metformin for pcos and weight loss

[charbaby]

My f/s told me to go on a no carb diet which i have been strickly following for the last 3 n half weeks plus 30 mins exercise a day which i have also done and i have been losing weight nicley, I think its amazing, I tried to lose weight before with diet and exercise but it never seemed to work no matter how hard i tried.
But anyway back to what i was asking, Any ladies who have had/ are on metformin just wondering how much weight you have lost and in what time frame? and will it slow down after the first few months?

 

[wannabemummyb]

Hey huni, i found the same, i started taking met last feb and have lost 2 and a half stone! I lost the first stone relatively easily but it has slowed down a little since then!

Good luck and well done on losing weight so far x

 

[charbaby]

thank you, wow well done on your weight loss to xx

 

[LolaAnn]

Hi I have PCOS too and low carb is the only thing that's ever worked for me to lose weight. My doctor wants to put me on met on monday and I'm scared of the side effects or what other things it could do to my body. Does it really help you lose weight??

 

[charbaby]

Hi I have PCOS too and low carb is the only thing that's ever worked for me to lose weight. My doctor wants to put me on met on monday and I'm scared of the side effects or what other things it could do to my body. Does it really help you lose weight??

hiya i have only been on it for just under 4 weeks and i have lost around 5lb so far, not alot but before i had the met i couldn't even budge a 1lb of weight, it's hard to get used to not eating carbs especially if your like me and love potatoes/pasta! but its worth it and if you follow the rules with the no carbs you wont get any bad side effects and do a bit of exercise everyday u will lose weight, as to how much you lose is probably down to how much u way in the first place. My f/s wanted me to lose 9lb before i have my op which she said was a four month waiting list so i am already half way there and only 1 month down x

 

[LolaAnn]

Ohh thanks that's really helpful. Can I ask how tall you are how much you weigh? I'm 5'9 and about 155lb. I was about 139lb when I concieved my son so I think I probably could aim to loose 16lb oh my gosh that sounds like heaps I've been trying to avoid working it out!! haha x

 

[charbaby]

when they weighed and measured me at the hospital i was 166cm/12st2 which i think is 5.5/170lb give or take a little (not good at converting lol) i could really do with losing 2 stone but i'm glad the f/s only asked me to lose 9lb because that is alot more realistic to me, but if these tablets keep working how they are then this time next year i might be down to what i want x

 

[LolaAnn]

Thats awesome that it seems to be working for you. How many mg are you on? I just got my prescription filled but its only 500mg which from reading on here is a very low dose?? x

 

[charbaby]

my tabs are 500mg but i have 3 a day so 1500mg, had to start at 500mg a day and build myself up to 1500mg because might get bad side effects if start to high to soon, but i was on 1500mg with 2 weeks x

 

[charbaby]

Have they told you to up the dose? or are they keeping you on 500mg a day x

 

[LolaAnn]

weird. I knew 500mg was too low! Damn I get really shy/stupid at the doctors and don't say anything. She just told me to take it for a month and then she will see how I've reacted to it and I guess up my dose if I'm not preg. Have you have any side effects from it? x

 

[charbaby]

no i haven't had any bad side effects luckily but think that's down to how i have completely changed the way i eat, cut out all carbs and sugary foods, it was hard at first but after the first week kind of got easier. I feel like the metformin suppresses my need to eat them ? not sure if that's what they are meant to do but i don't crave anything like that anymore xx

 

[Moondance]

No carb diet means what exactly? No bread, pasta, rice, sugars, anything like that?
Is it POSSIBLE to go 100% carb free, and what needs to be removed from the diet to make that happen??

I love rice, pasta and I have a sweet tooth. Doctor says I don't have PCOS, but am possibly prediabetic and have symptoms of "insulin resistence". I've been told by a lot of people that going carb free could really help me lose weight and get pregnant, but I get the idea carb free is harder than you'd think....

 

[e.rose]

Hello ladies,

ive been on met for about 8 weeks, not for weightloss though, more to regulate my cycles and to get me ovulating becasue i dont on my own.
i havnt noticed any weightloss, but have ovulated twice now yay.

also i havnt had any side affects, apart from feeling a little bit ill if i eat to much junk food?
im on 1500mg a day, slow release

 

[charbaby]

No carb diet means what exactly? No bread, pasta, rice, sugars, anything like that?
Is it POSSIBLE to go 100% carb free, and what needs to be removed from the diet to make that happen??

I love rice, pasta and I have a sweet tooth. Doctor says I don't have PCOS, but am possibly prediabetic and have symptoms of "insulin resistence". I've been told by a lot of people that going carb free could really help me lose weight and get pregnant, but I get the idea carb free is harder than you'd think....

It is hard to follow a no carb diet, and yes it does include everything that you mentioned above plus alot more, I found that so many more things contain carb than i first thought. It is possible to have a 90% carb free diet, i mainly live on green veg fruit and soup so the diet isn't great but it does work alongside exercise. It is hard to do but if you are like me and feel like there no way forward than to do this then you will find the strength to follow it. I have been doing it for 4 weeks now and every day gets that little bit easier xx Best of luck to you and the future x

 

[charbaby]

How are you ladies doing? Im on cd 32 no af and bfn so far x

 

[LolaAnn]

hi lovely... on CD 16. been having a hard time temping so no idea whats going on this month :S

 

[charbaby]

Out on c.d 33 today x