I'm pretty sure I have PCOS, although I don't have a very formal diagnosis. I'm a midwife, and one of the doctors I work with told me that it's extremely likely that I have it, because we know from scans that I have cysts on my ovaries, I carry weight in the typical pattern (around my stomach), and I'm insulin resistant. And I have irregular periods. She thought that was enough indicators to make it likely.
Anyway, I still got pregnant after a year of trying, and I now have two lovely children, so it's kind of irrelevant whether I do or don't have PCOS in a way.
But, I've started dieting about 6 weeks ago, and to say how much I'm exercising (6 times a week for an hour at a time), and how many calories I'm eating, I think my weight loss is really slow. About 1-2lb a week. More like 2lb initially and now about 1lb.
Do you think the slow weight loss might be partly due to the PCOS? And is there anything I can do other than really try to cut down my carbs?
Anyway, I still got pregnant after a year of trying, and I now have two lovely children, so it's kind of irrelevant whether I do or don't have PCOS in a way.
But, I've started dieting about 6 weeks ago, and to say how much I'm exercising (6 times a week for an hour at a time), and how many calories I'm eating, I think my weight loss is really slow. About 1-2lb a week. More like 2lb initially and now about 1lb.
Do you think the slow weight loss might be partly due to the PCOS? And is there anything I can do other than really try to cut down my carbs?