Is there anyone out there with a positive PCOS story?

xASHYxSMASHYx
xASHYxSMASHYx Posts: 175 Member
edited December 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey ladies,
so I know there are lots of groups on here to vent and whatnot, and that's great because we definitely need it sometimes! But everywhere I turn all I see is stories about how hard it is to lose weight. I am just wondering if anyone has lost weight and succeeded and has some inspirational stories to share? I would love to see some positive outcomes of it if they are out there :)
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  • annatin1018
    annatin1018 Posts: 43
    I've lost 44 lbs....it took me about 4 and a half months. It came off relatively easy, especially after I started taking 1500 mg of Metformin a day. Success with PCOS is possible, I am still losing and I hope to have a baby one day. My biggest thing that is really freaking me out is that my hair is falling out and thinning, which is a symptom and it sucks and I am sad.
  • FiercelyBeautiful
    FiercelyBeautiful Posts: 590 Member
    I've lost 44 lbs....it took me about 4 and a half months. It came off relatively easy, especially after I started taking 1500 mg of Metformin a day. Success with PCOS is possible, I am still losing and I hope to have a baby one day. My biggest thing that is really freaking me out is that my hair is falling out and thinning, which is a symptom and it sucks and I am sad.

    I don't have it but my best friend does, she just had a baby! That baby will be worth the hair loss, but I know it must be hard! Xoxo
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    I was diagnosed with PCOS 3 years ago when I was at my highest weight of almost 170lbs. It took me 3 years for my weight to go down to 120 lbs. Still with metformin though but not because of PCOS but because I developed type 2 diabetes along with that. Despite of the weight loss, I still have some facial hair, irregular TOM & above average testosterone levels although the latter didn't give me an edge at all when it comes to building muscle (I lift heavy weights, btw).
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  • tas3980
    tas3980 Posts: 93 Member
    I've had PCOS for about ten years... my weight has fluctuated up and down since then but think it is more to do with my dedication, until now. The last journey I took, I lost 40 odd lbs, rather quickly. But this time I am taking my time to make sure it is a lifestyle change, not a weight loss mission. I am at 13 lbs lost since 1 June.

    I decided to stop taking any of the drugs that are prescribed for PCOS (I was on Metformin and then Clomid when I was TTC); thankfully my symptoms don't sound as bad as some of the ones I read on here but there are also success stories which are encouraging, as I would like to have children one day!

    The joys of being a woman!! :-/
  • xASHYxSMASHYx
    xASHYxSMASHYx Posts: 175 Member
    Thanks for posting your stories :)
    I had a b12 deficiency as well that made my hair fall out, once we figured out what it was and I started taking it, it was relatively quick to stop that. I now take a b complex supplement every day.
    I stopped taking all prescription meds as well. I do 1/2 tsp cinnamon a day instead of metformin, and take vitex. I am doing my best to keep my carbs under 100 grams a day and doing a lot more resistance/ strength exercise now.
    We are going to try for a baby next year, it will be my only one, so I really hope I can get pregnant.
  • janessafantasma
    janessafantasma Posts: 312 Member
    I've lost 44 lbs....it took me about 4 and a half months. It came off relatively easy, especially after I started taking 1500 mg of Metformin a day. Success with PCOS is possible, I am still losing and I hope to have a baby one day. My biggest thing that is really freaking me out is that my hair is falling out and thinning, which is a symptom and it sucks and I am sad.

    I don't have PCOS, but my close friend does and she is on baby number two! I couldn't be happier for her, it took her five years to get pregnant the first time, including fertility treatments and she was pregnant with her second before her first child turned 2. It's definitely possible and I wish you the best of luck.

