r/PCOSloseit

I’m 69kg (5’2) and want to lose about 15kg over the next 6 months. Writing this down partly to make it real.

Some context, I’m a lawyer, about a year post-qualification, and I just resigned from a biglaw firm that completely ran me into the ground. It was the kind of place where controlling my diet was nearly impossible, no routine, no time to move, eating whatever whenever, and my body has been paying for it. Stomach issues I’m not used to, posture going, just generally feeling disconnected from taking care of myself.

I’ve got five days left of notice and then a proper break before I start something new (moving cities, back closer to family and my partner). My plan is to use the first stretch of the break to ease in rather than go full intensity on day one like get bloodwork done, see a nutritionist, work with my physio (who used to work with me when i used to play national level sports) to build workouts, and actually re-learn how to feed and move my body instead of white-knuckling it. Consistency over six months rather than burning out in three weeks.

I know the PCOS piece makes the scale move slower and I’m trying to make peace with that going in. But I’m genuinely excited for the first time in ages, and I wanted to mark the start somewhere that gets it.

If anyone’s come out the other side of a job or life situation that trashed their health and rebuilt from there, I’d love to hear it. Could really use the motivation as I start.

it will help a lot as i tried to research about it but still i cant understand

I recently posted here asking advice wether I should start taing berberine for my insulin resistance and I did! I also messaged my doctor and she agreed so I got it.

I’ve been taking it for 3 days and noticed that it’s been making me feel weak and drowsy? The second day I took it, I had it with some protein yogurt and apples with peanut butter which I thought was enough of a “meal.” I felt weak and shaky right after and figured it probably made my sugar drop too low so I immediately took a spoonful of honey and it fixed it after a few minutes. (Lunch time around 1:30 pm)

I took a note of that and took it today with a heavy meal, salmon + asparagus + broccoli + a bit of brown rice, but I still felt weak. I wasn’t shaking but I was definitely feeling too weak. (Breakfast at 10 am)

Am I taking it wrong? Is there anything I should do to make this experience better or is berberine just not for me? Is it too early to give up on it? Haha

I saw on here say that to take it at night so you can just “sleep off” the side effects but I’m scared to do that because I don’t want my blood sugar dropping toooo low at night. Any advice on what I can do?

So I started reta and lost 10lbs already, my SW is 225 but my height evens it out, I'm 5'8 and I get told I carry my weight in the right places lol, anyways I did a little bit of research and found out that NAD+ played a big factor in pcos and that taking it actually benefited a bunch of patients and boosted their metabolism and fertility. I started taking it and it didn't go well for me, I got brain fog, and was extremely tired all the time, and it just wasn't working out for me. So I'm just wondering if anyone out there who's done research can point me a way to expand my pep knowledge, I was looking at HGH but then found out it can actually worsen my symptoms which isn't great. so if anyone out there has any suggestions that'll be greatly appreciated!

I started metformin on 05/12. started on 500mg. then after experiencing diarrhea daily my dr switched me to the ER version. no diarrhea thankfully. started taking it twice a day. continued my calorie deficit & treadmill 2x sometimes 3x a week. I started at 190 and now i’m 194!!! like HOW is that possible? i’m getting so frustrated. has anyone else had this problem? any advice is appreciated. I have an upcoming appointment to discuss maybe getting on a higher dose or trying something else.

what do u reco for a girlie in her young 20s with pcos/pmos that she can slowly integrate into her busy work life (start with shorter durations then slowly build up) huhu

want to focus on losing weight primarily to address my pcos and get my bmi to normal (from overweight)

Hi all! I've been at odds with my PMOS most of my life.

Between yoga, dance and aerial training I exercise a decent amount without over doing it. I balance yin and restorative yoga and then mix it up with scult and vinyasa. I eat mostly paleo and have for almost a decade - no alcohol - but I drink coffee. 10 years ago paleo helped me lose all my PCOS weight but somehow that stopped working.

I see a very expensive naturalpath and take DIM, Vitex, PQQ+Myo + D-Chiro Insotiol, Calm support, Magnesium and started bio identical progesterone. At it's worst, I was pre-diabetic and on metformin. My biggest complaint is the weight gain and honestly the line backer-esque muscle gain.

I tried Zepbound 2.5 for a couple weeks and was having insomnia, hypoglycemic episodes and racing heart. BUT all of my inflammation went away. It just fell off my body. I'm considering going back on at .5 to see if that helps. I also hear peptides could have a similar reaction?

My most recent fasting insulin reading was 4... which seems crazy considering I used to be pre-diabetic. But I'm also on paleo right now so could that make it lower? I'm just trying to figure out the insulin resistance part but my A1c, insulin and glucose are all in range. The belly fat is just wild right now.

I'm just feeling a little lost and desperate. I'm up 15lbs again despite exercise, supplements and paleo (which is a lot when you're 5'2). Would love and appreciate any thoughts, suggestions, advice you got! Grateful to be in community with you all!

