In the previous post, we looked at the main components of the Low-GI diet. In this post, I offer some further guidelines for a healthy diet. These recommendations are not essential to a low GI diet but I would still suggest you try to follow them (for the reasons given): Avoid processed foods: Processed foods…
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Low GI Diet Plan Guidelines
Some of you over on Facebook (PCOS Diet and PCOS Matters) have been asking for a few more guidelines on which diet to follow. As I mentioned previously, it’s important to pick something and then stick to it, but my recommendation is that you follow a Low-GI (Glycemic Index) or Low-GL (Glycemic Load) diet plan….
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The Problem with the All or Nothing Diet
Think about the last time you achieved something momentous in your life; for example, passing an exam, receiving a promotion at work, or hitting a particular goal. How long did it take to get there? Was it instant or did you have to study/work/learn/adapt? As children we instinctively understand that to achieve something we have…
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Further PCOS Diet Plan Guidelines
In the previous post, we looked at the main components of the Low-GI diet. In this post, I offer some further guidelines for a healthy diet. These recommendations are not essential to a low GI diet but I would still suggest you try to follow them (for the reasons given): Avoid processed foods: Processed foods…
Low GI Diet Plan Guidelines
Some of you over on Facebook (PCOS Diet and PCOS Matters) have been asking for a few more guidelines on which diet to follow. As I mentioned previously, it’s important to pick something and then stick to it, but my recommendation is that you follow a Low-GI (Glycemic Index) or Low-GL (Glycemic Load) diet plan….
The Problem with the All or Nothing Diet
Think about the last time you achieved something momentous in your life; for example, passing an exam, receiving a promotion at work, or hitting a particular goal. How long did it take to get there? Was it instant or did you have to study/work/learn/adapt? As children we instinctively understand that to achieve something we have…
Welcome to 2012 and a Healthier You
Happy New Year and a special welcome to all of you who have committed to making 2012 the year you make changes in your life to help kick your PCOS in the butt! Many of you are asking me what this PCOS diet is, and I thought it would also be useful to tell you…
Are You Ready to Kick Your PCOS in the Butt in 2012?
I’ve been a bit quiet on the PCOS Diet front. Those of you who were following along on the My PCOS Diet Tumblr blog will know that my dad became very sick and I went to live with Mum and Dad for a while to help out. I was there much longer than expected and…
I’m on a PCOS Diet
I’m going on a PCOS Diet. I hate that word – diet. We’re are always on a diet – our diet is whatever we choose to eat every day – but the connotations of it are that we’re following some extreme measures to lose weight. My PCOS diet isn’t going to be extreme but it…
How Much Water Should You Drink a Day (and is it all just a marketing ploy to sell bottled water)?
About 6 weeks ago I was listening to the radio when I heard a news story that mentioned a study into the amount of water we should drink every day. The conclusion in the report was that we don’t need to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day, that it could in fact…
10 Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight
Last week on the PCOS Matters Facebook page, I mentioned a BBC TV show I had seen called “10 Things You Need to Know About Losing Weight.” Since many of you are in other countries and cannot access the BBC iPlayer, I promised to summarize it here on the blog. The show was interesting because:…
PCOS Diet: I Never Make New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! Can you believe we are already 3 days into 2011? I’m sure many of you made the New Year’s Resolution to lose weight this year (I’m sure some of you make that resolution every year). Or maybe you have given something up you know is bad for you (like sugar). So, how’s…
Insulin Resistance PCOS Diet
It’s now known that a large number of women with PCOS are Insulin Resistant. What does this mean and what does it have to do with your choice of PCOS diet? Let’s start by explaining what Insulin Resistance is… We all need glucose in order to provide energy to our cells, and insulin is the…