    I personally had issues with an autoimmune disorder that made my hair fall out and thin, and it even made it change colors. I grew copper red hair at my left temple and then a short time later it turned grey! I've had grey hair since I was in my early twenties, but I embrace it.
  • Heather_Rider
    Heather_Rider Posts: 1,159 Member
    Hey ladies,
    so I know there are lots of groups on here to vent and whatnot, and that's great because we definitely need it sometimes! But everywhere I turn all I see is stories about how hard it is to lose weight. I am just wondering if anyone has lost weight and succeeded and has some inspirational stories to share? I would love to see some positive outcomes of it if they are out there :)

    My BFF has PCOS and she had a baby who is now 2 years old, and shes lost some weight using the body by vi shakes and supplements! Shes just started her weight loss journey, but shes lost a ton of weight already in like 2 months! Good luck! you can totally do this!!
  • Lobster1987
    Lobster1987 Posts: 492 Member
    I have PCOS and I had weight loss surgery....That did the trick. Losing weight with PCOS is ridiculously hard.
  • janessafantasma
    janessafantasma Posts: 312 Member
    Hey ladies,
    so I know there are lots of groups on here to vent and whatnot, and that's great because we definitely need it sometimes! But everywhere I turn all I see is stories about how hard it is to lose weight. I am just wondering if anyone has lost weight and succeeded and has some inspirational stories to share? I would love to see some positive outcomes of it if they are out there :)

    I don't have PCOS, but my close friend does, and she had a lot of success losing weight by going on a low carb diet. I believe that her diet was planned out by her doctor and a nutrionist, but losing weight is possible!
  • erinxo13
    erinxo13 Posts: 892 Member
    Love to hear some success stories. I hope I am able to control everything once I have lost some more weight.
  • kacinace
    kacinace Posts: 70 Member
    I have PCOS. I successfully lost 50 pounds a few years ago, and got pregnant pretty easily. I'm currently 16 pounds from my lowest adult weight and have lost 27 pounds since December. It is possible! I still deal with unwanted hair, as well as thinning and loss of my hair. I have tried a prescription hair removal cream with no success (it was too expensive at nearly $100/mo and insurance didn't cover it, and I was breaking out from it). I'm having some success with Rogaine for Women for the hair loss, but my doc may put me on an oral pill (Aldactone) as well to help. I've never had to take Metformin.
  • laus_8882
    laus_8882 Posts: 217 Member
    I stopped taking spiro a few months ago as it interacts with another medication I have to take (unrelated to pcos or weight gain generally, so no chance I'll be able to go back on it) and decided to sort myself out food-wise. My weight loss was pretty uneventful until I joined the site and started counting calories, but I did end up cutting my metformin down from 1000mg to 500mg in the first few weeks just by eating better and moving more. Tmi, maybe, but this month I got my period for the first time in about five months.

    For the record, my physical symptoms are minimal (pretty much gorilla legs and the occasional pimple on my jawline, but obviously they bother me enough to take an anti-androgen) and I lose weight pretty easily so I can't speak from a position of not being able to drop the weight or having a massive problem with, say, facial hair. But I do get pretty vile cramps, on a regular basis, period or no period and having those reduce has a huge impact on my quality of life.

