Are you or is someone you know affected by PCOS? I have some bonus episodes for you! Listen now for the second bonus episode all about my top 5 tips for managing your health with PCOS without dieting. Subscribe and leave a review here in just seconds. This episode is brought to you by my online course, Your Step-by-Step Guide to PCOS and Food Peace™. Sign up now to get on the waitlist for the next enrollment period on January 25th, and receive my FREE road map: Your First 3 Steps Toward Food Peace™ with PCOS. You CAN make peace with food even with PCOS and I want to show you how. Product links may be affiliate. If you click and make a purchase, there's no extra cost to you. Episode's Key Points: Did you miss the first Love, Food PCOS Bonus episode? Check it out now! You're not a failure! You've been given the WRONG tools to help manage your health with PCOS. Most people with PCOS are given a pamphlet that gives a one-size-fits-all solution... but this doesn't work with PCOS! PCOS affects EVERY cell in your body, which means that a holistic approach to management is crucial. It can affect your mental health, hormone levels, and SO much more! It's complicated!! There's really a lack of research around PCOS out there, and most healthcare providers have NO CLUE how complicated PCOS can be. That means you need to be your best advocate! Solutions to your health shouldn't be agonizing! They shouldn't hurt!! That's why I don't recommend dieting, and I promise you that my solutions will NOT make you feel miserable. I didn't always know that diets don't work. It took me working in the field and digging in the research for YEARS before I really got it. Diets predict weight GAIN, not weight loss, and people with PCOS are even MORE likely to experience that weight regain (this has to do with insulin levels, testosterone, and inflammation... listen to the show to get the details on the science!). Pursuing weight loss should NOT be the primary treatment for PCOS! I've learned so much over the years working with women with PCOS (including Whitney Way Thore of My Big Fat Fabulous Life), and I have the training to help people manage the condition WITHOUT diets. My top 5 tips to take charge of your health with PCOS: Stop being a slave to the scale. Put diets on the back-burner. The diets just increase inflammation and make you feel AWFUL! It's time to put them down. Don't ignore your cravings, mood changes, or weight gain (AKA the symptoms of PCOS)! Say hello to them, and consider that they're trying to tell you something important. You are the expert of your body! Explore self-compassion. Get rid of the should's and rewrite them to support you! Show Notes: Julie Dillon RD blog Link to subscribe to the weekly FREE Food Peace™ Newsletter. It is sent out every Tuesday morning. By signing up, I will also send you Love Food's Food Peace™ Syllabus. If Not Dieting, Then What? by Rick Kausman Eating Disorder Dietitians can help your Food Peace™ journey. Get access to one near you here. Do you have a complicated relationship with food? I want to help! Send your Dear Food letter to LoveFoodPodcast@gmail.com.  Click here to leave me a review in iTunes and subscribe. This type of kindness helps the show continue! Thank you for listening to the Love, Food series.