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Deciding to deal with it
Hello everyone, I am new here and I am really excited to find this group! I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 14 years old. I immediatley switched to a atkins type diet, and was put on more pills and creams than I could not even begin to comprehend at that age. I know I was put on glucophage, and metformin, but I do not…
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PCOS and weight loss
I am struggling with PCOS and weight loss as well. I dont know if i will be ever recovered or at least will be able to reduce symptoms of pcos as i heard by reducing weight i can do it. I joined that group to get help n meet some others like me struggling with this condition. Thanks Momel
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Looking for some P.C.O.S friends
Hello all my name is Leah and I have been dealing with P.C.O.S. since I was a teenager. I will be 32 this year in October. Anyways I have gone through hell and back with doctors. Two years ago a doctor decided she wanted to try to aggressively treat my P.C.O.S. she put me on Meformin when I did NOT have an insulin problem,…
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Belly Fat and can't lose weight
Who has lost Weight and their belly fat and how did you do it?????? I have done very low carb/ paleo on and off for months and I just can't seem to lose any weight. I'm on metformin 1000mg I also have hypothyroid and ty2 diabetes.
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Ready to take control of my health and body
I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2007 and it has been a big roller coaster. I am ready to make some changes. I just need help being motivated and everything. MY husband is a truck driver and is gone most of the time. He helps and is very supportive, however I need some extra motivation from women who know what I am going…
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going out to eat
Just wondering how you all handle tracking your calories when you go out to eat? A lot of restaurants dont have their calorie or nutrition information, and if it is not a chain, they arent in the data base either. I try to eat small and stick to one serving, but I feel like I am not logging things accurately. Thanks!
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Starting now
I have been trying to maintain weight since I was diagnosed in 2007. I am not having much luck. I have been blessed with two children. Yesterday, I was feeling dizzy and just terrible. I checked my sugar, my mom and sister are diabetic, it was 412! I am terrified. It went down a few hours later after drinking a ton of…
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Cycle Vent!!
So, I know this has to be a lifestyle change, and I shouldn't concentrate on the numbers, but my cycle irritates the **** out of me. I have been on 1500 calories for a month and exercising 6 days a week. I weigh 325 so I have a lot to lose. I lost 11 pounds and just gained 6 for my cycle. I know it is water weight, but…
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Pill Challenged.
Hi all, for some reason no matter what i do I fail to keep up with my pills after a week. I have dozens of apps on my phone to remind me when to take them, but sometimes its like eeh, or i dont have water nearby due to finishing it off and say to myself I'll take it later and end up totally forgetting. Anyone here who is…
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Friday checkin!!
So, I am 20 minutes late to post, but I am here! Friday is my weigh day and I was dreading it. I am sure you all have seen my cycle vent post. Down 11 up 6 for my freaking period...but for weigh in started losing a little of the water weight and only gained one pound for the week. I will take it. It still has me at an 8…
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Caloric intake & PCOS
Have you found that you have more success with losing weight at a higher caloric intake or lower? When I started I was doing the 1200 calorie thing and losing and then I stopped losing, researched, believed that the 1200 was really quite low so jumped to 1600. I started losing a bit again, but it is slow. Like snail-paced…
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PCOS and Red Meat?
You know, Goggle can be your friend sometimes... but it can also be very confusing with the vast amount of information out there. I mean, how do you know what to trust? How do you know what is a credible, reliable source? Eat this. Don't eat that. Do this. Don't do that. There is so much information out there and it all…
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New with questions
I am new here. I started noticing that I was growing a mustache and neck beard a few years ago, and that my hair was thinning so I went to the doctor. Tests were done and it was found that I have a high level of DHEA, but no underlying medical conditions were found. My most recent doctor said I had PCOS just because of my…
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Metformin Side Effects
If you had the dreaded incessant, round the clock, explosive diarrhea, when did it end? will it ever end? Currently on 100mg at dinner time, soon will increase to 1500mg though.
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Treating PCOS with Only Metformin and no BCP?
Hello fellow PCOS sisters! After 15 years on it, I've decided to kick "the pill" to the curb and try to treat the root cause of my PCOS which is the insulin resistance. My endocrinologist told me about studies linking long term pill use to increased insulin resistance problems, not good! That and Yasmin has skyrocketed my…
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New to PCOS and Metformin... Help
New to PCOs......I was just started on Metformin. I was wondering how will I know if it's making a difference? After what time frame will I see a difference? This is all new to me I am just wondering what I should look for and if it's really helpful to people with PCOS. My goal is to loose weight to increase my chances of…
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Has anyone ever had Metformin quit working?
