*****PCOS*****

dawnw30

I have it...I started out at 251 and am down 62 pounds! I am doing this thing and kicking PCOS's butt! Don't give up - hang in there! You CAN do it! It's hard and it stinks when our friends are dropping weight left and right but we're working extra hard to get the scale to budge. Don't be discouraged! It's possible to get healthy even with this ugly thing! Feel free to friend me! :flowerforyou:

Rheagansmom

I have it also. It definately slows down the weight loss. Good luck to you. I know that you can get it done

healthygirltx

First of all, a 21 lb loss is awesome! You've just hit a plateau. Change up your exercise, vary your calorie intake a bit. I used to have a personal trainer that would tell me to do that because your body gets used to what you're doing and stops losing. Change it up! I'm sure you will see the scale moving again soon. Also, consider comparing measurements if you aren't already. Sometimes you are losing inches but its not showing up on the scale. And most of all, try to focus on what you have accomplished so far!

I have been diagnosed for a few years and am on Metformin. Losing weight is harder with PCOS, but not impossible!

mialsya

Is there anyone else on Metformin? Any good/bad side effects you have gone through? So far I have only heard one bad thing about it.

I had horrible side effects and had to be taken off of it. It made me so sick I couldn't function.

zudleymarie

There are many of us on here. My highest was around 270..got down to about 245 when I joined MFP, and I am now around 210. What I have been doing has honestly been a lowered carb diet (us PCOS'ers usually have problems with our insulin), taking Metformin, and exercising like a mad woman. Lots of weights, lots of cardio, and staying within calorie ranges. That's what has been working for me, but yes, it can be extremely irritating when you are working out like crazy and barely dropping. I have not lost any weight in about 3 weeks despite working out at least 5 times a week for at least an hour at a time. I actually gained, but this is something that we all have to deal with. And you need to remember that it is not your fault. It's just that stupid PCOS.

shellybsn

I have PCOS with all of it's nastiness---the excessive weight, high blood pressure and cholesterol, problems with infertility, facial hair, etc. I started Metformin about 7 or 8 years ago and I LOVE IT!!!!! It's not a miracle pill, but it definitely helps keep things better controlled. I lost some weight after I started taking it, then leveled off and gained a little back. The thing with the metformin is it makes it so I can diet and exercise...and lose weight. Before the metformin, I didn't matter what I did the scale wouldn't budge. My mood and energy levels are much better (I was actually on antidepressants before, not because I felt depressed, just no energy at all). It's not for everyone, but I love it (it's pretty inexpensive too!). I tried for a year and a half, but got pregnant with my first son, then the second (my ob/gyn kept me on the metformin for the first trimester). Both times I lost the baby weight in about 6 weeks after going back on the metformin and breastfeeding. I still have a ton of weight to lose, and that will probably help the high blood pressure and cholesterol. MFP will be a great help with that! Keep up the good work and talk to your family doctor or ob/gyn about glucophage. If you can't get it from them, find an endocrinologist that will. I think it's definitely worth a try and worked way better for me than ortho-tricylcen (regulated my periods, but didn't make me feel any better)! Good luck to you. Feel free to friend me if you want!! God Bless! (P.S. I tried low carb and I didn't work for me at all, made my cholesterol go way up. But you have to find what works for you!!!)

LaurenRose19

I am taking Metformin ER and I just started but so far I'm not have the nausea problems my friends who take regular metformin have..although I haven't lost weight yet I'll keep you posted on how it affects me. I'm also on OrthoTricyline (or how ever you spell it for my birthcontrol)

lauriemeridith83

I just started taking metformin again as of last Friday. My doc put me on 2000 mg of it. I'd only ever been on 500 mg in the past and never had any side effects from it. So instead of listening to my doctor and gradually build up to taking all 4 pills throughout the day (starting with 1 and adding 1 each week), I decided I knew my body better than her (I was impatient) and jumped right in to the whole 2000 mg each day.

BIG mistake. I was so nauseous all weekend! Cut back to just 2 a day and I'm feeling much better. Will bump up to 3 next week.

cobarlo14

OK - Saw weight loss Doctor today!!! For those with PCOS - He said that my daily diaries are great and the only changes he would make were two: 1> More protein in the morning!!! 2> Change my calories from 1700 to 1800 per day = SCORE!!! What!! Up my calories??? Ummm OK!