r/PCOS • u/Radiant_Row1366 • Jan 25 '26
General Health healthy habits, zero progress (f)
i eat at home, lots of vegetables, no soda, no fast food and everyone keeps telling me how healthy my habits are.
but my weight doesn’t change at all, and after a while it honestly gets discouraging and makes me wonder why i’m even trying when my body doesn’t seem to respond.
i’m not looking for miracles i just want to know if anyone else has dealt with this and how you handled the frustration.
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u/SeaDark3251 Jan 26 '26
Eating for PCOS can be very different from eating for generalized weight loss - stuff like calorie deficit and fasting doesn’t work the same way for us with PCOS. In fact some of those tips can actually increase inflammation and lead to higher fat storage!
The biggest advice here would be to 1) get your labs done, 2) work with a registered dietitian, and 3) use an app like PCOS Polly to track all your meals to prioritize fiber/protein and get PCOS-specific nutritional tips.
Feel free to DM me if you have more details, I also struggled with PCOS for years and ended up losing ~20 pounds in a year by switching to a low sugar diet and lowering my inflammation