need tips losing weight

rosiemiddleton94
rosiemiddleton94 Posts: 28 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
im eating healthier then i was and im exercising but i still have a constant battle losing weight due too a health problem.

any hints or tips would be great, thankyou!

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  • duddysdad
    duddysdad Posts: 403 Member
    Eating healthier does not equal weight loss. You need to consume less calories than your body burns. Weigh all solids on a food scale, never use cups/spoons for anything other than liquids. What type of health problem do you have? I have MS, so I cannot exercise, but I can still lose weight just fine.
  • rosiemiddleton94
    rosiemiddleton94 Posts: 28 Member
    i have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). basically...i get multiple cysts on my ovaries and sometimes they burst leaving me in unbearable pain. my body produces too much sugar and it doesnt know what too do with the sugar so its storing it as fat. i need too take Metformin (500mg) 3x a day just after meals.

    i can lose say 3lb but then end up putting 2lb on or something on.

    my calorie goal on here was set at 1740 a day but i still had over 800 calories left so ive reduced it too 1500 and i burn nearly 500 calories or more when i exercise
  • MarshaLess04
    MarshaLess04 Posts: 2 Member
    I just found out I have PCOS too and I have no idea what I'm suppose to do either. Gyno suggested not to skip meals, eat every couple hours and keep my blood sugar levels normal. I work shift work and it's nearly impossible sometimes, so I thought I'd try this app to at least pay attention to what I'm eating. If you get any other tips that could possibly help me out too, lemme know if you can :-) and good luck!
  • giguflyofyod
    giguflyofyod Posts: 4 Member
    I have a tip that works amazing grapefruit juice or just eat the grapefruit if you do not get out of the house alot just go to your wall and do wall sits or do laying down bicycle legs or whatever you call them sit ups hurt my neck i dont do them but the other things are helping me and i hope they help you also take Vitamin c tables you burn 39% more calories with Vitamin c and i recommend eating less meat and less butter milk and cheese is fine to much of it is not good luck
  • rosiemiddleton94
    rosiemiddleton94 Posts: 28 Member
    its horrible having pcos, i only found out about march last year. do you take metformin for it?
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Maybe you should get a referral to a dietitian.

    I know from personal experience, however, that most women with PCOS deal with insulin resistance and so controlling overall carb intake is imperative. Most do really well with a low-carb type of style as well as tracking calories.
  • rosiemiddleton94
    rosiemiddleton94 Posts: 28 Member
    thanks for that, ive tried lowering my carb intake but half of my kitchen cupboards etc has carb based foods in them haha
  • MarshaLess04
    MarshaLess04 Posts: 2 Member
    No. The Dr never said anything about it. I was actually just looking it up online. I only found out last month, so I'm gonna try to do this on my own before taking medicine. Are you taking it??
  • rosiemiddleton94
    rosiemiddleton94 Posts: 28 Member
    yeah i take Metformin (500mg) 3x a day during or just after meals but the doctor has said too stop taking them be ause im going for an ultrasound on my ovaries too see how my small/big my cysts are

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