Progress Report

I haven't posted in about a month. A lot can happen in a month. In the first three weeks of that month I really struggled with my diet. So many celebrations and sweet tooth cravings. However, this last week I decided that I am going to eat perfectly for a month. This last week was week one and I did awesome! I'm so proud of myself and my self control but more importantly I have lost 6 pounds! I'm not sure what is different this week but it is so awesome to step on the scale and see improvement! I hope I can keeps this up! I'm just afraid that my weight will plateau again. That is always discouraging! Yay for progress though! I am feeling so great!

Getting Better

So, things are getting better! I am finding things to curb my cravings that will not throw my Blood Sugar out of whack. A lot of sweets actually don't look good to me anymore because my body knows that it will make me feel sick later. It's awesome! The stressful part: I'm not losing weight. We've been going to the gym 4 times last week and 4 times this week and I've been trying to eat right but nothing is changing. Grr. I am feeling more confident in myself but I really want to loose the weight. Hmm...any suggestions?

Anovulatory Periods

So, I'm still charting my BBT for two reasons: I still want to get pregnant and more importantly I want to know what is going on with my body. Last month gave me hope. Everything was normal! This month however led me to research anovulatory periods. Literally means a period without ovulation. Here is a link: http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/am-i-having-an-anovulatory-cycle.html . This nasty PCOS thing is really throwing my body off! I never realized how much it actually affected me. Hopefully next month will be back to normal!

Goal for the week: Exercise 4 times (Interval training)
       PS: Exercising is hard at our apartment complex. Our "Gym" is only open from 9-6. Thank goodness the play is over so I can get home in time to go to the gym. I know people are going to say that I should just get a local gym membership but I feel so silly because my workouts are only 20 minutes long. I don't go run for an hour.

Glucose

Whoever invented glucose chewable tablets is amazing! I substituted today and realized that my sugar was getting low so I started eating some almonds. 20 minutes later I was getting really shaky. I decided about a month ago to keep glucose tablets in my purse/bag and never have had to use them so I broke the seal and chewed up a tablet. Saved my whole day! (Also saved me from taking a trip to candy bar land)

My off week

Well, I failed this week. But it has been a great eye-opener for me. I realize that when I eat sugar I get really tired really easily. I also am more irritable. Sugar is starting to sound revolting to me. It is getting so much easier to say no to sugar and carbs because my body is finally realizing that it just makes me feel sick. When I eat healthy I can go longer during the day without eating too. I can go to rehearsal and not have to eat every two hours. It is awesome!

Correction

Overwhelmed! That is the emotion. I guess I don't feel sad just concerned. Now that I am grasping the reality of it, it seems like a long journey. I don't want to seem all dramatic. I'm doing fine. I just need to vent sometimes. I want to be completely honest on this blog so that others like me know they aren't alone. It also helps me know what I am feeling. So, once again, I'm fine. Just using my blog as an outlet.

Frustration and Success

Good News- Over the Holidays I lost 3 pounds! I decided that with traveling I was not going to keep track of things. So, starting Monday I will start keeping track again. I know everyone's New Year's Resolution is to loose weight but I HAVE to do this.

Frustrating- Okay, I finished my Student Teaching back at Thanksgiving and haven't had a job since. I am starting to feel really depressed because I don't have a job, and my substitute teaching won't be starting until next week at the earliest. Plus, my motherly instincts are starving! I feel this intense need to nurture something. With all the research I've been doing on PCOS with the combination of keeping track of my BBT is really getting me...well....sad? upset? I feel silly because this is only the first month that I've been keeping track but for some reason now that I can see the chart I realize that I am my own personal birth control. I'm a worrier. It's what I do. Again, I feel ridiculous about being worried and am trying really hard not to. So I have a request to those who read this: I would like to compile a book of quotes or stories that will help me out when I get stressed and worried. You can post them on here or send them to me at kayla.s.martin@gmail.com

Thanks!