Ladies with a LOT of weight to lose and PCOS?

I also have PCOS. Diagnosed in Jan 2011, started out with about 100 lbs to lose. I quit taking Metformin last month under the supervision of my dr, but after blood work next week I MAY need to go back on it. I've been in a plateau since Jan 2012, and trying to get back at trying harder to break it. Feel free to add me.

Feel free to add me.

I have a lot of weight to lose as well but am on the way.

Ditto! I have PCOS (as well as Hashimoto's - double whammy!). Been trying to take Metformin, but really struggle with the side effects. Trying again with 500mg ER 2x/day (currently titrating up to that). Trying to cut back the carbs, especially wheat. I am at 307 and would like to be around 140, so I too have a ways to go. My initial goal is 10%. Anyone can feel free to add me, would love to support any fellow PCOS Cysters

Another one here with PCOS! It sucks! I am on Metformin 1000mg a day...and I have not lost any weight on it. I have heard about so many that have lost weight with it, but no such luck. Anyway...I have recently been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but I am going to get a second opinion...the dr I saw was not familiar with PCOS, and my fasting blood sugar was 132... a little high, but, that's pcos. Anyway...feel free to add me! Oh....I have 100+ to lose as well :-(

I just got diagnosed a week ago with PCOS..I have around 100-ish lbs to lose..I'm on medication yet though as my doctor wants me to have an ultrasound first to check my ovaries

Im trying to cut down on carbs and am reading a book on Insulin resistance ..


Feel free to add me if you want:)

I've got at least 126 to lose.

I started at 266 and am down 11 pounds.

I am on Metformin, Provera, and Synthroid.

I'm a mess!

Hi ladies! I have PCOS and am currently taking Spiro and metformin to help with my insulin resistance. For those of you that feel hopeless, trust me we can beat this!! Please check out pcosdiva.com and Dr. Elizabeth Vilet's book on PCOS, especially if this disorder is new for you. I have about 75-80 lbs to lose, but I also have started getting my healthcare degree in order to dedicate my research towards Women's health and PCOS. Please feel free to add me, even though my weight loss doesn't reflect it, I have a wealth of knowledge on this disorder.

I too have PCOS. I was diagnosed 6 years ago when trying to get pregnant. I was put on Metoformin to help me get pregnant but as soon as I got pregnant I was taken off of it. Until coming to MFP I didn't know much about PCOS. I'm not knocking my doctor but all she said was that I had cysts all over my ovaries and that I had excess hair. Well thanks, I know I'm a hairy beast, every woman's dream I don't know if I have PCOS symptoms or not. I am tired a lot but I'm also very busy and I'm a closet grouch. I try to be sweet and friendly all the time but when I come home at night the ones I love most sure catch it. Weight loss is hard for me. I lose quickly in the beginning and then I just stall out. Before MFP I would usually lose 30 lbs. and stop. Now I've taken off about 47 but the other 60 I need to lose are sticking to me like glue. And I hold belly fat like you wouldn't believe. I'm one of those odd people you see with smaller arms and legs and really round in the middle. I HATE it. I'm sorry that PCOS is so common. It causes a lot of problems and us ladies have enough to worry about without it!!!

I have PCOS, too! I tried the men herbs (the ones they take for prostrate) at first I saw results but then none, so I stopped. Now I'm taking black cohash and cinnamon. I do have diabeties but I don't have healthcare anymore so I just regulate my sugar intake and if I go crazy then I Take cinnamon to balance it out.
I have a ton of weight to lose and a ton of stuff to gain!
You can check out a list I have on my profile of some things wrong with me, most from PCOS but not all.
Feel free to add me if you'd like--just put PCOS on the friend request, thanks.

I have PCOS, also....had to cut my carb intake and increase my exercise ....

Hi Ladies ...

I'm a PCOS suffering woman also ... on 1500mg/metformin a day ...
I need to lose 100lbs ... recently had a miscarriage (1st pregnancy) and this was a big motivation for me, I need to LOSE WEIGHT, I love kids and I want one with my partner.

Please feel free to add me as a friend ..

Let's be beautiful ladies ...

I recently had a miscarriage as well. Was also my first pregnancy. I lost it in August of last year. I've been TTC ever since with no luck. Wondering if i have PCOS since i am 140lbs overweight. I know how you feel hun and i definitely need to lose the weight to get that rainbow baby!!

hello eveyone
hope ur day was a great one.. so.. im 47 and need to lose 120.00 lbs..ok i wanna lose that.. im on ww but i dont get the whole points system ... so good luck everyone.. feel free to add me. i havent figured out how to do all that yet

nurse shannon, i was also told i would never have anymore kids. i didn't have pcos when i had my first and there was no trouble with him at all and we used meds with my daughter. but after that because of complicated, even life threatening, pregnancy issues, no doctor would prescribe me fertility meds no matter how many times i tried. but after six years of unprotected sex i suddenly found out i was pregnant again. so my kids are 11,8 and then a two year old lol. so it can happen naturally but it could take awhile. like many of the others i've also had multiple miscarriages. when i was ttc with my older daughter and taking the meds i had six miscarriages. we finally did figure out it was a result of an almost complete lack of progesterone in my system. probably from the pcos. so i took synthetic hormones with both my daughters and was finally able to stay pregnant. so those who do get pregnant might get in to have your hormone levels checked early

Gosh there are a lot of us! I've lost 52lbs so far though so it can be done! No special tricks either. Just make better choices and eat more natural foods. Any of you can feel free to add me I'd love some more friends. :-)

Hi! It is my first day here and I am trying to get back on track. I have 100+ lbs to lose. I have been diagnosed with PCOS about 3 years ago after going one whole year without a period. My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for two years. I have been on 1500 mg of metformin for about a year and a half (I haven't been very good at taking it). I have been had 6 failed clomid fertility treatments and 2 failed IUIs (with follistim injections). Last summer I dropped 50 lbs but got really depressed when our IUI failed. I felt like all my hard work was pointless. I gained 30 back. Trying to get back on track now. We have come to a crossroads where we are trying to decide if we are going to do lapband or IVF which both cost a ton of money. Meanwhile I am trying to make this a healthy summer break and would love some support during this time.

I can totally relate!
We have actually been trying to get pregnant for 7 years now. About 5 years ago, I did only 1 round of Clomid and got pregnant, but had a miscarriage at the end of the first trimester.

About 2 years ago, we did 5 rounds of IUI with all the injections, meds, super ovulation/stimulation/etc. with no luck, and I was totally depressed too.

After that, I left the non-supportive folks at the Cleveland Clinic and found a alternative-wholistic doctor who had experienced some infertility issues herself. Even though the Cleveland Clinic had said I didn't have enough of the criteria to technically have PCOS, she put me on a low carb/PCOS-type diet. Since last March, I've lost almost 50 lbs (with about 50 to go), and now we also are contemplating IVF next spring.

Good luck to you!
--Jane