PCOS

turtlefitnessdad

In all honesty, people who are working out to death to try and combat their PCOS weight symptoms, I think your problem isn't that it's not working, it's more that you're doing too much and you're stressing your bodies.
When you're stressed, your body releases hormones which tells your body to "stock up" because hard times are coming. So you might be losing weight, but your body is also clinging to anything you're giving it because working out so much is making your body think something bad is happening. So it's counter-productive.

My advice would be to cut out as much simple sugars as you can. Don't, don't DON'T stop eating carbs, because carbs are what fuels your body. It's like putting water in a car. Just make the change from white starchy carbs, like rice, pasta and bread, to wholemeal, brown rice, wholewheat pasta and bread. If you like potatoes, keep the potatoes. Swap milk chocolate for dark chocolate high in cocoa. It's not only good for your heart and lungs, but also really good at keeping the blues at bay.

And don't forget. What works for someone else, might not work for you. If it did, we would all be carbon copies of each other.

Keep up exercising, lift weights (they don't have to be overly heavy) and keep on eating.

Jillian Michaels has PCOS, and look at her...

You don't really know much about PCOS do you? My wife is in shape pretty darn close to that Jillian Michaels lady. The issue is not just weight loss for these ladies, there is a lot more to it then that. The cists actuelly cause most of the hormonal changes. Cutting carbs does help. I agree that it should not be cut out all together though.

tarranp

I'm wondering if it might be worth me, not ignoring the calories but looking more at the fat and sugar content and cutting back on the carbs a bit. It's interesting reading all the different comments and experiences. Keep them coming!

Lulzaroonie

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Lulzaroonie

In all honesty, people who are working out to death to try and combat their PCOS weight symptoms, I think your problem isn't that it's not working, it's more that you're doing too much and you're stressing your bodies.
When you're stressed, your body releases hormones which tells your body to "stock up" because hard times are coming. So you might be losing weight, but your body is also clinging to anything you're giving it because working out so much is making your body think something bad is happening. So it's counter-productive.

My advice would be to cut out as much simple sugars as you can. Don't, don't DON'T stop eating carbs, because carbs are what fuels your body. It's like putting water in a car. Just make the change from white starchy carbs, like rice, pasta and bread, to wholemeal, brown rice, wholewheat pasta and bread. If you like potatoes, keep the potatoes. Swap milk chocolate for dark chocolate high in cocoa. It's not only good for your heart and lungs, but also really good at keeping the blues at bay.

And don't forget. What works for someone else, might not work for you. If it did, we would all be carbon copies of each other.

Keep up exercising, lift weights (they don't have to be overly heavy) and keep on eating.

Jillian Michaels has PCOS, and look at her...

You don't really know much about PCOS do you? My wife is in shape pretty darn close to that Jillian Michaels lady. The issue is not just weight loss for these ladies, there is a lot more to it then that. The cists actuelly cause most of the hormonal changes. Cutting carbs does help. I agree that it should not be cut out all together though.

I have PCOS myself.... and have had it for 14 years. The cysts may cause hormonal changes but it is the insulin resistance that causes the weight gain.
Like I said, what works for one person might not work for others.
Not only that, but you can have all the symptoms or you can have only a couple. I'm just saying, it's not impossible to go from being over weight to slim and have PCOS. http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/34000-pic-biggest-losers-jillian-michaels-once-weighed-175-lbs-/1276716597_jillian-1.jpg <---- Jillian when she was bigger...

turtlefitnessdad

In all honesty, people who are working out to death to try and combat their PCOS weight symptoms, I think your problem isn't that it's not working, it's more that you're doing too much and you're stressing your bodies.
When you're stressed, your body releases hormones which tells your body to "stock up" because hard times are coming. So you might be losing weight, but your body is also clinging to anything you're giving it because working out so much is making your body think something bad is happening. So it's counter-productive.

My advice would be to cut out as much simple sugars as you can. Don't, don't DON'T stop eating carbs, because carbs are what fuels your body. It's like putting water in a car. Just make the change from white starchy carbs, like rice, pasta and bread, to wholemeal, brown rice, wholewheat pasta and bread. If you like potatoes, keep the potatoes. Swap milk chocolate for dark chocolate high in cocoa. It's not only good for your heart and lungs, but also really good at keeping the blues at bay.

And don't forget. What works for someone else, might not work for you. If it did, we would all be carbon copies of each other.

Keep up exercising, lift weights (they don't have to be overly heavy) and keep on eating.

Jillian Michaels has PCOS, and look at her...

You don't really know much about PCOS do you? My wife is in shape pretty darn close to that Jillian Michaels lady. The issue is not just weight loss for these ladies, there is a lot more to it then that. The cists actuelly cause most of the hormonal changes. Cutting carbs does help. I agree that it should not be cut out all together though.

I have PCOS myself.... and have had it for 14 years. The cysts may cause hormonal changes but it is the insulin resistance that causes the weight gain.
Like I said, what works for one person might not work for others.
Not only that, but you can have all the symptoms or you can have only a couple. I'm just saying, it's not impossible to go from being over weight to slim and have PCOS. http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/34000-pic-biggest-losers-jillian-michaels-once-weighed-175-lbs-/1276716597_jillian-1.jpg <---- Jillian when she was bigger...

Well that is much better stated then in your original post. Besides, i am a guy talking in a PCOS forum, gotta watch my P's& Q's you know. And your eyes scar me. lol :laugh:

Lulzaroonie

In all honesty, people who are working out to death to try and combat their PCOS weight symptoms, I think your problem isn't that it's not working, it's more that you're doing too much and you're stressing your bodies.
When you're stressed, your body releases hormones which tells your body to "stock up" because hard times are coming. So you might be losing weight, but your body is also clinging to anything you're giving it because working out so much is making your body think something bad is happening. So it's counter-productive.

