Shari, 1.8 lbs is great! That's nearly 2 lbs and I think that's the max most people can lose a week without losing muscle. I know those scale fluctuations are annoying, though. Maybe next month avoid the scale for this week and the days surrounding it? Easier said than done, it's so hard to stay away from the scale when you're working so hard!

I am giving low carb another try. I was following low carb/paleo earlier this year, one month I lost 2 lbs and the other month I lost 0 lbs, despite going below 20 grams of total carb/day. I know I was eating well below my BMR, too. So, now that I'm on Metformin again, I want to retry low carb and see if it's more effective this time.

I am moving soon, so most of my exercise lately is packing and moving boxes! But I love CrossFit and am going to try to go a few times before the move!

I was diagnosed a while back and I take Metformin, but haven't tried to lose weight until now.

Anyone have ideas of low calorie foods that we CAN eat. I LOVE carbs. LOL! I cannot eat dairy products too much, so those are out. I HATE eggs and bananas (unless the eggs are cooked into a cake or on french toast - lol) and I MAY eat a piece of banana nut bread once a year. I try not to eat too much fruit (especially at work) because it lowers my blood sugar. I've been following a diabetic diet and am eating 100% whole wheat products when I eat my carbs, so that part is good. I'm slowly changing other things over too. I like salads, but when I eat the salad dressing, it either makes me sick (Ranch) or drops my sugar (French and Sweet and Sour dressing). I have tasted some kind of Italian type dressing that I do like, but I cannot seem to find it right now to save my life. I'm hoping to work this salad thing out soon. I keep trying.

Those energy bars and low cal bars always drop my sugar too low. I don't like a lot of meat, but I gag it down as much as I can. I'd LOVE to know what I could eat besides meat. I believe it is beans, but I don't know how to use them or flavor them (except to make bean soup - LOL). I LOVE peanut butter and will eat it on a whole wheat bagel, but get flack for eating it. It is probably my biggest source of protein for the day.

And to top it off, I'm a picky eater. There are lots of things I do not like and would never eat even if it was the last item on Earth to eat.

Dairy = sickness

Fruits/sugars = drop in blood sugars, foggy thinking, etc

There are only a few veggies that I like or have ever tasted - so it is kind of hard to eat corn (which is high in carbs) 5 times a day.

*sigh* - I need help! So what have YOU found you can eat and lose weight??? YOU = ANYONE.

Thanks for your help!!!

I wanted to mention that if your blood sugars are dropping from eating fruit (and I am assuming you are checking your sugars with a monitor?) then you may need to adjust your medications. Really, you shouldn't have lows like that. Also, when you do eat a carb, balance it with a protein. They help each other to regulate your blood sugars. For instance apple slices with peanut butter, fruit and a string cheese, a piece of toast and a scrambled egg. I like sugar free fudge pops or sugar free jello pudding to curb my chocolate cravings during my cycle. I like near feast from the east sesame dressing from costco. And a little goes a long way. Start trying new veggies and fruits. This just has to be a lifestyle change and takes commitment. Good luck! Keep us posted.

BTW - does anyone on here have really dark patches of skin?? My underarms, back and side of the neck and inner thighs are now so dark i feel so conscious of them all the time.

If anyone does have this - have you ever tried any herbal remedies or anything really that may work to get rid of this?

Good idea about starting a new thread! Thank you!

I was just diagnosed with PCOS in May, and am taking Metformin. I need to lose about 40-50 lbs...I have been here on MFP for a while, but recently just changed my diet to limit my carbs and sugars to try and lose weight. I workout every morning before I go to work. Right now, I am doing the Bikini Body Mommy Challenge on YouTube. Still struggling with the food choices, and get frustrated more often than not because I'm not losing weight. I'm not sure if it's because of my age or haven't been on the Metformin long enough to make a difference.

Hi! My name is Katrina. I'm 27, and was diagnosed when I was 15. I take 500 mg of Metformin daily and I just started Junel Fe for my birth control. Before that, I was on Tre-Previfem for seven months and was on Yaz for a few years before that. My doctor keeps changing it because my potassium levels have been high. As for the symptoms, hiruitism and skin tags are a mild concern, but my stomach is quite huge. My waist is currently 46 inches, and it was 41-43 inches earlier this year. It's disheartening.

I lived abroad for three years, and I had gained 30 pounds during that time. When I moved back to the United States, the weight just started coming off, which was great. Then when I went to grad school last year, I gained that weight back, plus a little more. I'm currently 210 lbs and aiming for 160. I'm really out of shape though - I started going back to a zumba class I attended before grad school, and I find I have to modify the steps to make it easier for me. Hopefully I'll get better though, and I'll be in better shape to take on more classes. I think I'm eating well now, but I do have cravings pretty often.

My Name is Stacey.. I have had PCOS for probably 20+ years, I was diagnosed when I was about 20... I am 35 now. Always had issues with my period. I have never been tiny. In highschool.. I thought I was fat. (which, I would kill to weight that amount today) I was about a size 12-14. Which for HS is big considering most girls are like a size 6.

When I was 18 I got into a car accident and I had a hard time moving around.. and that's when the pounds really starting packing on. I couldn't lose weight for the life of me. Then I met my husband, got even more comfortable and continued gaining.

I had a hard time conceiving my one and only child. It took clomid for me to get pregnant. I was almost 303 when I got pregnant (yuck) and I deleivered a healthy kiddo. Thankfully I didn't gain any weight I actually lost weight and delivered my kiddo at 280, got sick with gall bladder issues and got down to 270. Then after I quit breastfeeding the weight came right back on..

When Ali was 4, I decided I wanted to try for another one. I haven't been on anything since she was about 1 year old. And never have had a pregnancy. We started trying and timing things, nothing.. tried clomid, and nothing was not ovulating.. then switched to femera and nothing.. yet again not ovulating. Decided to take a break, and I was still really heavy..

Last October a friend of mine got on the Omni train. So I decided to try it. Failed miserably the first round. Decided to re-try in January after the holidays. I successfully have lost 57 lbs since January. And this round I failed again miserably. I decided I needed a break. With the weight loss periods have started coming on their own. Still haven't been able to get pregnant.

So now I am trying the MFP calorie logging and exercise to try to get some more weight off, and I am hoping in November when I go to my annual I can go back on fertility meds and try again. I am frustrated though. I am a person that can gain 10 lbs over night and it takes me 2 months to lose it.

I am curious to see what works best for you guys food wise? I am trying to find things that help my weight loss. any insite would be great

I do take meteformin. 2000mg. It has never really helped with weight loss...

Hi, I'm so glad you joined this group. I'm interested in your story regarding metformin. I was just put on metformin 2 weeks ago for my PCOS because I'm trying to get pregnant. Right now I'm on 500mg/day, extended release.
If you don't mind me asking..

How many mg/day were you on when you conceived?
How much time(months) did it take after you started the metformin to conceive?

I'm trying to be patient, but I also don' t want to waste time (I'm almost 35). I'm debating whether to give the met a while to work or to go for a higher level of intervention right away.

Thanks!