PCOS Weight Loss Support

Many women with PCOS come to me feeling frustrated, exhausted, and confused after years of trying restrictive diets, intense workouts, or “quick fixes” that only leave them feeling worse.

I take a root-cause, hormone-informed approach to PCOS weight loss that supports your metabolism, balances hormones, and helps you feel strong, energized, and confident in your body again.

Why PCOS Weight Loss Feels So Hard

If you have PCOS, weight loss often feels frustrating, unpredictable, and unfair — especially when you’re doing the same things that seem to work for everyone else.

This isn’t because you lack discipline or motivation. It’s because PCOS affects the hormonal and metabolic systems that regulate hunger, fat storage, energy, and blood sugar. When those systems are out of balance, your body becomes more efficient at holding onto weight, even when you’re eating “healthy” or exercising regularly.

Here are some of the most common underlying reasons PCOS weight loss feels so difficult:

Insulin Resistance Changes How Your Body Uses Fuel

Many women with PCOS have some degree of insulin resistance, even if their labs fall “within range.”

Insulin is a hormone that helps move glucose (sugar) from your bloodstream into your cells for energy. `icularly around the abdomen, and make it harder to access stored fat for fuel.

This is why:

• You may gain weight easily

• Cravings feel intense

• Skipping meals or under-eating backfires

• Traditional calorie-cutting doesn’t work long-term

Chronic Stress & Elevated Cortisol Stall Progress

PCOS doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Many women with PCOS also experience chronic stress — whether from busy schedules, under-eating, over-exercising, poor sleep, or emotional pressure.

Elevated cortisol (your stress hormone) signals your body to prioritize survival over fat loss. When cortisol stays high:

• Blood sugar becomes harder to regulate

• Inflammation increases

• Insulin resistance worsens

• Your body holds onto weight as a protective mechanism

Even “healthy” habits like intense workouts or strict food rules can raise cortisol if your nervous system is already overloaded.

Hormonal Imbalances Affect Appetite & Fat Storage

PCOS often involves imbalances in androgens (like testosterone), estrogen, and progesterone — all of which influence metabolism, appetite, and where weight is stored.

These imbalances can:

• Increase abdominal fat storage

• Disrupt hunger and fullness cues

• Make energy levels feel inconsistent

• Impact sleep and recovery

Without addressing hormone balance, weight loss efforts can feel like pushing against a locked door.

Under-eating Sends the Wrong Signals

Many women with PCOS are actually under-eating, especially protein and total calories. And this isn’t your fault, as women we’re told if we want to lose weight we just need eat less and do more cardio, but for us with PCOS that is definitely not the case.

When your body doesn’t receive enough fuel through the food we eat, it interprets this as a threat and responds by:

• Slowing metabolism

• Increasing cortisol

• Holding onto extra fat

• Intensifying cravings

This creates a frustrating cycle where eating less leads to less progress, not more.

Over-Exercising Can Work Against You

Exercise is incredibly helpful for PCOS, but the type of workouts and intensity do matter.

Excessive cardio, extra long workouts, or high-intensity training without enough recovery can:

• Increase cortisol

• Worsen insulin resistance

• Increase fatigue and inflammation

For many women with PCOS, strength training paired with mindful movement, like yoga or pilates, and adequate recovery leads to far better results.

What’s Often Overlooked in PCOS Weight Loss

Many women with PCOS are told to cut calories, eat less, just workout more or push harder. But with PCOS, this can actually increase stress, worsen insulin resistance, and stall progress or even cause more weight gain because you’re keeping your body in a stressed, fight or flight state.

Instead, your body needs:

• Enough fuel to feel safe and supported

• Balanced meals that stabilize blood sugar

• Strength training to improve insulin sensitivity

• Stress & nervous system regulation

• A plan that works with your hormones, not against them

My Approach to PCOS Weight Loss

I don’t believe in extremes and I don’t believe PCOS means there’s no hope to for you to hit your goals. As a PCOS girly myself, I get it and have been there before.

Depending on your specific needs, we focus on:

Hormone-Supportive Nutrition

• Prioritizing protein, fiber, and healthy fats in every meal

• Stabilizing blood sugar without restriction

• Creating meals that are realistic and sustainable

• Encourage consistency even if things fall off for a day or two. Consistency is KEY.

Strength-Based Movement

• Resistance training to improve insulin sensitivity

• Movement that boosts your metabolism (not burns you out)

• Reducing excessive cardio when needed

• Finding a workout split that feels GOOD in your body, builds muscle & gives you energy rather than depletes you

Stress & Nervous System Regulation

• Lowering cortisol through lifestyle and mindset shifts

• Breathwork, mindfulness, and recovery practices that are easy to add in to your routines

• Supporting your body’s ability to feel safe enough to release weight

Cycle Awareness & Body Literacy

• Understanding how your menstrual cycle impacts energy, appetite, and training

• Learning how to work with your body’s hormonal signals instead of ignoring them

Everything is personalized, supportive, and designed for long-term results, not quick fixes.

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1:1 Hormone Health Coaching

Personalized support tailored specifically to your PCOS symptoms, lifestyle, and goals.

✔ Customized nutrition strategy & meal plans based on your dietary needs

✔ Weekly calls for high touch support & accountability
✔ Strength training & exercise guidance tailored specifically to PCOS
✔ Custom nervous system regulation practices
✔ Ongoing accountability and education

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Becoming Balanced Together (BBT) Membership

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• Weekly hormone-supportive meal plans

• Strength-based workouts

• Nervous system & mindfulness practices

• Live Q&A calls for guidance and support

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