hello, my name is hopeless.
420Carebear420
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I'm 18. I was Diagnosed with Pcos. How wonderful
I am 5'8" and weigh about 275lbs.
I will lose weight then I'll gain double in the next week or so. Ugh I'm so tired of it. Im not motivated anymore becaude I'm hopeless. Plus eating healthy is too expensive and i can't eat healthy and pay bills. I'm either homeless and healthy or unhealthy with bills. I don't know what to do anymore.
I am 5'8" and weigh about 275lbs.
I will lose weight then I'll gain double in the next week or so. Ugh I'm so tired of it. Im not motivated anymore becaude I'm hopeless. Plus eating healthy is too expensive and i can't eat healthy and pay bills. I'm either homeless and healthy or unhealthy with bills. I don't know what to do anymore.
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Well--that's a good attitude. It will carry you far. Some people come on here and are not yet ready to commit. MFP works. If you don't believe me read some of the "Success" threads--there are thousands. You can become one of them if you make up your mind to do the work. I hope you will.5
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What is mfp? I am not trying to be such a prude but it's frustrating when you're trying so hard to lose weight but all i can do it seems is gain weight.0
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Chin up!0
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Which chin or both?
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Aw that's tough going. Pcos is not fun! I hear you about healthy food being expensive but if you learn to cook a few healthy meals from scratch using cheaper ingredients it will help. Hit your library for recipe book or go online. Maybe if you challenge yourself to do this as a May challenge the weight loss will follow. I also have a large amount to lose so hard to stay motivated. This time I'm breaking things down into smaller steps. This week's challenge is to get up from my desk at 11am and walk in one direction for 10 mins then turn around and walk back. I try to get further each day by walking faster... Anyway that's just my buz ☺️ Gets a bit of exercise in and keeps me out of the cafeteria! Good luck with your journey and don't be so hard on yourself.0
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420Carebear420 wrote: »What is mfp? I am not trying to be such a prude but it's frustrating when you're trying so hard to lose weight but all i can do it seems is gain weight.
MFP stands for My Fitness Pal. It's the website/app you're on now.2 -
Yeah i do have all those things. I never eat anything i really want anymore like fries and pizza and pasta. I can't understand. I'm hard on myself because no matter what i do I LOSE WEIGHT THEN GAIN DOUBLE. My doctor mentioned my insulin levels were really high and stuff Idk what that means. Im literally tired of trying.0
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If you shop wisely and consume the healthy food you buy, it can be done for the same price. Pre-plan your meals and don't deprive yourself so much that you go through this cycle. Shop according to sales and only buy a bit at a time because healthy food goes bad faster and much of the cost is throwing out good food. I found if I buy big things of chicken breasts, I can get them for the same price or cheaper than other meat. I can stock up on frozen steamable veggies when they are on sale and get 4 servings for 3 or 4 bucks. It takes planning, forming habits, and a bit of work at first, but then it will become second nature. Weight loss would be good, but focus on getting healthy. Eating better and exercising will help with your condition and the side effects associated. You can do it.2
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Try going a bit slower; change one little thing at a time. You sound like you're burning out, maybe because you're making too many changes all at once? Focus on eating less at first, then work on weighing and properly logging your food, then maybe move on to changing your food choices? Or any order that will work for you, but just keep trying.0
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420Carebear420 wrote: »What is mfp? I am not trying to be such a prude but it's frustrating when you're trying so hard to lose weight but all i can do it seems is gain weight.
MFP=My Fitness Pal, that's what you're posting on. You log on, plug in your stats and you will get how many calories you can eat per day. Buy a digital food scale (essential), weigh and measure everything you eat and drink and try to stay within your calorie alotment everyday. There are alot of people with PCOS on here. If you ask for help, they will surely give you pointers and support.
There are also threads on buget grocery shopping and cooking. Not everyone is rich, and people pass cooking and buying tips. You can do a search on these subjects or just stick around and read the boards, since they rotate fairly frequently. You just never give up--that is also essential to success.0 -
Eat less. Move more. Repeat.
It really is that simple [as long as you don't have an underlying health condition that hinders weight loss.]1 -
I, too, have PCOS and it can be SO HARD to get started!! Definitely talk to your doctor about your options... Most women (if not all) with PCOS are suggested to be on a birth control to control their hormone levels, and i would suggest to start there if you haven't already... Since your hormone levels are funky right now, it is easy to gain when you are trying to lose. Make sure to be 100% transparent with your diet... A lot of the times, weight gain is due to people allowing extra food since they "were good and worked out". Knowing exactly what is going into your body every day until you are at a manageable weight is a good place to start.0
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Also! Since your insulin levels are high (common with PCOS), talk to your doc about getting on Metformin. It helps your body regulate sugar and gives you the energy you need to kick-start being more active.0
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PCOS is difficult to deal with, but don't surrender to it and just give up! Lots of women with PCOS have lost weight and maintained a healthy weight for years. It is possible.
