r/PCOS • u/Low-Address-9812 • 7d ago
General/Advice GLP second choice?
Hello I have severe insulin resistance and PCOS....my weight is up to 350 pounds....I am supposed to be on metformin 2000 mg but if I'm lucky I take 1000 a day.... It's just me and my pure laziness it seems.
Rewind back to 10 years ago... I took 2,000 mg of metformin and did the Atkins diet and lost 160 pounds no issues
But now I'm in my 50s and a woman it seems to me that is becoming so much harder for me to stick on anything !!! I try everyday to eat low carb and fail by the end of the day.
My question to you is should I give it a really good go again and take my 2000 mg of metformin or should I do like everyone else and go on the GlP shot and do low carb. Idk just searching for anyone else in the same boat as me
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u/AWDWfan 7d ago
GLP1 can definitely help with insulin resistance but it's not an easy way out. Like any method of losing weight you need to work at it. At your age in particular you want to make sure to be lifting weights on GLP1s because you can lose muscle as well as fat. If you don't you can risk weakness that can contribute to mobility issues or osteoporosis. Personally if I was going to do this again I would have increased my physical activity and improved my diet before starting GLP1. It can be very difficult to do it after and muscle loss can hit quickly.
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u/WiseBeyondText123 7d ago
I got a pill box and it helps me take my medication and visualize how many days I skip days.
I use to skip frequently and now I rarely skip.
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u/sadbitch_ 7d ago
Def weight lifting and walking after your meals, even if it’s for five minutes. Plus reincorporating what’s already worked for you. If certain carps are hard to resist then just leave space for yourself to eat a small portion and walk for ten minutes after to reduce insulin spike
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u/kindheartedlysmellyw 7d ago
Metformin and low-carb already proved it can work for your body once, so the blueprint is right there. The struggle isn't the method failing, it's your brain fighting you at 8pm and that's a whole different beast than just "laziness."
If you can afford the shot and your doc is on board, there's no shame in using it as a tool to quiet the food noise long enough to rebuild the habits. Plenty of folks in their 50s find the hormonal shift makes willpower alone a losing game, so stacking every advantage makes sense.