PCOS Help!!!!

Unfortunately, supplements aren't going to make much of a difference, they just help your insides to get healthy, haven't heard of any that really help with weight loss. I take the normal vitamins and i do take some herbalife supplements.

Honestly, you just need to be patient, that is just how is goes when you have PCOS. I was losing very steadily and I have been at a standstill for 6 weeks. I really sucks and gets really frustrating because I have no idea why my body is holding on or if all the sudden i am doing something wrong. But alas, it does and all you can do is keep pushing forward and eventually it will work itself out. I just upped my calories, trying the BMR/TDEE approach, while still staying on the lower carb end, hoping this will help.

Hang in there, PCOS messes with our hormones, and your hormones are what help make your body function! I always say, wouldn't it be wonderful if just your hard work and determination were enough? lol not for us PCOSers!

I log daily, friend me if you would like some support

I too have PCOS and what I found to help me get off a plateau is;

- green tea or decaf green tea really helped kick start my metabolism
- upping work outs; i used to do 25 minutes a day, I doubled it and it worked
- I fill up on small meals/snacks of houmous & carrot sticks, banana & peanut butter and handfuls of cereal instead of 3 really large meals

I know its hard and it sucks but it does get better! xxx

I have PCOS. No supplements here and no med.

When I stop losing, I start using my kitchen scale again because eyeballing portions is not a good way to count calories

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Yanicka1/view/on-a-plateau-try-this-419560

It is the easiest thing to look at to know if you really are on a pleateau or just eating too much. If it is not the problem, a diet break might be in order

I also have PCOS. And I have found it really hard for me to lose any kind of weight for the last 2-3 years. But starting this year back in March I found out I had gallstones. So for the last 6 months, I had to change my WHOLE diet (Not saying i didnt eat healthy before, but this way it changed it a lot too) my Dr's had me go fat free, only because anything with fat would cause an attack to my gallblader. So I was basically eating any kind of Chicken Brest, Fish, Veggie's, Fruit, Whole weat, Soups and sandwhiches. And in that 6 months i've lost 35lb's. But now that I have had it taken out, I have been back to square one again.
So it does get hard and everything, but just try and stick with what you are doing. If it did it before, im sure it will still help. Even try and mix it up a little, so it doesnt get to boring.
Good Luck !

Not sure if you have heard of it but you may want to look at the links between gluten and PCOS.

I also have pcos.

I eat very few carbs (under 50g/day) and lots of protein.

Basically no starches, and very little fruit.

It's working well for me

I'm on metformin for my PCOS. No other supplements though.

I find that I will hit a wall weight wise for a week, a month or even longer and then it all moves a huge amount again. Just keep working out, try and limit your carbs and keep your overall calories in a decent range. Unfortunatly with PCOS our hormones are out of control and there isn't much we can do about it.

If you really crave bread I've started buying Joseph's Lavash wraps & pitas. They are a high protein, low carb, low calorie bread. A huge wrap is only 100 calories, 4 net carbs and 6 protein (I think). So it helps you feel full, gets the bread fix in and doesn't break the carb or calorie bank. Don't know if this helps but for me it was a life saver.

My fiance tried Chaste Tree Berry supplements and obtained relief from some of her PCOS symptoms, although she ended up decided that they made her too hormonal (I think she's just not used to having normal female hormones and such though).

bump.. i have pcos as well