Hi! I am currently experiencing the same struggles. I was diagnosed with PCOS in February of this year & keep gaining weight as well. I had reduced caloric intake to 500 calories/day (which is very unhealthy) & was walking 5 miles/day. Nothing happened. It is very frustrating & I feel alone. Just an encouragement to you...

If you find anything that works, please let me know.

Hi! I am also a 20 year old college student. I was diagnosed over the summer, and also started Metformin over the summer. I haven't found anything that works for me yet, but you're not alone! I try to eat low GI as much as possible, because if not, I feel really awful. I plan to start going to the gym winter quarter...because it's dead-week right now, and that's not a great time to start ANY workout schedule. :)

hi orchidz,

when i do lose 2-3 pounds I find that it is because I am avoiding starchy carbs and processfood.

For breakfast I eat eggwhites and/or cottage cheese and strawberries
i also try to eat less, but more often...so that i am eating 4-5 meals a day to keep my insulin levels from spking.
500 calories is too low...and it also depends on what your eating/ not just how much.
It would be great if the three of us could keep each other updated! Do we all have roughly 10-20 to lose?

I have about 10 I'd like to lose...15 if my body would permit it. I caught my PCOS really really early, so it didn't have much of a chance to pile the weight on. The metformin stopped the progressive weight gain, but really lost much. Maybe five pounds at the most.

I think it would be really cool if we could keep touching base with each other. :)

One thing I would recommend, in case your endocrinologist didn't check it, is the have your thyroid checked as well. Hypothyroid and PCOS are often found together. I have little weight loss on metformin until my TSH was also brought under control.

I was diagnosed in August, and my doc put me on Janumet (which is a combo of Metformin and Jenuvia). I had gained weight very suddenly over the past year or so, and since taking the medicine and changing my diet I have lost about 25 pounds. My doctor (who is good) suggested I read up on the South Beach Diet and go by those general rules...avoiding carbs & sugars, eating whole grain whenever possible, etc. He also told me to work out, even if its just walking for a half hour or so.

The medicine has cut my appetite significantly (which helped with weight loss), and it also made me sick while adjusting (which was not fun but probably also helped with weight loss). There are also some foods I just don't eat anymore, like white bread, white rice, and sugary pastries/sweets. I have heard from a lot of people I know who are on Metformin that they haven't lost weight like I did on Janumet. Now that I'm adjusting and not feeling sick all the time, I'm a big fan of Janumet. See what the doc says about Janumet?

Hi! I am a 18 year old college student and was diagnosed with PCOS in February (after first experiencing weight gain and pain in december). Even though I have only been diagnosed only a few months ago I started showing symptoms about a year and a half ago and have gained about 30 lbs. I know how hard the weight struggle is and i have tried so many times to start a diet and work out. Recently my best friend from high school, who is also my roomate and has PCOS decided to try to live healthier and I have joined her. It is important to make sure you are active for at least 20 minutes each day, if i miss a day it's hard to get back into the swing of things. And my roomate is also diabetic so following her diabetic diet has also helped and is not that hard to follow. It definitely helps when there is someone there with you going through the same thing. I know it can also be extremely difficult in college with stress and work, i had one of my cysts rupture a few weeks ago and missed a whole week of clases because of it. I hope my advice helped a little and just don't give up there are people out there who want to help and support you. : )

Hey! I was diagnosed about 3 years ago. I'd say this is the first year that I have seen that I've been gaining weight. I just started a workout routine and I'm hoping to drop 15 lbs. Eating right is hard, but I just have to dedicate myself to it. I was put on Clomid (I am trying to conceive) about 4 months ago and I feel that that medicine really has caused me to put on weight. Just stay determined. The scale will drop eventually.

hi I was diagnosed with filthy PCOS some 2 years back and since then i have gained almost 10 kgs and m still gaining weight. Now i m using metformin but as my insulin is normal scale is not dropping even a bit!! i feel horrible being fat.. i miss my smart self. i feel alone. i cry.. PCO is a curse!!

I was diagnosed with PCOS about a week ago and I am still in shock and trying to cope. I started going to the gym a month ago and I have lost 3lbs. so far. I hope I lose more. Good luck.

hi! i am a 19 year old college student whose been trying to get a daignosis with pcos since last year at age 18. i know my school has 2 fitness centers which offers free personal training, group workouts, sports, pool, etc. that is included with tuition. does your school offer this? if so check into it. the trainers may be able to put you on a recommendated diet and fitness plan to help lose the weight. good luck!!

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