PCOS, birth control, and no weight loss

[PCOSgirl]

I have done the Atkins diet a few times before and have previously had great results. Well recently I was diagnosed with PCOS and my doctor put me on YAZ birth control pills to try to stabilize my hormone levels. I tried induction for 6 weeks and lost only 5 lbs so being fustrated I stopped. Three months later I'm trying again and I have been in induction for 2 weeks. I lost 4 lbs the first week and nothing since. I feel I know the diet to the T and I follow it without any rule breaking; however I can't seem to lose weight and I'm wondering if its because my oral birth control pill is interfering..? Can anyone please help?!

[Elizellen]

Re: PCOS, birth control, and no weight loss

I was going to suggest you post in the PCOS forum as well but I see you have already hopefully you will get some more 'educated' responses there than I can give you.

How much weight in total are you trying to lose? A loss of between 5% and 10% in the first 2 weeks of induction is said to be 'normal'. what percentage did your 4 pounds represent?

Or if you don't want to post that number take a look at the chart in chapter 13 of DANDR to see what degree of metabolic resistance to weightloss you have.

[PCOSgirl]

Re: PCOS, birth control, and no weight loss

Thank you so much for responding! I am trying to lose a total of 30lbs and I have 26lbs to go. So my 4lb weight loss is between the high and average metabolic resistance.

Also I know ketone sticks don't work for everyone, however they have always worked for me. I used to be able to jump up a color every day or 2 however now I cant get out of the small section which is the lightest pink. Three months ago when I first went back on Atkins I had jumped up to the 2nd darker pink in about 3/4 days. Then I was put on provera to induce a period and I instantly jumped back down to the small and since then I basically have been on oral birth control pills (which I was never on the first times I did the Atkins diet). So I'm half way convinced its my birth control, which I don't even want to be on, but its supposed to be helping. So basically I don't want to make the decision to stop taking it because I think its interfering with my ketosis and wind up wrong.