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Amy_AJ
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Newbie looking for some help with PCOS GI and Slimming World :)

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12-05-2012 01:05

Hi all. Im new here- well used to post a few years ago- so kinda new!!

Well ive just been diagnosed with PCOS- through years of asking docs what was wrong i finally got a doc that gave a damn!!!

Ive heard - through my googling everything PCOS possible- having a low GI diet helps with PCOS as sufferers cannot take in insulin as well as normal peeps.. so havin low sugar and slow releasing carbs helps this.. 

Well im just asking for a big of advice- can i still do my usual SW - but change my pastas breads n rices to wholewheat, ive seen new potatoes are the best potatoes to eat.

Does anyone have anymore info?? This is kind of my limit on my knowledge.

Thanks for your help!!

Amy xxx

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Amy_AJ
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Newbie looking for some help with PCOS GI and Slimming World :)

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12-05-2012 01:05

Hi all. Im new here- well used to post a few years ago- so kinda new!!

Well ive just been diagnosed with PCOS- through years of asking docs what was wrong i finally got a doc that gave a damn!!!

Ive heard - through my googling everything PCOS possible- having a low GI diet helps with PCOS as sufferers cannot take in insulin as well as normal peeps.. so havin low sugar and slow releasing carbs helps this.. 

Well im just asking for a big of advice- can i still do my usual SW - but change my pastas breads n rices to wholewheat, ive seen new potatoes are the best potatoes to eat.

Does anyone have anymore info?? This is kind of my limit on my knowledge.

Thanks for your help!!

Amy xxx

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sparkling-sunshine
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Hi Amy,

I can't see why not. The only thing I'm not sure on is if you could use the bread as a HEB? I bet as long as you didn't go and have bread every day it wouldn't hurt though. Would it be EE you followed or a bit of everything?

Hopefully someone will be along soon that will be able to offer a bit more advice.

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miss muffin-top
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I heard that 'raspberry leaf' tea (and eating raspberries themselves) can help with PCOS and female reproductive health in general.

Don't know if this is true - but it can't hurt and it's syn free!

x

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loopy_louise
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Hi Amy, 

Welcome back.

I'm know expert on PCOS but there would be no problem slimming world wise with changing to wholewheat.  I have wholewheat pasta, and brown rice all the time on sw and the healthy extra bread options are all (but one) wholemeal anyway.  New potatoes are good (or small potatoes in general) becasue they have a bigger surface area of skin and that is where all the fibre is.

Most free veg on slimming world is low GI too (although I think carrots might be high GI if i remember correctly).

Hope that now you have a diagnosis you can manage things better.

xx

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loopy_louise
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Ps I found this on slimming world website 

Q: I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Is Slimming World’s Food Optimising suitable for me?

 

A: Yes, Food Optimising is ideal for women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. We have discussed this with medical and dietetic experts who inform us that, in general, it's recommended that women with PCOS follow the same sort of healthy diet and lifestyle changes recommended to the population as a whole. That is to limit fat (especially saturated fat), sugar and salt intake, and include plenty of fruit, vegetables and starchy carbohydrate food. Weight loss can certainly be of real benefit. 

Food Optimising is based on these current healthy eating guidelines, and is an ideal way to eat a balanced diet, lose weight and maintain your new weight long term. For balanced nutrition in line with current guidelines, our Extra Easy plan provides a healthy intake of carbohydrate. However, as with all medical conditions, we would always recommend you follow any medical or dietary advice given by your doctor, which may be tailored to your individual needs. The great news is, because Food Optimising is extremely generous and flexible and allows you to choose the foods you want to eat; it is suitable for practically every dietary requirement or preference. 

As a group member, your Consultant will be able to help you incorporate any specific requirements suggested by your doctor and of course, give you plenty of support and encouragement to help you reach your personal weight goals. 

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sparkling-sunshine
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Was I being stupid?! Lol Are wholemeal and wholewheat the same thing?
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loopy_louise
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Technically no but you don't really get wholewheat bread in the UK anymore but in the US they use the term wholewhat bread to descibe our wholemeal bread. Thats my understanding anyway. Confusing.

 

I found this when I was checking I wasn't about to give out dodgy info! 

"Wholemeal has always been tightly controlled and has always meant the whole grain with nothing added or removed. Wholewheat was a name invented by some of the millers and some of the health food trade to get round the old bread and flour regulations. Wholemeal flour has always been harder to handle because it contains all the grain offal and is therefore heavier, so the millers worked out that if they let it down with something else such as malt flour, it would be much easier to use and with a catchy name like wholewheat which wasn’t defined anywhere, the problem would be solved. The marketing was so successful that the average housewife believed that wholewheat was the pure one and wholemeal the adulterated one - pity, that’s the wrong way round. Regulations have now done away with wholewheat so if you see the term, substitute wholemeal"

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miss muffin-top
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Eurrrrgh - 'grain offal' - LOL!

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Amy_AJ
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Thank u so much for your help!! I wasnt being ignorant though- my laptop was broken and couldnt get online!! Your posts have really helped me clear things up as i couldnt get my head round the whole thing!!

Definitely doing SW as its what i know..

xxxxx
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sparkling-sunshine
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It's not until your laptop breaks or you've got no Internet you realise how much you use it!!

Good luck with your weight loss.
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