PCOS, Fat Loss & the Facts: Lily Answers Your Most-Asked Questions

In this solo episode of Below Her Surface, Lily answers your most-asked questions from Instagram, covering PCOS, insulin resistance, training, hormone balance, nutrition, and mindset. From demystifying medical testing to unpacking myths around fasting, gym classes, and metformin, she dives deep into the science and the strategy behind sustainable health and fat loss. Lily explores: • PCOS without cysts: why you can still have PCOS even without ovarian cysts, and how insulin resistance plays a key role. • When the weight won’t budge: how mismatched training intensity and diet can stall progress, and how to fix it. • Metformin and beyond: understanding what it does (and doesn’t) do, and when lifestyle changes can achieve the same results. • Testing for PCOS and hormones: what to ask your doctor, which labs to request, and how to interpret results for real insights. • Training for hormone balance: how to know when to push harder, and when your body needs nervous system regulation instead. • Fasting, Ozempic, and muscle loss: Lily’s no-BS take on what actually causes muscle loss and how to protect your strength. • Non-toxic swaps: why simple changes to plastics, cookware, and beauty products matter, but shouldn’t come before the basics. • Cycle syncing myths: why you don’t need to overhaul your training every few days, and what actually works instead. • Calorie counting and mindset: how to use tracking as a tool (not a trap), and why separating emotion from evidence is key to long-term success. • Final takeaway: fat loss is a physical process, but we sabotage it when we lead with emotion instead of science and consistency.