Lots of negativity going on here, so I will simply ask: the times you have lost weight what WORKED? What were you successful with? Focus on that. Start there. Also know what didn't work because there's no sense repeating the same mistakes.1 -
Eating healthy food doesn't have to be expensive. Leanne Brown has published Good and Cheap, a free cookbook (in PDF format) with simple, healthy recipes that cost under $4/day per person. You can download it at her website:
http://www.leannebrown.com
The first several pages discuss how to get healthy food without spending a lot of money, and then she gives dozens of recipes, with beautiful photos too!4 -
See^^^^^ Isn't MFP wonderful?0
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420Carebear420 wrote: »Plus eating healthy is too expensive and i can't eat healthy and pay bills. I'm either homeless and healthy or unhealthy with bills. I don't know what to do anymore.
I feel you girl, its really hard. If you don't have the funds for healthy food you literally have to count your calories very closely. It sucks but it works. Whenever you feel like you are not full and you will feel this alot if you don't have healthy foods, you have to drink water water water. Thats the best thing that will help you stay full and its free. Another option that might help and bear in mind this is my opinion. Apply for food stamps. I did it when i started losing weight 7 years ago and it helped. When you start taking care of yourself and start slimming down you will feel better about yourself and more confident and that will lead to better job opportunities. And then you can get off the food stamps because you can actually afford healthy food. Some people think food stamps is shameful but you know what. We all pay taxes and the state officials go on summer vacations and have second homes with our tax dollars. Your already paying for their time off so you might as well get some of your taxes back in food stamps. Your gonna be paying taxes the rest of your life anyway.
Bear in mind this is my opinion, everyone is entiltled to their opinion. I will not react to all the bashing of food stamps. Good Luck 420Carebear. I hope this helps.
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Another option that might help and bear in mind this is my opinion. Apply for food stamps.
Leanne Brown, whose cookbook I mentioned, wrote it (as a master's degree project) with the intention of giving menus that you could make for $4/person/day, which is the benefit provided by SNAP (food stamps).
In addition to SNAP, there's probably a food pantry nearby where you can get good, nutritious food if you can't afford it.0 -
Another option that might help and bear in mind this is my opinion. Apply for food stamps.
Leanne Brown, whose cookbook I mentioned, wrote it (as a master's degree project) with the intention of giving menus that you could make for $4/person/day, which is the benefit provided by SNAP (food stamps).
In addition to SNAP, there's probably a food pantry nearby where you can get good, nutritious food if you can't afford it.
Wow that book looks awesome, where was this 7 years ago. I wonder if my library has it.
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Another option that might help and bear in mind this is my opinion. Apply for food stamps.
Leanne Brown, whose cookbook I mentioned, wrote it (as a master's degree project) with the intention of giving menus that you could make for $4/person/day, which is the benefit provided by SNAP (food stamps).
In addition to SNAP, there's probably a food pantry nearby where you can get good, nutritious food if you can't afford it.
Wow that book looks awesome, where was this 7 years ago. I wonder if my library has it.
I just Googled it and you can open the whole thing as a PDF and access it for free that way.0 -
This is a great thread with a lot of support. This is what MFP is all about.
I will add my own .02:
It sounds to me like you are very down on yourself. Before you can make real change, you need to accept who you are. Even if you can't see them, you have strengths and value. If you don't know what you bring to the table, ask those who care about you the most.
If after this you still can't find the answers, don't be afraid to seek a therapist. It isn't the taboo it once was. I know many people who employ one for a variety of reasons, and most of them accept health insurance.
Nutrition and exercise are slippery subjects, and staying on a straight path to your goals is difficult. Everyone here has had positive experiences, and also times where things didn't go the way they wanted. Try to think long term and be sure to work with your doctor to help you develop a sustainable diet and fitness plan.
Finally, look for an exercise that is challenging but enjoyable. Maybe it is a walk in the woods instead of the office, for example. To me this is key. If you don't like what you're doing, you won't sustain it and will likely abandon it once the initial excitement wears off. There are a ton of great exercise routines discussed all over these forums for every level of ability.
Good luck!
