Both times that I got pregnant I weighed over 270 lbs. It took me some time to get pregnant, and this was before anyone ever talked to me about PCOS, over 20 years ago. It wasn't suggested to me that I have PCOS until after I had both my sons, when we were trying to figure out why it was so dang hard for me to lose weight. Wish I had known about it a lot earlier! I would have changed how I was eating/living a lot sooner!
Fat does have a hormonal impact on our bodies. I suggest you do some reading. So many new books out about PCOS. Also, the Soulcysters website is helpful.
Unsweetened tea totally counts! And if you miss drinking something sweetened, maybe try the Good Earth Original Blend tea. It has a lot of cinnamon in it, which is also good for blood sugar regulation. It's sweet and spicy and I love it heavily iced or hot.
As for sweets, I used to eat a lot more than I thought I did. A Coke a day, maybe a Snickers a week, cafe mocha from Starbucks a couple times a week...it all adds up! When I cut it all from my diet, plus went very low carb, that's when I started having cravings for it all. I'm now finding that if I have just an ounce of dark French chocolate (no soy in it 'cuz I'm allergic) with some shaved coconut chunks, a serving of berries with full-fat Greek yogurt, and half an apple with almond butter, (once a week for each), I can manage the sweets and carb cravings.
I just slowly cut things out that didn't really mean anything to me. And having a soy allergy really helped me a lot. Had to give up on nearly all processed foods and going out to any chain restaurant or cheap eatery. It's good you're enjoying the veggies. I'd have more fun with that, get creative and experiment. There is not adequate sub for potatoes, but parsnips are nice mashed, jicama can be made into fries, scalloped sweet potatoes are divine! And roasted cauliflower with tahini dressing is the bomb!
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I feel terrible physically and emotionally and I'm ready to get it off! I recently went to the dr because we've been trying to get pregnant on and off for the last 3 years and haven't had any success. She diagnosed me with pcos after doing some test and hearing my history and girl issues and told me the best way to beat the odds was to lose about 50lbs. She is also trying to get my hormone level back to normal. Hearing this news was pretty much a slap in the face. We really want to have a child and now i'm determined to make that happen since it's basically my fault that we can't conceive. I'm starting slow... I've failed in the past because during the first week I restricted my diet too much and worked out too hard.. which made me extremely sore and tired. This time I've cut out most of the carbs and all of the fast food and soda, and I have been walking the dogs 3x a week for about a mile and a half around the neighborhood. In the past I was also obsessed with weighing myself throughout the day, this time I'm gonna try and only weigh myself once a week.. I think the goal of 3-4lbs a week is reasonable.. Thanks for reading, sorry it was kind of long.. 
