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Angiefinlay84
Angiefinlay84 Posts: 2 Member
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Stats:
30
married
full time graduate student/working part-time
no kids (yet)
PCOS/insulin resistant

I have about 50 lbs left to lose! I have fluctuated within about 70 lbs since I was a teenager. I have known about my PCOS since I was 16, but never attributed my weight problems to it. Now that I have educated myself on PCOS, and started learning more about how it is affecting me in many aspects of my life, I finally feel that I have a little bit of power over losing weight. It is going to be a long hard (slow) road, but I have accepted the challenge.

I am looking for some fellow PCOS-sisters who want to motivate each other on this journey.

Best,

Angie
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  • leachjg
    leachjg Posts: 63 Member
    Friend request sent.
  • Gromssis
    Gromssis Posts: 11 Member
    Will send friend request.
  • Gromssis
    Gromssis Posts: 11 Member
    To Katie in her twenties who is a newlywed... I declined your friend request by mistake, and I am not sure how to connect again. :embarassed: Please resend? Thanks!
  • KatyAverill
    KatyAverill Posts: 166 Member
    Hey! No worries-I got your message and added you again :smile:
  • tinapi96
    tinapi96 Posts: 112 Member
    I will send you a friend request!
  • jazlaw
    jazlaw Posts: 5 Member
    I added you. Anyone else also looking for motivation friends can add me as well :)
  • babydaisy81
    babydaisy81 Posts: 218 Member
    Glad I found this group!
  • truddy6647
    truddy6647 Posts: 519 Member
    I'm in grad school too, sometimes find life can be hard and trying at times with having so many different things on my plate and compound that with being obese.
  • Bethie8585
    Bethie8585 Posts: 12
    Wish I would have saw this thread before I made my original post (helps to read! ha)

    I'm new to the board..

    STATS:

    - 28 years old
    - Engaged (wedding this June)
    - Work full time (desk job)
    - School full time (another desk job ha)
    - Diagnosed w/ PCOS 2 years ago


    I would also love any buddy's that want to keep me and be motived :) It's very discouraging this dang PCOS because you work and work and don't see the results others get!

    Friend requests welcome! :)
  • blmills5
    blmills5 Posts: 2
    I am also new to the group. I found out I have pcos in February 2014. It's been a roller coaster. I found out because we've been trying to conceive for 7 months now. I suffered a loss at 5 months pregnant in May of 2013 and was given the go ahead to start trying 3 normal cycles after my loss. My cycles started off normal from 28 - 31 days for 6 months and then they wen't wacky. I also have gained 30 pounds since my loss. I'm really looking for some support and also some pointers on what I can do to help. We decided to put trying to conceive aside for right now and get my health in order.

    My stats:

    - 31 years old
    - Married
    - work full time
    - No living children (yet)
    - diagnosed a month ago

    Definitely in need of some motivational friends!! Feel free to request me! :-)
  • llavelle15
    llavelle15 Posts: 1 Member
    Hello All - New to the group and would love some motivation! I was diagnosed 2 years ago. On top of the PCOS I have chronic migraines and all of the medicines we tried increased my headaches. I welcome any advise!! My overall goal is to lose 90lbs.

    Stats:

    31yrs old
    Married - 5 yrs this year
    Desk Job
    No children (though would love some)
    PCOS with insulin resistance


    Very thankful I came across this group!
  • Laka615
    Laka615 Posts: 157 Member
    I would love some motivation friends. :)
  • mtucker823
    mtucker823 Posts: 9 Member
    I would love some motivation friends! I was recently diagnosed with insulin resistant and dr says I have the classical signs of PCOS. I was put on metformin last month. I just started counting calories and carbs this week! I am ready to get this going! I need to lose about 100 pounds but right now I would love to lose ANYTHING. lol

    I will send you a request!
  • mylla013
    mylla013 Posts: 25 Member
    Me too! I definitely need some motivation!
  • Nursejess79
    Nursejess79 Posts: 6 Member
    Request sent! I definitely need some cheering on! :)
  • mmac0709
    mmac0709 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm looking for some motivation friends too!
    I'm 29, newly married, have 50+ lbs to lose
    PCOS & hypothyroid. Please add me!
  • 103reasons
    103reasons Posts: 41 Member
    OOh, I would love some motivational friends!! Add me too, please!!!

