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30 day squat challenge - looking for recruits
Hi everyone. I have decided to start the 30 squat challenge today, going through the rest of the month. I figured that this should be a good way to get some type of exercise in and shape my non-existent bum, and maybe whittle my tummy while I am at it. :wink: Anyone care to join me? We can support each other. Good luck.
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*Possibly going off of metformin, side effects?*
I was prescribed Metformin for my PCOS about a year ago. I took it randomly, and sometimes I did not take it at all because of the stomach issues I had when I did take it. About a month ago I decided just to suck it up and I've been taking it every day since then. The bottle I have is getting low, and when I looked I…
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Gluten issues and PCOS
Just wondering if anybody could shed some light of whether or not there is a relation between PCOS and Gluten sensitivity/Cealiac Disease? I'm just curious as I have been having issues where I eat wheat based foods (like a simple sandwich or a bowl or pasta) and after I feel extremely bloated, have an upset…
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Success!!!
So we have been ttc since 12/2011 and I have only ovulated once on a clomid cycle :( Anyways I have been doing my low carb diet and lost 20 pounds so far. Well last night I had the inclination to take an ovulation test. And to my great surprise it was positive!!! I am not taking any meds for my PCOS just changed my diet. I…
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PCOS and high cholesterol?
I just had my year blood test to see if the Metformin was helping with my blood sugars and while my sugars came back within the healthy range, I got a phone call from my GP telling me to get on cholesterol meds. I'm wondering if high cholesterol is just another symptom of PCOS and if I lose more weight, that my cholesterol…
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5 o'clock shadow
I have dark hair growth on my chin and shave daily. The problem is a couple hours later I have 5oclock shadow. I work in an er and patients ofter ask if I have fallen or if someone has hit me. Does anyone know a good make-up that covers well. I have skin with yellow undertones. My brother-in-law is getting married this…
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My story - also, who else gets drunk off carbs?
I was diagnosed in 2006 when I was 19. At the time, I was 180lbs at the time after being 145 lbs in high school. I'm 5'8'' btw. In 2007, I met my hubby. For about 4 years, I only had 2-4 periods per year. I had a mustache I kept at bay. I carried all my weight in my tummy. I had no butt and skinny legs. In 2011, my weight…
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Advocare and PCOS
Hi all! I decided to try Advocare to help boost my weight loss. I've read it can be a really helpful addition for those with PCOS. Has anyone else tried it with success?
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PCOSis Friends :)
I need a better support group on my friends list so if you are a PCOSis feel free to add me I have been working on my Fight like a girl Blog so I'm on and off of MFP I really like having messages and things when I do get on and I like to try and help people in similar situations. About me Im 20 will be 21 August 6th SW:…
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Relationship Between Testosterone Levels and Weight
I had a frustrating check up with my endocrinologist yesterday. He informed me that my testosterone levels have plateaued instead of continuing to decrease, so I have to increase the Metformin. He also informed me that I am vitamin D deficient, just one more thing to add to the list. I questioned him about why I can't lose…
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Back @ square one after hysterectomy~
Anyone else have to start over after hysterectomy or an extended illness? How did you cope? what did you do to start back on track. I started re-logging food yesterday and after Friday I may resume some activity and I've been walking a little everyday. I have a good outlook that I can do this; just wanted some advice. Has…
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What are YOUR symptoms?
Just wondering for those diagnosed what are or were your symptoms of pcos ? Just wondering what is common ong us all ? Thanks
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Diagnosis??
Hey everyone, I really feel that I have pcos . My periods are at least 40 days apart, sometimes they are super heavy with major clots and other times it is light. I have gained a massive amount if weight .. About fifty pounds in less then a year. I noticed some black hairs on my chin which I have never had a problem with…
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Hi!!!
My name is Desiree and I have PCOS. I have all the FUN symptoms. I'm overweight, hairy in all the wrong places, NEVER ovulate and very difficult to get pregnant. :( BUT I have decided to take CONTROL!!! :) since June 2nd I've been on a low carb diet and have lost 20 pounds. Since I started my period of 7 weeks FINALLY…
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Miss Piggy - needs friends
I'm fat like really fat. I weigh 260lbs or so and I'm 5'2". I would like to lose 100lbs. I have considered bariatric surgery even signing up for a seminar next Saturday. But I'm trying to talk myself out of it. I want to do this the natural way. Today I went to buy a new bathing suit for my trip to FL and I just wanted to…
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Provera makes you exhausted?
