WHY IS THE WEIGHT NOT COMING OFF?!?!?

Are you measuring and weighing everything you eat and tracking it? Short of a medical problem I can only assume that you're eating more than you think.

I try to measure mostly everything. Even if I am eating a little more, I am ALWAYS under calories after exercise. I do have PCOS and I am currently going through hormones and fertility to try and have a baby.

So does this mean you are eating back your calories you burn? If so, you may be overestimating your calorie burn. What is your TOTAL calorie level?
Also, if you have PCOS, you will most likely need to lower your carb levels and stay away from simple processed sugars and grains. It really does make a difference for us.

ETA If you are on fertility meds to get pregnant, then you will have a very hard time losing at this point. I was on Clomid for 3 months before my first child and they didn't tell me I would gain weight on it. I gained 30 pounds in that 3 months. YIKES!

Other than the scale, are you keeping track of your progress in other ways? Photos, measurements, etc. Because I'm up about 15 pounds from my lowest weight, too, but since I'm wearing the same size and look better in photos, I don't care about the scale.

Also, I have to think the hormones your taking have to have SOME effect on things. I have friends and family who've taken hormones for fertility problems, and the roller coaster that put them through made PMS seem like a merry-go-round.

I didn't know that Clomid causes weight gain. The past two months while taking it I have gained the most weight. That does make me feel a little better knowing it isn't something I am doing wrong. I did take measurements about 2 months ago and three week later lost 12 1/2 inches but zero pounds. I haven't measured since then though. I know that I am in shape, training for a triathlon and a half marathon kind of make it impossible not to be. I guess I just need to focus more on doing what I'm doing and not worry about the scales until after all of this fertility stuff I over.

Sounds like a plan!

If I were you I'd just keep doing what your doing and concentrate your energy on the fertility treatments which are FAR more important.

What she said. Having been through extensive fertility treatments myself over the course of many years, keep doing what you're doing but keep your eyes on the prize. All those heavy duty fertility drugs are going to mess with your system. Your body is not behaving normally right now; it's focused on other things. It's already a stressful enough process to go through. Please try not to add more stress by focusing so much on your weight, especially when you're already in a perfectly healthy zone. I totally understand your desire to be at the weight you want to be; nothing wrong with that. But right now might not be the right time to put so much focus and energy there.

Wishing you all the best of success with your journey! :flowerforyou:

And the baby girl in my profile is the child of my first daughter, so the Clomid worked for me! I did end up gaining 65 lbs from before and during the pregnancy, but lost it all and more thru WW in 4 months after I delivered.
I then had 2 more children without any assistance, so seems like once I had a child, my fertility problems resolved themselves. Best of luck to you in your family planning!

I would recommend friending 'MirandaMom' on here. She has PCOS and just found out she's pregnant after years of trying. She started eating more and lifting heavy the last 6 months or so and credits that to her success and pregnancy. Send her a private message.

I've not read everyones replies so sorry if i repeat

do you LOOK and FEEL different? weight is not the be all and end all of weight loss, it is infact a misnomer, you should be concentrating on losing fat mass and increasing muscle mass.

you might be like me, i'm 5'6" and 10 stone, which is fine, i used to be 11 stone and much fitter and stronger with no breadbaby. Now don't need to lose weight necessarily, i need to lose fat. I could stay 10 stone or go back up to 11 and look completely different, i could lose the bread baby and still be 10 stone but have a flat tummy.

clothing sizes are also not a good goal, they are different for different manufacturers and again don't take into account muscles, big thighs often need a larger size, and if you're well endowed in the chest area, again, larger sized tops.

Get a tape measure and measure your main points, bust, chest (ribcage under your bust), waist (your thinnest part), hips (over the bits that stick out at the top of your pelvis, just below your waist), your widest part (round your bum and top of thighs, where your saddle bags are), and around the biggest part of your arms and thighs (near the top). if your'e not sure google it to see where to measure.

measure that once a week or fortnight, and keep an eye on your weight, ignore bmi it's pointless it doesn't take into account muscle and bone density (regardless of what some people say, we are all build differently and there is a small, med and large skeleton).

get used to what you look like in the mirror and see where the changes are being made, you will probably notice them on your legs and arms the most, but the measurements might not change, mine stays roughly at 11-11.5 cm if they're flabby or muscly.

don't despair, just cos your scales say nothing's happening doesn't mean it's not!