PCOS update

 I thought I would make an update on living with PCOS. There is no cure, only management.

I have had some positive things happen; I am not losing hair at the same rate I was. I drink Spearmint daily and think its making a difference.  I am looking to get a tea specifically for PCOS that I have found that has a lot of things I drink anyway, but all in one tea.

I also found that when I started taking inositol, it also started to help. Although that's good, and while I am still taking it, metformin does nothing, and I want to go on berberine so badly. I do better with natural remedies versus manufactured stuff that just keeps you sick.

Like my anxiety meds, I wish I could be off them. Because I know its just a mask not a treatment.But I keep taking it because I am at least functional. I tried different things in the past, like valerian, and it did not do a thing for me. So not all natural stuff works, but it mostly does.

I am trying to modify my eating. I know eating stuff like cake, ice cream, white bread, etc is not good for my condition, so I am trying to be more mindful of what I eat, but I am struggling with depression and don't know if it's from the PCOS or just my mental health issues to begin with.

I have not lost a single pound since starting on metformin, so it just proves that exercise is the only thing that makes you lose weight. But the problem I am having is PCOS exhaustion is a thing. I want to start strength training, but it's hard because I just feel so tired in general. Like moving my body makes me so heavy and tired. Just walking my dog for 30 minutes, I want to sit on the couch for 4 hours and not move. Going back on B12 did help my energy some, but I still feel really tired, much more than normal, even when I do small things.

I am kinda giving up hope that I will ever be able to lose weight. I modify my diet, and it doesn't do anything. The only thing I am not doing is exersize, and that's because I have no energy. However, I do want to start walking around my neighbourhood a couple of times a week just to get my body moving. I know it won't help to lose weight, but just move my body.

I also got a few cookbooks from the farm that is sorta associated with my church, and am hoping to start making sweets from there that are healthier and won't spike the sugars. I am trying to modify things and do things healthier so I can stil enjoy eating for example it be a cookie but be healthy. Found some recipes where you use a can of chickpeas in a food processor, add a few things, and then it becomes like a dough you can use to make cookies. High protein, and you can still add chocolate chips. But next up, I want to make black bean brownies.

I am working on so much, and hopefully things will start to improve.