PCOS Pal

I’ve been trying to find things to help with my PCOS since doctors always want to say the same thing. “Lose weight and take metformin”. Well, I decided to look into TCM, and finding that food is medicine especially when it comes to all the issues PCOS involves (now known as PMOS to help the underlying issues hopefully). Anyways, the biggest struggle for me is meal planning/menu/shopping.. because I’m so tired of not knowing what to fix with the ingredients that I know is for PCOS to help with inflammation and insulin resistance. This app has dinner, lunch, snacks and breakfast. A lot of the ingredients overlap too recipe to recipe (so you don’t have to buy 1000 things just for one recipe). Alongside, it takes in account for allergies, dietary preferences (both lifestyle, avoiding and foods you just don’t like). There’s even a grocery list and calorie tracker so you can do all three things at once instead of having to rely on multiple sources. I’m really hoping this app helps to some degree with my weightloss journey or at least with feeling physically better.

I never leave reviews. In fact, I'm pretty sure this is my first one, but I felt like I needed to share my experience. I reached out to Sarah after learning that she sometimes provides subscriptions to people facing financial hardship. As a full-time college student who is currently unemployed, I wasn't sure what to expect, but she responded with so much kindness and generosity and gifted me a year of access. My fiancée and I have been trying to conceive for over a year, and I've been working on taking control of my health and learning more about my body. Living with PCOS can feel overwhelming at times, especially when you're trying to manage symptoms and make positive changes. I've only recently started using the app, so I can't speak to long-term results yet, but my first impression has been incredibly positive. The app is easy to navigate, informative, and feels like it was created by someone who truly understands the challenges of living with PCOS. What stands out to me most is Sarah's compassion. She didn't have to help me, but she did, and that kindness meant more than I can put into words. Thank you for creating this resource and for helping make it accessible to people who need it. I look forward to continuing my journey with PCOS Pals and would absolutely recommend giving it a try.

The main reason I wanted to try this app was the food scanner. I saw potential in it. First thing it says is don’t scan the packagings barcode. Ok well why not? I feel if you can upload a database that can pull the information with the packaging,ingredients, calories, nutritional information, etc that will get you the best and most accurate information. Instead you want a picture of the front of the package of the food itself. Ok so I do that. I take a picture of the front of a zero calorie flavored water. First time I scan it says BAD. Possibly has sugar in it high glycemic index content. Uh it says zero sugar. So I scan again cause the first pic was blurry. It say OK zero sugar likely has additives that can still be harmful including carbs. Ok sure. I take a picture of the nutritional facts. It says GOOD. zero sugar zero carbs no additives a good water to add to a pcos diet. Like what the actual heck. Which one is it? It’s so confusing that it’s not even worth the money because in the end it’s probably going to tell me the wrong info and screw up my pcos more. Thanks but not thanks. Glad I only did the $4.99/week trial first. Let me know. If you update your scanner