Fighting PCOS Naturally

I walked into my office this morning, realized it was Thursday, and did a little dance :) I love the What's Your Song Thursday link up. Would it be weird to say that it gets me through the week? Probably, but I'll do it anyway! This week I have been contemplating a serious change in my life. It would involve quitting my job, taking a few months to work on myself and my health, then working on finding something that will make me feel more fulfilled. This seems like a drastic change, and it is. I'm sick of IT. I don't want to sit in front of a computer all day. It's a partial cause of my back problems, my weight, and my stress - all of which I need a major break from. I'm still going to finish my Master's degree, because I want to be able to teach. I can teach IT once I graduate. But that's just a side thing. I've been looking into Nutritionist and Herbalist classes/certifications. Ever since I started to take control of my life and start fighting PC...

It's time to cry again. Why? Because I talked to my coworker about babies. His wife has epilepsy, and is on the same medication that I'm on for my bipolar disorder. And what did I find out today? They are waiting until she is weaned off this medication before they start TTC, because carbamazipine almost completely inhibits the body's ability to process folic acid. And pretty much everbody knows that folic acid during pregnancy is UBER important. If the baby doesn't get enough, they are at increased risk for spinal and mental birth defects. I already knew that I was going to have to go off my depression meds, but my bipolar meds keep me from going psycho. Hubs told me he never forgets to give me my pills because he remembers what I nightmare bitch I was before I was on them. Why do I have to deal with these problems? I'd like to go back in time, meet the person I was in a former life, and beat the living crap out of him/her, make them straighten up their lives so I d...

Starting weight: 233 Last week's weight: 237.6 Current weight: 234.4 Weight +GAIN / -LOSS this week: -3.2 Total weight lost: +1.4 It's days like this when I feel a little spring in my step. 3.2 pounds in 4 days. It's amazing what the right eating modifications will do. I'm trying to do my best not to say I'm on a diet. A 'diet' is temporary. This is a lifestyle change. I've been working on it for a while, then I slipped - back into drinking Dr. Pepper and eating junk food. It's not that I don't enjoy eating healthy. I love the food I'm eating. My problem is the depression and the back pain. When I'm too depressed to get off the couch, I can't cook. When I do get off the couch to cook, I end up in crippling pain after 10-15 of standing in front of the stove. And I have to eat something, right? Is something bad better than nothing at all? I've been able to extend my cooking time by putting a squishy floor mat down, but onl...

It's Thursday! Yay! So this week I've been experimenting in the bedroom :) Many moons ago, I remember a Home Improvement episode where Tim and Jill went on a 'vacation', and his bosses were shocked to hear that he didn't make love to Jill at least 5 times a week. I've always had that in the back of my mind. PCOS' affect on a woman's hormones really does a number in the bedroom. Some women have an almost insatiable desire, and others have almost none. I love s.ex, but haven't had a strong desire for it in a long time. I've been content to just a couple of days a week. Having only been married for a year and a half, and in a relationship for three and a half, I have this nagging feeling that a couple of times a week just isn't enough. So to go along with my 21-day challenge , I decided to start increasing the frequency :) I'm fairly certain that my hubby is shocked - since he's gotten lucky 3 nights in a row, in the MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...

Ok, here we go again. I've already royally failed on the first 21-day challenge, and I'm only 14 days in. I've decided that I'm just going to stop it and restart. Here's the rules for take 2: > Work out at least 15 min a day, 7 days a week. Alternate between yoga, step aerobics, and the fitness center so I don't get bored. Work out as soon as I get home from work M-F so I don't get lazy on the couch and skip it. > No sodas. > No junk food, i.e. Doritos, cookies, cheese dip, etc. > No fast food - unless it's Subway and gluten free. 21 days to the new me officially starts now. Breakfast this morning was good for me, and so is lunch, so I can start today. :) Photo Credit

Starting weight: 233 Current weight: 237.6 Weight +GAIN / -LOSS this week: +4.6 Total weight lost: +4.6 This is why I hate PCOS. And my lack of motivation. I gained 4.6 pounds in one week. And that's solely from splurging on one day. Not the whole week, just ONE DAY. Sunday was ZOMBIE FEST. One of our nieces is leaving for college in 2 days, and she hadn't seen any of the Resident Evil movies. We fixed that. I had planned on making good munchies, but I got lazy. I decided I'd rather watch the movies than hang out in the kitchen, cooking. So we had donuts, cookies, Totino's pizza and cheese dip. For those of you on Weight Watchers, did you know a Totino's party pizza is 17 points? Yeah. Ouch. Oh, and I had a honey bun yesterday. They looked so good. I said I wanted one, then my hubby said "NO. Your splurge day was Sunday. You can't have one." So I decided not to have one. Then I said, "But I really want a honey bun." and he gave in. Cra...

It's time for giveaway blogs again! Yay! I'm really excited about the ones I have found this week. Woodland Belle Tiny Twig Pins from Laura DeLuca I'll be the first to admit, my hairpin collection is small. Okay, okay, pretty much non-existent. I've got plenty of clippies, but really cute hairpins are hard to come by. At least until Laura at Laura DeLuca introduced me to Woodland Belle . I love all things related to nature (which reminds me, I really need to post a picture of my evergrowing sweet potato vine - it's gorgeous!) Woodland Belle has 4 different collections, all of which are handcrafted by Mai McKemy. She does fantastic work, and you have a chance to win these amazing Tiny Twig hairpins! I also wanted to show off my favorite item, the Tiny Woodland Terrarium Mushroom and Blue Morpho Butterfly Necklace, which I hope to purchase soon :) Stop by Laura's blog, Laura DeLuca , to enter the giveaway, and check out Woodland Belle's site, Woodland Bell...