My first post. Three boys and would love a girl.

[atomic sagebrush]

Glittermouse, there's no harm in doing the PCOS diet and see how it goes.

PCOS isn't really a disease as such, and so it's very possible to have tendencies in that direction and some symptoms and then never get the syndrome full blown. It's believed that 75-100% of all women would develop PCOS eventually if their diet and lifestyle supported it strongly enough, so you may just be a little further down the continuum with the tendency but not the syndrome.

I don't remember if I linked this here or not. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...rt-3-pcos.html

[maidentomother]

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[GlitterMouse]

Glittermouse, there's no harm in doing the PCOS diet and see how it goes.

PCOS isn't really a disease as such, and so it's very possible to have tendencies in that direction and some symptoms and then never get the syndrome full blown. It's believed that 75-100% of all women would develop PCOS eventually if their diet and lifestyle supported it strongly enough, so you may just be a little further down the continuum with the tendency but not the syndrome.

I don't remember if I linked this here or not. http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...rt-3-pcos.html

Thank you Atomic. You really are so kind and helpful. Over the years (since 2012 when I started lurking!) both DH and I have appreciated the time and energy you have put into helping everyone. DH is a scientist and I have had no trouble in convincing him to sway whatsoever! Your scientific approach really appeals to him and his outlook. I will have a good read of the essay you linked and have a think about next steps ie LE v's PCOS.

Just a quick question...would LE diet sway blue for me if I have PCOS or tendencies of? I've really got my head around the LE diet and am experiencing good results so am quite happy to stick with it. However, I feel I have one opportunity to get this as right as I can and just want to do the best thing. If I did switch to the PCOS diet, which signs would I look for that would indicate which diet suits me best? How would I know whether to go back to LE or stick with PCOS?

Many thanks in advance of your help.

[atomic sagebrush]

YES, I believe that for some people, the high carb, lower protein, lower fat standard LE can aggravate the PCO tendencies and inadvertently sway blue. Whereas PCOS-type diets seem to sway pink for everyone (wasn't originally sure if that would be the case but it's certainly shaping up that way) The downside of the PCOS-type diets is that they can be much tougher to stick to and also make weight fly off of people who may not have weight to spare so I have those who don't need to use them, stick with standard.

The guideline I use about whether to switch or not, is if you do not lose or even gain weight on standard LE even with 1200-1500 cals, and also if you're eating enough cals but your cycle gets really long anyway. Usually on LE Diet when cycles get long it's because they're not eating enough, but a few people start eating more carbs than they normally do, get borderline PCO, and their cycles get longer because of that. Usually there are other symptoms when that happens like not being able to lose weight though.

[GlitterMouse]

Thank you for the advice Atomic. I will do some reading up on the PCOS diet and track my weight loss a little closer. I am eating the lower end of the calorie bracket and am losing at a good rate. I'm mainly going off my clothes (my scales had a dead battery!) and I am fitting into things I've not worn for ages! Will try and get a bit more scientific with this, but TBH the LE diet is chilling me out a bit and I'm finding I'm going with the flow a bit more!

Thanks again xx

[atomic sagebrush]

Ok if you're losing fast you probably don't need PCOS diet and it is harder to stick to and makes weight fly off. So I'd hesitate to recommend it for you because I would worry you'd stop ovulation.