In my experience, and this is just MY experience, weight loss with PCOS doesn't always follow the "calories in, calories out" thing so cleanly. Or, to be more specific on my actual philosophy, people with PCOS and IR are subject to the "calories out" part of that equation being VERY sensitive to the kinds of foods they eat.
There are a whole lot of foods that, if I eat them, no matter how well they fit into my calorie budget, I will gain weight. Period. I will maintain perfectly on 1500-1600 calories of lean protein, whole grains, no sugar added dairy, fruits and veggies. I will gain on 1000 calories of said healthy diet with an additional 400 calories of junk, even though that 1400 calories is less than my maintenance level, if that junk food contains refined carbohydrates, particularly sugar, or alcohol.
So I'd look less at how much you're eating (anything less than 1200 is likely to screw up your metabolism, so while you're losing weight now, you'll most likely regain it when you start eating above 1200 calories again, and your metabolism will take a LOOOONG time to recover...), but WHAT you're eating. Your problematic foods might be different than mine (some people with PCOS can lose with eating refined flours and sugars, and some people don't lose unless they cut out most grains, even the whole ones), but if you gave us a sample day or two of food, it might make it easier to give you advice.
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