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Shouldn't I be losing MORE weight??

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  • Chris_bee05
    Chris_bee05 Posts: 111 Member
    I've only been "dieting" for 6 weeks

    Sorry if I misunderstood what you said.....I looked at this sentence, and then looked at your weight loss ticker.....see why I was confused?

    Yes, I can see how that would be confusing. I made that statement to say that I've already encountered two plateaus which, in my opinion, shouldn't be happening this early on in my weight loss given my weight/size. I also made it to point out that the pounds haven't been consistent coming off. Trust me, if I was consistently losing 2lbs a week I WOULDN'T be complaining, but it's NOT consistent and I feel like there may be some other problem and/or I'm doing something wrong.
  • rbryntes
    rbryntes Posts: 710 Member
    Also remember that sugar greatly affects those of us with PCOS more. It's caused by insulin resistance, so eating a low or lower glycemic index diet will help.
  • rbryntes
    rbryntes Posts: 710 Member
    No, it's because it is harder to lose weight with PCOS, and it isn't unusual for those of us with PCOS to be able to lose a max of 0.4 pounds a week, if we're lucky, and it has to do with the nature of this hellishness which makes us gain weight and be unable to lose it.
  • Chris_bee05
    Chris_bee05 Posts: 111 Member
    No, it's because it is harder to lose weight with PCOS, and it isn't unusual for those of us with PCOS to be able to lose a max of 0.4 pounds a week, if we're lucky, and it has to do with the nature of this hellishness which makes us gain weight and be unable to lose it.

    Do you know if there is a PCOS support thread on here? I just found out I have this last week and I'm struggling with it...
  • Chris_bee05
    Chris_bee05 Posts: 111 Member
    Also remember that sugar greatly affects those of us with PCOS more. It's caused by insulin resistance, so eating a low or lower glycemic index diet will help.

    Good info. Thank you. I just added "sugars" to my daily tracking thingy on here, so I'll be able to see how much sugars I've had right in front of me.
  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    No, it's because it is harder to lose weight with PCOS, and it isn't unusual for those of us with PCOS to be able to lose a max of 0.4 pounds a week, if we're lucky, and it has to do with the nature of this hellishness which makes us gain weight and be unable to lose it.

    Do you know if there is a PCOS support thread on here? I just found out I have this last week and I'm struggling with it...

    Yes, there is at least one. Here are 2 that I found with a quick search:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/206670-can-i-start-a-pcos-vent-your-frustrations-thread-lol?hl=pcos&page=16#posts-4627308

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/265449-pcos-soul-cysters-unite?hl=pcos&page=7#posts-4601443

    There are probably more. :)
  • Chris_bee05
    Chris_bee05 Posts: 111 Member
    No, it's because it is harder to lose weight with PCOS, and it isn't unusual for those of us with PCOS to be able to lose a max of 0.4 pounds a week, if we're lucky, and it has to do with the nature of this hellishness which makes us gain weight and be unable to lose it.

    Do you know if there is a PCOS support thread on here? I just found out I have this last week and I'm struggling with it...

    Yes, there is at least one. Here are 2 that I found with a quick search:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/206670-can-i-start-a-pcos-vent-your-frustrations-thread-lol?hl=pcos&page=16#posts-4627308

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/265449-pcos-soul-cysters-unite?hl=pcos&page=7#posts-4601443

    There are probably more. :)

    Thank you :)
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