Losing with sleeve more difficult with PCOS?

[jollyj1977 1]

I was diagnosed with PCOS in July of 2006. I got married in March of 2008 and immediately started trying for children. No such luck. Then came the Metformin and later the fertility drugs and about 40 pounds, much to my dismay. I was sleeved on December 2, 2010. I lost 15 pounds on the pre-op diet, and then I lost about 19 more post-op. I've been stuck at that exact weight for almost 2 weeks, and I feel like a TOTAL failure. It's soooooo disheartening, and I feel myself slipping into a big bad funk. I will go back to work on Monday (post holidays, as I'm a teacher), so I'm hoping that will help kick-start the process again. (I plan to take my sneakers and walk during lunch.) I'm just wondering if anyone else with PCOS is having/has had the same problem? Is it harder to lose weight after sleeve with PCOS? I know it's harder BEFORE sleeve for sure!

Advice?

I'm hangin' by a thread and an angel's breath away from panic!!

[TijuanaPlication 87]

Hi Jolly1977, sorry to hear you're having a rough time. Everyone has plateaus, and I'm comforted that some people on here have had them that early and then gone on to lose loads. As for PCOS, I can't advise I'm afraid.

Are you sticking to what you've been advised to eat? How many calories and Protein are you getting in? I know I need to re-double my efforts and ensure I'm getting my 64oz of Water in, as that can really make you get stuck. I'm definitely going to be 100% on track by 1/1/11 at the latest!

All the best.

[Nikkeystar 12]

I was diagnosed with PCOS about 8 years ago and I was sleeved 4 months ago. I have lost 73 pounds since surgery, so I would say that for me personally having PCOS has not interfered in my weightloss at all. I did have a stall about 3 weeks after surgery which lasted about 3 weeks but I think that's pretty normal. So just be patient and the weight come off trust me.

[thinoneday 445]

I was diagnosed with PCOS in July of 2006. I got married in March of 2008 and immediately started trying for children. No such luck. Then came the Metformin and later the fertility drugs and about 40 pounds, much to my dismay. I was sleeved on December 2, 2010. I lost 15 pounds on the pre-op diet, and then I lost about 19 more post-op. I've been stuck at that exact weight for almost 2 weeks, and I feel like a TOTAL failure. It's soooooo disheartening, and I feel myself slipping into a big bad funk. I will go back to work on Monday (post holidays, as I'm a teacher), so I'm hoping that will help kick-start the process again. (I plan to take my sneakers and walk during lunch.) I'm just wondering if anyone else with PCOS is having/has had the same problem? Is it harder to lose weight after sleeve with PCOS? I know it's harder BEFORE sleeve for sure!

Advice?

I'm hangin' by a thread and an angel's breath away from panic!!

I'm so sorry that this is happening to you, but take heart, it will move! I was in a major stall not so long ago for 3 1/2 MONTHS. . . not weeks, but months! Now if that isn't depressing i don't what is. . .but you know what, i dealt with it and the scale did move finally. . . now it's just clicking away. . . you have to be patient and not get down on yourself like that. . . it didn't take you overnight to get fat, so it won't take you overnight to lose weight either. . . good luck!

[coops 1,790]

Jollyj1977,

I don't have PCOS offically... but I suspect it as I do have a lot of the symptoms... my monthly friend is erratic and irregular with no pattern or format whatsoever. I too experience stalls... and I don't lose every week of the month and I personally feel that there is a relation between hormones and my weight loss... However, I ain't a medically professional ... just my personal opinion!

BUT... I am losing, albeit it slow... so you just hang on in there... be kind to yourself and stick to the post op programme and I am sure that you will see the results you want.

Remember, this isn't a sprint ... it is a marathon!!

[pcos_chick 23]

I'm pre-op but also a PCOS'er. Sounds like the regular post op stall that folks talk so much about.

Are you still looking to conceive at some point? Have you checked out soulcysters.net?

[notsofluffy 3]

Hey!

I'm a PCOS-er myself and started my journey with VGS at near 450lbs. I found that I plateau much more then my step-mom who had VGS at the same time without PCOS. I also have to fight cravings much more then she did, though those are GREATLY reduced then pre-surgery. I have found that drinking is the most important thing I can do to increase the weight loss; also sticking to my Metformin and Spironolactone, I tried to take myself off and found myself looking at a 2 week plateau that only stopped after restarting the medications. Also eating a specific intervals helped me, especially in the last week as I have lost over a pound a day.

Has anyone found that the emotional swings related to the hormones are much less since surgery?

[HansiH 9]

I am a PCOS'er also. I will have my surgery in July 8, 2011. I am looking forward to this journey and praying that my new life is all I hope it will be.