This is what your doctor telling you to lose weight to fix your PCOS doesn't understand
Has your doctor told you to “just lose weight” for your PCOS?
Because THIS is what they don’t understand.
I work with a LOT of women who have PCOS. And I get it, you’re sick of dealing with:
๐คท๐ผโ๏ธ Irregular or nonexistent periods
๐ชฎ Hair growing in places you don’t want it to (but losing it on your head ๐ฉ)
๐ Acne like a teenager going through puberty
๐ญ Sugar cravings that feel impossible to control
๐ Weight you just can’t seem to keep off, no matter what you do…
So you go to your doctor, and they say…
“Just lose weight and your PCOS will go away.” ๐คฆโ๏ธ
Guess what, doc?
You’ve ALREADY tried doing that.
You’ve done all the diets, taken all the supplements, cut all the calories, signed up for all the workout classes…and yet, nothing has worked.
Here’s why it hasn’t worked: Restricting calories and over-exercising can actually make your PCOS worse!
PCOS is your body’s way of expressing how stressed out it is.
And when you put more stress on your body, it drives up stress hormones, making your body…
๐ More insulin resistant (sugar cravings).
๐ง Increasing androgens (unwanted hair growth, acne, hair loss).
๐ Putting a healthy menstrual cycle on hold (irregular cycles).
And if you’re trying to conceive? It’s not as simple as losing weight.
Weight loss during #ttc needs to be done with care.
Which makes things complicated, especially since PCOS is the leading cause of infertility.
The Truth: It’s probably your PCOS causing your weight loss resistance in the first place.
What you need to do is get to the root cause.
And for most of my clients, it has a lot to do with inflammation.
Once you lower inflammation, your cycle can regulate and things like acne, unwanted hair growth and sugar cravings start to disappear. โจ
PS — They also get pregnant. ๐คฐ
Next time you hear that overly-simplified statement, just know that there are better answers out there for your PCOS. You don’t have to keep struggling. ๐ค
If you want to start addressing the root cause of your PCOS, apply to work with us today!
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