PCOS

I was diagnosed with PCOS 15 years ago at the age of 19. Feel free to add me as a friend. It will be nice to have people to talk with who have the same issues and know what I am going through.

I have also been diagnosed with PCOS about 5 years ago, although I have had it longer than that. I have seen my weight go up and up and I topped out this last summer at 206. This was a lot for me being only 5'2" tall. I had my 5th child last year but once I was done nursing this last summer started to work on losing. We are told it is so much harder for us because of the whole insulin issue, which is true. I have lost 21 pounds total since last summer. I still have 50 to go but have found a few things which seem to be working for me. I had to cut out sugar and processed foods altogether, especially since with PCOS our bodies kick out 4 times the insulin when we eat sugar. Thus, 4 times the cravings afterwards. I eat a lot of vegetables and a little higher on the protein side. I don't do all protein because I don't want to be hard on my kidneys or leach calcium from my bones. I do have some complex carbohydrates like beans, and a few whole grains. I eat only a little fruit every day. Maybe like 1/2 serving. I also try to stick between 1200-1400 calories and get in my healthy fats like olive oil and almonds. If I do this well I will lose usually around 3-4 pounds a week as long as I drink a lot of water.

I was just diagnosed the January, still trying to figure out our new eating habits as well as doing some exercise since i really never did. I'm always up for a friend All of this is really new and I honestly don't even know where to start.

I will add you as well. I have never been diagnosed with PCOS but I've been told I probably have it due to lack of milk while breastfeeding. I have not been able to being diagnosed due to nursing or pregnant.

Hi all, I have recently been diagnosed and am just curious as to what kind of medication everyone is taking, if any. When I first visited my doctor she put me on metformin which I didn't like because I was getting heart palpitations and realized I wanted to take a more natural route. I have recently started on the herb gymnema sylvestre which is supposed to act much like metformin. Does anyone take this and are you seeing any difference? I know there are other herbs out there to help PCOS so I'd like to hear anything that people have tried. I need to find something that works because I currently work out 45-60 min a day, eat clean 90% of the time and see no improvement on the scale! Totally frustrated and I know that I should closely follow a low glycemic diet but with a family it seems merely impossible.