    Just wanted to add, I've lost weight before, sometimes sensibly and sometimes while crash dieting. When I lose weight sensibly everything resolves and I feel fantastic, have regular periods and gradually cut down my spiro dosage to 25mg while going off metforminc ompletely. When I go on my crazy little starvation diets the cramps get worse, the occasional jawline pimple turns into the beginnings of pizza face and I'm utterly miserable. This makes me think that there's more than just weight loss involved in managing pcos.
  • emilyclaire000
    emilyclaire000 Posts: 3 Member
    I have PCOS, and I have not been able to lose the weight, or to avoid Type II diabetes. My daughter was conceived while I was taking metformin, but my son was a happy accident, so I definitely have positive stories when it comes to conceiving.
  • jaimrlx
    jaimrlx Posts: 426 Member
    I've had PCOS for about 10 years, and have been trying to actively lose weight for about 23. Given the fluctuations, I've lost 23 lbs. I am really hopeful that I'll lose the other 50-some pounds more quickly than that, because I want nothing more than to have less symptoms! Good luck to everyone here.
  • xASHYxSMASHYx
    xASHYxSMASHYx Posts: 175 Member
    Wow so great to hear all of the success everyone has had! I started getting abnormal hormone levels when I was just 14, but back then my doctor had no idea what it was so they just put me on the pill to deal with it. I never had a problem losing weight until now... when I came off the pill.
    But I want to do it all naturally, and I don't want to be on the pill for the rest of my life to control my hormones.
    I am lucky in that I have very fair skin and even though my testosterone was high, I have never had an issue with excess hair. But I do have really bad breakouts and have had hair loss in the past.
  • Starla_
    Starla_ Posts: 349
    I have PCOS and I have lost 23 kg (50lbs) in 11 months. I don't do a low carb diet but I don't eat gluten. Since going gluten free I no longer have the water retention, bloating and horrible pain everyday that I used to have, not everyone with PCOS will be gluten intolerant but it is a lot easier on your belly if you are having issues so it may be an option. My weight loss has been slow but I'm not dieting, just living a healthier lifestyle, I'm also not medicated at all for my PCOS. I have 3 children, and never had issues falling pregnant or staying pregnant which apparently isn't usual, but I have never had irregular periods as a symptom of my PCOS. Just the pain, bloating, excess hair, acne, and a heap of cysts covering my ovaries. You can successfully lose weight with PCOS, just take it easy, don't freak out over gains and don't starve your body. Don't compare yourself with others because everyone is different in how we do things.

    Once I stopped treating PCOS as an excuse to be fat and unhealthy I started losing weight. It isn't an excuse to be lazy, you can lose weight and just because it may be slower doesn't mean it's not happening. Just don't give up.

    Edited to add - for those of us with excess hair.. weight loss wont fix that in my experience. I've had that since I hit puberty and it was there when I was skinny and there when I was fat and now I'm healthy it's still there. The only thing that helped slow it down a little was going on the pill.
  • lucaba31
    lucaba31 Posts: 1
    I have PCOS also and currently am not taking anything for it at this point. I mentioned taking Metformin to the Dr. and he said he doesn't want me to start taking it yet. Currently I have lost almost 70lbs with diet, exercise, and all natural vitamins and mineral complexes. It's been a really long road to this point. At one point I was slaving away in the gym about 5-6 days a week, eat 1200 calories max a day and had a little weight loss and that was completely discouraging to me. It wasn't till after I started taking my natural vitamins and minerals that the weight really started falling off. I have energy like never before and feel great. I completely recommend making sure that anyone searching for maximum health and wellness be on a high quality natural vitamin and mineral supplement regimen. Check out Youngevity line products it's what I use and I don't go a day without taking them!!
  • LC2281
    LC2281 Posts: 8
    I just logged on here to search for PCOS stories! I did lose weight a few years back by eating a low carb diet alone (I wasn't diagnosed yet, but pretty sure I had it then). I was in the 140s and got down to 118 lbs (I'm 5'3"). After my first baby I was finally diagnosed with PCOS. I weighed 158 lbs and was put on Metformin. I was also unfortunately diagnosed with Type II Diabetes. I ended up losing 10 lbs with Metformin alone and then I got pregnant again. My son is almost 4 months old now and I'm trying to lose weight with diet and exercise this time and the fat is sticking to me like glue. I'm about 148 lbs now and on Metformin only. I think I may need to cut back on the carbs (I try to eat whole wheat and grains). I'm hoping that will aid in my weight loss.
  • thisisjl
    thisisjl Posts: 1,074 Member
    I was diagnosed with PCOS about 8 years ago, in August 2008 I weighed 259 I started watching my portion sizes and not snacking as much didn't do any major diet change just really paid attention to the portion sizes. Sept 2009 I weighed 214. I kept the weight off until April of this year when I got back up to 227 but now I'm back to 216 so I can pretty much say I took off 45 pounds and kept it off for 3 years now I'm on the journey to loose the remaining 70. I know I will be sucessfull because I've already lost over 1/2 that and kept it off through my divorce 2 years ago, and subsequent child/pre-teen mental health issues stemming from said divorce. I'm now ramping up my weight loss with exercise 5 days a week including cardio and weighlifting.
  • atlanticgypsy
    atlanticgypsy Posts: 51 Member
    I have PCOS coupled with Hashtimotos (a auto immune disease of the thyroid) I do not take anything for the PCOS and only take synthroid (+ some supplements) for the thyroid. I have lost 62 pounds in 5 months. I eat a modified Paleo lifestyle ( I say lifestyle because this is not a diet.....it's a way of life), I do cardio 5x a week and strength train 3x a week. Feeding my body the right food coupled with the exercise and a positive mindset has made ALL the difference this time! I have tried to loose weight before and always ended giving up......not this time!!! You can do it too!!!

