What Up My PCOS PEEPS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome that is ;D)

ThisIsMe32017
ThisIsMe32017 Posts: 10 Member
edited November 16 in Motivation and Support
Hello My PCOS Sisters!! (And everyone else who doesn't have PCOS hello all the same!)

I'll start off with a little introduction my name is Nicole and I found out I had Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome around 4 years ago. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's basically a hormonal imbalance and several of the many things it does is: weight gain or weight loss struggles, excessive body face such as face, and irregular menstrual cycle. Finding out I had this was a relief cause it meant that I wasn't going crazy when I felt like something was wrong or that I should be losing more weight when I was being really good with my diet and exercise.

PCOS has been a struggle and definetly frustrating at times. I went through a lot in my lifetime where I have been putting myself in the back burner espically when it comes to my health. Now I'm finally putting myself first. I have been on this app for a week now and have lost 4Ibs to me this is only the beginning but still I feel proud that I am getting one step closer to my goal.

For me MFP has been a really great support system and I would love to be that way with people who have PCOS as well, I have researched as much as I could on the syndrome but of course there is always more information out there. If anyone wants to talk about it to get more information, exchange information, or simply a support system then please by all means friend me!

I just want to let you know that you are not alone in having this, this syndrome is very common and not many people know that they have it unless they get a special test. I have been through the every phase having PCOS can possibly give me and I am ready to fight back! WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER, WHETHER YOU HAVE PCOS OR NOT!!!

If there is any women out there who feel like they gave PCOS I would get it checked out with your doctor. I am not saying this as a scare of any means and am no means a doctor of any kind, but it never hurts to check. You never know, the more you learn about your body the more you understand on what it needs to help take you on the journey you wish to go to.

XOXO love you MFP family and I hope you have a great day

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  • ThisIsMe32017
    ThisIsMe32017 Posts: 10 Member
    *have PCOS
  • dreamAbetterMe
    dreamAbetterMe Posts: 14 Member
    Sent friend request! PCOS has battered my life for years now, has made be depressed with the symptoms like facial hair growth and more... making a change to fight it in 2017! -15 pounds and 75 more to go!
  • RunawayCurves
    RunawayCurves Posts: 688 Member
    There is an MFP group for this
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/3070-p-c-o-sis
    I have found eating less sugar improves some symptoms such as skin discolouration, excess hair and acne. I still get excess hair but less than used to. I have PCOS, under active thyroid and bipolar, bipolar comes with meds that also tend to cause weight gain. Even with all of those factors against me I am still losing weight. I find I have to eat less than I should be able to in order to lose weight but it can be done.
  • treehugnmama
    treehugnmama Posts: 816 Member
    I jave had pcos for 20 years. got my dx at 19. I jave lost 65 lbs since may. I was IR and prediabetic in may but no longer prediabetic. lowering carbs and cutting out wheat has improved hair growth and hugely helped with moods and hunger control. it is great to finally feel like I'm getting control over pcos!!
  • ElizabethHooper1225
    ElizabethHooper1225 Posts: 24 Member
    Please add me. I was diagnosed about 12 years ago.
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