pcos, overweight

chele · Jun 5th, 2009, 16:26 PM

Do you go to WW in Sheffield or do you just do it online? I just wondered how scary meetings are as I haven't dare brave one yet!

Hiya, I go to Greens in Sheffield on a Monday but am going to Victoria Hall tomorrow instead this week as can't go Monday.

This week I have done another week of Lipotrim though and my scales show a loss of 6lbs so will see what there's say xx

manchester1 · Jun 5th, 2009, 17:06 PM

hiya, first post on this site!
i was diagnosed with pcos when i was about 13, im 20 now. i have basically always been overweight and i currently weigh 118kg. i realise my pcos has caused my infertility. i tried so hard to lose weight, slimming world, weight watchers, just cudnt stick at anything. now i want to concieve i am trying even harder.

went to the doctors this week after ttc for 1 yr, he sent me for blood test, and husband for semen analysis -though i have to wait 6 weeks for that!!! just to rule out any possibilities my infertility is not because of pcos. which i cant see possible considering i have about 2 periods a yr!!!

also got prescribed xenical by dietician this week been on two days, going ok so far, been on wii fit and eating healthy!!!

so hopefully in 6 wks wen results are back and ive lost some wait doc will prescribe clomid!!!!!!

beckycfhs · Jun 5th, 2009, 22:26 PM

I'm joining the game again. I had lost 25 lbs on WW and metformin. The meetings are not scary. It was just nice to have that accountability. Since then I had one miracle pregnancy and now have a 14 month old from donor FET. After my pregnancy, I was back to my prepregancy weight within a week. I never felt hungry while pregnant, it was great. I only gained 25 lbs the whole time. But, I'm now GAINING again and wanting to try for miracle number 2. I'm up 15 lbs since my post delivery, almost as much as I weighed when I delivered.

I go in tomorrow morning for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test before I start the metformin up again. The results don't matter, I'm starting it regardless of if I'm positive for insulin resistance or not, they just want a baseline. I'm excited to get it going again. Once I'm up to 2000 mg, if I can't do WW on my own, I will be returning to the meetings. But maybe I can save myself $40 a month and just weigh in here.

goddess25 · Jun 5th, 2009, 23:37 PM

I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 19, latterly my periods have been pretty regualar every 4-6 weeks. I was told that I would not be able to get pregnant and would probably need fertility treatment. I am also overweight and when my husband and I decided to try for a baby I couldnt lose weight and when we started trying i got pg straight away. I am writing this post cos its not always bad in terms of fertility, it can be done!

sparkle83 · Jun 6th, 2009, 02:55 AM

well I didnt lose any weight, but 9cm from the widest part of my waist. Must do better next week.

Did anyone see the article that PCOS girls are more likely to get PG the older they get as less LH is made?

manchester1 · Jun 6th, 2009, 08:14 AM

not heard that lol
shud i just wait another 20 yrs till im 40!? lol!!!
good luck 2 all....!!!

sparkle83 · Jun 6th, 2009, 15:31 PM

I'm willing to believe it, have been trying since I was 16!

manchester1 · Jun 6th, 2009, 17:23 PM

can ijust ask a question, may not be relevant to whats being discussed though...
when the doctor gives me clomid, will he give me the pill to go on so i get a period, or bleed, as i doubt it will be a real period. how does clomid work if there is no regular cycle? and how to you work out a regular cycle??

beckycfhs · Jun 7th, 2009, 00:37 AM

Manchester - the pill would work, but usually they give you 10 days of prometrium (progesterone) and then you do a withdrawal bleed and start clomid on CD3. The idea of clomid is to help your follicles grow and mature. Some ladies will ovulate with clomid alone. Others require more monitoring and when the follicle is mature at about CD12 or 14, then you get an HCG injection to help ovulation occur. AF will show up about 14 days after ovulation. The reason PCOSers don't have regular cycles is ovulation isn't happening. GL

I took my 2 hour glucose tolerance test today before starting on metformin. I came back at 143 so borderline pre-diabetic, so I'm glad to be going back on my met and have no doubt it will help with my hunger/weight issues lately.

sparkle83 · Jun 7th, 2009, 02:34 AM

I've just upped my met to 1g, hoping this makes a difference weight wise

Jun 5th, 2009, 16:26 PM	#21
chele Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,853	Do you go to WW in Sheffield or do you just do it online? I just wondered how scary meetings are as I haven't dare brave one yet! Hiya, I go to Greens in Sheffield on a Monday but am going to Victoria Hall tomorrow instead this week as can't go Monday. This week I have done another week of Lipotrim though and my scales show a loss of 6lbs so will see what there's say xx

