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Instead of cholesterol meds, try fish oil or krill oil. Statins do nothing for triglicerides which often are also a symptom of PCOS.

What Laura said! I should add that I started at about 342 and now am a few pounds, give or take, less than what Laura was when she started. You would think that everything that Laura casts off would easily fit on my body. This is not the case and really never has been. For one thing, we always were opposite in size. If we…

I can gain 10 pounds or MORE as far as 2 weeks in advance of my TOM, depending on whether I have also consumed sodium. It's a vicious cycle for me which also includes pre menstral constipation, etc. Right now my scale solves this problem for me, because it won't weigh me when I've gained too much. I still weigh, but only…

I have IBS and have since my mid 30s. At one time I thought it was a diet thing so I started keeping a diary. Then came the day I concluded frozen ravioli and sauce was a "miracle food." I started my period the next day. So I think my hormones have a bigger impact than my diet.

The only time I want them is when I am sick. That is when I need sodium. But I do have an asian recipie that uses them ... yum!

I do not find verbal abuse motivating. If I did, I would have lost weight in high school.

Men don't make passes at girls with fat ... assets. There, I said it!

When I first started, I was 341 so I could not weigh at home. I only got to the doctor's office when time permitted. As soon as I dropped 12 pounds, it was my new toy! But it quickly became my nemesis. It can seriously change a pound, or two, or five depending on how much sodium I'd consumed, whether my body needed fiber…

I drink as many as a dozen on exercise days and high sodium days. I disagree that this site seems to discourage a lot of water with the overflowing cup icon.

I was just going to ask the same thing but let me think about this for a minute ... I made my beef stew today. It filled a 6 quart crock pot. There was maybe a quart to spare so it's safe to say it's 5 quarts of stew. 4 cups in a quart. 4 times 5 is 20, 20 cups or 10, 2 cup servings.

I had more than 200 pounds to lose when I started. I have lost 20 so far. I walk at least 3 times a week and do the treadmill and various strength training exercises. My biggest challenge is walking too fast!

The pants I was wearing were once too tight to wear. Now they're downright baggy! Nice when the scale says I gained 5-7 pounds.

I'm single and Roomie and I have taken turns being the "unmotivated roommate." First Roomie was the one obsessed with losing weight. There would be a shopping trip with healthy foods. Since Roomie and I take turns buying groceries, with Roomie buying groceries in the first 2 weeks, and me buying at the end of the month,…

It should say COUNT. Stupid editor!

3 bottles if you **** the one I could easily down on the way home Can't see downing half my weight. Seriously? Do you know how much that is? But I do think I'll let my "cup runneth over" on workout days or days with high sodium.

Sometimes I can't help seeing the numbers on the machine in front of me. If it's an issue, cover it up with a towel. I need to see the numbers to motivate myself. (Only 5 more minutes!) If somebody sees mine, fine. I hope it inspires them!

Starting Weight 9/12 (I assume I weighed the same on 9/15, I wasn't checking daily then: 338 Current weight: 320 Lost 19 pounds Goal weight: Who knows? 299 would be nice! LOL!

Well I am a member too and even though Laura and her husband and I go there sometimes together, I mostly do it by myself. It's 20 minutes from home and work, but there are no gyms by my house and the ones by my work are CRAZY overpriced. Plus my boss works at the one near my office. Can you say AWKWARD? I don't get there…

Sometimes I will purposely leave things out of my diary, but then go back and try to log the best I can. Like the time I went to a restaurant for dinner for my dad's birthday. And at the time I was water weight gaining and didn't know what scale reading to trust. Generally, though, I try to log, even if it is bad. I always…

Yes, true. Maybe I shouldn't but I count all beverages that do not contain caffeine. So some diet sodas count. Others do not.

Honestly, I would absolutely make my diary private. I have. And the way I see people jumping on the dietary choices of others makes me absolutely want to stick with that decision! I am making slow, gradual changes. Weighing and measuring what I eat is a change. Adding more veggies is a change. Learning that even though my…

Veggie tray! And my guess is that others will bring pizza and wings. Just stay away from the pepperoni! I was shocked that 2 slices of sausage pizza almost equaled one slice of pepperoni!

And my diary is not open to the public or even my friends for that reason.

I am plus sized and have a higher calorie goal, and can fit these foods in if I really want to. But I also find that this site is helping me shave off calories a bit at a time. This will be quite useful when I lose more than 18 pounds and my calorie goal is lower. I remember eating breakfasts of less than 500 calories 2…

Time of Month and I just use it because it is funny. (I can tell "Aunt Flo" to pack her bags and go home!) This morning I dropped 2 lbs of water weight. Fiber will do that for ya. Apparently I lose weight by flushing it away.

Un. Believable. This doctor has no clue. NONE. And knows absolutely nothing about PCOS, said this PCOS survivor! First of all, PCOS is a form of pre-diabetes. Gestational is a symptom. Second, blood sugars of 98-105 are pretty darn normal. Third, and most important, weight gain is a symptom. It means that your body doesn't…

I added sodium to my macros. I'm not really restricting it, just curious as to how much I consume. I was shocked that 2 biscuits had more than 1,000 miligrams of sodium, more than twice the sodium in the gravy that went on them!

I vote for 5 ... all of the above! I stepped on my scale as soon as I got up. Up 3 pounds. Did it again after I peed a second time. Up 3 pounds. Checked again after I put on my dress slacks and sweater. Now "err 2" which means those 2 articles of clothing weigh at least a pound more than my nightgown. Then it's off to the…

Too THIN for most of the PANTS in my wardrobe ... too FAT for most of the BELTS in my wardrobe. Of my vast collection of leather belts, there are exactly 2 that fit around my waist. Neither fits the actual clothes very well. Good thing I wear sweaters that hang over the belt, because it is not a pretty sight. Did I mention…

My breakfasts are a bit higher (350-450) but you can modify the following: 2 eggs, 2 ounces of ham, 2 tablespoons 2 percent milk cheddar. It was 353 but only because I added in onions that had been cooked in butter. Do this with a spritz of oil and it's much lower. An egg mc muffin. 300 calories. Because I like a few more…