Bonjour,

(Sexe et âge : femme, 31 ans) J'ai un SMOP (le nouveau nom du SOPK) et si j'ai la chance d'être très bien suivie par ma gynéco et ma diététicienne, je prends néanmoins du poids en continu, lentement, depuis un an.

Je ne sais plus quoi faire ni vers qui me tourner.

Pour vous dresser un peu le tableau :

- je fais de la résistance à l'insuline : pour contrer cela, mon régime alimentaire est composé (depuis un an) de beaucoup de fibres et de protéines, et de relativement peu de glucides. Tous mes aliments sont à indice glycémique bas. Je prends du Zytolia (un mélange de myo-inositol, de zinc et d'autres trucs qui favorisent l'absorption du m-i) depuis 4 mois et je viens de commencer la berberine 500, 2 fois par jour.

- j'avais des règles douloureuses et abondantes qui ont généré une forte carence en fer : je prends désormais une pilule (Slinda) qui stoppe mes règles et je me supplémente en fer avec vitamine C.

- je fais de la rétention d'eau au niveau du ventre essentiellement : j'ai tenté les drainages lymphatiques, les brossages a sec... J'ai réduit drastiquement ma consommation de sel. Ma pilule est aussi censée avoir un effet drainant. Je ne la prends que depuis 5 mois.

- j'ai fait tester mes surrénales qui vont très bien.

En plus de tout ça, j'ai commencé le sport : tout d'abord du yoga vinyasa 1 à 2 fois par semaine pendant un an, puis je me suis mise à la course à pied 2 fois par semaine à un rythme très lent pour limiter la montée de cortisol, et au pilates reformer 1 fois par semaine.

La prochaine étape est de prendre une coach personnelle pour me faire un programme de musculation sur 12 semaines.

Je prends aussi de la L-Carnitine (un brûleur de graisse) depuis environ 1 mois.

Je sais aussi que le SMOP/SOPK est lié a ce qu'on appelle une dysbiose, c'est-à-dire un espèce de dérèglement intestinal (notamment un intestin poreux) alors je prends des probiotiques teoliance HPI 10 tous les matins a jeun et du butyrate le midi et le soir pendant les repas.

Malgré tout ça, l'impédancemetrie réalisée par ma diététicienne (des électrodes sur la chevilles et le poignet) a récemment révélé :

- une diminution de la rétention d'eau

- mais aussi une augmentation importante de la masse grasse

- et une diminution tout aussi importante de la masse musculaire

- avec au total : +4kg en un an alors que je n'ai jamais fait autant d'efforts pour perdre du poids de toute ma vie.

Là, je me suis lancée dans un régime sans fodmaps (tout ce qui fermente dans le ventre et peut créer de la rétention d'eau, entre autres).

Mais même dans l'hypothèse où, effectivement, je ne tolererais pas certains fodmaps, ça n'expliquerait toujours pas la prise de masse grasse.

Vous l'aurez compris : je suis désespérée. Mon quotidien est orienté autour de mon poids. Je ne pense qu'à ça matin midi et soir. Je me gave de compléments et médicaments, et bien sûr, rien n'est remboursé par la sécu (pas même ma pilule).

Je suis au bout du rouleau psychologiquement et suis preneuse de tout conseil.

Merci de m'avoir lue.

I've been trying to lose weight with PCOS and I eat balanced meals with protein and carbs, stay active, and try to be consistent but my energy is so low that it's hard to keep going.I drink black coffee and sometimes zero sugar energy drinks to get through the day but they either make me crash or I just don't enjoy the taste.For those of you who have actually had success losing weight with PCOS what made the biggest difference?

im constantly researching meals and finding out I can't eat this or that. does anyone have 2 or 3 variations of meals/ snacks that are simple yet effective for pcos while losing weight. something I can just rotate between that has helped u on ur journey. ty

I'd really love to have someone that is also trying to be more fit and want to have a friend on the journey. Im not specifically looking for a "lose weight count calories hyperfixate on your flaws" type of person. I love my curves and I love my body, but im so lazy and I really struggle with being active. I go on a walk or two a day and was starting to go on hikes but my car died so im stuck at home all day every day. I want to be more regular with working out at home but I get caught up with sewing or reading and then the day is over and ive done nothing.

What im looking for and what i offer;

A text a day, just a simple "have you moved yet" "how do you plan to move" type of conversation. We dont have to text all day but just a check in after noon to see if we're both doing what we know we want to do (weight lifting, running, yoga, what ever it is)

No political or religious conversations, purely motivation and accountability.

A little sbout me;

29, married, step mom, cat mom, plant and gardening fanatic. Im studying herbalism, and I love arts and crafts!

If this is something youre interested in leave a comment and ill DM you. Let's be healthy together <3

I'm looking to make some changes, and I don't exactly trust my G.P. for help. I'm looking to try changing my diet, but I also would like to get properly assessed and know more about my condition. I'm also physically disabled, (chronic pain, chronic dizziness/lightheadedness and hypermobility, among other things) so exercising is tricky, but I'm slowly working towards it.

what medical help did you seek?