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  • anfmusicgrl
    anfmusicgrl Posts: 63 Member
    I have had PCOS since my young teens, and I have lost over 100 lbs, and gone from a size 24 to a 12. It CAN be done. But unlike the doctors told me, it has not gone away with weight loss. That's ok, though. I know I am living such a healthier lifestyle. I have a lot of the unwanted symptoms and side effects unfortunately. Excess hair, especially on chin/neck; borderline fasting glucose but my A1C is normal; cysts (one found end of June is much bigger than any before, and complex cyst :/ ; and the most dreaded carry my weight in belly typical of PCOS. I've been upped to 1000 mg 2x per day of metformin As of last week. I had taken 2x 500 mg a day for about 2 yrs until now.

    The good news??? My doctors finally are trying to HELP me with my side effects. Like the hair, cysts, infertility. They blamed my weight before and said weight loss would make that stuff subside. They never did ultrasounds to look at my cysts...now they finally took it serious enough to check into it. I'm glad they did since they found a very large, solid, complex cyst. They also took my irregularity seriously and upped my metformin, to help in getting me to ovulate. I want to start trying to conceive in the next 2 years and before, when I mentioned my innovulatory cycles, again they would say lose weight. Now, they are offering to try metformin increase as well as adding clomid in the future. It was so frustrating that my weight was always their answer. Despite the fact if developed PCOS when I was young and thin. Now, they listen. That is such a breath of fresh air to me.

    As far as how I've done it? Consistency. That is the magic way. We might have a lot working against us with PCOS, but I promise, if you are consistent and work hard, you will get results. Definitely take pics and measure. Bc of my body type, at first it was hard to see my progress in my stomach...especially at my top weight. I'd have to lose 30 lbs to drop a pant size. However, the pics and measuring helped me see the progress. Now, 10-20lbs is a size..but at first it wasn't, lol.

    As far a food...be very consistent with your logging. The quality of food definitely played and still plays a part in how much I lose. I can't eat my allotted calories full of refined carbs and sugar and lose..some people can, with PCOS I can't. If I keep my carbs to mostly fruits, veggies, and whole grains I see much bigger losses, as well as feel better. I try and eat higher protein and healthy fats, and less of carbs when eating meals. I don't count fruit or veggies as carbs though in that sense. Lifting weights has been awesome for me. I've done it since I was at my top weight, and am soooo glad I did. I maintained and built a little muscle. My shoulder muscles now show and it's super sexy if you ask me, lol. I love in Zumba how my arms are nicer than the tiny girls. Even my size (pants-waist, butt, etc) is the same or smaller than friends that weigh 20-30 lbs less and are similar height. So, lift weights! It boosts your calorie burn- and you can eat more calories at the same weight as others bc ur muscle will burn more than their fat. :)

