Anyone with PCOS

sgwnec003

I was diagonosed with PCOS in 2009. Through infertility issues, that is what brought the PCOS to light. Good luck in your weight loss journey. Through weight loss and meds, we are now past our inferitity and PCOS days with a 20 month old and 5 month old!

FruityLoops

Also, there is a group, PCOS Cysters Unite, that is all PCOS ladies if you want to check it out for support.

Funnily I just joined about an hour or two ago! I didn't even realise there were groups on here until this morning :-D

byHISstrength

I have it too.

mistresseeyore

As you can tell from my ticker, I have lost 46 pounds in a year and 3 days on here. I'm not saying it is easy, but it takes time and devotion. It can be done. I've known I've had PCOS since I was 20, but didn't get diagnosed with it until 2005. You can do this, just remember that it is a life style change you need to make.

xoxofelicia

Thanks Everyone! I guess I didn't realize actually how many women this affected! I was fine also all through out high school, got married at 18 started to try for a baby. I put on maybe 5-10lbs for the "honeymoon/just married" phase and it just kept packing on. I've gained almost 60lbs in 5 years and chalked it up to not going to school or working and poor food choices. After we tried for a couple of years (to concieve) and I realized I was getting pregnant we started with the DR visits. Every dr told me I was young nothing ''seemed'' wrong. Til last year, they finally did bloodwork and all that and I found out I had PCOS. I did 3 rounds of Clomid/Provera combo with no luck. So we or shall I say I decided to take a break from TTC and I'm trying to lose some weight. After taking the Clomid though, my hormone seemed back in order until about 2 months ago then my periods stopped coming. I'm going to start taking the glumetza again and read up on this some more about the healthy diet and such. What does everyone eat? I have no clue what to eat and right now I'm just guessing..I haven't been monitoring my carbs just making sure I stay under my calorie goal! So any/all help will be appreciated

reenakainth

I was diagnosed a few months back once i miscaried our baby. I have since put on lots of weight feel hungry all the time and am not taking any meds for it ...tried metformin but made me so sick i couldnt get out of bed...

I have decided today to embark on some weight loss but its hard work ...please feel free to add me can do with all the support i can get right now...

Love

Reena

Sthiara18

I was diagnosed 2 1/2 years ago... I need to lose about 40-50 pounds also. Any support from other women with PCOS would be great!

mistresseeyore

Thanks Everyone! I guess I didn't realize actually how many women this affected! I was fine also all through out high school, got married at 18 started to try for a baby. I put on maybe 5-10lbs for the "honeymoon/just married" phase and it just kept packing on. I've gained almost 60lbs in 5 years and chalked it up to not going to school or working and poor food choices. After we tried for a couple of years (to concieve) and I realized I was getting pregnant we started with the DR visits. Every dr told me I was young nothing ''seemed'' wrong. Til last year, they finally did bloodwork and all that and I found out I had PCOS. I did 3 rounds of Clomid/Provera combo with no luck. So we or shall I say I decided to take a break from TTC and I'm trying to lose some weight. After taking the Clomid though, my hormone seemed back in order until about 2 months ago then my periods stopped coming. I'm going to start taking the glumetza again and read up on this some more about the healthy diet and such. What does everyone eat? I have no clue what to eat and right now I'm just guessing..I haven't been monitoring my carbs just making sure I stay under my calorie goal! So any/all help will be appreciated

I tried for a long time to conceive my son. I was 33 when I got pregnant with him. We had given up all hope. We had decided to go on the PCOS diet and lose weight, then try Clomid. Within a month of the PCOS diet, I got pregnant with Alexander. He is so worth the wait for him.

AmeChops

Hello!! I was diagnosed about 3 years ago now - I don't have any of the "external" symptoms apart from a larger than everywhere else middle section. I'm not on any meds for it but I've just made an appointment to see a different GP because I'm fed up of feeling crappy all the time...which I'm convinced is down to the PCOS. I've also got Endometriosis - oh the joy lol!!

I've done calorie and fat counting before and I took Xenical for a few months, prescribed by my GP but it stopped working - best thing I've found now is eating low carb...I have to stick to about 30g per day, anything much higher and the weight decides to pile back on again.

Good luck with your weight loss...hopefully you'll be able to have your baby soon :-))

divinesoul

I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and ?PCOS( as they couldn't prove it). I am on Metformin since 2 months. Being a vegetarian, it's hard for me to keep my carbs below 110-120/day but I take 30gm of carbs per meal linked with 15gm protein. I have lost 13lbs in 2 months despite being very erratic with exercise (am on vacations). The best thing that happened is that I didn't get the facial hair back after the last laser session which was 2 months ago!!! Earlier I used to get the growth back within a week. Also my hair fall stopped, muscle pains are almost gone, BP and energy level is much better. Though I still have 50lbs to lose, I don't think about it, otherwise I get depressed. Will try and stay on the diet and exercise, hopefully will lose it all soon!

I had lost all hopes, but now I feel so much better! All thanks to my family for being my support.

I have a PDF of "insulin resistance diet". If anyone needs it, do let me know. I can email it to you.

Don't lose hope, everything is possible. Just hang in there, good results will follow! :-)