Clinical Nutritionists/dietitians From Delhi For The Management Of Pcos

@cheenu123 - I saw the thread you created in the fitness forum at the beginning of the year. I'm not a doctor or a dietician and I know how hard it is to lose weight while battling pcos but I do know a couple of ILites who are on the same boat. All of them seem to be on a low carb diet because of PCOS. Unfortunately you do need to be on a strict diet because of your condition but that does not mean you have to starve yourself. Have you tried logging your calories on myfitnesspal or a similar app and seen how much you are consuming? You will be surprised to see the hidden things you eat. I always logged everything including vitamins on there.

Secondly, do you weigh/measure everything you eat? Especially fats, oils, carbs and fruits etc. Eyeballing never works especially for oil.

Btw, being on a diet doesn't mean you have to starve. For your height and weight you can easily start with 1600 - 1800 cals a day and work your way to a healthy weight. I'm not sure how you measure your food, but starving is never going to work in the long run. Think of it as a lifestyle change, not a diet.

I do know two people on here who continued losing without exercising by just eating at a caloric deficit.

Btw, this is a marathon, not a race. Take baby steps. You are on track since Jan.
Don't give up now. Keep going ahead. It took everyone who worked at it years to lose the amount of weight you are trying to lose. Even if you don't lose one month, instead of completely throwing in the towel, take a good hard look at your food diary and see where the excess cals are creeping in. Chances are you will find you are under mining calorie count for certain things. It won't work the first time. Trial and error will show you what works. It'll take time and proper logging on mfp but it works.

Didn't you complete a race a few months ago? I'm sure you gained a lot of confidence just crossing that finish line. Keep at it. Start the couch to 5k program. It'll give you such a rush to finish that 5k. Who knows, you will even finish a FULL marathon some day. Keep moving and even if that job is demanding take 30 mins every alternate day for this program. Running is addictive, once you start you won't be able to give up especially when you see the benefits of it. It's so difficult to continue working on weight loss especially when you stop abruptly. I just started running yesterday after a long time and it was hard to talk myself out the door I just got my shoes on first thing in the am and drove straight to the track after dropping my son off so I couldn't talk myself out of it. Same with diet. A few months of eating like without thinking just because I was super busy made it hard to get back into the swing of things. Plus I'm going through very early menopause, having terrible perimenopausal symptoms, taking meds for it making it hard to do anything. I'm doing this to stay healthy for myself. I always wanted to be in good health for my family but only when I wanted it for me I achieved it. It's doable, don't doubt yourself.

Pinging @Gauri03 and @Shanvy for some tips.

 

Cheenu, Laks and Shanvy has given you good suggestions. Regarding knee pain, the following worked for me:
1. Do stretching and strengthening exercises for knees and legs. (Just few stretching and strengthening exercises I learnt from Google. This helped me a lot. If pain is more or knee is stiff, just do stretches for few days, then start with strengthening exercises.)
2. As Shanvy said start with walking.
3. Search youtube for workouts that can be done with bad knee. I do Jessica Smith's workout for people with bad back (I get back pain, knee pain, neck, hand pain..you name it I have it), standing exercises (I can't bend or squat) and exercises free of lunging.

 

Dear @cheenu123 - First of all, don't apologize. You don't sound lame. Every issue big or small is big enough for the person undergoing the same.
I'm sorry for your impending divorce. No wonder you are so stressed out. I understand the outbursts and the health issues. When you are stressed it shows somewhere.

Please understand that this is a temporary phase. I keep telling myself this. Things are not going to stay the same. They will change because change is the only constant in life. Secondly, accept the fact that there are things you have no control over. Other people's behavior or reactions or your impending court case are all things you cannot do anything about. Concentrate on the things you can change. Work on yourself. I think this dietician is a good thing. Track all that you eat based on this new diet with MFP. Even now I look back at my Logs there from two years ago to see how I ate and go on that regimen when I have to train for a race. It's good that is there for me to see.

I don't think you should be unnecessarily alarmed by the sudden drop in weight although 5kgs sound a bit much. As with any new diet/exercise routines, you might be seeing a major drop in the begining and then it will even out. Since you are currently overweight the first few kgs will be easy to shed. Or it might be that you are checking it wrong, same time of the day is what is recommended. In the next few weeks observe how you are doing and if it is still a lot then add a small snack worth 100-200 cals in the evening and see if the loss slows down.

Regarding your mom, she is probably worried for you. If my DD were to lose 5 kgs of weight in a week and have stress and have health issues I would be too. It isn't a bad idea to get checked out by a doc before starting any new diet/exercise regimen to make sure there isn't anything that might be a cause for concern. Think about it. You can always tell your mom that it is only the first week, in the coming months you will work all this out. Give yourself time to understand your body and eat right.

Now losing your temper isn't good for your own sanity. The people you are getting mad at have nothing to do with your current situation. Plus everyone has their own things to deal with and may not be patient with you all the time. You can definitely work on controlling and re-channeling your energy elsewhere. Find a physical activity that you really like to do and stick with it. You can gain a lot of happy thoughts and can use up all your pent up frustrations in a constructive way.

It's hard, I know. Take baby steps. You already did a lot this year. Just continue taking baby steps. You will get to your goal.

All the best!

 

Hang in there. This is a temporary phase. Take care of yourself. You need to stay healthy physically and mentally to deal with things. Hugs and prayers.