Women with PCOS help

Same here!!! It can be discouraging at times!

Me too. I've been diagnosed with severe pcos would love to speak with others who suffer this too and the awful side effects. Weight loss is so tough

I have PCOS and it's so hard to lose weight!!!!!! I can just breathe and gain weight haha! I'm on a mission to lose weight! I've been trying to get pregnant for over a year and a half and before trying fertility meds I want to be in decent shape to help viability. I'm losing slowllllyyyyyy less then a pound a week, but I will take it. I find strength training has really helped and it's more fun in my opinion than straight cardio. I even have had more regular periods lately.

I'm here with pcos! The struggle is real ❤ all can add me

Add me! I have PCOS and hypothyroidism. I tried low carb a few years ago and found it very difficult to keep at it so I gave up. I just calorie count now and I'm down 37lbs so far with about 20 to go

t1nk88 wrote: »

Me too. I've been diagnosed with severe pcos would love to speak with others who suffer this too and the awful side effects. Weight loss is so tough

Mine is severe to have added you hun

Same here. If you want an accountability or motivational buddy just add me. I have lost 70lbs so far. And have a lot more to go. But I get the struggle.

Same here ladies. I've struggled with my weight for most of my life. Lost a lot before I met my husband then got married and complacent and gained it all back and then some. Determined to lose it again. Feel free to add me.

I've only been diagnosed for a year, so i'm still learning. It is so hard to be working out with friends and they're reporting weight loss and then me.... I'm a busy dietetics student and would love some encouragement amd advice!!

Has anyone taken vitex(chasteberry) to treat this?

TmacMMM wrote: »

I copied this into a note that I could reuse because there are so many PCOS threads, so my apologies if you've seen it before.
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I've had PCOS for 25 years, but only figured out how to handle it last year. Short version of what works for me:

1. Set to 1.5 lbs/week.
2. 150g carbs or fewer.
4. 45 min of sweaty exercise, 6 days a week. Yoga and leisurely walks aren't enough. If you can't do 45 minutes all at once, just catch your breath and start again when you're ready, until you’ve reached the time.

Insulin is an issue, so lowish carb and heavy exercise are key. They also help with satiety, blood glucose levels, and earning enough extra calories to stay sane. It can also drive down testosterone levels, which helps reduce some of the less pleasant symptoms.

I started at 248 and am now at 208.

This in essence.

In addition, anything that increases activity levels, so I walk to work, walk to the gym, walk to my mothers,.....you get the picture.

Strength work has helped me hugely.

In short, for me, highish protein 120gm+, 100-150gm carb, high fat. Strength work, as much conditioning as I can handle, lots of low level movement. Calories for me work out at on average 1700-1800 but don't eat back exercise. (Translate I don't sweat a high or low day, but average the weeks calories) I'm currently 152lb and 5foot 1, with an under active thyroid.

I have PCOS and struggled with weight my whole life. In 2011 I finally found the motivation to lose 80 pounds and I kept it off for a good 4 years. I met my husband and got a little lazy and with life style change I gained about 15 pounds. I've been struggling with infertility and finally conceived our first baby in July of 2016 through IUI. However, we suffered a late trimester loss in October...it has been an extremely hard couple of months and I've gained a lot of weight, both from the pregnancy and from depression after our loss. We recently started infertility treatment again and found out I'm pregnant again. I am beyond happy but very fearful at the same time. I'm also ashamed of myself for letting go of myself after our loss and gaining so much weight back from depression and grief. I am extremely motivated to be as healthy as possible for my baby and would love support from others. So please feel free to add me

Having PCOS definitely adds to the already difficult task of losing and keeping off weight... Feel free to add... Glad to see women who can really relate to the struggle

I would love some friends with PCOS, so feel free to add me I've been diagnosed with PCOS for a few years, but only very recently have I really done my research and figured out what I should be doing/how I should be eating to treat it, hence coming (back) to MFP.