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[shirlene29]

my weight only goes down on one birth control pill and it isn't usually prescribed for pcos
I take ortho tri cyclen (brand only I hate trinessa)
I only went back on the birth control because of multiple miscarriages....
I couldn't handle another loss and the man was threatening to get a vasectomy
My weight seems to respond best to carb cycling but thats me
a lot of the glycemic index diets seem to work best for women with this disorder
it may have flawed science behind it but chromium picolinate (not gtf) do amazing things for me personally. Using it though has been everything from disproved to called harmful tho so I'd research it before you decide its something youd like to do.
When my testosterone is high i can tell before I get bloodwork done. I'm easily agitated I'm horny, my face breaks out like mad (and my back, chest and ass...gross) but my bf doesnt necc change. I have always had easy/high muscle mass though and I really wonder how much of it is because my hormones are whacked out.
I did not start to get weird periods until the last cpl of years and never had an issue with my weight.
Weight training seems to be far more effective for women with pcos than any sort of cardio...
I hate to sound like a shill for the site but check out soul cysters...they have an amazing amount of info ...they really helped me navigate through all the bs along the way.
Losing bf is hard with it but again, it isn't impossible.
I'd kill to find phentermine...seriously just to get my eating in better check ,and frankly to slim up before hawaii cuz I've got less than a month left before we go.....but slow and steady right?

 

[shirlene29]

you know i forgot all about something until I was reading the other thread about lack of results and getting macros square

my endo asked me once if I ate a lot of chicken and beef
yes to the chicken but not the beef
he told me to get only local organic if i could help it...
apparently beef and milk arent the only things loaded with hormone..also chicken skin has a lot of estrogens????
maybe I'm remembering the skin thing wrong but i have always despised chicken skin anyway.
Anyway, only getting organic free range helped a lot with my skin and unwanted facial hair...like a lot a lot...

 

[Tami Bellon]

This is very cool! I'm glad you can help WS, Shirlene!

Funny how old posts get bumped at the PERFECT time

 

[shirlene29]

Thanks


I'm totally glad dragging up the thread helps someone...its sad how often I recognize someone has a disorder that isn't being treated, I mean genuinely sad that someone has to suffer needlessly...pcos is rampant, I knew/hoped someone would come along and find new info (even redundant info) on this useful

 

[will smith]

Shirlene thanks so much for sharing, I'll definitely check out the PCOS site you rec'd. Can I ask what the name of the pill was that kept your weight down? I am very nervous about taking the pill for fear of extra weight gain. Do you have a link to more information on : ortho tri cyclen & chromium picolinate?

 

[shirlene29]

the ortho tri cyclen isnt usually prescribed for pcos but it happens to be the best with the least sides for me...
its usually yaz or yasmin...diane 35if your not in the us (stupid fda jerks)

the chromium picolinate is disputed..again it seems to help me but for all I know its a placebo effect
.I'll try to find links

 

[will smith]

Hi ladies ah just got back from seeing my hormone specialist and since march i have gained 8kgs (i didn't realise it was that much) I feel so depressed, this is while being on a super strict diet & working out daily (as described in my other post). Can GP's prescribe any meds to aid weight loss? It is just climbing & i can do nothing to control it...

 

[Tatyana]

Hi ladies ah just got back from seeing my hormone specialist and since march i have gained 8kgs (i didn't realise it was that much) I feel so depressed, this is while being on a super strict diet & working out daily (as described in my other post). Can GP's prescribe any meds to aid weight loss? It is just climbing & i can do nothing to control it...

Did your endo check your thyroid function?

 

[will smith]

Apparently my thyroid is fine, i always suspected it must be that but no. I'm having a very hard time dealing with this and it's also extremely unhealthy to have such a rapid weight gain

 

[shirlene29]

I would ask for the actual thyroid results
the "normal" parameters for tsh, t4 free and total and t3 free and total are disputed.

I actually function better in the hyperthyroid spectrum with extremely suppressed tsh
there is actually a small controversy that fibromyalgia is a "subclinical" hypothyroidism
finding an endo that will consider that possibility though can be tough

I think tatyana already posted the link but check out a website called thyroid-info.com

they also have a list of endo's that think outside the box on the site.
its interesting to note that before the tsh blood test came along dr's used to treat the symptoms of what we now call fibromyalgia w/ dessicated thyroid and their symptoms would clear up...
I think thats pretty interesting....also 'chain of pearls" ovaries arent the only factor in diagnosing pcos. I actually can go months w/o a single cyst and have normal periods w/o fertility problems...then bam I get completely screwed up again.
I always have moderately high test and do horrible physically when its suppressed and have problems with skin/hair
abdominal fat is a new thing for me and I still don't even come close to meeting the waist/hip risk ratio but have recently started to have climbing cholesterol...go figure.
its a bizarre disorder that i think western medicine is not fully treating and trying to understand...
again, I can't recomend the pcos website more for info