Fighting PCOS Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome

This is the second time I’ve heard this, but this time there are studies and links to studies to back this up. On this page there is a list of studies about the effectiveness of using Metformin for PCOS. A side benefit is quite a bit of weight loss too.

The crazy thing is that Metformin has been shown to help with mental conditions as well. Wow. Crazy stuff. There is also the top three side effects caused by Metformin listed as well. Now I know why you can’t have alcohol while on this. It can substantially increase your risk of getting lactic acidosis which is fatal. Now why can’t they print that on the medicine bottle? Instead of the generic DON’T DRINK ALCOHOL WHILE ON THIS MEDICATION which does nothing to stop people, they should tell us the reason like DON’T DRINK ALCOHOL OR YOU WILL DIE PAINFULLY. Seriously.

The main side effect is a decrease in B12. And killer diarrhea which is what I ran into. I have the extended release pills, XR, so I’m very unlucky in that I can’t cut the pills. I’d like to try taking 2 1/2 pills, but you can’t cut the pill! So I’m stuck getting that third pill in. Every time I add it I am in the bathroom sicker than hell 12 times a day. Ugh. I want this miracle weight loss everyone speaks of.

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I managed to make an incredibly tasty meal without burning anything, setting the stove on fire or putting too much seasonings in! I even more stunned that I didn’t even use a recipe.

I made brown rice which is 3 weight watcher points for 1 cup.
1 jar of Ragu chunky mushroom and green pepper 2 points for 1/2 cup.
2 green peppers
Fresh ground turkey.
Balsamic olive oil and grilling seasoning

I browned the turkey with grilling seasoning sprinkled on it. I got the seasoning from Sam’s Club. I heated up the spaghetti sauce in another pan till the turkey was all cooked, then poured it on the turkey. Cut up 2 green peppers and added it to the pan along with drizzling olive oil over it all. Put it on medium.

I had 1 cup of brown rice and 1 cup of the meat/sauce mixture for a total of 6/7 points. It could be 6 as I don’t think I had that much spaghetti sauce. But I went with 7 just to be safe.

It was amazingly delicious. Really really good! And very filling. In the old days I’d probably help myself to another serving because it tasted so good. Instead I had a skinny cow chocolate peanut butter ice cream sandwich for 3 points. That also was amazingly good. First time I had ever tried the Skinny Cow. What an amazingly yummy meal!!

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I know with PCOS you need to pretty much follow Atkins, South Beach Diet or Fat Flush Plan. All are low carb eating plans. It’s those pesky carbs that kill us. Even starchy vegetables are bad.

I started Weight Watchers last Wednesday for the accountability. When you have to go somewhere (it’s 2 minutes from where I work) and weigh in, the leader knows your name, there are others that have lost a lot of weight, then you get inspired and you stick with it. I’ve tried online only plans, but there was no accountability. Plus the weight watchers community boards are the most helpful of any place I’ve seen and I’ve tried dietwatch, ediet, sparkpeople.

One thing the 100+ board helped me figure out is that eating bread made me immediately starving to death. It is the craziest thing but if I don’t eat the bread, I’m fine. I can eat my points for the day and get through it just fine. But if I eat a whole wheat bagel or multi grain piece of bread, the extreme starvation kicks in and I have a heck of a time. Isn’t it crazy? Even if the bread is 1 point it just kills me.

So I think it’s a PCOS or insulin resistance thing. So from here on out I’m going to eat no bread. I’m still trying the 0 point whole grain tortillas. If I don’t eat them for one day and do better, then those will go as well.

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I’m sure you really didn’t want to know that, but there you have it. I’ve been trying to take the 3rd pill of Metformin for a few months now, but every time I try I end up in the bathroom losing 10 pounds of water. I have the diarrhea so bad that I get completely dehydrated.

I’m sure that taking only 2 pills is not making the Metformin as effective as it could be. Maybe it’s not working at all without that 3rd pill. I don’t want to try and take it again though. I mean it is hell!

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You know what I really hate about PCOS? The facial hair. I didn’t used to have a lot of facial hair but then it started growing and bam! Now I actually have to wax or pluck or shave above my lip, my chin, jawline. I haven’t done anything about my cheeks but this is ridiculous! What kind of horrible thing is this for a woman to grow hair there? I’m blonde so it’s not as bad as someone with dark hair. But you can still tell I have very long hair on my chin. It’s horrible.

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