My weight is sending me into a depressive episode

hi all,

i, F18, have recently been diagnosed with PCOS and my doctor has put me on metformin (250mg, 2x daily). we both think it’s insulin resistant PCOS and the symptoms of which are starting to get to me. recently, i’ve increased my activity nearly 10-fold with ~11,000 steps a day and i’ve been bettering my diet. anyone else (without PCOS) would have lost at least a pound by now— but i haven’t dropped a single pound. if anything, i’ve been gaining weight.

we can’t afford a gym membership at the moment, nor do i have the time. i’m a full time university student being overrun with assignments, and i’m truly at wits end.

any advice is greatly appreciated. i’ve been tracking my calories and having ~1600 a day. i’m very spotty with taking metformin because it destroys my stomach if i don’t have it with food and i don’t usually eat breakfast, which is my bad.