PCOS need help! Add me !

I have pcos also.
One of my big issues is sheer insanity with my appetite and cravings on days 14 thru 28. I don't have any suggestions but I am going to add you.

I'm not sure who you're asking to explain, but I'll assume you're talking to me
Go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aiHSPoto_YqsNTDvL-g60nytMnyH-CJcCbiAx1IEUYM/mobilebasic?pli=1
It explains keto.

I just recently found out I have PCOS also, weight loss and diet used to be easy for me and now I am struggling to lose even 1lbs. Adding you to give you all the support I can!

You can add me! The best diet to be on for PCOS is the Atkins diet. WWW.Atkins.com When you sign up (FREE), they will send you a starter kit (FREE).
I have been on Atkins for a year and have lost 58 pounds. My name is Atkins is Travelbug1955 if you join and want to be friends. You will not crave any carbs if you follow this diet. The foods fill you up! There are great recipes and lots of support. This site also gives you lost of support, so you should be members of both. Good luck on your journey.

hey ladies I was dx with pcos when I was 18...over 20 years ago, by a doctor who explained it to me by making me read an article in a medical journal. It was such a new thing he said people don't know enough about it...so over the years I feel like I grew along with it, and it sucked. You name the symptom I had it including the infertility and pregnancy issues. Friend me if you like...I feel like I could talk for hours (or maybe complain hahaha) about it, but I don't want to bore you.

Key take aways. Pcos is metabolic, and your body does not how to process the insulin your body produces. Because its a fat storage hormone, it floats around your system like a bunch of drunk and stupid stooges and when it can't find a home (or convert to energy) it stores itself as fat. Basically if you eat an apple, and the non pcos person besides you eats an apple, one of you will get fatter because of it (give or take) because of how your body responds to it. Over time if its not controlled your pancreas, which produces insulin, can poop out on you, so you even though you work three times harder than anyone else, you'll have less than a fraction of the results. So hang in there and don't get discouraged, that's pcos for ya. :huh:

Study up on glycemic index, as well as insulin resistance, and really pay attention to eating protein, as it helps stabilize your insulin spikes. Im not a doctor and I can't say for sure that what I tell you is the same for all pcos'ers...but I can say this. Its a darn pain in the behind. I can also say this. Been there done that...got the 3x tshirt. :laugh:

Hi I was diagnosed with PCO as well I definitely think the lo carb works but for me its very hard I love my carbs & Hi intensity interval Training my periods were regulated doing both of these I think after I lost 10 lbs or so my periods were every 65- 90 days now 30-33 days! I'll add you

Feel free to add me. I was diagnoses this year. It took me nearly 10 years to get my DX. NO ONE believed me when I journal my food, and 80% of the time it was fantastically healthy and in reasonable portions but I kept gaining weight.

I've giving MFP and counting calories ONLY three months to see if I'm making a dent in my weight, otherwise i'll ask my doctor for Metaformin. When I was DXed the only options the doctor gave me was 1) go back on BC or 2) lose weight.

/sigh

Has anyone else found that women who don't have PCOS don't really understand that we don't just have the "typical" issues that come with our monthly visitor? It is frustrating. I had to switch doctors because of my insurance and the new one diagnosed me with PMDD instead and gave me Prozac to take for 2 weeks a month. I am luckily back with my old doc and going to see if he will re-diagnose me with PCOS and put me back on the Metformin because I felt a lot better back then.

huh...don't even get me started Its not just non pcos'ers but even doctors and medical experts who pooh pooh the whole thing. Its not as bad now but when i was diagnosed in the early 80's half the people i was sent to for help hadn't even heard of it, even later on I waited over 10 months for an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist and within the first five minutes of sitting in his office he said i can't help you go home and lose weight first. :noway: Like i didn't want to punch him in the head right then and there but you know what he pissed me off and i joined weight watchers the next day.

problem is, his plan worked lol! :blushing:

just arm yourself with knowledge and follow your instincts...you'll get the treatment you need eventually. :ohwell:

I have it as well and it does make it harder to lose weight but it can be done I am doing it I was not put on metformin but bc pills instead for mine.

My people! I hear you all...it took me 6 years to find a doctor who believed me. They put me on a low carb/low sugar diet almost 5 years ago and it has helped a ton. My weight used to yo-yo all around within a 30 pound range. I am am only 5'2, so 30 pounds is a lot. In the past 5 years those weight swings are only in a 5-10 pound range with little medication. It can be very annoying a lot of days, but it has been so nice for me to know that 90% of my issues were fixed with diet. I also used to get terrible heartburn every day, now it is mostly gone.

If you are looking for more recipe resources, the Paleo Diet is also a good thing to Google. It is very low carb and high protein. Good luck!

Hey, I have PCOS. I'm trying to keep within my calories and plan to cut carbs but if anyone has any helpful hints or tips, please feel free to add me!