PCOS tips and/or dietician recommendations

[Anonymous]

Endocrinologist finally diagnosed PCOS which makes a lot of sense since I exercise & eat healthy but weight is not budging. Any tips. Any referrals for a dietician? Dr referred me to one but they person no longer accepts my BCBS PPO insurance. Thank you in advance.

[Anonymous]

Insulin resistance. Cut sugar. I had to do metformin at one point (while trying to conceive 20 years ago). Exercise. It’s androgen related too if I remember?

[Anonymous]

Dr Mark Hyman has a lot of podcasts on this topic

Good luck

[Anonymous]

Was the same for me. Tried intermittent fasting and the weight poured off.

I’m not a pusher of fad diets but the issue for us pcos people is insulin resistance. IF helps regulate insulin production. I did not lose quickly, in the beginning it was like 2 pounds a month. But it ended up being about 50 pounds. I’m out of The obese category and feel confident for maybe the first time ever. Still overweight but feel like I have a new lease on life.

Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dr Mark Hyman has a lot of podcasts on this topic

Good luck

he's great! I look forward to his podcast episodes, so informative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dr Mark Hyman has a lot of podcasts on this topic

Good luck

He's also a fan of using a continuous glucose monitor to see your body's reaction to foods - such as Signos or Levels

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was the same for me. Tried intermittent fasting and the weight poured off.

I’m not a pusher of fad diets but the issue for us pcos people is insulin resistance. IF helps regulate insulin production. I did not lose quickly, in the beginning it was like 2 pounds a month. But it ended up being about 50 pounds. I’m out of The obese category and feel confident for maybe the first time ever. Still overweight but feel like I have a new lease on life.

Good luck.

This is so interesting to me. I was diagnosed with PCOS years ago but because I had no fertility issues just kind of forgot about it. Drs seem fairly uninterested. But as I struggle so badly to lose the pounds I gained with my kids and the 5 more I added in 2020 (agh) I’m so frustrated how the weight feels so stuck. I really struggle with getting over hungry and having hypoglycemic feelings unless I eat regularly. Does eating low carb help others with PCOS? That’s basically the only thing that works but I hate eating different foods from my young kids who live most long carbs…

[Anonymous]

FYI Dr Hyman is total woo woo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Endocrinologist finally diagnosed PCOS which makes a lot of sense since I exercise & eat healthy but weight is not budging. Any tips. Any referrals for a dietician? Dr referred me to one but they person no longer accepts my BCBS PPO insurance. Thank you in advance.

Honestly jessicaashwellness on IG has done more for my PCOS than any medication like metformin or injection like Trulicity. Pleas ensure that you are providing a full panel for thyroid disease, vit D, and iron. Thyroid disease has a greater prevalence in women with PCOS compared to women without PCOS.

Myo and d-chiro inositol is a good supplement to research.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was the same for me. Tried intermittent fasting and the weight poured off.

I’m not a pusher of fad diets but the issue for us pcos people is insulin resistance. IF helps regulate insulin production. I did not lose quickly, in the beginning it was like 2 pounds a month. But it ended up being about 50 pounds. I’m out of The obese category and feel confident for maybe the first time ever. Still overweight but feel like I have a new lease on life.

Good luck.

This is so interesting to me. I was diagnosed with PCOS years ago but because I had no fertility issues just kind of forgot about it. Drs seem fairly uninterested. But as I struggle so badly to lose the pounds I gained with my kids and the 5 more I added in 2020 (agh) I’m so frustrated how the weight feels so stuck. I really struggle with getting over hungry and having hypoglycemic feelings unless I eat regularly. Does eating low carb help others with PCOS? That’s basically the only thing that works but I hate eating different foods from my young kids who live most long carbs…

40 year old here with a PCOS diagnosis in my early 20s. IF and low carb have been the best way to regulate my hunger and hypoglycemic feelings. I remember the early days when I felt I couldn’t go less than 3.5 hrs without eating some sort of carbs. Now, the less carb I eat, the less carbs I need. The bug drop of energy, feeling light headed, stomach burns etc.. all of it is gone.

I was never very heavy (115 pounds for 5”5 but apple shape and all the weight I gain goes to midsection), but over the years I have maintained a pretty perfectly stable weight including after 2 kids. I am sure i would have seen much more weight creep if I hadn’t been hyper focused on glycemic index of my food

[Anonymous]

Log in to your account with BCBS online and under doctors or providers do a search for registered dietician.

I have Carefirst BCBS PPO and I am able to get a list of RDs in my area.

The website is usually pretty current. I would then call and confirm with the individuals.

Best wishes!