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I was diagnosed with PCOS about 10 years ago. I went on Metformin and stayed on for about 3 years, but came off of it right before my son was born. I never started back up again. I have found that the best thing that works for me to lose weight is to track my food religiously and to exercise regularly. I started running…
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I had that issue with my husband. I cook one meal, but I try not to make it your stereotypical "diet food". I found that simply grilling or baking meat, plus a nice steamed vegetable is still a pretty healthy meal that will satisfy both of us. I will usually add a third dish- either a salad, or a starch. If it is something…
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I have PCOS and struggled with both infertility and pregnancy loss. The doc put me on Metformin as soon as I was diagnosed (which was during a doctor's visit to see why I wasn't getting pregnant.) I have two wonderful children, now 8 and 5 years old. I was on Metformin throughout my entire pregnancy with my son, but…
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You can do it and it will get easier, just stick with it. How fast did you run? I began running in March. I am 5'9" and was about 230 at the time. I am 36 years old. I started with a couch to 5K app as well. When I ran, I ran at a 4.5-5.0 mph pace. The first time I had to run 8 minutes in a row I thought I was going to…
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I used to work out 6-7 days a week (weights 3x, zumba 2x, running 2-3x, bellydance 2-3x) , but then had some health issues which the doc attributed to overtraining. Now after a clear EKG, echo, treadmill test, and loads of other tests, I just got the all clear to go back to working out but was told by my cardiologist to…
