PCOS and Hashimoto's

We're already friends, but I too would love to meet other people who are going through the same thing.

I currently use herbs and supplements because traditional thyroid meds and Metformin were not working for me after 10 years on them. I feel much better off the Metformin and taking NatureThroid, but the weight is still so difficult to move. I've been hovering around 180 for about 4 months now, which is so frustrating. That said, I am happy that over the last year I've lost almost 20 lbs and managed to go a whole year without adding weight!

What's working for everyone else?

That's probably the thing I struggle with most. I'm fairly decent about eating the right things, but I'm awful when it comes to working out. I'm just always so exhausted (probably because my thyroid is still not at the right level) so it's really hard to convince myself to work out.

I have both PCOS and Hashimoto's. Feel free to add me! I try a LOT of recipes from the forum and post my opinions.

Weight loss has been very very slow for me. I've been working at changing my lifestyle for over 3 years now. I'm down 44 lbs from my peak of 307. (SW 307 CW 263 GW 175).

These are the two things that have been most important for my success:

1) LowER carb seems to jive well with PCOS. Also, I find that eating fewer carbs in the morning has helped me get off more than one plateau. Right now I'm eating scrambled eggs for breakfast on most days.

2) The other is a mental state thing. I can't compare myself to others and feel bad because they lost 2 pounds in a week and I lost a half a pound. If I've lost anything on my weekly weigh in day, I'm happy with it. If I am exactly the same weight as last week, I don't beat myself up over it. I just keep going.

I've been diagnosed with PCOS for over 10 years. I go through waves when I'm dilligent about watching what I eat and exercise but after a while, I get tired of fighting the crowd (my family) who constantly want pizza, bagels, and pasta.

I'm gearing up to starting fresh next week. I have a goal of limiting my carbs to 100-150 a day and working out 5 times a week. Over the years, I've found that's the absolute best way to control my weight and all the symptoms that come with the PCOS.

I'm open to friending anyone who is looking for more "cysters" to chat with!

What kind of workouts do you like? I'm always trying to find something new to do, my workouts are getting to be a bit monotonous and I'm afraid I'll quite if I get bored.

I'm doing zumba twice a week. And then training for a 5K with my husband three times a week. Hope to add strength training in after the 5K training once I'm really in the swing of things. The zumba is typically my fun time exercise. The 5K is to help me have a goal that isn't centered around my waist line!

I'm doing zumba twice a week. And then training for a 5K with my husband three times a week. Hope to add strength training in after the 5K training once I'm really in the swing of things. The zumba is typically my fun time exercise. The 5K is to help me have a goal that isn't centered around my waist line!

I would love to try out a Zumba class soon. I've done it on my Wii and it's super fun and a tough workout!

My current workout plan is Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred It in the morning before work and then I hit up the gym after work for some cardio, I like doing intervals on the elliptical and treadmill.

I'm late to reply, but have struggled with Hashimoto's, PCOS, & Insulin Resistance for the last 5 years. I've previously done low-carb and GAINED weight. 1200 calories per day and GAINED weight. I recently switched to a new dr who did an extended blood glucose test. We discovered that I am 'insulin dumping'.

Essentially that means that every time I eat carbohydrates my body doesn't adequately release insulin to handle the increased glucose immediately. So...the happy little glucose molecules have fun in my body for about an hour, then my pancreas DUMPS a large amount of insulin into my system....too much for what is needed. What happens is that before that and after that a lot of the molecules get fat happy. SO my body hoards fat very easily...

Now that I had a mental picture of what my body was actually doing, I could approach my health and weight loss on a different playing field. I mentally separated myself from 'weight' loss to 'healthy' living.

My doctor put me on a restricted carb plan. No more than 20-30 carbs PER MEAL/at a time, no starches, breads, pastas, potatoes, rices, sweets, etc....so, no gluten...

I've been on this diet plan along with a daily shot of Victoza for over 100 days and for the first time since being diagnosed I have lost weight.

I'm exercising like a fiend...and use a Body Media armband to calculate calories burned/steps/activity/etc...

I'm down 45 pounds and feeling like I can ACTUALLY reach goal for the first time in a LONG time.

So, my suggestion is to find a doctor that will listen and one who understands metabolic conditions. Mine is very hands on. We have an appointment every 6 weeks to monitor me. Right now I'm on a low calorie plan along with the lower carb. She's very closely monitoring me.

It can be done. I'm living proof!

It just requires a LOT of dedication to the diet restrictions. You have to look at carbs differently. You have to choose them wisely. I still eat fruit. I just only eat 1/2 vs whole. Every time I eat a carb I think about the effect on my blood sugar and make wiser choices based on how I KNOW my body responds to them. It's completely helped me change my mindset. I no longer look at 'lower carb' as being punishment. I just know that for now, my body isn't processing them appropriately because of my conditions and I have to fight my bodies natural responses to carbs by choosing my food wisely. This approach, combined with major exercise, has really helped me this time around. Hope this helps!