[imafrdofdadark]

I'm very new to this... everything. Weight loss, PCOS, and this forum.

When i was in High school my weight slowly climbed, i never thought i was big or overweight and i never even thought about my weight till i had graduated. Then i just gained. And gained....and gained. I went from 140 starting in HS to my now huge 224.
I just started the gym with my best friend which happens to be the love of my life. He and i are trying to lose some and become a very healthy couple together before settling down and having or even TRYING to conceive.
Throughout HS i didn't really get many periods (maybe 6? i could count on both hands that's for sure) and every time i went to the doctors they told me it was because of my birth control and they switched me to a different kind. Every time i switched i gained more weight and saw less of a monthly friend every month. Eventually after i had stopped i had gotten my period. Thought i was fine. Until it didn't stop for four months. FOUR BLOODY MONTHS. GAAHHH. I thought something was horribly horribly wrong. After seeing a obgyn for the first time, i was told it was most likely PCOS. and have gone back again to find out it is.
In general i think this sucks. I'm cursed. But i want to get and feel better about myself again. This time i'm in it to win it, and i just need to stay with the motivation i have now and not lose track.

So now i officially stopped BCP completely, as they just made me sick and i gained more weight being on them.
I have been tracking my daily eating habits and have been going to the gym for only a week to see a 2 pound loss so far.
I don't want to be scale obsessed or anything, but i'm just nervous the pounds won't even shed at all.

Thanks for listening to my tale. Hope to be on these forums a bit now :] I'm glad i found them. Alot of great inspiration on here.

Alicia <3

[lucyford]

Hi, welcome to the club.
For me...weight loss is SLOW. That said, I started at the gym kind of slow and worked my way up. I started doing 30 mins a few times a week and now I'm up to at least an hour of intense cardio or strength training 4-5 times a week. My goal is to always be at least 5 days a week. I also do pilates. My doctor told me that pcos-ers have to work twice as hard with 1/2 the result. Awesome. She also told me that cardio is of course good, but that pcos-ers really need to be doing just as much strength training. So I alternate days of cardio and weight resistance training and I also do 20 or 25 mins of pilates. My eating is just healthy. I used to log everything but I've slowly stopped. I put a lot of work into meal planning though so I'm happy with that.
I no longer have insurance (another "awesome.") so I can't get anything prescription wise, other than birth control from planned parenthood. So I did some research and decided to start taking cinnamon and chromium supplements. I've been on them for a week and a half and have noticed to be losing more steadily, as I had been stuck for two months with no lose before starting the supplements.
My doctor tried putting me on metformin when I did have insurance but I just couldn't tolerate it. I threw up all day long. Literally...all. day. long. It was awful.
Anyway...I hope to see you around on here! The biggest thing is please don't give up!! The scale doesn't always move as fast or as easily for us but stick with it. Exercise is so important and will help your symptoms of pcos immensely.

[Rana]

[imafrdofdadark]

Thanks so much! I'm really glad you replied, because i like to hear others stories and points of views. It's what really helps to know that maybe you aren't the only one trying to lose, and you aren't the only one struggling.
I Appreciate it
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