Weight loss and PCOS

[Moorzy]

I have PCOS therefore put weight on very easily and find it very hard to lose

does anyone have any tips for beating the PCOS weight issue?

Thanks in advance

C x

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hello again ! I think it was moreless that has a video on that which might help you! x

[Moorzy in reply to Lytham]

Thank you 😊 x

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Moorzy]

You're welcome hun, hope it helps you x

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

Hello Cara_moore2016 and welcome to the weight loss forum

There's an excellent video here, only 20 minutes and should point you in the right direction

youtu.be/N2KD-nTiJ14(Not working as expected?)

And here's some reading from the Diet Doctor site. dietdoctor.com/low-carb/ben... It's a brilliant place for information and recipes, so well worth exploring.

A good place to start here on the forum is by joining a weekly weigh in and using the Daily Diary. You'll find them, plus a Welcome message and all our other activities by following this link to Pinned Posts healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

Wishing you all the best and I hope you'll become an active member of the forum

[Moorzy in reply to BridgeGirl]

Thank you so much! Everyone is so helpful ☺️

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Moorzy]

You're welcome. Take your time exploring and then join in as much as you can. It's all about sharing information and encouraging each other

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Moorzy]

Be sure to join a weigh in too, they're great for keeping you focused, AND you get a badge! lol x

[Moorzy in reply to Lytham]

Oooh I do like a badge 😂 x

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to Moorzy]

LOL ! It's the child in me, I love my badge! x

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to BridgeGirl]

Oh thanks Bridgegirl, I knew someone had one ! x

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

PS. If your username is your real name, you'd be best locking your posts; I see you also have a photo as your avatar. You can lock your post by choosing Only my community at the end of any you create.

[Moorzy in reply to BridgeGirl]

I don’t know what any of that means I’m sorry 🙈 x

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Moorzy]

If posts are "locked", they can only be seen by members of this weight loss forum. If they are unlocked, they can be shared on the internet without your knowledge or consent. We advise people to protect their identity by locking posts.

When a post is locked, you can see a little padlock on the top line, along from your name. There isn't one on yours, that's how I knew it was unlocked.

This explains more healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh...

I bet you'll want to go and have a lie down now!

[Moorzy in reply to BridgeGirl]

Haha!!! Sorry, I must sound like such a dummy x

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Moorzy]

You're transformed!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

Hi and welcome, Moorzy

I have a few things that may help. Don't feel overwhelmed, just take your time looking at them:

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youtu.be/h0zD1gj0pXk(Not working as expected?)

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healthunlocked.com/api/redi...

All of the information you need about the forum can be found in Pinned Posts healthunlocked.com/nhsweigh... and I hope you'll be joining all the Events, Challenges and Clubs that we run, especially a weigh-in and the daily diary.

If you haven't already taken it, here's a tour of the forum healthunlocked.com/?tour=true

We've found active participation to be key to successful weight loss and, of course, it's a good way to get to know people, find inspiration and share support and encouragement.

Wishing you all the best

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to moreless]

Thanks Siri ! x

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Lytham]

Thank you!

[Moorzy in reply to moreless]

Thank you so much!!

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Moorzy]

You're very welcome

[Prayingforourrainbow Visitor]

The blood sugar diet changed my life! You kinda have to read the book to understand the process and science behind it. It only cost £5 on amazon and I used the programme and recipes to get me started. It’s a massive shock to the system to start with as you are on a massive calorie cut back but I can honestly say it helped me learn so much about what food my body can and can’t handle with PCOS. In total I’ve lost around 4 stone altogether by following the principals of it. I’ve made it a lifestyle now rather than a diet and that is key to making anything work successfully. The foundation of it is sort of based around a Mediterranean way of eating and keto - lots of salads, protein, oily fish etc but that the kind of food that’s perfect for us ladies with PCOS. I’ve cut out sugar, I have a sweetener in tea but that’s it, and for the most part I don’t eat white bread or white carbs of any sort and honestly I don’t miss it because I feel amazing. Fully believe in balance so I do still allow myself that slice of cake and a glass of something fun on a birthday or special occasion and we still order a takeaway once in a while but that book completely changed my view on eating and how to take care of myself. I credit it to finally falling pregnant after 6 years, and it helped so much as because of my PCOS I ended up with a mild form of gestational diabetes but I was able to manage my insulin levels perfectly because the blood sugar diet was initially started to help diabetics. Now I’m more relaxed so I stick to recipes from the book for lunches and I don’t have the sugar/carbs. But breakfast I’ll have Greek yogurt with berries or scrambled egg with turkey bacon and for dinner it will be protein with lots of veggies/salad. ‘My PCOS Kitchen’ is an online blog by a woman with PCOS and her recipes are super PCOS friendly - not to mention amazingly yummy! We have a lot of her recipes for dinner. Good luck! Xx

[Moorzy in reply to Prayingforourrainbow]

Thank you so much! Will look into everything I’ve been given information about ☺️ xx

[Moorzy]

Thanks! I’ll have a look

[moreless Administrator 7 stone in reply to Moorzy]

Sorry Moorzy, that was a spammer!

[Moorzy in reply to moreless]

oh okay - Thank you