doobiedots

Hi. I am new to the board, but I've lurked around it a bit before actually registering. Well, I feel like my body is so beyond my control right now. I tried metformin, but all I got was diarhrea and very watery bowels every other day (sorry to be so graphic, but that's the only way to describe it). As for weight loss, yes I did lose some weight, but it was from all the water loss. There was not a single reduction in the inches around my waist or thighs, the areas where most of the poundage that I gained went to. I stopped taking met, and am still on the insulin resistance diet. Why am I not losing weight? I feel like I'm doing everything right: weight training, aerobic exercise, and eating right . . .and still, there is fat on my stomach and legs.My body did not use to look like this before I started taking depakote and the PCOS was induced. . .what's going on w/ my body? Is there any hope for me in trying to shed the inches and pounds? Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, was it resolved? I would love for somebody to help me out. I'm tired of wearing baggy clothes to hide the mini-tire tube on my stomach. Thanks so much fellow soulcysters.