Weight hasn’t budged for 2 months

HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »

Measuring cups and spoons are, themselves, unreliable, even if you level them. Scales are the way to go!

Consider the following: https://www.dontwasteyourmoney.com/measuring-spoons-test and https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2019/03/04/you-cant-always-trust-measuring-cups-but-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it/

This is so true. When I make oatmeal, I use a scant 1/3 cup because a level measure is not what is stated on the side of the carton. When you use a scale to weigh everything soon you can do away with it. I still bring the scale every once in a while.

@RidingTowardEverywhere If you are sure you're weighing everything and being completely honest with yourself, I would go back to the doctor (like you're planning). With PCOS, you have a tougher journey than most, and a lot of the standard mantras and things that worked for other people simply won't cut it for you.

You clearly have been trying, so I just wanted to leave you a comment to say well done, because all of your effort deserves to be acknowledged. It's frustrating when there is no direct link between how much we try and what the scales say, but the important thing is not to get frustrated and start sabotaging yourself. Carry on with the good habits whilst you're waiting to see your doctor, and then hopefully when you get an appointment, you can make a different plan and tweak what you're doing so your body better responds to all that trying.

Today might not be your day, but your day will come. Rooting for you.

@RidingTowardEverywhere Most people who continue to put weight on after 'doing everything right' are kidding themselves one way or another, and I think challenging that belief is bound to ruffle a few feathers. But in your case, where you have been diagnosed with a medical condition that is known to affect weight management, it makes absolute sense that you're not always going to be able to get to where you're going under your own steam. Sometimes things aren't going to work the way you expect and that doesn't mean you're lying to anyone, it just means you need to bring in the doctor to decipher what's going on with your body. Your body doesn't behave by the same rules as everyone else's, and advice from someone who isn't living with PCOS isn't necessarily going to be relevant to you.

Not everyone will be able to relate to your journey, given not everyone has the same condition you have, and that's bound to make it harder to understand. I doubt any of the negativity is meant in bad faith. Most people here are trying to help, but are limited to what they know from personal experience.

Keep trying, keep making healthy choices - they might not be doing all you want, but they're still better for you than the bad choices - and stay positive. Depending on your relationship with your GP and how much success they've had in managing your condition so far, you might need to push for a referral to a specialist who might have more luck. Don't be afraid to do that if you think it would be helpful - you might find it useful to write down some bullet points before your appointment, so you don't get flustered or miss something out, and can direct the GP into giving you the best advice possible. It can get quite emotional talking about weight, and therefore it can be quite easy to forget to say something, so prepping some details can help.

And if anyone disagrees with this post too, don't worry, I'll wear it as a badge of honour. Totally worth it to acknowledge I can see you've given this your all, and to tell you that I have complete confidence you're not going to give up.

JackieFernandez87 wrote: »

Maybe you can have your doctor order some thyroid blood tests? that can affect your weight loss if it is sluggish

We already know that TO has a condition that slows down BMR. Thyroid conditions though don't really, at least not substantially. Research has shows it's a max of 4% of NEAT, which would be 80 calories per day for a person with a NEAT of 2000.