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I'm currently reading an amazing book - The PCOS Diet Plan by Hillary Wright. It spends a lot of time talking about body chemistry, how our bodies process things differently from typical systems, and how different kinds of PCOS differ. I haven't even gotten into the actual diet part yet (on Chapter 4 so far), and it's been…

Yep - every last thing you said is right on! I have 2 sisters that are a size 2 and a size 6. I'm the middle daughter, the shortest and the fattest!! I will say that I have curves, and neither of my sisters do. I don't want to look like them, I just want to look like a healthier version of me. That's the only positive…

I'm with you here! I'm 32, have had symptoms for about 10 years but was just diagnosed in 12/10. I have two great kids and two tied tubes now! Dieting and exercise haven't worked for me (I worked with a personal trainer for a long time and was really watching what I was eating, didn't lose weight...stopped training, didn't…

Hi! If you go to www.pcoschallenge.com, you can look for doctors in your area that specialize in PCOS. That's how I found my endo, and I couldn't be happier with him! Good luck! ;)

I take 2000, extended release, all at once with my evening meal. It seems to help some - I was curious to see what it would do given that I'm not a diabetic, but it hasn't caused too many problems aside from an upset stomach in the morning that can really wipe me out for a good portion of the morning. I've definitely seen…

Thank you all for the rest of that info and encouragement!! I have opted to not do it right now - my hormones are working their way back to normal, and while I stalled out for a bit on my diet and exercise due to lots of stress and craziness, I'm back at it now. I am more hopeful since my body is figuring out what to do…

LOL - sorry, I can't help but giggle at this! Thinking about Pooh getting chunkier and a fairy changing shapes! I don't have any tattoos, so I can't sympathize with you, but I do find your descriptions to be funny! :)

Also, ifiwasurvampire, are you getting a hysterectomy to remove your cyst-riddled ovaries in attempt to "cure" PCOS, or is it for other reasons? I know that's a personal question, but if you're trying to cure PCOS by getting rid of your ovaries, you may want to do some more research. Cystic ovaries are a SYMPTOM of the…

I have logged this as "Laughing so hard you cry and/or snort." For someone my size, 45 minutes of that burns 150 calories. I counted it because I laughed so hard my stomach was sore the next day!!!!!

That was hysterical!!!! My kids keep doing the sympathy pat on my back! :)

Nicely done.

HAHAHAHA! Great story! Thanks, and I bet you lost about 20 pounds in fear that day! ;)

May I ask exactly where your mustard is that you must jump for it? That sounds like a bigger problem to me than figuring out your calorie burn. It's a great condiment! LOL!! :)

Drink lots of water - it will keep you from getting dehydrated and keep things moving along for you. Congrats!

Well, I get the same red face and all of that!! My issue is that I work in an office and I go into and out of homes all day working with children. I have to be somewhat conscious of all of that. I do try to keep some afternoons clear, but with my job, it doesn't always end up that way. Thanks for the tips - I'll try those…

Great idea - I layer a lot! And, thanks for clarifying that you wear pants! LOL!!!

Don't forget that muscle also weighs more than fat. I'm really curvy too, and at just under 5'3", I am supposed to be pretty small. However, at my smallest, I'm stlll at the upper end or just above the higher end of that supposed weight range because I also build a lot of muscle, particularly in my legs and upper arms. I…

I don't really care what I look like - at that point, as I'm practically unconscious from working out, if someone stares at my butt, I'll have to take it as a compliment that anyone even noticed it!!!! The rest of me looks so awful, I kind of forget about that part....and I wear a longer T shirt.....

For me, it's when I'm not having to think so much about the food. I am tracking every calorie, but I have a better idea of what I need to be doing and which choices are quicker to make. The start is the hardest - debating over every calorie.....after you have eaten it.....to the middle where you are checking as you add it…

I work in early intervention, working with kids under 3 with delays and disabilities. Same for me - office time and time playing with kids. I have two kids, so they are a full-time job in and of themselves, and workout time is hard to make a priority at times.

Using yogurt as a dip is also good - it takes away some of the stronger taste of the celery (sometimes OK, sometimes not for me). Just look out for the carbs... ;)

I weigh in every day, and I log every time I'm lower than my last log in. It helps me track fluid retention, and it helps me make sure that my numbers keep going down. They sometimes go up by a couple of pounds, but as long as it comes back down, I'm OK with that.

I am curvy but thick around the middle, so I have a really hard time! I actually like Target's newer line - they have specific curvy fit jeans that fit me so much better and arent' really low rise (although regular low rise fit me like a regular jean because I'm so short-waisted!). I know you didn't ask about curves, but I…

....and if that was the only patient you saved that day, you saved one!!!! Good numbers, too! LOL! Nicely done, and way to get through to someone who probably couldn't be reached because no one had the guts to do it!

I happen to work in early intervention, so seeing kiddos under three with delays and disabilities is similar in that each one is going to look different, and each child will respond to different activities and strategies. I'm just grateful that we don't have many parents who treat us the way you are treated - they are…

I have my own two cents to throw in here as well - there are so many diagnoses, like PCOS, that isn't diagnosed for many reasons - the symptoms present differently in each patient, and many women don't go to the doctor to ge things checked out, so the docs may not be looking for it. Also, symptoms are every bit as…

This sounds like a yeast infection on your skin, for some of you. It is from having the moisture there and not being able to dry, even with immediate showers. I got this between my chest and belly when I was very pregnant with my first child, born at the end of June when it was the hottest. Both of the kids had it briefly…

I just ordered the Skecher ones - not the ones with the big curved soles, but the ones with the contouring on the bottom. I actually didn't know that was what they were - I saw them in a department store and didn't want to spend the money on them, but they were so darn cute and I've really worked hard for the last 10…

When I'm on my feet all day like that or am sitting all day at my desk without moving much, I tend to carry fluid in my legs and hands. I always look like I have gained, but after a good night's sleep off of my feet, it goes back down. Hope that helps!

OK -seriously? I had just emailed the Beachbody people to get this exact info when I saw this!!! I have it, but my husband misplaced the paperwork and I couldn't find it. Thanks for the link - I got what I needed! :)