You're doing everything right — watching what you eat, trying to stay active — and still the weight won't budge. If you have PCOS, this isn't a willpower problem. It's biology. And once you understand the cycle driving it, you can finally start to break it.

PCOS creates a vicious cycle between high androgens, insulin resistance, and weight gain and each one feeds into the others. Your body isn't working against you randomly. There are real mechanisms at play, and understanding them is the first step to taking back control.

In this episode, I break down exactly what's happening inside your body with PCOS and what you can actually do about it. I'll walk you through the androgen-insulin connection, where and why your body stores fat differently, and what the latest international guidelines say about treatment including newer options like GLP-1 medications.

If you've been frustrated, discouraged, or told it's just about eating less and moving more this episode will change how you see your body and your options. Listen now!

Episode Highlights:

• Why high androgens and insulin resistance keep feeding each other and why that makes weight loss so much harder

• Where PCOS fat actually gets stored (and why it's more than a cosmetic issue)

• Why losing just 5–10% of your body weight can dramatically improve your symptoms

• What nutrition and exercise approaches the research actually supports for PCOS

• What GLP-1 medications like semaglutide are showing in women with PCOS and what you need to know before considering them

Connect with Dr. Alicia Shelly:

• Website | drshellymd.com

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• Instagram | @drshellymd

• Linked In | www.linkedin.com/in/drshellymd

• Twitter | @drshellymd

About Dr. Alicia Shelly

Dr. Alicia Shelly was raised in Atlanta, GA. She received her Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Shelly has been practicing Primary Care and Obesity medicine since 2014. In 2017, she became a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is the lead physician at the Wellstar Medical Center Douglasville. She started a weekly podcast & Youtube channel entitled Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight loss, where she discusses how to get on track and stay on track with your weight loss journey. She has spoken for numerous local and national organizations, including the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. She has been featured on CNN, Fox 5 News, Bruce St. James Radio show, Upscale magazine, and Shape.com. She was named an honoree of the 2021 Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 under 40 award. She also is a collaborating author for the, "Made for More: Physician Entrepreneurs who Live Life and Practice Medicine on their own terms''.

Resources:

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If you've been struggling to lose weight and your thyroid came back abnormal, it's natural to connect the dots. But here's what I need you to know, the thyroid is not the whole story.

In this episode, I break down exactly what your thyroid does and doesn't do when it comes to your weight.

Yes, hypothyroidism affects your weight. But research shows it typically causes only 5 to 10 pounds of gain — and most of that is water retention, not body fat. Treating it will help you feel better, but it won't magically melt the weight away. And please, do not ask your doctor for extra thyroid medication to speed up weight loss. It won't work — and it can seriously hurt you.

If you've ever blamed your thyroid for your weight struggles, this episode will give you the honest, research-backed truth — and a clear path forward. Listen now!

Episode Highlights:

• What hypothyroidism actually does to your metabolism and what it doesn't

• Why the weight you gain from an underactive thyroid is mostly water retention, not body fat

• What to realistically expect when you start thyroid medication

• Why taking extra thyroid hormone to lose weight can cause serious harm

• The four steps to take if you're concerned about your thyroid and your weight

Connect with Dr. Alicia Shelly:

• Website | drshellymd.com

• Facebook | www.facebook.com/drshellymd

• Instagram | @drshellymd

• Linked In | www.linkedin.com/in/drshellymd

• Twitter | @drshellymd

About Dr. Alicia Shelly

Dr. Alicia Shelly was raised in Atlanta, GA. She received her Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Shelly has been practicing Primary Care and Obesity medicine since 2014. In 2017, she became a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is the lead physician at the Wellstar Medical Center Douglasville. She started a weekly podcast & Youtube channel entitled Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight loss, where she discusses how to get on track and stay on track with your weight loss journey. She has spoken for numerous local and national organizations, including the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. She has been featured on CNN, Fox 5 News, Bruce St. James Radio show, Upscale magazine, and Shape.com. She was named an honoree of the 2021 Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 under 40 award. She also is a collaborating author for the, "Made for More: Physician Entrepreneurs who Live Life and Practice Medicine on their own terms''.

Resources:

FREE! Discover the 5 Reasons Your Weight-Loss Journey Has Gotten Derailed (And How To Get Back On Track!) 👉 Click

If you've been eating barely anything and the scale still won't move, the problem might not be that you're eating too much. It might be that you're not eating enough.

And there's science behind why.

"Why am I not losing weight?"

It's the most frustrating question in my clinic. And the answer often surprises people.

Today, I'm answering it publicly — with research, not guesswork.

In this episode, I break down exactly what happens inside your body when you undereat, why cutting calories too aggressively can backfire, and the six practical steps to get your metabolism working for you, not against you. Listen now!

Episode Highlights:

• Why eating too little triggers metabolic adaptation

• What the research says about how many fewer calories your body burns as a result of eating too little

• The three hormonal shifts that happen when you undereat

• Why you lose muscle — not just fat — on a crash diet, and why that makes future weight loss harder

• Six actionable tips: the right calorie range, protein at every meal, strength training, diet breaks, and sleep

• Warning signs that you may already be undereating

Connect with Dr. Alicia Shelly:

• Website | drshellymd.com

• Facebook | www.facebook.com/drshellymd

• Instagram | @drshellymd

• Linked In | www.linkedin.com/in/drshellymd

• Twitter | @drshellymd
  

About Dr. Alicia Shelly

Dr. Alicia Shelly was raised in Atlanta, GA. She received her Doctorate of Medicine from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Shelly has been practicing Primary Care and Obesity medicine since 2014. In 2017, she became a Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is the lead physician at the Wellstar Medical Center Douglasville. She started a weekly podcast & Youtube channel entitled Back on Track: Achieving Healthy Weight loss, where she discusses how to get on track and stay on track with your weight loss journey. She has spoken for numerous local and national organizations, including the Obesity Medicine Association, and the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. She has been featured on CNN, Fox 5 News, Bruce St. James Radio show, Upscale magazine, and Shape.com. She was named an honoree of the 2021 Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 under 40 award. She also is a collaborating author for the, "Made for More: Physician Entrepreneurs who Live Life and Practice Medicine on their own terms''.

Resources:

FREE! Discover the 5 Reasons Your Weight-Loss Journey Has Gotten Derailed (And How To Get Back On Track!) 👉 Click