a diagnosis

I absolutely love my doctor. If you're in Omaha, let me know and I will recommend you a million times to Family HealthCare.

I've been feeling incredibly worn out lately. I wake up exhausted, I go through my day just as exhausted...and I can't seem to shake any weight off. This is not to be dramatic, but there were days that I was burning over 3000 a day and eating maybe 1500...and I would do that for a week. And you all know calories in calories out...3500 calories = a pound. I would have a deficit of 10,500 calories in a week...and with the math that would mean I should be losing 3 pounds a week.

But I wasn't. For the past two years I've gained and lost the same 10 pounds. Lots of rolled up fists, tears...pep talks, calories cut, exercise increased...but nothing.

The same story would show up on the scale and I would find more motivation and determination.

I thought I had hypothyroidism...but my doctor has a feeling that I probably am encountering what Crocker has mentioned in her blog, PCOS. I had some tell-tale signs of it before losing weight...but some of those signs are masked by my taking birth control every day.

So, enter what I have to do...PCOS, like what Crocker mentions in her blog, is really difficult to manage without weight loss, but PCOS makes it quite difficult to lose weight.

Now, I am encouraged to cut out sugars and starches, no bread, no rice...I will continue to get my carbs from fruits and vegetables...and I'm encouraged to exercise a little bit more. My calorie intake will lower from what it is at 1750...and my exercise will increase. Getting my weight down will help me manage PCOS...isn't that so weird that PCOS can do that to your body...gain weight yet make it hard to lose it...but if you lose it, you can shake PCOS off your back for a little bit.

Even though I was on the verge of tears in the doctor's office, I felt understood and heard...and I feel like my body and all of the inner workings of my body breathed a collective sigh of relief. I know that this won't be easy, but I'm encouraged with all of my friends and family who are working through their own health issues...

keep your head up...it inspires me to do it as well.