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I'm new to MFP, and just found this thread. I have a PCOS and weight loss story to tell. I just hope I can make it more succinct than I usually do. ;-) I've had PCOS since I began menstruating, but was diagnosed maybe 20 years ago, or so. I only had the inovulatory dysfunction, but none of the other symptoms. I was thin…

As when I asked this question, I admit I'm a little surprised that so many people are happy with their 5-week projections, and find motivation in them. My projections usually indicate it would take 5 weeks to lose 2 or 3 lbs. Given how much effort I'm putting into my weight loss, if it was going to take a year to lose…

Nope. :-) For me, I feel like my normally thin self, intellectually. But ANY reflection is as though a stranger has jumped in front of me. Photos are, of course, the undeniable truth. I stopped allowing photos and video to be taken of me when I started gaining weight. As it is, it would take the jaws of life to get the…

I asked this exact question yesterday. I'm new to MFP, and I was hoping my diet and exercise entries would mean the app. could project my weight loss over time. But that 5-week thing is a joke. Twice now it projected a 5-week loss that I met within a day or two. It ALWAYS projects my 5-week loss at 1-5lbs, even though I'm…

I've been vegan for maybe 20 years now, and my bloodwork always comes back essentially perfect. But, I did have PCOS my whole life. It was never a problem for me, and I had just the main symptom (inovulatory dysfunction). Years went by where I was happy, helthy, active, and was always 97lbs no matter what I ate or did. I…

Your clothes or your morals? (Seriously...I kid because I love.) ;-)

Mainemom, I know EXACTLY where you're coming from! :-) My old scale could vary several pounds just stepping off and getting back on. I went out and bought a brand new scale, and the same thing would sometimes happen. Once, I weighed myself and then sat down at the computer to "quickly" check email. Before I knew it, 2 hrs…

My typical day of food is as follows... BREAKFAST: - 1cup steel cut oats with maple syrup or cinnamon or quinoa, or sometimes fennel soup or peanut butter toast - coffee with sugar (oh, how I've tried to drink it black) (I started drinking coffee when I started trying to lose weight. Some suggest you can burn up to 15%…

What worked for me won't necessarily work for you, especially since my brief explanation won't be comprehensive enough. But, here goes.... I gained maybe 20lbs slowly, over several years. But that was fine with me because I'd been pretty thin for all my previous adult life (97lbs @ 5'4"). Then I gained something like 40lbs…

Thanks for all the replies, everyone! :-) I, also, log all my food and dedicated exercise time. But I was mostly curious about the "complete" button. So far, the best use of this app. for me is the breakdown of my diet. I'm trying to lower my carb's, and increase my protein a bit, for a better ratio. It's already helping…

Hehehe... I weighed 97lbs most of my adult life. (I'm 5'4".) I used to say that I didn't want to weight over 100 lbs because then, if someone asked my weight, I'd have to begin my answer with "one hundred". It was a joke...kind of. ;-) In my 30s I gained a little weight, and felt I looked better at 110 lbs, than 97. It's…

PCOS is associated with insulin resistance. (EDIT TO ADD "...as well as the inovulatory dysfunction, etc." I don't have any other supposedly common symptoms of PCOS.) Insulin is produced whenever we eat something, especially carb's and protein. In someone who is "insulin resistant" there isn't the same sensitivity to…

I'm afraid I have no scientifically-based advice for you. I can only encourage you to try different things, and find out what works for you. I suspect you already know you're going to get the "you were eating so little your metabolism slowed down" admonishment. The same theory says you'll have to stay at your currently…

Congrats on the loss, kbrassell! I will say that it's (apparently) very difficult for someone with untreated insulin resistance to lose weight, at all. The more common complaint is weight gain, after starting a diet & exercise plan. I already knew I had PCOS. I just didn't know that insulin resistance was linked to it.…

:-) My goal for tomorrow is to be able to do cardio, since I've been off with an injury for a few days. I also want to further fine tune my diet, in terms of fat/carb/protein ratios. I get to visit my old house (I recently moved from my glorious beach house to a 19th century fixer-upper), and pick up a $1,000 cheque that…

I had a partial tear a few years ago, which self-healed over a few weeks of (attempted) rest. ;-) Right now, I have a minor leg injury (probably a large tendon pull) that I've been resting for a couple of days. But I'm still doing abs and arms. I just can't do any ab work that requires me to straighten my legs, or hold…

From personal experience over several months of dieting now, it is clear I OVERestimate my food quantities. This first came to my attention when my husband asked me what I was having for lunch. I'd already started a weight loss regimen , including keeping a food diary, after I developed a metabolic problem which led to…

Before joining MFP, I'd been eating in the range of 1,000-1,500 cal/day, and averaging 2.5lbs lost per week for the past two months. I have a medical condition (PCOS-related insulin resistance) which triggers my body to store virtually every calorie I eat as fat. I was always super-thin, my whole life. (around 17 BMI) i…

No problem! :-) An insulin sensitizer is something that makes the body respond more normally to insulin. In simple terms, us insulin resistant folks just keep pumping out insulin when we eat carb's and protein, which triggers our bodies to store evey little bit we eat as fat. It is virtually impossible for insulin…

I'm in a similar boat. I just started with MFP. I'm set to lose 2lbs/week, which allows me 1.200 calories/day. I also sustained an injury which is preventing me from doing cardio. (I still do abs, and arms. And it only happened a couple of days ago - the day I started MFP, and I'm going to try some cardio tomorrow.…

Ah...the apple cider vinegar. For me, it had no impact. I tried it a few years ago, before I learned I was insulin resistant (thus, essentially inacpable of weight loss without an insulin sensitizer, no matter what I did). I haven't tried it since I solved that problem and have successfully lost weight through diet &…

I glanced at the replies, and just want to echo focusing on really healthy choices...even if it isn't always convenient for you at that moment. I have been (mostly) vegan for maybe 20 years. And while there's protein in nearly everything, and most people in developed countries eat too much protein, I will admit I make an…