    I work out 6 days a week. Sometimes I benefit from throwing in some lower impact stdf like walking. I go all out when I work out most of the time, so I think my body loves me for the lighter days haha. I try to mix it up, keep my body guessing and my mind engaged. I started replacing some days on gym cardio equipment with Zumba and I LOVE it. I burn just as much and more calories, and it is fun! It has really helped in my stomach with building some muscle which helps slim my waist some. I use muscles in Zumba senato that make me sore- when even heavy weight training doesn't even make me sore anymore! (deadlifts, barbell rows, bench press, squats, etc)

    Believe me, I have many friends I've met on MFP with PCOS who have found success as well. It's nice to know I'm not alone. I don't really know people in person who have PCOS besides myself. So, I encourage you to find some others you can add on here for support and to trade tips with. Be patient, persevere, and be consistent. You WILL be an example of "Success with PCOS"! :)
  • xASHYxSMASHYx
    xASHYxSMASHYx Posts: 175 Member
    I have had PCOS since my young teens, and I have lost over 100 lbs, and gone from a size 24 to a 12. It CAN be done. But unlike the doctors told me, it has not gone away with weight loss. That's ok, though. I know I am living such a healthier lifestyle. I have a lot of the unwanted symptoms and side effects unfortunately. Excess hair, especially on chin/neck; borderline fasting glucose but my A1C is normal; cysts (one found end of June is much bigger than any before, and complex cyst :/ ; and the most dreaded carry my weight in belly typical of PCOS. I've been upped to 1000 mg 2x per day of metformin As of last week. I had taken 2x 500 mg a day for about 2 yrs until now.

    The good news??? My doctors finally are trying to HELP me with my side effects. Like the hair, cysts, infertility. They blamed my weight before and said weight loss would make that stuff subside. They never did ultrasounds to look at my cysts...now they finally took it serious enough to check into it. I'm glad they did since they found a very large, solid, complex cyst. They also took my irregularity seriously and upped my metformin, to help in getting me to ovulate. I want to start trying to conceive in the next 2 years and before, when I mentioned my innovulatory cycles, again they would say lose weight. Now, they are offering to try metformin increase as well as adding clomid in the future. It was so frustrating that my weight was always their answer. Despite the fact if developed PCOS when I was young and thin. Now, they listen. That is such a breath of fresh air to me.

    As far as how I've done it? Consistency. That is the magic way. We might have a lot working against us with PCOS, but I promise, if you are consistent and work hard, you will get results. Definitely take pics and measure. Bc of my body type, at first it was hard to see my progress in my stomach...especially at my top weight. I'd have to lose 30 lbs to drop a pant size. However, the pics and measuring helped me see the progress. Now, 10-20lbs is a size..but at first it wasn't, lol.

    As far a food...be very consistent with your logging. The quality of food definitely played and still plays a part in how much I lose. I can't eat my allotted calories full of refined carbs and sugar and lose..some people can, with PCOS I can't. If I keep my carbs to mostly fruits, veggies, and whole grains I see much bigger losses, as well as feel better. I try and eat higher protein and healthy fats, and less of carbs when eating meals. I don't count fruit or veggies as carbs though in that sense. Lifting weights has been awesome for me. I've done it since I was at my top weight, and am soooo glad I did. I maintained and built a little muscle. My shoulder muscles now show and it's super sexy if you ask me, lol. I love in Zumba how my arms are nicer than the tiny girls. Even my size (pants-waist, butt, etc) is the same or smaller than friends that weigh 20-30 lbs less and are similar height. So, lift weights! It boosts your calorie burn- and you can eat more calories at the same weight as others bc ur muscle will burn more than their fat. :)

    I work out 6 days a week. Sometimes I benefit from throwing in some lower impact stdf like walking. I go all out when I work out most of the time, so I think my body loves me for the lighter days haha. I try to mix it up, keep my body guessing and my mind engaged. I started replacing some days on gym cardio equipment with Zumba and I LOVE it. I burn just as much and more calories, and it is fun! It has really helped in my stomach with building some muscle which helps slim my waist some. I use muscles in Zumba senato that make me sore- when even heavy weight training doesn't even make me sore anymore! (deadlifts, barbell rows, bench press, squats, etc)

