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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Larissima" data-source="post: 881791" data-attributes="member: 160311">I've had PCOS for quite a long time, and I've been on a rollercoaster of weight loss and gain depending on whether I was keeping to a low carb diet or going mad with high carbs and high fat (the worst combination).  I've never been on insulin, though, and I'm aware that amongst other things, it is a weight-gain hormone (but that includes muscle as well as fat gain) - so it is even harder.  My advice is to persevere and keep to your programme for the prescribed 4 weeks, as long as your BG is fine, and then not just weigh yourself but also check your waist measurement and clothes size.  After all, with healthy nutrition you could be putting on more muscle but shedding fat, which is the best possible thing.  How much do you want to lose?  If it's not a lot, it will come off slowly, anyway.Regarding your partner, it's unfortunate for us women that men have a much easier time when it comes to losing fat.  The reason is their larger muscles, which keep their metabolisms high enough to burn fat fast, as soon as they start eating more cleanly.  The answer, of course, is for us to strengthen our muscles too, and fire up our metabolism! (This is more for me than you, LOL)Good luck!</blockquote>

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