PCOS weight loss/fertility

So far I'm having success losing weight, down about sixteen pounds in a month and a half, I have a total of 150 to lose, and my goal is so I can have a baby. I've lost 2 over the last 5 years and ended up losing my right fallopian tube due to a burst tubal pregnancy, which caused me to gain more weight from being depressed. But I turned thirty in October and I have a thirteen year old son, so for me the time is now or never, both times I got pregnant I was talking 1000-2000 mg of metformin, I think the first pregnancy I lost because I quit taking metformin during my first trimester, I've looked into it and my honest opinion is that it had a negative effect on my body.... Hoping after I drop at least 75 to 100 pounds I can try again

I had been trying for a baby for a while. With pcos I was discouraged. I weighed 170 at 5'7. I went on a low carb diet created for me by my personal trainer and I was doing Jillian michaels every day.im not sure how insulin would effect your diet but I highly recommend seeing a trained personal trainer and having a diet put together for you personally! I went down to 138 within about a month. I conceived shortly after! I do believe there is success in loosing weight with pcos! You can do it!

Carbs are the key thing, but you also need to be eating a reasonable number of calories and getting a significant amount of exercise.

Has your doctor told you about Clomid?

I had both trouble conceiving and several miscarriages earlier in life. I have PCOS, hypothyroidism and am insuline resistant. I was not even overweight at the time. For me, the key was maintaining my weight to the lower range of normal, following dr's orders, through a balanced diet (no restrictions on any food group) and daily exercising. I have 3 kids, without fertility treatements or metformin. Through the years, whenever I stopped exercising for a while, or a few kilos krept back, not enough to put me even close to the overweight category, symptoms of PCOS started appearing again (irregular cycles, facial hair, acne). Getting back to a lower weight and exercising again regulalry so far appears to be enough to just get things back to symptom free.

pengy7583 wrote: »

Lowering carbs is such a feat for me but I'm trying. My future baby is my motivation.

It is hard at the beginning to lower carbs when you are so used to eating them. But, a higher protein and fat ratio really does keep you more satisfied than carbs (maybe not a feel good soul food type satisfied, but less hungry in general) . I have PCOS, insulin resistance, and hypothyroidism, I take Metformin 500mg twice a day, and synthroid in the morning. I started my weight loss journey January 9th, and have consistently lost 2 pounds a week. I keep a deficit throughout the week, some days I go over, but compensate for it the next day or throughout the week. I exercise 3-4 times a week for 25-45 minutes depending on the workout. I try to be aware of my macros and keep my carbs about 40% of my diet, and this seems to work for me. Don't cut carbs completely, or drastically because your body does need them! Good luck!

aggelikik wrote: »

I had both trouble conceiving and several miscarriages earlier in life. I have PCOS, hypothyroidism and am insuline resistant. I was not even overweight at the time. For me, the key was maintaining my weight to the lower range of normal, following dr's orders, through a balanced diet (no restrictions on any food group) and daily exercising. I have 3 kids, without fertility treatements or metformin. Through the years, whenever I stopped exercising for a while, or a few kilos krept back, not enough to put me even close to the overweight category, symptoms of PCOS started appearing again (irregular cycles, facial hair, acne). Getting back to a lower weight and exercising again regulalry so far appears to be enough to just get things back to symptom free.

I just had bloodwork come back yesterday, so I'm obviously super researching now! This is pretty inspirational for me as I'd like to control this without medication and I'm not super overweight (I think I'm technically about 5 pounds overweight...not something I was worrying about much!). I am going to make alterations to my diet and begin exercising more regularly. For me, the major diet change is going to be limiting my sugar intake as I'm fairly on track with most other things. I will also have to be more careful of my carbs.

ditsyblond17 wrote: »

I, too, have PCOS and hypothyroidism. My fiance and I are to start clomid next month even though my BMI is very high. A part of me is scared to do it this large. But, mgmy ob/gyn knows what she's doing I suppose. I've lost 20 pounds before going to my appointment and she knew we've been trying for 3 years. I know I need to limit my carbs to ovulate. Its just so much Harder when one has pcos. Insulin resistance causes our bodies to crave carbs ALL THE TIME. I definitely think lower carb is the answer though:( I am waiting to see if I naturally ovulated using Fertility Blend this month. I can add you as a friend if you'd like?

Talk to your dr before going low carb or before deciding on any particular nutrition plan. Hypothyroidism for example puts you at high risk for increased triglycerides, so for example increasing fat in an attempt to lower carbs might not be safe, if you do not take into consideration where fat is coming from.