manage pcos

I stacked on weight over Xmas and need to be a little bit more responsible with what I do with my body. Will be excercising tomorrow morning and have been pretty good with my eating habits. The content hasn’t been great – but it hasn’t been junk. For example I am eating alot more fresh food and very limited processed foods but there is a still alot more I can cut back in terms of the preparation of.

After my glucose test came back all clear I started taking the pill to regulate my hormones. OH my GOD the pain. It was absolutely terrible!!!
I’ve just had an IUD inserted and we’ll see how that goes on the hormone side of things. I’ll pop in to see my doctor in another month or two and we can discuss how I feel on the IUD and the possibility of taking Metformin. I’m still at 106.5 kilos so I’d like to try and get that down within that two months!

I think this doctor is one of the warmest men in the world. He made me feel very comfortable, and I’m more than happy to go and see him again!

I have to go for a glucose test and have made a second appointment to see him in a month’s time. We’ve decided to make the desicion then on what form of treatment to go for.

My scales broke and I couldn’t afford to buy a new pair—but i definately know I’m still tubby. I’ve been making good choices food wise and getting some excercise at least twice a week so it’s not too bad. I decided that if I waited for a magical weight it was never going to happen, so I booked the appt for May 1. eek – I’m so nervous that I’m going to get yelled at.

I didn’t make my appt for the end of September .. Although I am now 106.5 Kilos. Only 6.5 to go!
I will make a doctors appt by the end of this week to get this out of the way. that’s about two kilos a month to lose – totally manageable, if I keep excercising! I’m almost done setting up my work laptop at home so I’ll be able to leave work early, get some excercise in and finish up any work stuff before I go to bed instead of staying at the office until rediculous hours.

Specific – The goal is not necessarily specific, but I know the specific symptoms of PCOS that I would like to manage OUT of my life .. like unwanted facial hair and the balding on my scalp.
Measurable – I’m not really sure how I know when I’m done .. and I don’t think that I will until I see a specialist about my condition. I’m scared to go and see the specialist though, because my GP said he’s known to yell at people about their weight. Once I am under 100 kilos, I will see the specialist and having some kind of ammunition or proof that I’m trying.
Acheivable – Some crazy number like 5 out of 8 Australian women have this condition, and if they manage to cope with it I sure as hell can.
Realistic – being healthy is realistic.
Timeframed – Next time step for me will be to see my GP and book and appointment with the specialist by the end of September. This will allow me around three further months to lose 8 kilos. That’s asbolutely Specific, Measureable, Acheivable, Realistic and Timeframed.

- getting there! I went a bit haywire the last couple of weeks when i’ve been partying or chilling out with my family .. I need to keep on a steady healthy attitude rather than just having a couple of ‘good’ days and a couple of ‘bad’ days.

I noted that i’d lost 5 kilos but i can’t really remember how much that was from … i usually sway between 117 and 120, so i was pretty pumped to hop on the scales tonight and realise that I’m 110.1 kilos! Yay-urrr! I’ve started being a bit more active .. and this week decided to go for a brisk walk/as far of a jog that my boobs will allow -every day.

Monday – check! I took my roomate out for an hour
Tuesday – check! This morning I shot out of bed at 05:30 and was out for 50mins.

I feel different about this change in my life. I think because it’s not so that i can wear a bikini with confidence or any bullshit like that -i think that my self-image is pretty healthy. Yes, I am obese – but i have a very solid frame, will always be a bigger girl and can look at myself naked without too much of an issue. This time it’s actually about my health, and not so I can look like anything in particular.

-So what is this weight stuff doing in my PCOS goal?? Well, once I get under 100kilos I want to start researching treatment further. My doctor has said that PCOS goes hand in hand with my weight, so if I get that under control -perhaps everything else will fall into place a little easier.

The weight is the first thing that needs to be dealt with. I don’t have the commitment at the moment to go gestapo on eating plans – but it’s something that I’ve just been more concious of. So i just swathed onto the scales last week and realised that just by changing my attitude I lost 5 kilos!(just since the last time i weighed myslf .. probably around two months ago) Woooo!