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AVOCADO ERR'THING! Ok sorry. You can make avocado toast, you can slice it in half and bake an egg in the pit (I personally find this to be gross, but it looks pretty), you can slice it, squeeze a lemon & some salt and pepper and throw it on top of a salad, you can put it in a smoothie (but find a recipe first - every time…
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I've read a few things that say this diet is not a great choice for women hormonally and sleep-wise because of the impact fasting has on hypocretin neurons (which are associated with getting up and getting food). It seems to work well for people who are insulin resistant, but terribly for people who have diabetes. I don't…
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I'm pretty sure I have PCOS too - doctor wrote it on a piece of paper and pushed it at me sheepishly, then proceeded to prescribe birth control pills. Bye doctor! I don't have weight to lose, but I have plenty of acne, irregular cycles, sugar obsession (/undiagnosed insulin resistance), and ridiculous mood swings to get…
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I also have the worst sweet tooth. I got some good ideas from this thread!! The cravings physically go away completely when I eat low carb (<30%), but are still mentally there because I crave sweets in times of stress or boredom. Just a bit about the sugar-free hard candies from my experience: they always make me want more…
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In a way, I guess it makes sense that the metabolic part of PCOS would still be there, even if your ovaries aren't. If the insulin resistance causes the androgenic response and then your ovaries form cysts, you grow extra hair, and all the other crappy parts of PCOS, then it makes sense that so long as you're still insulin…
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My frame is pretty tiny but curvy. I weigh 115 right now and everything is very puffy and un-toned. I eat around 2,000 calories a day and was running high mileage weeks until I had surgery on my jaw that I'm recovering from. I didn't really gain that much weight, but I have new thigh & butt cellulite that I didn't have…
