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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]20:39, big hugs to you.  I have PCOS as well, as does my sister.  I used to be much thinner (thinner than the Miley Cyrus photo that some people were agog over) and have noticed that the PCOS, which was diagnosed when I was in my late 20s, has made it very difficult for me to lose weight and keep it off.  Some of my weight gain can be attributed to being in my late 30s and not eating as well as I should (though I eat a healthy vegetarian diet) or exercising as much as I should, but I do believe PCOS has made any weight loss that much harder.

And in an ironic twist, my twin's PCOS manifests itself in constant periods and bad acne. She's very slim.[/quote]

Thank you, my DCUM friend.  I am typing while on my elliptical for the second time today.  Just got the kids in bed, so this is what I do...after getting up at 5AM to get my morning session done before the kids wake up...

That's a hard thing about PCOS--it's different for every woman.  I suppose I should feel lucky that I was diagnosed in my late 20s instead of early 40s like my mom, and my sister was just a sophomore in college.  So we have more hope for a healthier future, theoretically.  Metformin completely changed my life.

I'm feeling particularly low right now, because I have been steadily gaining a pound a week since my baby was born.  This happens every time.  So I shouldn't be surprised.  This will continue for about another month, before I turn the corner and slowly slowly slowly start losing.  This is WITH two hours daily exercise/strength training, no simple carbs, 1500 calories a day, breastfeeding on demand, Metformin and Armour thyroid.  Something about the hormone shift from pregnancy to breastfeeding just immobilizes my already-screwed up metabolism.  So goes my metabolic disorder...at least I can HAVE children...

As I work out, I fantasize about wearing a placard that says, "I am trying.". For the sake of the OPs out there.

I went to college at an Ivy where eating dis orders were rampant.  I hated my body so much then.  I used to wish I could be bulimic, but vomiting is the one thing I hate most of all, so I couldn't do it.  Now I would kill for that body.

I know full damn well that not every obese person has an actual physical cause.  But I DO know that every obese person is still a PERSON, a child of God, who deserves loving respect for his or her inherent dignity.  If you are in a healing profession, you better have that understanding.[/quote]

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