I assumed thin in this case meant "not overweight" since weight is an issue for so many people with PCOS. But reading the posts in here, it seems that most of you really are *thin* (135 pounds or less, or over that but very tall). I am a little confused because I weigh 145 and am 5'4". I need to lose some weight but I consider myself a "thin cyster" after reading many posts by cysters who are struggling just to get their weight under 200. I am lucky enough that my weight is not an issue that affects my daily life, even at my highest weight of 165 I probably would have considered myself on the thin side as far as PCOS because it's so commonly thought of as a disorder of women who are very overweight.
So, how thin is "thin" in this case? Is it based on weight, or on whether your weight is a problem? Or is it just whether you see yourself as a thin cyster? If someone could clarify I'd appreciate it.
(And yes, I know no one is ever going to hit me over the head and go "you can't post in this area, you're too fat!". I was just curious :p )
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Speaking solely for myself, I always thought of Thin Cysters as being anyone who wasn't told by the medical profession to lose weight before TTC, or that losing weight would help us conceive, but who are focused on other aspects of our health.
In my mind I include underweight and normal/average weight in the Thin category and overweight or obese in the Fluffy category since there seem to only be 2 options mentioned around here. This would be a BMI definition.
..And that still doesn't really help me because I have a lovely fence-walking BMI of 24.9 :p
Thanks for the input though
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I am 5'2", 120 lbs, but I would define thin here as being at a weight where loosing weight isn't an option for treating PCOS, if that makes sense.
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I agree with Bethann... this is simply a forum for those of us who find that the weight loss issues of pcos are not really relevant to us. Sometimes it's almost frustrating NOT to have weight problems because we feel that there's not as much we can do about our symptoms... and drs and other experts don't seem to know what to do with us because we don't fit the pcos 'mould'! Some of us have had problems getting a dx, for example. If this sounds like you then this is the place to be!
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Well... Doctors just looked at me and said "but you're not overweigt" when I said I thought I had PCOS. Still, I'm not thin-thin-modelthin! But I'm under 70kg, by far! Yes yes... Have a bit of a "pregnant" tummy though.. So I wouldn't consider myself "thin".
I dunno.
It's a good question.
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I think thin cysters are those of us who dont battle our weight. I asked my Dr. if I can become -in our words- a fluffy cyster. She said no, it doesnt work that way, unfortunately for fluffy cysters.
I havent ever been over 147 lbs at 5'8" and that was in the last 6 months before I discovered the carb issues we have.
Funny though, I think my mom and various other relatives might be fluffy cysters if diagnosed. My mom was normal weight through college and after 2 kids she is heavy and finds it hard to drop weight. Although, I know when she was going to Curves she saw significant improvement in her weight and fitness... fitness for my moms generation is tough because of how they were raised.
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I think 'thin' is anything within the healthy range of BMI. I think if your BMI is 24 or more on the scale. (I think 24-26) But if the scale says overweight, then probably not considered 'thin'.
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I consider "thin cysters" to be cysters who do not have to make a lot of conscious effort to maintain their weight. Cysters who can eat moderate (or even large) amount of carbs and not gain much weight, if at all. Cysters who, when asked, said they've never really struggled with their weight. They've maybe had to dieted to lose 10 pounds, but not had to diet to not gain.
In other words, I consider the phrase to be a genetic determination. I've got about 20 pounds to lose until I'm of normal weight. But even then, I won't consider myself a thin cyster. I will always struggle with my weight and it'll always take medication and a lot of effort to maintain a normal weight.
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I've always been a perpetual skinny chick. Just touching 5'7" and never going higher than the 116lbs mark. I guess I'm fairly tall, but I also have a very petite body frame (little shoulers and hips) and very long limbs (just think of Bambi as a baby, lolol).
I was, from a teen (I'm now 27) also just slightly underweight despite eating normal and never really doing a great deal of exercise - I could never put on the pounds, eve though I would try form time to time.
Funnily enough, over about the last 7/8 months I've gained in the region of about 7lb and am now up to 123lbs. I'm honestly not sure whether this is the product of eating larger (high calorie) meals at lunchtime in work or certain effects of pcos kicking in.
I agree with Bethann... this is simply a forum for those of us who find that the weight loss issues of pcos are not really relevant to us. Sometimes it's almost frustrating NOT to have weight problems because we feel that there's not as much we can do about our symptoms... and drs and other experts don't seem to know what to do with us because we don't fit the pcos 'mould'! Some of us have had problems getting a dx, for example. If this sounds like you then this is the place to be!
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My thoughts exactly!
I was in a PCOS study once (for Metformin, when they first found out it could help those with PCOS) and the Dr in charge kept looking at me and shaking her head. She said that she'd never seen anyone 'thin' with PCOS, but that all my blood tests and u/s indicated that I had it. She just couldn't get her head around someone my size (I'm 5'5 and normally around 105lbs) having this. I had another Dr who had no idea how to treat me since her usual recommendation for symptoms was the Pill and weight loss!
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I think the BMI index is a crock of poo... I know that the doctors go by it but i think its wrong...just my 2 cents worth....i had to borrow one from a friend...lol
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how thin is "thin"? 
