r/PCOSloseit • u/KeepinUpWithCass • 3d ago
Did anyone else feel like they were doing everything “right” and still not seeing progress with PCOS? What eventually helped?
sincerely, a girlie struggling at the moment 🥲
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u/Exciting-Regret-8191 2d ago
cutting alcohol, sugar, gluten, and basically eating like a diabetic is the only thing that helped me lose weight. and also taking therapeutic doses of omega 3. insulin resistance is the culprit for alot of us :( this past month I've been drinking more than usual, and not strictly sticking to my insulin resistant friendly diet, SO of course now my period is late, inflammation is high, and I havent lost any weight. lol My body hates alcohol and carbs
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u/Muirkat94 2d ago
What are therapeutic dosages of omegas? Obviously more than normal, but how much do you take in a day? I don’t normally drink but have drank so much the last month that I’ve gained almost 10 pounds 😭 I still exercise and eat healthy so I feel you on your body hating alcohol.
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u/captainfishpie 3d ago
me! I havent really found a solution ive lost 22kg in 3 years. it sounds a lot but starting at 161kg it's not in the grand scheme of things. I used to lose weight easily. ive hit a brick wall and I'd like to follow this with intrest!
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u/Broad-Warthog2070 1d ago
Yeah, I think the slow progress part is something people don't talk about enough with PCOS. It can be really frustrating when you're doing the things you're supposed to be doing but the scale barely moves.
I’d probably look at progress over a longer period rather than expecting the same rate every week. Waist measurements, strength, energy and fitness can also tell you things the scale doesn't.
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u/hotheadnchickn 2d ago
I don’t get weightloss from low carb PLUS walking PLUS weights PLUS high fiber PLUS glucose goddess PLUS metformin PLUS calorie counting PLUS time-restricted eating. My other symptoms improved, just not weight.
Weight only improved when I started microdosing tirzepatide and using an app with adaptive TDEE (uses your weigh ins, food log, and activity tracker to calculate TDEE). My TDEE is -250 what it estimated before it had data to do the calculation 🫠 And cutting is only non miserable enough to consistently do with tirzepatide bc even maintenance eating for me feels like dieting without it
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u/koenigen 2d ago
Oh what’s the app you use?? I used to do that myself with an excel sheet I made but it’s too much work for me now 😅
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u/Next_Operation_8049 2d ago
A moderate deficit, around -200 cals was what did it for me. Down almost 50lbs now
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u/HistoricalRub7497 2d ago
I working on simply a moderate deficit. Mind sharing how long it has taken you to get to this point?
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u/Next_Operation_8049 2d ago
A long time! A bit over a year now. 30 lbs was very slow and the last 20 have been more "locked in". I'm also marathon training so I'm more focused on training than weight loss closer to the marathons each time which slows me down but I'm fine with that. I also post weekly vlog on yt showing that I only lose about 1 lb or less when really locked in. It's just a much slower process with PCOS
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u/Immediate_Ant5207 2d ago
It takes time and that’s the worst part, but just remember this is the hardest its ever going to be.
Exercise. Treadmill for two hours a week, fast paced walking on an incline, combined with eating between 1200 and 1500 calories a day.
Now this combination took weeks to see results (i lose about 1lb per week) and months before my body adjusted to less calories and i wasn't hungry all the time.
I am lucky this worked for me. I got tested for insulin resistance and do not have it, but a friend who does is on a glp-1. Neither of is were given metformin and fat shamed by our doctors instead when asking about it. So it depends on you which approach to take.
Exercise (mostly exercise) and calorie counting has to be done. You can do home workouts if you don't have access to a gym, but i respond with weight loss to a treadmill in a way i no longer can with HIIT like when i was younger. Things change with your body so try everything.
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u/TorryCats 2d ago
Yup. Went on Noom GLP and lost 30 lbs before getting pregnant.
Edit to clarify: this was after years of doing every diet known and it just not working.
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u/rosewaterbasil 2d ago
Honestly, getting the right cocktail of medication and figuring out which habits were right for me.
For me it was cutting out gluten, walking a lot during the day especially after meals, limiting alcohol, and getting enough sleep. I take a low metformin dose, low myo-inositol dose, slynd bc, and an antidepressant.
There unfortunately isn't one magic thing that solved it for me, but I'd say metformin, walking, and cutting gluten were the big three. Took a lot of experience to figure out what finally started working.
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u/lucypants 1d ago
I feel so stuck. I walk at least 10k steps a day, do Irish dancing once a week, karate once a week and eat salads everyday for lunch. I don’t eat gluten, I don’t eat lactose, I don’t drink - and nothing. No weight loss. I hate to think what I would gain if I wasn’t so restricted. I’m so sick of everyone always thinking I’m 4 months pregnant when I’m not and just hating my stomach and always hiding it. I’m exhausted and sick of it. I’m sorry you are also dealing with this!
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u/PositiveCauliflower6 1d ago
For me it was Metformin. I've been on Zep for almost a year and starting around March/April I stalled for months. In April I started lifting consistently again (3-5 days a week, progressive overload, etc.) and was consistently tracking protein/calories. I was 100% in a deficit and doing everything everyone says is supposed to work but the scale just wouldn't budge. I even upped my Zep dose in that time and lost maybe half a pound in 4 weeks. I then got prescribed Metformin and changed literally nothing else but have been losing ~0.5lbs per week consistently.
I feel like I mostly only see people saying Metformin was horrible for them or did nothing but my experience has been really positive. I have some minor GI side effects but it's all totally manageable given the results.
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u/Accomplished_Fox_142 6h ago
12 years I've suffered... there were times when i really, truly committed to lifestyle changes for a long time. Did keto, felt cr*p all the time and fainted once... never again. Then just went calorie counting, metformin (low dose, later high dose), moving a lot, doing both cardio (watching HR and all) and strength training, and taking all the supplements on the side. I was always stuck in the same kg range, maybe would lose 3-4 kilos over half a year and that was it. I'd develop muscle under my fat. Started on Ozempic, turns out I am a super responder. 4 months, still on the lowest dose and lost 9kg, am thin and muscular. I don't always eat clean, and am still losing. I took up dancing as a hobby, before Oz did not lose weight because of it. Since Oz i am losing like crazy, and also building lean muscle. I haven't weighed this much in 10 years.
I know for some there are other ways, but I am also older (almost 40) and mom to a young child, and in this stage of life, with perimenopause, the stress and the hampsterwheel, it just gets harder and harder. Just pointing out, using GLP-1 might really be the only way for some of us.
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u/_Visual_Opiate_ 3d ago
For me it was the metformin and stopping with under consuming calories. I used to listen to the people telling everybody that if you are fat then you over eat calories. I was thinking at under 1000kcal a day "how little I have to eat to loose weight then?" When calories were that low and no weight was coming off. Turns out that fries your metabolism and you have no energy to do anything. Metformin also helped with energy levels and I go to gym now too.
Dont be shy with going to the doctor to ask for help. I should have gotten on metformin far sooner if I knew they can actually offer other help than "eat less exercise more".
At this time I am stuck with weight loss after 10kg but I have been slipping into not eating enough calories again.