My advice would be to cut out as much simple sugars as you can. Don't, don't DON'T stop eating carbs, because carbs are what fuels your body. It's like putting water in a car. Just make the change from white starchy carbs, like rice, pasta and bread, to wholemeal, brown rice, wholewheat pasta and bread. If you like potatoes, keep the potatoes. Swap milk chocolate for dark chocolate high in cocoa. It's not only good for your heart and lungs, but also really good at keeping the blues at bay.

And don't forget. What works for someone else, might not work for you. If it did, we would all be carbon copies of each other.

Keep up exercising, lift weights (they don't have to be overly heavy) and keep on eating.

Jillian Michaels has PCOS, and look at her...

You don't really know much about PCOS do you? My wife is in shape pretty darn close to that Jillian Michaels lady. The issue is not just weight loss for these ladies, there is a lot more to it then that. The cists actuelly cause most of the hormonal changes. Cutting carbs does help. I agree that it should not be cut out all together though.

I have PCOS myself.... and have had it for 14 years. The cysts may cause hormonal changes but it is the insulin resistance that causes the weight gain.
Like I said, what works for one person might not work for others.
Not only that, but you can have all the symptoms or you can have only a couple. I'm just saying, it's not impossible to go from being over weight to slim and have PCOS. http://www.usmagazine.com/uploads/assets/articles/34000-pic-biggest-losers-jillian-michaels-once-weighed-175-lbs-/1276716597_jillian-1.jpg <---- Jillian when she was bigger...

Well that is much better stated then in your original post. Besides, i am a guy talking in a PCOS forum, gotta watch my P's& Q's you know. And your eyes scar me. lol :laugh:

I shall take it as a compliment, even if it's not :bigsmile:

Lupercalia

In all honesty, people who are working out to death to try and combat their PCOS weight symptoms, I think your problem isn't that it's not working, it's more that you're doing too much and you're stressing your bodies.
When you're stressed, your body releases hormones which tells your body to "stock up" because hard times are coming. So you might be losing weight, but your body is also clinging to anything you're giving it because working out so much is making your body think something bad is happening. So it's counter-productive.

My advice would be to cut out as much simple sugars as you can. Don't, don't DON'T stop eating carbs, because carbs are what fuels your body. It's like putting water in a car. Just make the change from white starchy carbs, like rice, pasta and bread, to wholemeal, brown rice, wholewheat pasta and bread. If you like potatoes, keep the potatoes. Swap milk chocolate for dark chocolate high in cocoa. It's not only good for your heart and lungs, but also really good at keeping the blues at bay.

And don't forget. What works for someone else, might not work for you. If it did, we would all be carbon copies of each other.

Keep up exercising, lift weights (they don't have to be overly heavy) and keep on eating.

Jillian Michaels has PCOS, and look at her...

Carbs are not necessary for your body to have "fuel". That is pure nonsense. There is no requirement for any sort of essential carbs, period.

My body is healthier and happier being a fat burning machine.

What your brain does need is a little glucose. Glucose is not interchangeable with carbohydrate. Anyone reading this can easily research exactly how little glucose our bodies need (120g for someone not already low carbing, 30g for those who are keto adapted). Your muscles and skeleton need little to NONE to fuel their activities. I do great on 70g or less of carbs on my regular days, and I double the carbs my big lifting days, or days when I am otherwise super physical, going up to 150g.

Did you know your liver will create glucose on a daily basis via a process called gluconeogenesis? Humans do not differ in our ability to perform gluconeogenesis, providing the diet is correct. I am not some special snowflake because I can burn fat rather than glucose for energy. Anyone of us can by simply eating the right foods in the right quantities.

Low carb diets don't entirely eliminate carbs. That is more nonsense. Low carb diets suggest one gets their (low) carbs from veggies and fruits rather than grains and such mostly because of the way grains negatively impact blood sugar, spiking your insulin. I like to keep my insulin in check. Beyond that, I don't believe grains to be terribly healthy or valuable, and there isn't any nutrient I am lacking that I could possibly get via eating grains instead of more veggies and fruits. What I would get from eating the way you suggest is a whole lot of internal inflammation, which I don't need or want, and a whole lot of hunger/cravings/etc. Those "healthy whole grains" also take up a lot of calories that I find are more wisely spent on much healthier, more satisfying foods.

Some people can continue to eat white potatoes, but I don't because they are not low on the glycemic index, and I don't need or want the crazy insulin response that our bodies have when we eat those high GI foods. I'm not some dude with low body fat. I "carb up" (meaning I eat about 150g carb on those days as opposed to 70 or less on my low carb days) with sweet potatoes a couple times a week after my heavy lifting days and that works out great for me. I don't find I need anything more than that to fuel my body or to remain healthy.

What you said about working out and over stressing your body is partially true--cortisol will definitely cause our bodies to hold on to fat. However, lifting heavy weights in itself is not necessarily "overdoing it". Lifting heavy weights on a regular basis affects hormones in a positive way for me, which is why that's my exercise of choice. I also lift heavy because I'd like to keep as much of my lean body mass as possible while losing fat. That isn't gonna happen if I were to lift 5lb dumbbells for 100 reps and run for an hour on the treadmill each day. I am successfully losing body fat (I've lost 14% body fat) and am generally maintaining the lean body mass I began with, which is difficult and slow going, but it's going. There are a number of other proven benefits as well, such as increased mobility, reduction of aches and pains, lessening the chance of osteoporosis, improving strength and balance, all that good stuff.

Yes, different strategies for different people. Gotta find what works for you and is sustainable.