So it begins

Today I went back on the hardcore PCOS diet and the Metformin. Tonight was 15 Bean Soup and boiled cabbage.

Cookies for PCOS

YUMMMMMM these are soooo good. Thank God for Splenda. And don't get a knock off brand like I did at first. You will not eat the cookies lol.

Peanut Butter Cookies

1 c. peanut butter (i used super chunk!)

1 c. Splenda

1 egg

Combine in a bowl and stir til mixed well. Spoon onto cookie sheet. Bake @ 350* til firm.

Awesome PCOS and Diet Blog

I stumbled across this blog and liked it immediately!

The PCOS Diva

Spaghetti Squash

I can't have pasta or rice, but the doc told me about Spaghetti Squash.

Last night, I boiled one whole. Browned some ground turkey, threw the insides of the squash sans seeds, and some spaghetti sauce in a pot for some Modified Spaghetti.

For lunch today, I dumped the remaining spaghetti mixture into an 8x8 casserole dish and topped with a little mozzarella, baked, and got this:

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Diagnosis

Murder? Maybe! I think I'm more bummed about the dietary changes than my actual diagnosis. All yummy foods are out the window. Poop. This blows. Anyway! I am to start Metformin tonight, 500mg. If I tolerate that, I move up to 1000mg. I'm a specific diet. The doctor was great and made me a list of good and bad foods. So anyway, like I said, she has PCOS as do a few of her family members. She was SO AMAZING at my appointment today. She sat beside me and showed me my test results and everything. She also made a list and we talked in detail about good foods and bad foods and substitutes. And she Googled some foods to show me.

Dont's

* Bread
* Potatoes
* Corn
* Sugar (duh)
* Rice
* Pasta
* Bananas
* Milk


Do

* Lean Meats
* Veggies
* Fruits
* Eggs
* Nuts
* Cheese (no Cottage)


She also said go ahead with regular salad dressing, the fat free kind is worse for this. Something about what they use to thicken the fat-free kind

A great sub for mashed potatoes is mashed cauliflower. I tried this tonight and even DH liked it. Just boil it, put some butter, salt and pepper in it and mash it. I threw in some Mrs. Dash and a little shredded cheddar.

For pasta, you can use Spaghetti Squash.

She said Diet Sodas are ok, but I hate them so she recommended Crystal Light, which I guess I can deal with.

Another good tip is she said if an ingredient ends in -ose, it's most likely a no-go. (ex. dextrose) "-ose = gross"

The Metformin will make me lose weight..and so will this God-forsaken diet. I'll be adding a photo gallery and weekly weigh-in to the blog.

Stay tuned.