sorts of out of whack.

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