    Believe me, I have many friends I've met on MFP with PCOS who have found success as well. It's nice to know I'm not alone. I don't really know people in person who have PCOS besides myself. So, I encourage you to find some others you can add on here for support and to trade tips with. Be patient, persevere, and be consistent. You WILL be an example of "Success with PCOS"! :)

    Wow that's so awesome that you proved your doctors wrong! I love that. Because most of them just try to give you the pill, push you out the door and tell you to lose weight. I remember a few years back when I heard of Spiro as a treatment for some PCOS symptoms, I had to go to multiple doctors because they just didn't believe in prescribing anything for the symptoms besides metformin! But now I have gone all natural, I am off the pill and metformin. I am using vitamins, herbs, and cinnamon to treat my symptoms. I have been cutting out carbs, but I am glad you said that you don't really count carbs from fruit and veggies, because honestly I have been too afraid to even eat a piece of fruit because of the carb count.
    I think one of the biggest mistakes I made early on was doing all cardio to try to lose, but now I have added in strength training and resistance exercises and that is making a difference in my measurements for sure. I love Zumba and do it all the time, but unfortunately for me in particular it hasn't done much to take off the weight.
    Thanks for your in depth explanation of everything you have done, sounds like you have worked really hard and that is awesome!
  • xASHYxSMASHYx
    xASHYxSMASHYx Posts: 175 Member
    I have PCOS coupled with Hashtimotos (a auto immune disease of the thyroid) I do not take anything for the PCOS and only take synthroid (+ some supplements) for the thyroid. I have lost 62 pounds in 5 months. I eat a modified Paleo lifestyle ( I say lifestyle because this is not a diet.....it's a way of life), I do cardio 5x a week and strength train 3x a week. Feeding my body the right food coupled with the exercise and a positive mindset has made ALL the difference this time! I have tried to loose weight before and always ended giving up......not this time!!! You can do it too!!!

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    Wow congrats on your weight loss so far, that is awesome! I feel for you having to deal with two medical issues that impact your weight, that must be really difficult. But you are so right about the positive attitude, that's where it's at :)
  • Arsenicandlacee
    Arsenicandlacee Posts: 1
    Hey everyone. :) im  Bri I Just joined this site today and came across this post. It's nice to hear from people with pcos too it's comforting to know other people are also  dealing with the annoying symptoms. I'm 20 years old 5'6 and at my absolute highest weight i was 250lbs. It was horrible going into high school and putting on weight like it was nobody's business I kept trying to diet and excercise but I just kept gaining  eventually I found out I had pcos and went to an endocrinologist they had me doing some shot thing into my stomach twice a day (usually used for diabetes like most pcos treatments ) it was such a pain in the *kitten* and didn't work then they put me on metformin and spiro I took them regularly for 5 months but they made me so nauseous and I still wasn't able to lose weight ( i didn't realize then that apparently they take a while to really work. So I stopped taking them and pretty much gave up for 2 years didn't lose or gain. It was in late February this year that I really decided to give it my all and not give up. I started really dieting, concentrating the most on cutting down on my carbs. Ive been on adderall for 12 years so I've never really had a big appetite but I did notice when I did eat way to often it was mostly carbs. So I majorly cut back on carbs and calories ate less than 1000 (which I know isnt good I'm going to start a healthier diet soon now that I lost a good chunk of weight) I started eating One good meal a day. I work at a seafood restaurant so ill get something like grilled mahi with some rice and veg then I'd eat half of it during the day and half at night. Another reason I've been doing this is like most 20 year old women starting out on their own I'm broke as a joke and eating healthy is expensive as hell hahah. 

