Reddit reviews The Insulin-Resistance Diet--Revised and Updated: How to Turn Off Your Body's Fat-Making Machine

Totally agree, it sounds like Insulin Resistance (and possibly its sister condition, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) to me as well. I have had Binge Eating Disorder, Anorexia, and Bulimia, and it turned out they had all stemmed from IR. I went on the Insulin Resistance Diet and literally 3 days into it, I stopped craving food (I had one last binge because I was freaked out that I wasn't craving sugar). That was January 18, 2010, and it was the last day I ever binged. I've lost 60 pounds since then without really trying; and I eat 1 serving of ice cream for breakfast every day! I probably have 2 gallons of it in my freezer right now, and it's not tempting me at all.

I also went on Metformin, a diabetes drug. Have your doctor--preferably an endocrinologist!--check your A1C (it's a measure of your average blood glucose over the past few months) and triglyceride levels. Mine were both really high, and now they're in the low-normal range.

As my RE explained to me when I came in for a 3+ month bleed, the nonstop bleeding is caused by low progesterone. So putting you on progesterone is stopping your bleeding and making you feel better. Low progesterone could be the cause of your multiple miscarriages; I had at least 2 chemical pregnancies due to chronic low progesterone (Luteal Phase Defect).

My RE had me do 3 rounds of progesterone and started me on a high dose of Metformin, and I started the Insulin Resistance Diet. My periods regulated after a few months. Eventually I went on Clomid and progesterone to get pregnant and my second cycle worked.

If you're not currently wanting to get pregnant, I would suggest trying the progesterone-only birth control pill ("mini-pill"). I'm assuming the BC you were on was the combo estrogen-progesterone. The mini-pill actually lowers your risk of endometrial cancer. My RE did not recommend an IUD because it doesn't suppress hormones enough. I'm currently debating whether to go on the Depo-Provera shot, which is a higher dose of progesterone, but I wouldn't recommend that for you if you're thinking about getting pregnant soon.

You might be able to just do the progesterone pills for a few months and see if that regulates your cycle. While I don't think having a biopsy is overkill, I think suggesting a hysterectomy at this point is. Definitely wait to talk to your RE.

I went through the same thing. My now boyfriend kept saying "calories in and calories out" that's all that matters. It took him almost a year to understand it's not that simple. Metformin and lower carb eating changed my whole life. You can try adding to your eating every time you eat any carb or sweet (fruit) eat protein (cheese, meat, eggs, etc.) I learned this from http://www.amazon.com/The-Insulin-Resistance-Diet--Revised-Updated-Fat-Making/dp/0071499849/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395350965&sr=8-1&keywords=Insulin+resistance+diet

Might be something you want to pick up. I found an older version at good will for .50 and it's helped me understand how to eat. If you ever need some support, I'm your girl.

I've never done keto. I've always had excellent results on VLCD (very low calorie diets), which obviously give fast results, but you have to work hard to keep the weight off. These diets tend to be very low carb diets, putting you in ketosis. However, being on a VLCD is not necessary or realistic long-term for PCOS management and weight loss, which are your aims. I found a good PCOS nutrition book to be helpful when I was first diagnosed. It helped me understand what I should avoid (refined carbs and sugars, basically) or at least reduce my intake of (carbs and red meat) , in order to help my symptoms. Seafood is great, and definitely better in many respects than meat. It contains less chemicals (vaccinations etc), a lower harmful fat content, and less hormones to interfere with your own. Keeping your blood sugar levels steady and making the best food choices is achievable when you're taking a balanced approach, following, for example, a low GI regime. That way, you'll be avoiding the things that make symptoms worse, you'll reduce your risk of diabetes and insulin resistance, and you'll lose weight. I think taking note of calories is also very important.

A couple of books I found to be useful are listed below:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007131844

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0071499849

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0340896019

Hope this helps!

Yeah, for me it makes perfect sense. I've read a lot about PCOS, insulin resistance, diabetes, nutrition etc and while I had gestational diabetes I could see how certain foods raise your blood sugar really high and then it crashes back down. I also tried eating after the "insulin resistance diet" http://www.amazon.com/Insulin-Resistance-Diet--Revised-Updated-Fat-Making-Machine/dp/0071499849/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324314058&sr=8-1 .. and that worked pretty well compared to other diets I've tried. It's about linking proteins with carbs in a certain way. But I gave up on it because I felt like I constantly had the "keto flu" .. it sucked. I don't mean for a few days but weeks, shaking, headaches, brain fog.