Has anyone had Metformin work for them for a time, then quit working? The usual things I see are: 1. It doesn't work at all, ever. 2. It works with the starting dose 3. It works, but takes a few months to find the right dose However, what I feel like I'm running into is that it worked for me for about 6-8 months, but just…
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New to group. Wanted to say hello!
Hello! Little bit of my story. I was diagnosed last year with PCOS when after an ER visit I was found to have a 10 cm cyst on my left ovary. By the time it was removed, it had grown to 14 cm and they found a 4 cm cyst on my right ovary. I had the the cysts and my left ovary (what was formally my left ovary since the cyst…
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Pure Inositol Crystals from Biovea.
Hey everyone, I just got the Pure Inositol I ordered from Biovea to start taking for PCOS. Its just arrived and its in powder form - it says take 1/4 of a teaspoon daily between meals or at bedtime. Is that right? It doesn't say how I should take it either - in food? water? It says a 1/4 of a teaspoon is 0.6g Any ideas?…
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Strength Training w/ PCOS
I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and I've been reading up on it a lot recently. It seems like strength training is vital for people that are insulin resistance since muscle uses insulin. I was wondering what type of strength training I should start off with. I just joined a gym, and I know a lot about the cardio machines…
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Am I the only one not taking Metformin?
Everyone on this board seems to be on Metformin. Am I the only one not on it? I take the sprino-something or other (I forget the rest of the name) for the extra testonsterone in my system and Provera every month for a few days.
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salad/veggie options
Hello all. I have seriously fallen off the wagon and am hopping back on. Part of my down fall is I get tired of eating the same salads/veggies. I also have 5 kiddos who love pastas and rice. Trying to find a balance of things the hubby and I can eat with the kiddos. They eat veggies pretty well. I am not fond of the idea…
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What BCP are you on?
I have taken so many and hated every single one, but my endo wants me back on bc of my high testosterone. I *think* I had better luck with monophasic pills but I dont remember. Let me know what you're on or have been on and why you like or dislike it. Thanks!
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Belly fat desperation
Hi I'm just reaching the end of my tether. I'm 5'2 and weigh 134lbs. Most of my body looks normal except I have a fat flabby belly and back. I eat a low carb diet and up until recently did 3 days cardio, 3 days weights. I just can't do it anymore as I've had literally no results. Ready to give up and I need your help! I…
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crash dieting and what is realistic
About five years ago I went on a crazy diet and went from about 180 to 137 lbs. I was barely eating anything and was exercising like cazy. My loss stopped there so what is realistic this time around if I am eating more and moving less on this diet? Will pcos make it impossible for me to get to my goal of 130? I'm 5'4 and…
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Eating calories back
I see many posts about eating calories back after working out but usually these are people who don't have PCOS. I burn anywhere from 600-1000 calories 5-6 times a day. I am, if I am lucky, losing a pound a week. Its become frustrating to work so hard and not see any changes. Im not seeing any changes on the scale or with…
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Mini Pill & PCOS
Hi guys I was diagnosed with PCOS 14 months ago and was given pro-longed release metformin to treat symptoms which was working well (I was getting regular periods for months) up until 5 months ago when my period just stopped. Went to doctors today and they have taken me off metformin and have put me on the mini pill…
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blood work results
i have got my blood work done and here are the results LIPID PROFILE HDL Cholesterol - 22mg (40-65mg/dl) LDL Cholesterol - 58mg ( 50-130mg/dl) VLDL Cholesterol - 6mg (15-40mg/dl) TRIGLYCERIDES - 30mg (60-150 mg/dl) TOTAL CHOLESTEROL -110mg/dl (140-200mg/dl) TOTLA CHOL/ HDL RATIO - 5 (<5) FASTING BLOOD SUGAR - 83mg/dl (<100…
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PCOS resolving with age?
I was diagnosed with PCOS at age 19 and I've dealt with just about every symptom in the book. In 2005 I went on Yasmin to control symptoms and that helped tremendously so I stayed on it until about 4 months ago. Since coming off Yasmin, my periods have been every 28 days like clockwork, I'm showing signs of ovulation, and…
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Bariatric surgery or not?
I'm seriously considering gastric bypass because of my years of yo-yo-ing and because of my diagnosis of pcos, sleep apnea, hypo thyroid, pre-diabetes and fact that I cannot seem to wrap my mind around the numbers and measurements that go into a diet for someone in my situation. I'm 29 y.o. 5'4 236 lbs but more recently I…
