PCOS and Weight Loss

Having PCOS can effect your weight loss but it doesn't mean it can defeat your weight loss! This blog is going to be an informative blog and help those with PCOS understand what they can do to help their selves to lose weight! At first back in England when I was told I had PCOS by an endocrinologist who went on to inform me that I'd NEVER lose the weight I needed to lose without weight loss surgery I let it defeat me and make me feel like all hope was lost, instead of letting it defeat me I should have said you know what I have lost 60+ pounds before I even knew about this in fact it didn't defeat me from having babies I was blessed with five a lot of people can't have babies or have a hard time having babies! But not me I'm 5 for 5 (I'm also done lol) But other markers of PCOS I do have the skin tags, irregular periods, and a few other symptoms like some facial hair here and there thank God for hair remover lol! So this blog is going to have some tips for you who might be out there struggling! So stay tuned...
There is no sure answer and the key is a combination of strict calorie reduction combined with aerobic exercise. Knowing what to eat and what not to eat helps a lot too! In fact I have been told by friends that a low carb diet is the best rout and it's true! There is a site that another friend used for her diet it's called the Zone Diet it helps you combine foods to use them to help you and it is low carb and if you join the site which is free totally set up an account and it has sample menus along with recipes use the sample to get use to how you should be eating this is what I did (I did this for Wayne and no joke he lost 30 pounds in 6 weeks but he worked out too and was strict on it) I lost weight too but you know men lose faster than women and that sucks! But after you use the sample menu and get use to how it works then they have a recipe section and you can start mixing it up and finding new stuff you like as well. Sure they try to sale their stuff Zone Bars and what not and if you can afford it then fine go for it if you can't well just stick with planing your meals and snacks! It is important to keep your metabolism popping and you need to eat within 30 minuets of waking then you have a snack time, then lunch, then snack time later, then dinner and then a snack before bed! All healthy of course and lots of H2O oh the wonders of getting proper water! It does effect your weight loss believe it or not! Find ways to jazz up water I know it can be boring I hate water but a little lemon, lime or what not and boom it's better than just plane water unless your extremely thirsty then it wont really matter all that much! 50% to 60% of women with PCOS are considered to be obese because of PCOS, regular weight loss plans, especially the ones that promise fast weight loss more than likely will not work if you have PCOS so trust me try the low carb and try the Zone web site! Weight loss is necessary for those women that are suffering from PCOS and are overweight or obese. Being obese is linked to so many health issues such as the following:
Hormonal imbalance
Diabetes
Irregular periods
Heart Disease
High cholesterol
The risk for these problems is made worse by having PCOS. Women with PCOS are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease. Simply because PCOS causes insulin resistance. Please don't think by me saying low carbs that I'm saying go all hardcore and dump them some carbs are very important so you can function it is also about monitoring your calorie intake as well! And exercise too! If you create more muscle then you can burn MORE calories when you are working out thus causing the weight to come off a bit easier! Also, try to eat your carbs with protein or fat and do not consuming all of your carbs at one time, which can lead to a spike in your insulin levels rather than gradually rising over the course of the day. Causing your insulin levels to spike like that what happens is the extra insulin gets stored as guess what...fat! As for working out aerobic exercise along with weight training is always best doesn't mean you have to bulk up and lose your femininity just that you tone yourself up and build muscle to better help you lose weight! And remember the more you do the more you can do! Hope some of this information has been helpful to some!