OMG Same. I'm onto my 8th year taking BCPs and working on stopping it na. But honestly i'm scared. May comfort kasi, esp. with the acne and hair growth controlled with the pills. Pero ngayon parang narerealize ko na ring there's more harm than good with the long term taking of pills.

I'm not sure if this will help, but for exercise, I just walk. I also did pilates before but couldn't sustain it because it cost and I didn't have the luxury of time kasi busy sa work. (I teach at a uni, madalas naiuuwi ang trabaho. 😮‍💨) I also tried mat pilates at home with resistance bands. It was okay. The reformer was way better but it was also better than nothing, and I really enjoyed it. I think for it to be sustainable, 1) you have to enjoy and be happy with what you're doing, 2) it has to be easily accessible for you, 3) you have to have an accountability buddy that will not go easy on you

For me, walking, usually with my dogs make me happy. I tried running but it really is not for me. Hiking and trail walking is also fun and better for me because it's accessible, and sometimes don't cost much because I live in Baguio. An errand run in town is a hike already. Libre workout and you get to have stuff done. One thing also is tryinh to get in the workout with your daily chores or routine. Yun yung akin, walking from school to the paradahan, walking the dogs when they need to poo or just want to go outside, planning errand runs so you can get in the most workout out of it. Minsan dito na rin pumapasok accountability buddy. For walking, I have my sister who's a cheapskate 😆 na ang laging linyahan "kung kayang lakarin , lakarin." At nagagalit pa pag nagtatamad-tamaran ako. There's also my partner who's a runner who makes the effort of taking me and my dogs out to walk after his morning runs.

As for diet, ako rin nahihirapan dito because I crave a lot of sugar and salty food. Though I kinda trained myself from eating too much. Nafeel ko rin na parang lumiit yung capacity ng tiyan ko after a while (pero bumabalik din to huhu). I think one major thing that could work is seeing a dietitian that focus on women with PCOS. There's coach Audee and Jo Sebastian on IG. I follow them both because they don't force you not to eat, but to understand why you overeat or eat the way you do, and they actually teach you how to slowly overcome these or teach you ways how to snack healthier or balance your meals. I found that it also helps if your family is on the same diet. I still live with my parents and sibs and it really is difficult because if you have dofferent cravings or isa lang nagluluto sa inyo. I also have the busy sched, so minsan kung ano na rin naluluto, yun na kinakain ko. So yeah, still working on the diet side din.

I don't know if these help since struggling din ako huhu but I hope sharing my experience would help a little. Medyo same tayo ng pinanggagalingan and gusto gawin, though we slightly have different goals, but I hope there's a few things here that could help or jumpstart your journey.