If you have PCOS and you’ve been told to “just eat less and move more,” you’ve been given advice that completely misses the point. Weight management in PCOS isn’t a willpower problem. It’s a metabolic problem, and treating it like anything else is why so many women stay stuck. Here’s what’s actually going on, and what the evidence says about addressing it. Why PCOS Weight Gain Is So Easy (And Weight Loss With PCOS Is So Hard) PCOS doesn’t cause weight gain through a single mechanism. It causes it through several interlocking hormonal and metabolic disruptions that together create an…