    I'm 34
    Married 10 years
    Diagnosed at 17
    1 son born after 3 rounds of IVF (pcos, polyps, & mfi)
    Stay-at-home Mom in NYC
    I'm trying to lose about 103 pounds, so LOTS of motivation is needed!!

    OOH, and I've been doing a paleo/primal lifestyle for about 4 weeks and have only good things to say, so if you're interested in that, look in to it and go for it!!
  • CatShelton
    CatShelton Posts: 147 Member
    Hey there,
    Feel free to add me too....any of you feel free to add me.

    Cheryl (or you can call me Cat)
    I am 29
    Diagnosed last year but have known something was wrong for about 4 years.
    insulin resistant
    Trying to loose about 60 lbs. (have lost 10 so far with Low GI and Shakeology)
  • amberrea82
    amberrea82 Posts: 232 Member
    Sent the lot of you a FR lol

    I was diagnosed with PCOS, IR, endometriosis and cystic hyperplasia 12 years ago. Wow, 12 years. A lot has happened in that time! I'm currently between 50 & 75 lbs away from healthy..depends how I feel when I get to where I'm going. Almost down 100 (SO CLOSE). I am now in the best shape of my adult life and I'm nowhere near done! Recently found out there's a shiny ring in my future so a little extra motivation there!

    Anyone feel free to add me - been there, done that, made the friggin t-shirt myself ;)
  • AmazingGracexox
    AmazingGracexox Posts: 12 Member
    Hey :) I'm new to this forum stuff so forgive my noobiness lol.

    I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 14 (I'm 22 now) & I've always been big. I recently got married and even though we're not financially stable enough to have children yet, I want to lose weight as I'm petrified of the thought of never having them.

    I started taking metformin again in January (500mg twice daily) but I'm still finding it ridiculously hard to shift the weight. I've started going to the gym 4 times a week (Cardio Interval Training & occasional weights) but I'm just not seeing the results I want.

    I've tried very low carb diet but I just feel lethargic & find I feel faint whilst working out (this happened a few years ago when I was on a normal diet & taking 6000mg of metformin daily, so I stopped taking it & was fine)

    Also, does anyone think that the estimated calories burned are overestimated?

    Feel free to add me, I need like minded support :)
  • Rae123456
    Rae123456 Posts: 23 Member
    Hello everyone!
    I'm looking for friends to motivate each other too! About me:

    - 27 years old
    - Engaged (wedding in 1 month!!)
    - No kids at this time
    - Diagnosed with PCOS two years ago but likely a long time sufferer
    - I'm looking to lose about half my weight (145lbs)

    I lost 55lbs using this site a few years ago. Unfortunately I've gained it all back so I'm looking forward to moving in the right direction again!

    Feel free to add me! I'm always looking for new friends to support!
  • AmazingGracexox
    AmazingGracexox Posts: 12 Member
    Sorry forgot my stats!

    - 22 years old
    - Married June last year
    - Full time Psychology Student
    - Diagnosed at 14 via blood tests, recently confirmed by hormone tests & internal scan
    - No children yet (not TTC)
    - Yoyo dieter (go up & down by about 4 stone [56lbs] every few years)
    - Recently restarted Metformin (January; 500mg x 2 daily)
    - Stopped Birth Control July last year
  • ElleMuffin
    ElleMuffin Posts: 7 Member
    Stats
    -28 years old
    - Married
    - Full time Mom
    - 3 boys (foster care/adoption)
    - Recently diagnosed after a lifetime of issues. Prescribed metformin with disasterious results. currently unmedicated
    - working towards a 60 lb weight loss goal

    Hi I'm Elle!
    New to the site and diagnosis! Would love any support/ dieting/ supplement advice. Its great to put a name to what I've been dealing with and amazing that there is a community to turn to for support here.

