Why is it hard for me to lose weight?!

Hi there
I am a dietitian and see people with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and it can make it harder to lose weight due to the hormone and insulin changes in your body, more insulin promotes more fat storage.
for this reason, the LOW GI diet has been shown to help stimulate weight loss in PCOS clients.
try eating more lean protein and low calorie vegetables (All vegies are low cal except potato, pumpkin, peas and corn) and eat smaller amounts of carbohydrate but keep the carbs unprocessed and low GI i.e wholegrain bread and crackers, basmati rice, pasta, wholegrain cereal like oats or untoasted muesli.

perhaps go to see a Dietitician for a meal plan and further advice?

Angela, Dietitian
Total Body Nutrition

you might be consuming too many calories in a day. I am on a diet and my calorie limit is 1370. But depends day to day. You need a good amout of protein in your diet they say to take your weight times .37 and that will tell you the amout of grams you should have per day. Be sure to eat a healthy breakfast to start your day. Exercising 4 times a week is great and to have it atleast be a half hour. Just remember the more you put in to it the more you will get out of it! :) If you need more help feel free to email me.

You might be hitting a plateau and need to mix it up a bit with the exercise routines/food. Try to ask your family to make some healthy dishes in addition to their naughty food, and if not, bring your own for yourself and to share with everyone. And don't beat yourself up about it, I think you're doing great. :)

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omg the same thing is happening to me i was 110 and am now 113 and have been this weight and eat that amount and excerisce and cant get rid of it sometimes i eat less then gain weight it is so frusturating if you figure anything out let me know

If you do have a craving for fruit juice then go for fresh fruit juice instead of these that contain artificial flavors and colors. Or even better...,.... try making your own fruit juice taking care not to sweeten it with too many calories.

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There are more tips and info.

1. If what you are eating has less than 1 carb, count it as 1 carb just to be sure.

2. Totally avoid caffine at least for the first two weeks on the program.

3. Drink a MINIMUM of 8 glasses of plain water or seltzer daily.

4. Don't weigh yourself more than once a week

5. Take starting measurements as well as weight - sometimes you'll lose inches before pounds

6. Avoid any type of "low carb" sweetener for the first two weeks

7. Don't compare your loss to someone else's - this is a YMMV thing (your milage may vary)

8. Stalls are common around the third week so don't panic

9. If you follow your plan to the T and don't lose, consider Candida as a possibility and avoid vinegar, cheese, mushrooms and any other fermented food

10. Have bloodwork done before starting so you have a comparison

11. Cholesterol can be elevated in the first few weeks til your body adjusts - make sure your doctor knows that you're doing low carb and when you started

12. Don't blame the diet if you don't read your plan book -- blame the diet if you don't read the labels -- Don't blame the diet if you don't follow the diet
Good Luck and Take care :-)

I would suggest 3 lbs, 5lbs, 10 lbs & 15 lb weights to start. Then get on the internet and find some sites that show you how to properly lift weights (will not gain unattractive large muscles with this kind of weight training). I would also suggest doing core work/crunches... lots of them. There are many differnt ones that work different abdominal muscles. There are also sites that will show you the proper way to do those. If you have room for a stationary bike, maybe you could find one that isn't too expensive. It doesn't take up much room, and you can get some good cardio exercise with a bike. Start out doing 20 mins, then gradually increase the time. (less than 20 mins won't do you much good). Of course you can NOT lose weight with just diet alone. You have to watch what you eat. Don't starve yourself, just watch your portions sizes, and eat healthy foods (not junk food).