Success with PCOS

Stay away from CARBS and SUGAR! Make sure you take your med regularly. If your not taking any med. Than thats why your not losing weight ( go to the doc and get mediformine) if you can! Do carido like dancing or something! I have pcos and its hard but the main thing is stay away from thoughs foods. Yes it will be nasty stuff you eat! But you will see results!

I was diagnosed when I was a teenager. I ballooned up to 225 when I was in college. I had some success with low carbing. I tried ediets.com and ended up being a featured success story on their website. I lost 84 pounds and have kept it off for years. I struggle typically within a 10 pound range, but am still comfortable with where I'm at.

I agree that sugar and carbs are the devil for us. You will see changes around your waist if you watch your sugar and carbs. PCOS women typically have a lot of excess weight around their waists.

I think you really have to take charge of your PCOS, and not let it take charge of you. Excercise does wonders. Start small. I did, and worked up to half marathon.

Stay away from CARBS and SUGAR! Make sure you take your med regularly. If your not taking any med. Than thats why your not losing weight ( go to the doc and get mediformine) if you can! Do carido like dancing or something! I have pcos and its hard but the main thing is stay away from thoughs foods. Yes it will be nasty stuff you eat! But you will see results!

You do NOT necessarily have to get on Metformin, I am not and doing just fine losing weight. Exercising and keeping a good diet, lowering those processed carbs will help you. And it won't be nasty either, it will be exactly what you make of it! Good luck!

PCOS is Poly (many) Cystic Ovary (ovarian) Syndrome. Google it. : ) I found out I had it when I started fertility treatment with my first son. I am in the process of losing weight so I can have another baby and getting back on Metphormin was a given since that is what the fertility doctors prescribed FIRST THING.

I'm sure a good diet will help and the meds may not be an absolute but every little bit helps when you're trying to fight against your body to save your body, know what I'm sayin'? : )

I have PCOS and have lost 50 lbs total. If you are insulin resistant (which most with PCOS are), then you have to limit or completely remove processed carbs and sugars from your diet. If you feel like you can't get rid of all carbs, replace them with different types of grains that do not go through any sort of processing. This was the ultimate key to my success, but I also cut calories (I eat about 1380 now, but started at around 1200) and I exercise 4-6 days a week with an emphasis on cardio.

You can do it, and you really don't have to get on drugs to do it. You can try the drugs, but I hated them. They made me sick and didn't really increase the weight loss.

I agree completely with eating less carbs (I eat around 100/day) and lower sugar. I have lost 38 so far on MFP (probably more if I didn't have cheats in there). Lower sodium works great for me. Lots of water. Lots of green tea. Lots of vitamins. Healthy oils. Try to eat as little processed food as possible. I eat nuts as a snack almost daily and that seems to work well in place of snacks like chips, crackers and cookies.

I also take a cinnamon supplement twice daily to help stabilize my blood sugar. Cinnamon is supposed to work well for those of us with insulin resistance.

Some can swear by eating little to no carbs and losing tons of weight rapidly but I've watched it backfire on myself and others around me. It isn't rationally sustainable in the long run (in my opinion). I read somewhere that 100 carbs per day is the target range for weight loss for those with PCOS. So that's what I've been doing and it's working for me. Try to make your carbs count - eat more "good" carbs like the ones that come from veggies and less carbs that come from flours and sugars.

Also, I had an extreme bad reaction to Metformin so it was not the answer for me. I have PCOS and am pre-diabetic.

Here's my success post: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/499389-my-first-success-post-pics-included

I've been DX'ed with PCOS for about 20 years (damn I'm getting old!). Low carb didn't help me lose weight. The only thing that made it possible was taking Metformin. Going low carb didn't control my insulin levels and I'd still have to starve to lose weight (800ish calories). I've been on Met for at least 12 years but didn't seriously try to lose weight until last year. It's still hard, it still takes a lot of work and exercise, but with Met, I am able to lose weight. Very slowly.

Good luck! PCOS sucks.

I have PCOS as well, and just started trying to change my eating habits. I don't take Met ( bad reaction, typically don't like prescription drugs) but I do take cinnamon and a vitamin b complex. I could really use support/friends in this though so feel free to add me

I have PCOS & my highest known weight was 271. Without medication, I was able to lose the weight (110+ pounds) by paying close attention to carbs, sugar and sodium. To this day when I find myself slipping in any of these areas I tend to gain rather quickly.

I would suggest you talk to your doctor. Everyone's experience is going to be different. As for me, I have PCOS (battled infertility for two years because of it) and have lost 67 lbs over the last 8 months. No medication, counting calories (not restricting carbs), exercise, and dedication. Metformin is a good option for some, but it's not for everyone.