PCOS and weight loss

I had PCOS and honestly I just eat right and exercise. Nothing fancy, just hard work.

I have PCOS and have had it for almost 10 years now. Carbs & sugar are our biggest enemy!! Sugar is a fuel source for the growth of the cyst and carbs, if not used will also breakdown into simple sugars, which feeds the cyst. A very low carb and sugar free diet will do wonders! I keep my carb numbers between 70-100 a day. The body still requires the carbs as a fuel, but I don't have any extra sitting around waiting to become simple sugars at the end of the day. It is almost an Atkins diet, but I am not an Atkins dieter.

Hope this helps!

Just to let you know that PCOS has certain levels. I am the overweight-type 2 diabetic type. I was placed on all knids of insulin drugs to control my sugar, but I got sick on most of them and the one that I did work well with was 115.00 a month. Insurance didn't cover it. Now that I stop eating carbs and sugar I've lost 40lbs and sugar is under control. I drink water only (Mio or Crystal lights added)
It can be done and not as hard as everyone else says..The hard part is giving up the sugar and carbs.

Good luck to you.

Low Glycemic eating controlling your carbs and exercise! .. Carbs that process slower in your body paired with a good protein will help contol the insulin in your body. Most PCOSers have insulin resistance... and therefore excess sugars get stored into your fat calls causing you to gain weight or have trouble losing weight. Cycling is really good for bringing down your insulin levels.

If you have any questions just email me, I've done a lot of research and belong to many groups.

I was diagnosed at 12. I've lost weight with a healthy diet (eating foods that are vitamin, mineral and fiber rich, not just meeting my calorie goal). It was slow but, I don't know that it was slower than others because I haven't walked a day in their shoes. I've found I lose weight quickest when on the Paleo diet. Without my diet being supplemented with grains and starches I get more of the things my body needs. Paleo isn't a diet I can do forever so, I do it as a challenge a few times a year.

Good luck with your journey.

I have had PCOS diagnosed since 1989, back then few doctors were familiar with it but now many are more knowledgeable. Your monthly eggs don't fully release and they turn into cysts which give off androgens which raise your insulin levels so your body thinks its starving and slows down your metabolism, I tried to tell my ovaries to look in the mirror, we are not starving, but they have never paid attention!!!

Some doctors will prescribe metfornin which was created for diabetics but can assist to some degree for us PCOS girls. The quickest way for us to loose weight is to cut out all processed everything, eat clean, concentrate on fish and seafood and vegetables and exercise. I am currently using the medifast system but tracking it on my fitness pal and I have been able to lose 15 lbs in December. The fitness pay says I am eating too low of calories but its the only method that has worked for me and I am never hungry because the food is full of protein and fiber. Like any other diet, it will work but you have to be prepared for maintenance or you just gain everything back. We PCOS girls will have to watch carefully for the rest of our lives even when we are past menopause. I suggest that you see a reproductive endocrinologist to get the latest updates on the treatment.

I am not a doctor but this has been my experience, good luck!! Slim4Map aka Mary Ann feel free to become my friend on this app.

With PCOS the most important thing you can do it get rid of your whites, white sugar, white flour, white potatoes, white bread. I had a patient that lost a ridiculouse amount of weight in 1 year just getting rid of the white stuff in her diet, she was younger around 18 but she didnt even need to exercise dont get me wrong exercise will really help to, it is a challenge, but you will have so much more to look forward to if you do this, you can always be put on a Birth Control pill or metformin to help regulate

just diagnosed with it. i was told to limit my carbs and sugars. my dietician said no more than 150 grams per day for me, but it will depend on each person what their limit is. she told me mine would be less, but i'm a vegetarian so most of my food intake will be sort of carb-ridden! i was also given Metformin to try.