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I'm trying to lose a few pounds before the summer. Can anyone share what diet works best? Any personal preferences?
-Summer

I personally try to limit any sugar that I eat. That obviously includes soft drinks, such as coke or sprite, but also juices. Juices have tons of sugar in them. And the tricky part is that the label will say that it doesn't have as much, but you want to pay attention to the serving. A lot of times manufacturers will say that the amount of calories is low based on the serving. But then the bottle may have few servings in it.

So try to limit sugar and also try to burn more calories throughout the day. You can do little exercises such as taking stairs at work, and try to do more walking...

Good Luck!

I'm trying to get more exercise as well. Although it's hard with my job. It's really frustrating sometimes to get rid off those extra inches...

Originally posted by Summer:

I'm trying to lose a few pounds before the summer. Can anyone share what diet works best? Any personal preferences?-Summer

I followed a low GI diet, as many women with PCOS are insulin resistant. The diet in a nutshell involved: no sugar, no artificial additives or refined carbohydrates and making sure that each meal including a good quality protein 25%, unrefined carbohydrates 25% and veggies 50%. Saturated fats were to be limited but essential fatty acids (EFAs) eaten as often as possible. Fruit was to be eaten in moderation - I avoided the fruit very high in sugar (e.g. melons, mangos) and always ate fruit with protein to balance the insulin effect. I was very careful in thinking about the effect of what I was eating was doing to my insulin levels and also in controlling calories, and I lost around 15 pounds in about 6 weeks. I tried to limit my wheat intake to 10 slices of wholemeal bread a week. I also bought organic food where possible.

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