I feel ya. I'm very athletic and I've only lost 12 pounds since last September. 4 weeks ago I started to really go at diet and fitness as well, working out 6 times a week and running about 12 miles in said week- Haven't lost a pound. It's very discouraging. I'm 179 right now, and haven't been 155 since I was about 17 (I'm 21 right now). I would honestly be happy just getting back in the 160's because I could still wear a bikini! lol. I seriously believe it's the PCOS because I work very hard, and a friend of mine without PCOS (who is great with her diet, but less exercise than me), just drops a pound every 2 seconds! Just hang in there, it will all pay off eventually, and atleast you are fighting instead of giving in! Love yourself for who you are and all your hardwork is going to keep you from getting too out of hand with your body.

Where can I find some of these success stories? I'm having a sad/frustrated day and need a boost. I can't follow my own advice today lol

Oh yes, Very hard. I have struggled with loosing for such a long time and didn't know why when I was counting calories and working out 2 hours a day I was having very little results. I did this for about 9 months last year and lost 8 pounds. Very frustrating. Now I have been diagnosed and know why its been so hard. It was very discouraging to know this, but I am starting to find on here success stories with PCOS, and this is very encouraging. Just trying to take it one day at a time.

This was exactly what happen to me. I join a gym got a trainer worked out 2-3 times with her a week and worked out 2 hours a day w/out her. I had women at the gym I worked out with all drop 20-25 pounds and I sat as 6 pounds! After 2.5 months of this crap I stopped going to the gym when my trainer called me a liar! I was DONE with that crap!

There are many other issues PCOS causes other then weight gain, every women is different and its hard to say do this formula and it will work. After all my tests came back that I was "fine" nothing wrong was a OB saying well try a low carb diet and see how that works... call me in 3 months let me know. I cut out my carbs to 40 grams still felt like crap cuz of the Insulin resistance ended up cutting my carbs down to 20 and that is "my magic number." I know a couple women who can eat 40-60 carbs a day and still lose weight. I can't lose weight if my carbs are above 40g - but when i eat that many i feel like crap.

I should add that since I stopped the diet my trainer put me on I have lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks going low carb. I cant wait to just "pop" into the gym again and be like BAM told you there was something wrong! so worth it!