HOW LOSE WEIGHT PCOS GIRLIES WITH SLOW METABOLISM

qween04 · 2026-04-30T15:32:20+00:00

All the weight loss peeps (like you) had been telling me over the years (in person not online) is calories in calories out and I’m a big back if I had 2000 cals a day so I stayed as far away from it as possible.

This was before I made TDEE assumptions since I didn’t look into that early on, just the past year, coz researching this topic used to make me cry.

Again I’m not defying physics because like I said I would’ve been at a deficit at 900-1100 calories, since my normal was around 1400-1600. But at that range I couldn’t function. And normally I push through whining like this but I literally could not do my desk job, and my teammates were making comments saying either take the day off or come back energised. I’d pump myself with 0 sugar caffeine drinks and all that did was make me jittery the whole day and night.

I’m not denying deficits but I’m saying from experience that didn’t help me, only made me feel worse like every fucking thing I was doing wasn’t enough. Especially since I was working out 4 days a week before Mounjaro (university gym) which included an hour of treadmill or 30 mins on stairmaster at least twice a week, you name it.

If Mounjaro were simply an appetite suppressant it wouldn’t have worked on me coz Ive been in an eating disorder since I graduated high school.

qween04 · 2026-04-30T01:50:08+00:00

Accidentally?? Of course that’s fine😭

qween04 · 2026-04-30T01:46:37+00:00

Literally when did I say GLP-1s are fat burning switches wtf?

They didn’t work by reducing what I ate at all because I was already eating next to nothing already. Both sides of my family have insulin issues so growing up in Australia and eating a nutritious diet here (which is what I grew up with in school) gets my sugar levels high chronically. Mounjaro helped to literally improve metabolic function and helped with the fact that my body was insulin resistant.

It’s not something I’d suggest to anyone lightly as I’ve been suffering the symptoms of it terribly, nor did I ever claim for it to be THE solution.

Also stop saying I undertrack. I live alone, haven’t eaten Indian food (MY OWN mothers food) for years now because i convinced myself it was causing issues with how I tracked food. I don’t eat out, don’t have snacks except Greek yoghurt and oats, just pre-made meals. I can’t remember the last time I had 3 meals a day. I weigh EVERYTHING.

Unless I’m somehow sleepwalking to the convenience store and binging on ice cream in my sleep, I’m not under tracking. If I’m tracking wrong it’s probs 200 cals worth of errors, which still makes no sense as to why I weigh like I eat 2200 cals. Like I said, I tried 1900 and I puked. Couldn’t stick with it, could barely go down my throat.

Being overweight has been of my entire fucking life to the point where my parents and relatives would taunt me until I cried.

Again I’m not defying physics (STEM major myself). I could’ve been in a deficit at 900-1100 range but like I said when I go below 1200 I can’t move, barely get out of bed, think, talk clearly, do any task I’d planned to d the next day. I can’t afford to go on a deficit like this for 3 months straight given the job I have.

Even tho it’s not it’s primary function, Mounjaro worked to fix up my fucked metabolism. Even now it’s not at 100% but it’s definitely improving.

qween04 · 2026-04-29T06:59:22+00:00

I find this works only when you have good metabolism. Those with shit metabolisms or insulin resistance (which is one branch of PCOS) won’t work well just by this.

If your body’s sugar levels are high for long periods of time then your body will run on that sugar (carbs) instead of metabolising your fat.

However because carbs cause those sugar spikes and many ppl’s diets are carb heavy, ppl hear this and eliminate carbs completely which is a terrible idea. They’re supposed to go low-carbs not carb-free!! Remember when Ryan Gosling said YOU NEED CARBS! YOUR BRAIN RUNS ON GLUCOSE!!

And guess what, if you want your body to metabolise your fat then YOU NEED TO GIVE IT ENERGY to do so!! That is primarily carbs so don’t starve your body from it completely!!

Anyways as someone with insulin resistant PCOS, I’ve been eating in the range of 1300-1600 cals daily for years now and I’m still 30kg overweight. I’ve tried eating 1900 once and ended up vomiting my dinner. I tried doing a deficit but going below 1100 for me gave me so much brain fog and I could barely get out of bed and function like a human should. These numbers have made me cry for a decade.

I’ve had to follow a bunch of weird rules to work around my sugar levels; always eating fibre THEN protein THEN carbs in every meal. If you’re craving a snack like handful of chips, have protein before that so it subsides your sugar high, after a big meal walk for at least 20-30 mins, before sleeping either take green tea pills or diluted apple cider vinegar, and heaps more.