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you all are so positive. I needed positive. Thanks all1
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BTW, this might sound nuts, but my eye doctor was actually the doc who has given me the most information about PCOS haha... so don't just take one doc's answers if they aren't willing to provide you more info... There is a certain diet that you should ideally be keeping because our bodies don't function like normal. I have found that I lose the most weight when I eat like a diabetic would.... High Protein, low carbs/fats. There is so much out there on the internet for free.1
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The suggestions here are spot on. I'm an old crone, so all I can add is changing your thinking will change your life. It's hard. It's ALL hard. Admit the hardship, then get out the pick axes, the caribiners, the waterproof boots and scale these obstacles... That's the real work of being human. I've lived long enough to see that in this veritable vale of tears NOTHING is an excuse for ANYTHING. We live in a world with paraplegic athletes, high school drop out billionaires, genocide survivor humanitarians. PCOS makes weight loss tricky. You might have to settle for slow. Eating well on a tight budget requires planning. Some days will no doubt go better than others. Ditch any all or nothing thinking right now. Maybe you can't do all this at once as easily as you might have wished but you can do something right now today to start and you can build on each little milestone as you go. Don't let stinking thinking stop you before you even get started.5
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What is your budget for food? Eating healthy can cost significantly less than unhealthy, depending on your restrictions. Check out www.reddit.com/r/EatCheapAndHealthy and www.reddit.com/r/MealPrepSunday2
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Eating healthy food doesn't have to be expensive. Leanne Brown has published Good and Cheap http://www.leannebrown.com
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As a gardener, I love growing my own vegetables and getting an hours-long workout at the same time. However, for someone on tight margins, it can be difficult to get started--buying the plants, the seed packs, the right tools, etc. but that might be something to consider down the road. In the meantime, do you know any gardeners? Ask them if they ever have extra produce. When we have tomatoes coming out our ears, we are often desperate to find takers (the community garden I am associated with gives a lot of food away to food pantries every year). Too much produce can always be frozen, dried or canned.
Do you have access to a park or natural area? Not only do you get even more exercise, but here are quite a few foods that can be foraged; for example, right now in my area you can forage redbud buds, dandelion greens, violets, violet leaves, and plantain leaves for use in a green salad with some green onions and a light vinaigrette. If you can locate tender young stinging nettles (use gloves to harvest!) the tips are utter delicious when steamed like spinach, or you can cook them in a clear broth or cream broth. Here is a nettle soup recipe from Martha Stewart: http://www.marthastewart.com/313241/nettle-soup All of these things have a ton of vitamin A, vitamin C, and other micronutrients.
You can also locate things like mulberry trees in local parks and forage for the fruit later in the summer.
Another idea is to go at the very end of a farmer's market and ask of they have anything they are willing to sell at a reduced cost, and just explain you have a hard time affording fresh produce. A lot of the time it is a pin for them to pack up something like lettuce which might not hold for the next market and will just be headed for the compost bin. Maybe you could establish a relationship with some of the growers for free or reduced veg in exchange for helping them pack up at the end of the market. It can be hard to ask for things, but when you provide value in return it can be a good deal for both parties.
Just a few ideas--I hope they can be of help to you or anyone else in the same situation.0 -
420Carebear420 wrote: »Plus eating healthy is too expensive and i can't eat healthy and pay bills. I'm either homeless and healthy or unhealthy with bills. I don't know what to do anymore.
I feel you girl, its really hard. If you don't have the funds for healthy food you literally have to count your calories very closely. It sucks but it works. Whenever you feel like you are not full and you will feel this alot if you don't have healthy foods, you have to drink water water water. Thats the best thing that will help you stay full and its free. Another option that might help and bear in mind this is my opinion. Apply for food stamps. I did it when i started losing weight 7 years ago and it helped. When you start taking care of yourself and start slimming down you will feel better about yourself and more confident and that will lead to better job opportunities. And then you can get off the food stamps because you can actually afford healthy food. Some people think food stamps is shameful but you know what. We all pay taxes and the state officials go on summer vacations and have second homes with our tax dollars. Your already paying for their time off so you might as well get some of your taxes back in food stamps. Your gonna be paying taxes the rest of your life anyway.
Bear in mind this is my opinion, everyone is entiltled to their opinion. I will not react to all the bashing of food stamps. Good Luck 420Carebear. I hope this helps.
THIS! One of my best friends is on disability, qualifies for $40 a month in Food stamps, and uses food pantries to supplement her cupboards. She has lost 130lbs in 2 and a half years while living on $1400 a month in Seattle (about to surpass New York city in cost of living) and doing a low carb diet . She started her diet when she was 62. If you are willing to do the work, and it's going to be harder for you because of $$$ and PCOS, it can be done. There are a lot of people on here with PCOS and hypothyroidism (including me!). Find some to buddy up with. Also consider exploring reddit. They have tons of people who have your issues and go there for help and support and advice. If you are new to reddit be wary that people on the internet (especially on reddit) can be mean to us ladies who are large but if you stick to the weight loss, exercise and fitness groups you will find an amazing community of people who love to help and support each other.1 -
420Carebear420 wrote: »you all are so positive. I needed positive. Thanks all
You're welcome, and good luck!0 -
Girl, My levels were all out of wack too and that's how I wasn't losing. I have lost over 114 pounds as of date and still have 107 to go. My metformin er has helped so much along with another medicine jardiance. I was just diagnosed with diabetes along with pcos so it's super hard. I cut out soda, most breads, pastas, etc. I still have the stuff I want just not as much. Today I binged a little and had a bagel with light cream cheese. For us with Pcos we HAVE to cut carbs. They're the devil for our bodies. I am day 19 with no soda and feel great and have lost 8 pounds already.
Add me if you need a friend, seems like we are in the same boat. 1
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