P.C.O.S Weight Loss Battles

red24rock

Hi 30 Year Old mom here to a beautiful 12 year old daughter whom I love dearly Here To Connect With Other Mom’s and Women Who Suffer Weight Gain or Suffer With Trying To Lose Weight Due To Poor Diet And Having P.C.O.S (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)

chelny

Hi! You might want to post something like this in the "Introduce Yourself" or "Getting Started" area, rather than under "Debate" section. I was diagnosed with PCOS years ago & have struggled with my weight. I'm finding MFP very helpful though for tracking my calories & nutrition. Good luck!

lalalacroix

I have PCOS. Was even told I am insulin resistant and at one point took metformin, which was a horrible medication for me.

I am losing weight on a high carb diet (60%), not eating low carb. It's true but added it for debate purposes. I currently have few symptoms.

mom23mangos

Agree you don't want this in the debate section. But in the spirit of debate, I was also diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance and was on Metformin. I've never been overweight in my life and had no problem shedding vanity pounds when I wanted to. It seems there have been plenty of people here with PCOS that when accurately weighing and logging do not have any issues losing weight.

I think the bolded in your OP is what is the issue in most cases.

red24rock wrote: »

Hi 30 Year Old mom here to a beautiful 12 year old daughter whom I love dearly Here To Connect With Other Mom’s and Women Who Suffer Weight Gain or Suffer With Trying To Lose Weight Due To Poor Diet And Having P.C.O.S (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)

sugaraddict4321

Hi everyone,

I've moved the thread to Getting Started, so let's leave the debate comments out from here forward. Thanks. :flowerforyou:

With respect,
Sugar
MFP Moderator

pandareads

I was diagnosed with PCOS in high school and my mother had it as well. I have read many books on it and various other sources that say it’s more difficult to lose weight with it, and for YEARS used that as an excuse to just eat whatever because I would be overweight anyway. Well, I was wrong. As long as you make sure your calorie intake is less than your output, you will lose weight. I have started religiously tracking my food with this app and even a food scale, and have consistently lost weight every weekly weigh in since starting. It’s been surprisingly easy.

I have had plethora of other PCOS symptoms (hair, amenorrhea, etc) but as it turns out, weight issues was not one of them.

KetoZandra

I am 55.
I was diagnosed with PCOS at a young age, it runs through my family. I was also diagnosed as insulin resistant. I could not do metformin or other drugs.
Over the years I have tried EVERY diet (with a doctors and calorie deficit) and I kept gaining and no amount of working out did anything.
For me they only thing that works is keto (weigh, measure and track on here).
When I say works, I mean weight loss (woo hoo!), no brain fog, return of my cycle (when I was younger), better skin and hair, more energy and that happy feeling that you get when you have control and hope.
We all have to find what works for us, please know that you are not alone.

samanthalemus89

What happened when you tried metformin? Jw if I'm crazy or if this is the pills fault. I cant even stay on birth control due to elevating high blood pressure. I also have Insulin resistance

kmowen3693

I am a mom to a two year old. Shortly after delivery, I was diagnosed with PCOS and so many things made sense! I have had "woman issues" ever since I first started my period at 14. I am currently on Metformin for insulin resistance and I have had no problems on it other than initially a week of bad diarrhea. 😖 Good luck on your journey!

NCK96

I was diagnosed last year, and I'm the one who brought it up at my appointment because I've suspected for years. (I actually brought it up MANY times over the years with every kind of doctor I visited, but a naturopath is the other person who listened to me and checked my hormones.) I'm not insulin resistant though and have never been on Metformin. One of the books I've found really helpful is called Period Repair Manual. The author explains all things period and hormone related. I learned a lot and think it's a book most women should own.

https://www.amazon.com/Period-Repair-Manual-Treatment-Hormones/dp/1975926773/ref=sr_1_1?crid=155FIVWAYND74&keywords=period+repair+manual&qid=1556157106&s=gateway&sprefix=period+repai,aps,253&sr=8-1

staticsplit

Not to hijack, but is anyone willing to share symptoms? I'm not sure if I have it. I went off birth control in Dec and still no period. I thought maybe it was because I had a brief eating disorder relapse last year, but I've been consistently eating around maintenance for months (I'm a healthy weight) and still nada. I've been on birth control since I was 14 since my early periods were very long--like a month at a time. I do still get some acne. No hirsuteness. Always been a normal weight (except when very underweight for a time as a teen with a more severe eating disorder). Unsure about insulin resistance.

I went to the doctor in March to ask about the lack of periods and just got a shrug in response and told to go back in summer, which I'm planning to do (and see a diff GP as I wasn't terrible impressed with her).

misssunshine1307

Hi I also have PCOS I was diagnosed 25yrs ago. I love my carbs but just lately my body have been rejecting them which has made it easy for me to look at what I eat and the changes I now want to make. So me and my family has weighed in this morning and starting our new lifestyle from here on. Iv had MFP for a while but only today I have felt committed. So here’s to a brand new me xx

sardelsa

staticsplit wrote: »

Not to hijack, but is anyone willing to share symptoms? I'm not sure if I have it. I went off birth control in Dec and still no period. I thought maybe it was because I had a brief eating disorder relapse last year, but I've been consistently eating around maintenance for months (I'm a healthy weight) and still nada. I've been on birth control since I was 14 since my early periods were very long--like a month at a time. I do still get some acne. No hirsuteness. Always been a normal weight (except when very underweight for a time as a teen with a more severe eating disorder). Unsure about insulin resistance.

I went to the doctor in March to ask about the lack of periods and just got a shrug in response and told to go back in summer, which I'm planning to do (and see a diff GP as I wasn't terrible impressed with her).

@staticsplit I had some bloodwork done at different points in my cycles, also symptoms (irregular periods, acne, trouble conceiving) but the main one was ultrasound (polycyclic ovaries).