Put coconut oil in some hot unsweetened tea a few times a day until your body goes in ketosis after day 3-4. It will help you get over the hump. I have Pcos too.

hmm... DO you eat low carb?have you considered keto? I have found it so amazingly helpful with PCOS.
How much protein are your eating? any excess protein that the body doesn't utilise will be turned into carbs through glycigenisis - SO I would say eat about 60 grams of protein and no more (as you only want to feed your lean body mass right - not whatever excess fat you may have... I don't know I'm just guessing but you can check herehttps://keto-calculator.ankerl.com
(I should get commission for using this link lol) but yes certainly dear Belle is spot on and that fat can certainly help get you through that tough time in the start.

Also... have your had your ghrelin hormones checked? this is the hormone that controls hunger, some people have an excess which makes satiety impossible for them and causes lots of distress for them.... just an idea.

I too have PCOS and I have tried heaps of weird things. I am my own human giunea pig lol. Coconut oil is your best friend and can resensitise your insulin receptors.

Really hope you are able to make a break through with your fast - Prayers🙌

And you know what... its true what the other commenter said: you truly haven't failed.. Edison failed how many times before he succeeded?Your on your own health journey... Honestly all my crazy failures have brought me to a deeper understanding so much so that I consider them all as invaluable learning experiences.

As for dropping actually physical weight - maybe your gaining a wonderful amount of muscle in a body recomposition... happens to exercise nubes at startling rates that seasoned pro's can never replicate... its the shock of the body being shoved into gear to work... one will never be able to get that same exercise nube instant body recomposition so don't let it demotivate you. you are probably going far better than you think. When I work out I gain weight like crazy and I actually look better for it. so every body will react differently.
measure body fat not weight on the scales... I read something so funny from a keto site last night describing keto acronyms...

"NSV - non-scale victory: The scale is a lying liar who lies. Tell it to shutup when you know you're seeing other keto benefits, then share your story with us"

https://www.ketogenicforums.com/t/wiki-acronyms/1687

I do think the scale is a lying liar that lies lol!!!

CJ,

So I think you are on the right path and will eventually heal, but it takes time.

You know that toxins come from three major avenues. Food, environment, and thoughts. You are eating good food, but I do not know if you are consuming meats, fish and chicken. If so I would stop that and eat plant based foods only. This may help you... http://www.theflamingvegan.com/view-post/My-Vegan-Diet-The-Turning-Point-of-my-Polycystic-Ovarian-Syndrome-1

Also check if you don't have any environmental toxicity and you are not stressed out mentally with toxic thoughts.

I am sorry to hear that your husband is addicted to sugar. Try and give him fatty foods with Sugar substitutes like Stevia, Xylitol and maple syrup.

I make my own Kombucha and Kefir as well. Keep it up.

Archus

Sounds like you are on the right road food wise.

I would fast and during the fast carefully plot out your re-feeding... and I would advise a high fat diet.

and as belle said try to get through the first tricky days with fat!

Your insulin receptors will love you for it.

Then when you break your fast on maybe cucumber, avocado, slowly work your way up to proteins and fat...

and know that the answer is there!