Yes, I should have used a brighter color, LOL!
No, the brown rice and other complex carbs will help you increase your metabolic rate. If you don;t have them your metabolism will slow down therefore you will hold body fat.
There is a substitute for salt in the store, but our bodies need some salt, in your case is in moderation. You can have "Molton light salt". It's 1/2 the sodium of regular salt; just don't use too much!
Approximately 50 – 60% of women with PCOS are obese. It has been shown that losing even 5% of body weight can lead to an improvement in skin, regularity of menstrual cycles and decreased insulin levels. However many women with PCOS experience difficulty losing weight, possibly due to high insulin levels promoting fat storage. The standard low fat high carbohydrate weight loss diet may not be the best approach for women with PCOS. High intakes of carbohydrates, especially refined carbohydrates (ie. sweets, white bread, white rice, etc.) will quickly turn to sugar and cause elevated levels of insulin. Since high levels of insulin can cause a multitude of problems for women with PCOS, a better diet would be a low glycemic index diet. This is a diet that includes foods or combinations of foods that do not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar..
In other words, simple carbs or refined carbs are not for anyone, but especially not for you. Make sure you ALWAYS HAVE WHOLE FOODS and green vegetables in the late afternoon and evening. You need to have grains, so oatmeal in the morning and basmati rice or sweet potato is allowed. Thank you for letting me know of your condition.
Low GI foods:
Artichoke 15
Asparagus 15
Broccoli 15
Cauliflower 15
Celery 15
Cucumber 15
Eggplant 15
Green beans 15
Lettuce, all varieties 15
Low-fat yogurt, no sugar
Peppers, all varieties 15
Snow peas 15
Spinach 15
Young summer squash 15
Tomatoes 15
Zucchini 15
Cherries 22
Peas, dried 22
Pearl barley 25
Grapefruit 25
Kidney beans, boiled 29
Lentils green, boiled 29
Apricots (dried) 31
Chickpeas 33
Vermicelli 35
Spaghetti, whole wheat 37
Apples 38
Pears 38
Haricot beans, boiled 38
Plums 39
Carrots, cooked 39
Black-eyed beans 41
Peaches 42
Chickpeas, tinned 42
Oranges 44
Lentil soup, tinned 44
Carrot juice 45
Pineapple juice 46
Rice, instant 46
Grapes 46
Grapefruit juice 48
Rice, parboiled 48
Baked beans, tinned 48
Porridge, non instant 49
Whole grain 50
Barley, cracked 50
Yam 51
Orange juice 52
Kidney beans, tinned 52
Lentils green, tinned 52
Kiwi fruit 53
Bananas 54
Sweet potato 54
High GI foods to avoid:
White bread 71
Golden Grahams 71
Millet 71
**Watermelon 72
White rolls 73
Puffed wheat 74
Corn chips 74
Chips 75
Waffles 76
Doughnut 76
Wafer biscuits 77
**Rice cakes 77
Weetabix 77
Broad beans 79
Jelly beans 80
Pretzels 81
Rice Krispies 82
Potato, micro waved 82
Cornflakes 83
Potato, instant 83
**Potato, baked 85
Rice pasta, brown 92
Baguette 95
Parsnips 97
Dates 103
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