       Along with dieting I started excercising more at first I started running and also using an exercise ball which was working but quite honestly it wasn't fun and i had to force myself to do it. And then I found hula hooping it sounds funny but hula hooping is now becoming A big thing in fitness there's tons of fitness hoops out there and you can burn 420 calories or more in an hour! So I ordered a hoopnotica hoop off amazon it's 40$ which sounds expensive but it's collapsible which is convenient because its huge and it comes with a DVD with basic tricks. It's the funnest workout ever you just blast some music and go to town! There's so many amazing hoppers on YouTube it'll keep you inspired to get better and better. There's so many great trick tutorials on YouTube too it keeps me working out all the time because I wanna learn and get better at more tricks. Unfortunately I don't live in a big city so there's not really many hoopers that I know but in bigger cities there's tons of hoop troops and hoop fitness classes. As many of you with pcos know, pcos does a big number on your self esteem between tackling unwanted hair and fat. So a big plus of hooping is guys totally love it they think it's so sexy and you'll feel hott doing it. :)

    I've been working my *kitten* off and have lost 65 lbs. I went from a size 18 to a 12. from 250 to 185. buying xxl or xl to a large or medium. I've got prescriptions for metformin and spiro again but I haven't started taking them yet since they make me so sick but I think I'm going to start and see if it helps. :) I just wanted to post this because I wish I would've something like this read this when I was younger, when it felt so impossible it wasnt worth trying to lose weight with pcos. I still have a lot more to lose but I'll make it happen. It's definitely not easy at all and I've had more than my fair share of breakdowns during this time haha but nothing is better then constantly hearing how good your looking from friends, coworkers, and family. not to mention the increased attention of the opposite sex haha but of course the best feeling is being proud of yourself and knowing you're more than capable of achieving goals you set for yourself even though in the beginning it seemed like an impossible task. :)
  • allishax9918
    allishax9918 Posts: 53
    I've lost 30lbs with PCOS. My starting weight was 226 but I am only 5.4 and a half. I went to a weight loss Dr twice but thought 1,000 calorie a day diet sounded ridicuously hard. I managed though for a little while. I went from a 38BMI to a 32.4bmi. I'm still considered obese. The GOOD news is I get periods again. EVERY MONTH! Before loosing any weight I wasn't getting them at all. I'd go 6 months without one and get a prescription from a doctor to force it. Then one day it came and has been a coming ever since! I'm happy because after being engaged for 6 years..we defiantly know we want children. I want to be more ready as far as $$. but I needed to get my body together more.
  • allishax9918
    allishax9918 Posts: 53
    Did Clomid help you conceive?
  • Tamicejl
    Tamicejl Posts: 65 Member
    I just want to put my one half a cent in... I have PCOS and was dignosed about five years ago.... I wonderously had my daughter before my PCOS dignoses. I know it is possible to have another child and I have a good amount of weight to loss. I honestly hate taking my metphormine.... but I take it to keep my blood sugar spikes in check. I don't take it for the ovulation pluses.... cause I don't do that. I know once I'm in balance hormones and blood sugar and weight I is possible. I just wanted you all to know I had my daughter with my PCOS with no assistance from Dr's so it is possible. :wink:
  • faith2337
    faith2337 Posts: 13
    It sounds like everyone is still doing rather well with losing the weight. Ive been stuck at 40 lbs and this October will be 1 year since I decided to start this lifestyle change. I could use some help if anyone would like to add me :) Ive been on metformin for 8 years now and I take 1000 2x a day. I do a lot of cardio but not a lot of strength training. My downfall is I crave the junk food and its soo hard to resist it.
  • gabbygirl78
    gabbygirl78 Posts: 936 Member
    I've lost 44 lbs....it took me about 4 and a half months. It came off relatively easy, especially after I started taking 1500 mg of Metformin a day. Success with PCOS is possible, I am still losing and I hope to have a baby one day. My biggest thing that is really freaking me out is that my hair is falling out and thinning, which is a symptom and it sucks and I am sad.

    I Have had PCOS for years and I have tried to take Metformin but it hurts my stomach so bad. It's like a harsh laxative to me. Did you have the same problems and if so did the side effect eventually stop or lessen... I really want to take the medication but I'm scared to. :frown:
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