When i first got diagnosed with pcos a year ago the GYN told me that i had to lose quiet alot of weight otherwise forget having kids.
Since then i've tried but failed to lose weight. A whole twelve months down the line feeling very much why does everything bad have to happen to me. No one apart from fellow suffers can understand what is happening to me. Not even my mum, although she does try her best.
Then if thats not enough my dad, although he's not been around to see me grow up that much decides in September, after all that he doesn't want to have anything to do with me. The icing on the cake was last month when my nana passed away. I feel since that day as if i have lost one of my closest allies who was always there when i needed them, any time day or night.
Ely - I do know how you feel. My family ignore me most of the time for no reason too, and it's so upsetting. But I'm learning that that's THEIR problem and THEIR loss, not mine.
As for the weight thing, I've decided I need to get my head together a bit more before I worry about my body too much. I lost some weight last year but found my head so messed up that it didn't change any of the problems I'm having. And how I feel inside is SO much more important than what I look like on the outside.
You are not alone hun, there are heaps of us here that feel the same way.
Do not let this diagnosis control your future. I too was told I could not have children and was quite overweight, but instead of letting it control me I went and found a physician that would help me and refused to accept otherwise. You are too important, special and blessed to be ignored... God bless you through this!
PS: My daughter is almost two years old and I thank God, my physican and metformin for her being the light of my life!
I don't know if it will help or whether it is something that is available to everyone, but I just wanted to let you know that my sister also had weight problems due to PCOS (I am a sufferer too, but my main prob has been acne). My sis tried to lose weight by diet and exercise and it didn't work, so for the past 10 months she has been on some tablets to help her. She has to stick to a strict diet and do exercise but it has helped and she has lost 3 stone so far. If she strays off the diet she is really ill, so she is monitored regularly and it's up to her to be good otherwise the tablets will be taken away.
I'm not sure what they are called, but it may be worth asking your doc if there is something like that can help you. The tablets may not be suitable for everyone, but I thought it might give you some hope.
hi everyone
Thanx for all the support.
Ellieraine both my doctors at uni and my doctors at home are refusing to give me any help at all on how to lose the weight. So i'm practically ready to give up on hoping that my docs are going to help me.
I also know how you feel, the last doctor I went to said I needed to lose a lot of weight, and for me that is a struggle alone, I don't diet but I do control the portions I eat. Plus, my family always critisizes my weight which really hurts, so do you know what I do to forget about all the pain I go through? I pray every night, I'm not suggesting you do the same, but it does help. I'm so sorry you are going through this I wish the best for you!
I am sure that you've both tried a lot of different things (I know that I have for my acne), but just wondering whether you've considered the GI diet at all?
I don't like the fact that it's got the word 'diet' in the title, but I follow it to try to control my blood sugar levels (although I'm not as strict as perhaps I could be), but once you get your head around the idea of it, it does make sense and it can make a difference.
I'm not saying it will be the answer to all of your problems, but it can be a way to alter your diet without actually feeling as though you are on a diet. I enjoy a lot more variety in foods than I did before and it has changed the way I look at what I used to eat.
I know from living with my sister (who has weight problems due to PCOS) how upsetting it can be, so just trying to offer another alternative.
Hi,
everyone i'm once again so depressed all the same stuff. Plus i'm in my last year at uni. But i had resits to do which i have now done. But my lectures are taking part in the pay dispute. So my 2 resits are still sat on a desk unmarked, and will not get marked till the pay dispute is over. Pls pray it gets sorted out soon. If not i won't be able to graduate till November if i'm lucky. So upset as all of my mates will be able to graduate in september.
Pls sort this dispute out its getting beyond a joke now and im fed up with waiting for my marks.
Love
Ely
I can sympathize--I was diagnosed 4 years ago, and told I need to lose weight and most likely use fertility drugs if I ever want to have children. My OB also told me I should consider doing it soon considering "my age"...I'm only 34 NOW! All you can do is take things one day at a time. This didn't happen overnight, so things aren't going to straighten out overnight either. Cry, scream, yell, get all the negative energy out however you can--then you can focus on the positive and try to go on from there. And yes, it is much easier said than done! But at least try it!
Hi Rachel
I'll have to give it a go. It just seems that everyone around me at the moment is having babies all around me, my 3 three sisters and all my best mates from primary. They don't understand why i can't be 100 per cent happy for them, but its hard when you know they all have something that i may never be able to have
Love
Elly
First let me start off by saying....I don't know what it's like to be really overweight. I am 5'7 & 160lbs. HOWEVER, I am experiencing a real problem with depression too.
So, not to make light of your situation, but I have one amazing child....not real heavy....married to wonderful guy....healthy other than the PCOS, yet I am still battling the depression.
I never thought I'd EVER struggle with this. What I'm trying to say is please don't blame yourself for any of this. I can't explain why I feel the way I do.....I just do.
Hang in there. You can PM me if you want to talk more.
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I have struggled with my weight all of my life too. I have also been told to lose weight and exercise. I have failed at ALL attempts. However, I recently found BIOSLIM. It is great so far! It helps regulate metabolism and it is ALL natural. No harmful side effects and it teaches you how to measure your food. GO to www.Bioslim.com and check it out. Good Luck and don't give up.
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I've just found out from a member of my family that my dad died from a stroke last week. The funeral is taking place tomorrow in sussex, so I won't be able to get home in time for it. Not that my step-mum or any of her family would want me there.
But whats most upsetting is that my dads last wish was to see his six children all together just once in his lifetime, he got to see the other five together, but i was robbed of my chance to say my final goodbye and also tell him that i had forgiven him for everything he had put me through.
Felling all alone 
