Exercise
threeohtwo
Posts: 153 Member
Hello ladies.
I was diagnosed with PCOS 12 years ago and have been battling my weight and all the other glorious side effects since then. At one point I was over 300 pounds and didn't feel like I was eating nearly enough to be there. That's PCOS for you.
Recently, I got a second job as a waitress. 3-4 nights a week I'm go go go from 5-10 pm and almost like magic my blood sugar has stabilized. I don't have carb cravings, I'm losing weight, I feel GOOD.
I have always been told that exercise is good for PCOS. Not only because it will help you lose weight but because exercising burns up the excess glucose we often have in our blood stream (if you are insulin resistant). I can't tell you what this has done for my health. I hate the job but I've lost 7.2 pounds in the last month and feel like "this must be what it's like to eat like a normal person". To not feel cravings all the time, to eat to live.
My doctor told me a few years ago that the best thing I can do for my PCOS is to get at least an hour of exercise 6 days a week and I blew him off. He was totally right.
I was diagnosed with PCOS 12 years ago and have been battling my weight and all the other glorious side effects since then. At one point I was over 300 pounds and didn't feel like I was eating nearly enough to be there. That's PCOS for you.
Recently, I got a second job as a waitress. 3-4 nights a week I'm go go go from 5-10 pm and almost like magic my blood sugar has stabilized. I don't have carb cravings, I'm losing weight, I feel GOOD.
I have always been told that exercise is good for PCOS. Not only because it will help you lose weight but because exercising burns up the excess glucose we often have in our blood stream (if you are insulin resistant). I can't tell you what this has done for my health. I hate the job but I've lost 7.2 pounds in the last month and feel like "this must be what it's like to eat like a normal person". To not feel cravings all the time, to eat to live.
My doctor told me a few years ago that the best thing I can do for my PCOS is to get at least an hour of exercise 6 days a week and I blew him off. He was totally right.
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Thanks for sharing! I'm trying to add in more exercise even if it's walking for a little bit on breaks at work!0
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exercise has been show as essential for weightloss for PCOSers. Weightlifting helps a lot, but cardio does too. Many dont eat their exercise calories back because their weightloss stalls if they do. But either way moving your body more is fun, healthy and makes losing weight not quite so 'snail pace' slow for us PCOSers
great job on your loss!0
