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"PCOS Women More Prone to Gain Weight
We've heard lots of stories about PCOS women who are very disciplined in what they eat, yet they still gain weight or can't lose weight. Meanwhile, their family or friends can eat more and stay thin.
This is borne out by a study at the University of Pittsburgh where the diet of PCOS women was compared with non-PCOS women.(1) The study found that although PCOS women tended to be more overweight, there was virtually no difference in their dietary intake. However, when lean PCOS women were compared to lean normals, the investigators found that the lean PCOS women consumed fewer calories than the lean non-PCOS women. In other words, the lean PCOS women eat fewer calories to maintain their weight compared to normal lean women.
This study suggests that PCOS women tend to gain more weight with the same amount of calories when compared to non-PCOS women."
http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/weight-loss.html
well thanks, nature/genetics/whatever for COMPLETELY FUCKING ME OVER. i have worked out a minimum of 4 times a week this month, started eating less and more healthily, and i am still gaining weight. i mean, i kind of feel better knowing that being fat is not ENTIRELY my fault, but on the other hand it really sucks and is crazy frustrating because i would have to work a lot harder than most other people to be normal-sized. and at the same time i feel like a total whiner if i think "my ovaries don't work right so that's my excuse", because i shouldn't need an excuse because i should be able to control everything.
damn it.
We've heard lots of stories about PCOS women who are very disciplined in what they eat, yet they still gain weight or can't lose weight. Meanwhile, their family or friends can eat more and stay thin.
This is borne out by a study at the University of Pittsburgh where the diet of PCOS women was compared with non-PCOS women.(1) The study found that although PCOS women tended to be more overweight, there was virtually no difference in their dietary intake. However, when lean PCOS women were compared to lean normals, the investigators found that the lean PCOS women consumed fewer calories than the lean non-PCOS women. In other words, the lean PCOS women eat fewer calories to maintain their weight compared to normal lean women.
This study suggests that PCOS women tend to gain more weight with the same amount of calories when compared to non-PCOS women."
http://www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/weight-loss.html
well thanks, nature/genetics/whatever for COMPLETELY FUCKING ME OVER. i have worked out a minimum of 4 times a week this month, started eating less and more healthily, and i am still gaining weight. i mean, i kind of feel better knowing that being fat is not ENTIRELY my fault, but on the other hand it really sucks and is crazy frustrating because i would have to work a lot harder than most other people to be normal-sized. and at the same time i feel like a total whiner if i think "my ovaries don't work right so that's my excuse", because i shouldn't need an excuse because i should be able to control everything.
damn it.