Reddit reviews The PCOS Workbook: Your Guide to Complete Physical and Emotional Health

I don’t know if you’re still up for a book after this, but I thought I’d recommend the one that helped me tremendously. It’s just called PCOS workbook but it was one of the most helpful things I’ve ever done for myself. A couple of doctors wrote and they’ve dedicated their studies to PCOS. It was just so incredibly informative, there’s only so much you can learn online about PCOS ya know? It covered everything you would want to know and was almost fun to read. I think I finished it in 3 days lol

Edit: I saw it online on Barnes and nobles website. Maybe you could check it out in store before buying it?

Considering the symptoms that you've listed, it sounds like you (along with most women with PCOS) are insulin resistant. What this means is that you'll have to be very conscious of the carbs and sugar that you eat throughout the day. I highly suggest this sight which talks more about what PCOS is, and how a low carb and sugar diet can benefit all aspects of your health (this also applies to processed food, avoid it as much as possible). Also, this book is good for people just diagnosed and talks about food, exercise, hormone levels, etc. I think it's a pretty good investment for someone trying to investigate what will work for them.

I switched to a low-carb/sugar diet and started running and lost weight surprisingly fast considering I had so many problems dropping weight in the past, even if I ate less than all my friends. Most of all, your best weapon is food. But it can also be your biggest downfall because a bowl of ice cream affects people who are insulin resistant so much more than the average individual. Read up on what you should/shouldn't eat from these sources (remember, dairy and soy are bad!) and start making an effort to make that change. You may also want to look into the Keto or Paleo diets, because apparently people have had a lot of success with those, though I haven't strictly stuck to any of those.

As far as exercising, running is a very efficient way to lose weight and improve your metabolism, however just being active for 30 to 60 minutes a day can be a huge benefit especially when in combination with a healthy diet.

As for your friend, I suggest going to a doctor to have that checked out.

TL;DR Stay away from carbs, sugar, processed food, dairy, soy, etc. Start exercising in any way (I suggest running) and good luck!

I believe it was this one


I enjoyed it and learned a lot from it!