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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP because of your PCOS you really need to change your diet. A lot of women with PCOS find success in eating "Keto", or a very low carb diet. Also are you on the pill?

Lastly there's no shame in also getting on Mounjaro or Wegovy.  You certainly seem to meet the criteria! [/quote]

I totally would if I were you OP. I’m carrying an extra 20 and wish I could get it prescribed. [/quote]

+1. This was me a year ago OP, except my weight gain was antidepressants, instead of PCOS.  I’m now 6.5 months into Wegovy. 55 pounds down.  301 to 245.  Life changing.

I suggest you use a reputable weight loss center that understands PCOS and not use your PCP.  I use NOVA physicians wellness, which is Privia’s local centers (multiple locations). INOVA also has one.  I’m sure DC and MD do as well.  I met with a dietician and Bariatic PA every other week until my dose stabilized.  Now it’s once a month. I already had a therapist and I am doing some work with her. I’m transitioning my antidepressants over to Wellbutrin to help with binge eating once I’m in maintenance.  Getting regular blood work and down to a 5.1 A1c.  Have the PA in place to answer questions about doing, exercise, side effects, etc.  I worked with them to develop a diet plan.  I regularly get a body composition analysis.  I started lifting weights with a personal trainer twice a week and biking.

I still have a long way to go, and will probably be at this another 8-12 months before I go into maintenance.  But, I feel great about myself.  When I look in the mirror, I not longer see a fat, increasingly ugly person. I finally see a person who is thinner, more muscular and healthier than they were a year ago— or 5 years ago. I have so much more energy, strength, balance, flexibility and mobility in general.  I’m down from a 3X to an XXL or XL.  Yes, a M would be better.  But, I’ll be there this time next year. I am working with a supportive team, making great progress and can absolutely do this, and then maintain it.  A year ago, I would have said it would be impossible to get to where I am now.

I hated myself every day for ten years because I was putting on weight on antidepressants and no amount of willpower worked. Wegovy has been a godsend, because it is making it possible for me to make the changes I have wanted and needed to make for so long.

And I didn’t do it all at once. I worked with a dietician on a meal plan. Then I added Wegovy (I didn’t do Wegovy first then diet, because eating processed foods can cause significant GI side effects). Then I started with a trainer. Then, once I weighed less and had more strength, I started cardio. It seemed overwhelming, but I made  one change a month, and it worked.  And the hardest part was calling the bariatic center, making the appointment and then going to the appointment. After that, I just kept putting on foot in front of the other.

You can do this. Just take the first step. 
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