    Thanks!
  • nadinesanut
    nadinesanut Posts: 4 Member
    Hey. Could people add me as well? I dont know how to add anyone yet.
    I just learned last year i have pcos. June 2012 I had surgery to remove a 60lb ovarian cyst. Yes 60 pound. I just thought i was getting fatter. It basically grew off of my right ovary up my abdomin to right below my breasts. I had pain forever and finally went to the e.r. that pain was my ribs cracking under the pressure. It was even effecting my lungs and breathing. My doctor was going to cut me from above my vagina up to almost between my breasts to take it out. Also he was going to remove both ovaries. Well i dont know what made him change his mind maybe my age at the time 24 with no kids yet but he instead only cut to my belly button and spent 4 hours alone draining it till it was small enough to be removed from the opening. And he only took one fallopian tube. After surgery and recovery and lots more period problems he told me about the pcos, i take metformin daily and birth control. And now its time to lose weight!!! Sorry that was so ridiculously long.
  • nadinesanut
    nadinesanut Posts: 4 Member
    Should have added stats huh ha.
    Im Nadine
    I am 26 years old
    I am engaged. Wedding is August of next year.
    I am currently unemployed -.-
    I have no kids
    I take metformin 500mg 2x a day (but it makes me poop...a lot.) And ortho tri cyclin lo
    I weighed 280lbs when i started. I weigh 267lbs today. I would like to weigh 180lbs by my wedding but i will be happy with at least 200lbs.
  • paperalien
    paperalien Posts: 167 Member
    Hey

    I'm Vanessa
    21 in April

    Got told I had PCOS when I was about 16. Am getting really bad stomach symptoms lately so am going to try get it under control.

    Fell free to add me as a friend.

    :)
  • TLC7613
    TLC7613 Posts: 86 Member
    Me! Me! Me! Me!!

    I've been so down in the dumps lately! I have PCOS (hair loss, weight gain, insulin resistent, miscarriage, messed up cycles) and I've been having the hardest time losing weight! I've cut out (or so I thought) carbs, i.e breads & pasta etc. for the most part. I eat plain oatmeal for breakfast sometimes, and I've managed to lose a little weight. In addition to PCOS and insulin resistency, I also have a "fatty liver". My uncle died of pancreatic cancer in 2012 and he had type 2 diabetes. My husband and I had a miscarriage what would be a year on 4/25 and we were planning on trying again at the end of this year, and I NEEEEED to get all this health stuff in check, if not for me, but for my potential child.

    Thats my 411, would LOVE some friends who understand my frustration! It gets a little discouraging when all your other friends can just cut out junk food and go for little walks a few times a week and lose weight. UGHHH
  • kbshannon
    kbshannon Posts: 31 Member
    I do! I do! Adding all y'all now. Yes, I am from the South (of the US). :)
  • kbshannon
    kbshannon Posts: 31 Member
    Oops, forgot stats.

    Will be 46 in August
    Diagnosed at 13 years of age (when they called it Stein-Levental)
    Got real with it when I was 35
    Had my son at 37
    Only using supplements to control, and seem to be doing fairly well (reg periods, anyway)
    Inositol, multivitamin, Omega 3, magnesium, NAC, ALCAR
    Hairy everywhere (ewww)
    Need to lose 40 lbs (lost 3.4 so far)
    Doing Zone/Formula as that is what worked for me before
  • carrieg03
    carrieg03 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi all!
    I am new and looking for friends and support. I have PCOS and POTS. I'm in my 30's and have about 50 lbs to lose.
    Please send me a note if you would like to connect!

    Carrie

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