Weightloss With PCOS, Can We Say Hamster Wheel?!

As a teenager I was always a bit "curvier" than other girls my age. Being 5'10 made it easier to carry the "extra" weight without looking "overweight". Although I didn't gain most of my weight until years later, as an adult, I always fluctuated. As is the case with most women I've encountered with PCOS, my weight problems were blamed on my eating habits. Most of the time I hear "well maybe you should go on a diet", and my response is usually "I've been on a diet for as long as I can remember" with a slight chuckle. Memories of dinner at home when I still lived with my parents always involved my mother placing our food in measuring cups before she served it. If like myself, you were heavier than most of the female relatives your age, and other girls your age, you probably heard an array of different things about your weight: "you're eating too much", "you have to be snacking at night", "this is your own fault"...well that's not entirely true. One of the gradual symptoms of PCOS is weight gain, especially if it goes untreated. Normal eating habits, unfortunately for many of us, just aren't enough. Here's where it gets tricky, PCOS can improve if you lose between 5-10% of your body weight, but one of the symptoms of PCOS is weight gain, and difficulty losing weight! So you have to lose weight to help your PCOS, but your PCOS makes it SUPER difficult to lose the weight.

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