Hi guys, I'm taking Provera to bring about my period since it thinks its ok to turn up once every 15 months or so. I've taken it before and been fine but every time I take it now it's like taking a very strong sleeping pill and it's a struggle to stay awake. I'm taking it at 11/11pm, 5mg tablets, and I didn't get out of…
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acupuncture
Hello all, I am new to this group but not to pcos, I was initially identified as having it at 8, yes 8. I have had 9 dncs, 3 liproscopies, endo, you name it. I have always been fat, and I have always suffered with hemmoraging during periods. I am still fat ( although working on it) and for the last two years I have gone…
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New To This
Hi everyone! My name is Lizzie, I'm 21.. I'm a mommy to 1, and I just found out I have PCOS. We found out about two weeks ago when I went for a checkup after miscarrying at 7 weeks preg. I've been exercising and (kind of) watching what I eat, but now that I know that my habits have created a deeper problem, I'm even more…
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How long until you started seeing results?
Anyone not on medications successfully lose weight? How long did it take for you to start seeing results, and what did it take to start getting results?
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PCOS and Hormones
I need help understanding PCOS. I am not talking about what it is or how it affects weight loss. My wife has been acting very differently. I am talking about how it affects hormones, depression, anger or any other emotional affects. She was put on a hormone pill for 10 days and then birth control after that. She also takes…
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PCOS blog
http://fightlikeagirlpcos.blogspot.com/ I am working on a blog for everything PCOS if you know of something I can add as my next topic, Know of a PCOS blog or Pintrest please leave me a link to it Thanks Pcos Sis's
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New To The Group, Not The Diagnosis
Hey everyone, I am new to both the site and the group, but not so much to the diagnosis. When I was 14 years old, I was diagnosed with this syndrome in an emergency room after I collapsed from pain in my chorus class that was readying themselves for another musical. The pain I felt was horrific, stabbing, and overall made…
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New to the Group!
Hello Group~ I have been diagnosed with PCOS since 2001 (after multiple misdiagnosis):huh: So...the weight became a real struggle. I am not trying to conceive or anything, but I want to be my healthiest self and that includes a healthy weight and a regular period. I am aware that my weight loss goals are sometimes viewed…
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Don't know what to feel
My best friend since I was 3 stoped over the other day She told me she had some new but dint know how to tell me So she handed me a piece of paper. I unfolded it and right in my face was the news, My best friend is expecting. I keep it together until she left then i walked inside.. sat on my couch and Lost it. I have been…
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Question.
I saw on that someone was talking about EstroSmart and potassium and magnesium supplements what do these do for someone with PCOS?
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D-Chiro-Inistol supplement to cure PCOS
So I have been doing some research on the supplement D-Chiro-Inistol, a B vitamin that has gotten rave reviews for alleviating the symptoms from people with PCOS. Has anybody out there tried it? A friend of the family who is a OB/GYN recommended that I take it, but I was wondering if anybody else has taken it?
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struggling and frusterated
I was diagnosed with PCOS in 7th grade, so I know most of the struggles it comes with by now, especially weight loss. I went off Metformin my first year and a half of college and ended up gaining 50lbs. Since then I've been trying to lose all that again. I have lost about 25lbs, but I've been plateauing for about a year…
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The 10% lost thing...do you buy into it?
All, Reading all these things on PCOS, PCOS diets, PCOS handbooks...etc. I find in all of them they eventually talk about how to self-regulate your hormones. More specifically, getting a regular cycle again. So many say that if you lose even 7%-10% of your weight may be all it takes. Now, I don't know if that's "all it…
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New and need encouragement/support
Hey All, I was diagnosed (finally!!!) in April with PCOS. I am starting to eat gluten and sugar free (can't quite cut out dairy.) It is helping but I definitely need support. It is hard to talk to people about this because they just don't understand. It is so frustrating when you think you are doing everything right and…
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Carb Binging
Do you ever have nights/days when you just binge on carbs? I feel like girls with PCOS struggle more with this. I definitely do. I'll just have a little bit of a carb, some pretzels, a handful of dried fruit, and before I know it CRAVINGS and I've polished off a bag of chips or 2 bowls of cereal or something. Does anybody…
