Originally Posted by
atomic sagebrush
Yes, it's the PCOS one. We have so many people on it now who do not have PCOS I've started calling it the alternate LE Diet so people are open to being on it for other reasons.
Yes, you should up protein and fat a bit, it will really help. Anywhere from 50-60 g is good, and for the sake of feeling satiated that extra 5 g protein and fat really make a difference. Plus because you're eating the corn and apple, which we would not count, you need to compensate for those.
You do not need to lose weight because you're already below our BMI cutoff for holding steady. Just continue on at what you're eating. :agree: cutting out sugar is a part of the alternate diet but since you're on it more preemptively and not because you have PCOS/IR, you can probably get away with some sugar now and then.
We do have a lot of "chubby hubbies" making girls, but as long as he drops a good amount of weight (more than 10 lbs) we also see good results with that because it can lower testosterone. Ideally I'd probably have him stay overweight for now, but if he's willing, for the sake of his health especially with COVID going around encourage him to adopt that healthy lifestyle if he's willing.
Some people who are on Clomid are prone to ovarian cysts, that's why it's prescribed for them. And/or they're on higher doses. We have had very very few ovarian cysts on the Clomid over 10 years' time this site has been here. I don't allow people to use Clomid if they have history of recurrent ovarian cysts without a doctor's involvement but otherwise it really hasn't been a "thing" for us.