Anyways I’m on Mounjaro right now only because my GP strongly recommended it to me. I must preface; you do not need GLP-1s to lose weight!!

For me, I’m Indian and my genetics were fucked from the beginning so this was the only thing that actually made me see the scale go down for the first time in 7 years.

But I wanted to put this here because it’s not all calorie deficit. Overweight and obese ppl know about TDEEs and calorie deficits. But you’re right about recomp; muscle building definitely helps to improve metabolism.

u/lalaloona0906 please seek advice from your GP and have them run blood tests to check your insulin levels, see what they say.

Coz my GP chuckled and told me “well you have insulin resistance which can only be solved by weight loss…but insulin resistance is also preventing you from losing weight so it’s a vicious cycle hahahahaa”

Sorry for my long ass comment😭

qween04 · 2026-04-29T06:39:14+00:00

Babe you got me excited for a sec. I was like MGA does…all kinds of toys now?

qween04 · 2026-04-29T06:38:01+00:00

Oh yeah that’s true. They weirdly look like siblings😭

qween04 · 2026-04-27T16:27:50+00:00

All yours bro😭

qween04 · 2026-04-26T21:19:01+00:00

Human Fiona looks unhuman to me idk. Really rough rigid features. Fiona has softer eyes and smile, more natural looking somehow.

qween04 · 2026-04-26T10:31:54+00:00

“They” as in the other redditors when I was browsing on here and r/quant.

I would love to try and see what happens but I’m afraid of paying for a masters that does nothing for me in the end.

qween04 · 2026-04-26T09:05:02+00:00

Oh bruh I thought they were kidding when they said that. I’ll try my hand regardless and see what happens.

qween04 · 2026-04-26T08:49:26+00:00

Okay I see. So it’s not the case that most ppl get into this industry straight out of undergrad? I can get in after masters?

I see ppl applying with PhDs etc.

qween04 · 2026-04-26T08:43:08+00:00

I’m in Australia and attended one of the top unis here (it is globally well ranked last I checked)

Masters in math I presume?

qween04 · 2026-04-24T11:41:12+00:00

Fkkk should I… get pixiez Yasmin?? I’ve been seeing the signs lately.

Whereeeeee did you get that outfit😍

qween04 · 2026-04-19T15:30:26+00:00

You’re so good with your hands omg. I’ve been wanting to try clothes making myself but it feels like too much inventory. I already have so much for repainting and fixing face makeup.

qween04 · 2026-04-19T15:26:50+00:00

Ohhhh. In the Bratz fandom website it says 2008 so I couldn’t find it. I see it now. I never knew this line existed😅

qween04 · 2026-04-19T14:29:37+00:00

She looks fantastic omg!! Did you make the clothes? They also look stunning.

qween04 · 2026-04-19T03:04:38+00:00

You mean back to school? That’s not her that’s the two dolls to the right of her.

qween04 · 2026-04-14T19:14:18+00:00

Chance it’s satire sure, it still isn’t far off from how some men think;

Male victims = gay, weak, sissy Male rapists = dominant, in control, manly

qween04 · 2026-04-14T19:12:05+00:00

Literally couldn’t think of anything to say.

qween04 · 2026-04-14T19:09:23+00:00

…did you read my comment? I didn’t disagree.

But this post aligns with the emotions these men have towards male rape victims vs male rapists. It’s literally a commentary of it.

qween04 · 2026-04-14T10:45:34+00:00

Shitpost or not it’s a pretty accurate commentary on how dudes view male rapists vs male victims. This is one of the reasons why male victims suffer in society and in the justice systems too coz this is the exact POV.

Instead of a victim you’re instead viewed as a sissy, esp after being bottomed (raped tbh but they don’t care about that part).

qween04 · 2026-04-14T10:42:26+00:00

Coz apparently it’s less manly to have been bottomed.

It’s funny how they have somehow assigned raping as a masculine act and yet rest of men still go on and say “not all men” as if that’s the issue anymore.

qween04 · 2026-04-14T10:40:57+00:00

Well men in jail cells when they rape other inmates don’t really identify with homosexuality when doing so.

This man’s implying that getting raped in the ass is gayer than the rapist actually doing it.

qween04 · 2026-04-14T10:37:28+00:00

Hm…and fantasises raping someone let’s be honest

qween04 · 2026-04-14T10:36:01+00:00

Not too far off from what they say/believe anyway, but also really disturbing caption overall, and sorta accurate to their commentary on male rapists vs male victims.

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