Hi, little bit of background. I am 44, have pcos and weigh 18 stone. I know due to my pcos that a low carb diet will help but I do find this incredibly challenging. I also have slightly raised cholesterol so hoping a lower carb, rather than strictly low carb will help. I recently had a medical and talked through my meals with the doctor that has great knowledge of pcos. She gave great advice and even though I have heard it all before, has given me a renewed sense of determination. Note that I have lost 6lb already a couple of months ago.
Now, I seem to have come to a standstill so hoping you can shed some light on my diet and what I need to improve to get the lbs moving again. Below is a typical day. Please be honest!
Breakfast, usually 2 eggs, scrambled on one slice of jasons sourdough with a thin layer of benecol butter.
Mid morning, an apple, pear or plum.
Lunch is usually chicken breast, tomatoes, cucumber and spinach OR 3 roasted peppers, courgette a little sweet potato and tomato with chicken or salmon.
Snack is greek yoghurt ( the real stuff!)
Dinner is usually meatballs with courgette or steak and veg, so no major carbs.
A couple of times a week I get a coffee foe the train. I drink 2 cups of instant coffee with a dash of milk, and drink a lot of water. I have 2 glasses of red wine at the weekend.
Total carbs on my app is around 150 if I have the pepper lunch as they are quite carb heavy.
No chocolate, crisps, cake or beer for 2 weeks now!
Please help!!