PCOS and weight loss success

*waves* 'ello!

PCOS - work of the hormonal devil. Hair loss, hair where it shouldn't be, big ol' belly...yeah. Delightful.

But all is not lost My ovaries are bloody addled with cysts, and yet I'm still over 80lb lighter than I was 18 months ago. Take THAT.

Posted on a similar thread earlier, but what has worked for me: shedloads of exercise (6 - 7 days a week), watching my processed carbs, and most sugar coming from fruit.

I'm no saint; I still succumb to the odd binge but largely my eating has levelled out.

Meds-wise, I'm on Dianette and Metformin (don't think they're of huge benefit, personally).

It CAN be done - make PCOS your b*tch, it's well satisfying!

xxx

Suspected PCOS sufferer here... still considering getting a second opinion.

I started taking Metformin about 12 months ago, but I stopped taking it after about 4 months.

I'm successfully down 14kg (31 pounds), the goal is 40kg (88 pounds). I try to limit my carbs, but I love them too much! It can be done, we just have to work harder for it. I think it means we appreciate it more when we get there!

Feel free to FR me if you'd like. I'm on here every day.

I too stopped all the medication, they had me on metformin, BCP and spiralactone, I was so sick of taking all these prescriptions I went off them all. Did Accupuncture instead, it totally helped me as well as switching to IF.

I was diagnosed with PCOS earlier on this year and I've lost 50lbs

I have PCOS along with other health issues. I have just about everything you can with the PCOS and have struggled all my life. I have lost 51 pounds in about 10 months on the South Beach Diet. I find the South Beach Diet works the best because you are getting rid of the bad carbs that you don't need because of the insulin resistance. Anyone that wants to add me are welcome, would love to be friends with other women with the same problems. Maybe we can help motivate each other.

I have PCOS and have lost a grand total of 90 pounds since the birth of my son late last year. You can do this! Don't ever give up.

currently in the process of being diagnosed with PCOS...that sounds strange, but after 13 viles of blood and everything coming back normal, i have an ultrasound next wednesday. not to mention my sister just got diagnosed with it. the infertility thing kind of bugs me, but i've already come to terms with it when my doctor told me previously that i might be going through pre-menopause...so no babies anyways. I'm also a carb junky...chips are my weakness but my plan of action is to follow the GI suggestions, cut carbs and increase fruits and veggies (i'm already pretty good with that). No more booze no more junk food. time to bite the bullet and act like i deserve to lose 50 lbs. i've been busting my *kitten* for 2 years trying to lose weight, and i've only lost 10lbs, i have 2 years to lose another 40 before i get married.

I went to so many doctors, one would say I had it, the other would do a pelvic ultrasound and said I didn't because I had no scarring on my ovaries, finally I demanded a referral to an endocrinologist and she took one look at me and said you are unequivocally PCOS. After reading the book Master your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels (I read it in one day) It felt like someone actually got it, she hit on everything I've ever felt with having this stupid disorder. I feel like a lot of doctors in the medical community just do not have enough understanding of PCOS.

Is there anything you guys are doing differently, in terms of exercise, than non-pcos people? Haha. I have struggled to lose any weight when friends do less exercise and still lose with no problem. In terms of diet, I've been trying to cut back on carbs but it's tough sometimes.

I think weight lifting is great and every woman should do it. I've been trying to exercise every day and I may even add in a couple twice/day exercise days in the future. I have to get used to my current routine first though.

I wanted to report in that I ate 1500 calories/day this past week, exercised every day (not every day was intense but had a few intense exercise days), and lost 5 lbs on my relatively high carb diet. I'm feeling pretty good and hope I can see another good loss next week

Hey Lady! I have PCOS and have lost 65# since January. It is VERY possible for you to lose weight!! However, my doctor put me on a BC pill a couple of weeks ago (my first one in about 3 years - not for pregnancy prevention, just the PCOS) and I have stalled for 3 weeks. I told her I would give it a month and if I stopped losing or gained weight I would stop taking the pill. Well, so far I'm not happy...we shall see!!

My goal is set as 1200 calories a day in MFP. I eat back my exercise calories, so I gross about 1400-1500 calories a day. I work out 6 days a week. I started out walking on a treadmil, and now I run, weight train, and do Zumba.

Good luck to you and your goals!! Feel free to add me if you like! :flowerforyou:

Hi I have to say I think it's great that everyone is supportive of each other. I was diagnosed a while back with PCOS, but for me I had to go to the doctor and say this is what is going on with me, with all my symptoms for them to finally listen. I need to lose a lot of weight, the aim is 100lbs I know it will take a long time but I want it and you don't get anywhere in life without trying.

I used to be on dianette but it had other issues for me and I am also on metformin when I can afford a prescription for it that is. I have just had some blood results back which also say that I have high cholesterol so I need to try and bring that down. Luckily for me I don't have diabetes yet but my family medical history isn't that great so I need to do more about my weight more than ever.

I've lost 11lbs which is good but it's easy to lose motivation when you can't see any change. I know I wont see change straught away but a little would be nice. There is one change I have noticed though and that is that for the last 2 months I have had a period whether just losing a little has done something or its a fluke I don't know.

Like a lot of you I'm a complete carb junky, fresh bread, pasta, potato omg I could just live on carbs and it's so hard not trying to have as many. I've joined a gym too and really like the cross trainer which is helping but another thing I found helpful is the hairy dieters cook book. It has some real home style, warm, hearty recipes that are lower in calories so you feel like you are being so indulgent but your not. It's also helped me with portion size as when I made a meal the portion size was huge!!!!

Think I'll take a look and the low Gi as some of you have recommended.
Gl everyone, you can all do it xoxo