Help!! Metformin and eating for PCOS

High Protein Low Carb foods will help keep the side effects to a minimum.... Try keeping your carbs down to around 100 or less a day, that will help big time... and gets lots of protein in... Keep in mind when eating low carb your fat intake is generally going to be higher than MFP suggests.

I am on 1000mg twice a day for PCOS I do ok with it but find about every other day I get the case of living in the bathroom with bowl issues. I find if I take it with food I dont get sick. Food meaning a meal not a snack....Hope it gets better for you!

I appreciate it! I always thought it was the carbs that were helping with the side effects I never even considered the fat! It makes complete sense though! Is it possible to keep it low calorie? I am not seeing how I am going to be able to eat high protein and stay under 1440 calories a day.

I hardly eat any carbs and eat tons of protein and I generally stay under 1200 calories a day. It can be done

Choose low calorie proteins, like chicken, fish, etc. Eggs and other protein for breakfast. Remember, protein and fat fills you up WAY more, so you don't need to eat as much either! I even eat bacon and what not and it all fits into my diet

i eat 1330 calories (116 grams protein, 52 gram fat and 100 grams carbs). if i can eat high protein on less calories, you can do it on 1440.

i usually do 2 slices of bacon and a string cheese each morning for breakfast. add a half of grapefruit with 1 tablespoon real sugar (that fake processed stuff is nasty!) and i'm good to go until lunch. if you need something more substantial, add an egg or two (hard-boiled, scrambled, over easy, omelet). a lot of people recommend oatmeal, but it causes me to go over my carb allowance.

a high protein lunch might include a large salad with cheese, tuna/chicken and other veggies. add a hard boiled egg or black beans if you like. skip croutons, but have an oil-based dressing. add a greek yogurt (double the protein and tastes better without all the added sugar) and a handful of nuts.

eat supper with a meat/bean main meal, two sides of veggies and a low glycemic fruit like blueberries. an apple with peanut butter is yum!

add a glass of chocolate milk and half a banana after your workouts for recovery.

also add a extra b vitamin supplement to your daily. women on metformin usually have low levels of b vitamin.

:smooched: Wish me Luck! I just started taking my Metformin (500 mg AM and 500 mg PM) with Spironlactone (100mg AM) again. I was sick for a month, then just never got back on my medication for ohhhh 6 months or so. (I know, horrible!) I had a cycle April 1, 2013 then had surgery (not related to PCOS or cycle) and did not have one until the end of August 2013. It lasted about 2 weeks. (Not complaining....I was used to nothing for months or bleeding for 90+ days)

I am not trying to get pregnant right now, just getting my cycles somewhat straight and assist with weight loss maybe?, but babies are something I want to try for in my future! Other than eating a better diet, any tips/tricks/assistance offered on how to not get super sick to my tummy and runny stool? By the way--after 10 days I am increasing Metformin to 1000mg AM and 1000mg PM (like my normal dosage given by Dr was.---but he said to start gradually again then amp up.)

I been on metformin for some time now. I always take it with my breakfast in the morning regularly and I feel good no problems I am taking 1000mg everyday. I am taking it for pre diabetes so it has helped. I also diet and exercise everyday for an hour an a half. I stop drinking any kind of sugar drinks but I do have coke zero. I count carbs and eat better. I try and stay away from milk, bread, pasta, and rice. I lost 20lbs.

i've been on 500mg 3x a day for four years and never had issues, i second that its probably the grease/fat content that coated your stomach that eased the nausea. i really recommend, from my own experimentation over the years, moderate protein, high fat and low carb/keto if you can manage it

I am on 1000mg twice a day for PCOS I do ok with it but find about every other day I get the case of living in the bathroom with bowl issues. I find if I take it with food I dont get sick. Food meaning a meal not a snack....Hope it gets better for you!

You take the same dosage as my daughter (18 yrs old). Took a lot of tinkering to find that she had to eat a full meal to take her meds or she'd be sick as well. We also learned a trick, especially if you can't eat a full meal at the time you take the meds, take immodium. It doesn't affect the metformin at all. It stops the bathroom visits and doesn't interfere with normal bathroom functions.

I appreciate it! I always thought it was the carbs that were helping with the side effects I never even considered the fat! It makes complete sense though! Is it possible to keep it low calorie? I am not seeing how I am going to be able to eat high protein and stay under 1440 calories a day.

Take a look at the keto or paleo groups on here for recipes, or google around for recipes. They follow a low carb high fat way of eating that goes very well with PCOS and metformin. It's definitely possible to eat this way on a deficit.

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