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Jun 5th, 2009, 17:06 PM	#22
manchester1 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manchester,UK Posts: 624	pcos, overweight hiya, first post on this site! i was diagnosed with pcos when i was about 13, im 20 now. i have basically always been overweight and i currently weigh 118kg. i realise my pcos has caused my infertility. i tried so hard to lose weight, slimming world, weight watchers, just cudnt stick at anything. now i want to concieve i am trying even harder. went to the doctors this week after ttc for 1 yr, he sent me for blood test, and husband for semen analysis -though i have to wait 6 weeks for that!!! just to rule out any possibilities my infertility is not because of pcos. which i cant see possible considering i have about 2 periods a yr!!! also got prescribed xenical by dietician this week been on two days, going ok so far, been on wii fit and eating healthy!!! so hopefully in 6 wks wen results are back and ive lost some wait doc will prescribe clomid!!!!!!

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Jun 5th, 2009, 22:26 PM	#23
beckycfhs Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24	I'm joining the game again. I had lost 25 lbs on WW and metformin. The meetings are not scary. It was just nice to have that accountability. Since then I had one miracle pregnancy and now have a 14 month old from donor FET. After my pregnancy, I was back to my prepregancy weight within a week. I never felt hungry while pregnant, it was great. I only gained 25 lbs the whole time. But, I'm now GAINING again and wanting to try for miracle number 2. I'm up 15 lbs since my post delivery, almost as much as I weighed when I delivered. I go in tomorrow morning for a 3 hour glucose tolerance test before I start the metformin up again. The results don't matter, I'm starting it regardless of if I'm positive for insulin resistance or not, they just want a baseline. I'm excited to get it going again. Once I'm up to 2000 mg, if I can't do WW on my own, I will be returning to the meetings. But maybe I can save myself $40 a month and just weigh in here.

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Jun 5th, 2009, 23:37 PM	#24
goddess25 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 5,603	I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 19, latterly my periods have been pretty regualar every 4-6 weeks. I was told that I would not be able to get pregnant and would probably need fertility treatment. I am also overweight and when my husband and I decided to try for a baby I couldnt lose weight and when we started trying i got pg straight away. I am writing this post cos its not always bad in terms of fertility, it can be done!

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Jun 6th, 2009, 02:55 AM	#25
sparkle83 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Devon Posts: 893	well I didnt lose any weight, but 9cm from the widest part of my waist. Must do better next week. Did anyone see the article that PCOS girls are more likely to get PG the older they get as less LH is made?

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Jun 6th, 2009, 08:14 AM	#26
manchester1 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manchester,UK Posts: 624	not heard that lol shud i just wait another 20 yrs till im 40!? lol!!! good luck 2 all....!!!

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Jun 6th, 2009, 15:31 PM	#27
sparkle83 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Devon Posts: 893	I'm willing to believe it, have been trying since I was 16!

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Jun 6th, 2009, 17:23 PM	#28
manchester1 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manchester,UK Posts: 624	can ijust ask a question, may not be relevant to whats being discussed though... when the doctor gives me clomid, will he give me the pill to go on so i get a period, or bleed, as i doubt it will be a real period. how does clomid work if there is no regular cycle? and how to you work out a regular cycle??

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Jun 7th, 2009, 00:37 AM	#29
beckycfhs Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 24	Manchester - the pill would work, but usually they give you 10 days of prometrium (progesterone) and then you do a withdrawal bleed and start clomid on CD3. The idea of clomid is to help your follicles grow and mature. Some ladies will ovulate with clomid alone. Others require more monitoring and when the follicle is mature at about CD12 or 14, then you get an HCG injection to help ovulation occur. AF will show up about 14 days after ovulation. The reason PCOSers don't have regular cycles is ovulation isn't happening. GL I took my 2 hour glucose tolerance test today before starting on metformin. I came back at 143 so borderline pre-diabetic, so I'm glad to be going back on my met and have no doubt it will help with my hunger/weight issues lately.

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Jun 7th, 2009, 02:34 AM	#30
sparkle83 Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Devon Posts: 893	I've just upped my met to 1g, hoping this makes a difference weight wise

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