Diet

Diet is so incredibly important when it comes to the treatment of PCOS and the wonky hormones that go with it. I did not list it on the other page because I felt like it needed its very own section. From what I have read, it not only causes weight loss in women who need to lose some but also fixes other symptoms.

There are different types of diets that women with PCOS have success with. Because I am a weird person I just feel like typing them all out here even though they can be found in many other places online. Ready for another list? Good. Here it is:

Low carb and ketogenic diets- The research and evidence states that reducing the amount of carbohydrates in a person's diet helps lower blood sugar and increase insulin sensitivity. It is usually paired with calorie counting as well. Women with PCOS have lost weight, lost fat off abdomen, gotten their periods back, gotten pregnant, had a decrease in skin issues, decreased levels of cravings/hunger and had a regrowth/thickening of hair on their heads. This diet works for a lot of us but not all.
Low GI diet- This is also said to help lower blood sugar and increase insulin sensitivity. It involves eating from a list of low GI foods only. These foods include beans, non-starchy vegetables, rolled oats, sweet potatoes and bran cereals.
Calorie counting- This is just making sure that you stay under or at a certain number of calories each day. This can be done to lose or maintain weight. I have read that doing this alone did not help some women with PCOS to lose any weight.
Intermittent fasting: This is when you fast for a certain amount of time and then eat within a certain window of time. It is said to reduce insulin levels which is helpful for PCOS as I am sure you know. Look it up! There are different types of this kind of eating.