Anyone with PCOS...Please Read

[JViti]

So, I have PCOS. I was diagnosed with it about 3-4 years ago.

To start...when I was growing up, I was the skinny girl everyone hated. I was a size 0 all through High School and I weighed 110 lbs. I never had to deal with the pressures of weight because I was already at my goal weight.

Fast forward 10 years. I had a child when I was 18,but my body (more or less) went back to normal right after birth. I was a size 3 now cuz I had hips, and I was 120 lbs, but I was at a healthy weight for my height (5'7)

But then everything changed. I gained about 60 lbs in 2 years, and its ALL, for the most part, in my face, butt, and belly.

I look like I am 5 months pregnant.

The acne is ridiculous (I never had acne growing up) and the facial hair is gross. I went shopping for my sons First Communion yesterday and I decided to get myself an outfit for the occasion...I found myself shopping in the maternity section. Nothing fits me. When I wear the maternity clothes, obviously it makes my belly pop out more, but the other 'normal' clothes are just too tight on my abdomen. I am at a record 198 lbs and no matter how hard I try to diet, I just cant seem to lose the weight...and it isnt for lack of trying.

I went on a diet...more like a lifestyle change. I did weight-watchers and everything. I did it for 2 months...I lost 4lbs. IN 2 MONTHS! I followed all my docs orders, I followed all the diet plans, I did WW, I did the fat flushes, EVERYTHING! Nothing I do seems to work. My RE told me that PCOS makes it almost impossible to lose weight without medical/surgical intervention. it crushed me.

The reason for this post...is...maybe us PCOS women can just join together--support eachother--whether it be for infertility reasons, weight reasons, "feeling manly" reasons--or any other issues we have. If we find something that works for us, we can let eachother know. We can maybe work together and find support with eachother. I dont know ANYONE else with PCOS so I feel like I am all alone in this, and I feel like, although my husband is awesome and stands by me, I feel like he deserves a "real woman." Not a testosterone filled woman. Its depressing. PCOS sucks...huge ass!

Anyone interested?? If anyone knows what a PCOS woman goes through, its other PCOS women. We can chat here, or we can PM eachother, or facebook or whatever. I just think that PCOS women outta stick together!!

 

[ajksand]

I have pcos, last year I lost 50 lbs doing the 17 day diet & about 2 hours a day in the gym, tons of hard work but i got a bfp on 2nd round of clomid but sadly mc.

 

[tommyg]

Ajksand what's the 17 day diet?

I've long suspected PCOS but everything pointed to it except my ovaries, only having one cyst each. Until they tried to Down Regulate me to get rid of the 2 cysts they could see but instead it acted like a trigger shot for 30 odd tiny follicles that have been lying dormant.

I'm also currently being tested for high iron levels. Anybody any experience of that?

 

[Kimbra83]

Heya,

I know this thread is a little old, but still wanted to share:

I have PCOS, been trying for over 2 years and now waiting for IVF. As I got a full time job, I was looking into alternative medicine and did a kinesiology food testing 3 months ago, which you can easily do with a friend at home (my boyfriend is an expert now), for example as explained in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM5pvLj7B_c

Found out I am dairy and gluten intolerant. Since staying away from them, I have lost a kilo each month, despite eating the same amount, just gluten free bread and lactose free milk products and I haven't lost any weight in the last 2 years before that. I don't feel bloated anymore, no more stomach ache, normal digestion and no more cravings. I think that I could lose even more weight by staying away from sugar. It's worth testing different foods, not only on you but on your partner if he is open for that. A food that is making your arm go down in 99% of the time is coffee by the way.

I think it's amazing, wishing you all the best on your baby making journey.

 

[Kimbra83]

Oh, by the way, you don't need to put the food in containers, just put a tiny amount on your tongue and then test, then have a swig of water afterwards and you can test the next thing.

 

[Kiwiberry]

You ladies should really check this link out (below). My MIL is doing this diet and has lost over 108 lbs in 1 year. Her support group on facebook has tons of ladies with PCOS who started this diet and actually started getting normal periods from no periods at all. There are a lot of books out now that show that a low carb lifestyle can actually reverse the effects of PCOS and make it a lot easier to conceive. It also goes into detail about how a generic low fat low cal diet will not work as well for ppl who suffer from PCOS when it comes to weight loss.

The diet is called Ketogenic.
https://www.fertilitychef.com/ketogenic-diet-solution-fighting-pcos/

https://www.obgyn.net/weight-management/pcos-and-diet

Approximately 50 – 60% of women with PCOS are obese. It has been shown that losing even 5% of body weight can lead to an improvement in skin, regularity of menstrual cycles and decreased insulin levels. However many women with PCOS experience difficulty losing weight, possibly due to high insulin levels promoting fat storage. The standard low fat high carbohydrate weight loss diet may not be the best approach for women with PCOS. High intakes of carbohydrates, especially refined carbohydrates (ie. sweets, white bread, white rice, etc.) will quickly turn to sugar and cause elevated levels of insulin. Since high levels of insulin can cause a multitude of problems for women with PCOS, a better diet would be a low glycemic index diet. This is a diet that includes foods or combinations of foods that do not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar. The low glycemic diet will be discussed more in detail later in this article.