I was diagnosed with PCOS at 16 (I am now 34) just had my second baby. Spent years on the pill, overweight, facial hair (shave daily) sweaty, low moods etc etc all the symptoms I have. I comfort eat and addicted to sugary foods so I thought I had no hope. Because of my hair colour laser hair treatment doesn’t work either.
I started taking metformin and after a month I had regular and monthly periods and 6 months later I found I was expecting my first baby.
After two years he was born, I went back on metformin, walked daily and lost 20kg and felt happier than ever. I also changed my diet to gluten & dairy free and low sugar. It is hard to make diet changes but it really did help me. I also take inositol.
PCOS is known as diabetes of the ovaries so if you follow a similar diet to diabetes it may help. It’s about regulating your hormones and your insulin levels through diet and movement.
Walking daily and yoga has really helped me and I use a cream for my face which has helped with facial hair but I still have to shave daily.
Last October I found I was pregnant again. It was such a surprise as I wasn’t trying but I was late with me period and did a test. My baby is 10 weeks old now and I’m back to sorting out my diet and exercise.
Being in my 30s I’m less hard on myself and feel so fortunate I’m married, have two beautiful babies and I’m in control of my diet and body. The shaving of my face daily really gets me down and I have days where I don’t want to leave the house so I take it easy on those days. I stock up on lots of treats (usually vegan as they are dairy free) to help those bad days.
I’m writing this as to hopefully give one person some hope. I can’t explain how severe my PCOS is but it is really bad and spent so many years hating myself. Even on my wedding day my nana said how fat I looked and I can’t look at my wedding photos anymore as I look awful. There is lots of help out and support.