Monday, August 30, 2010

A Little Catch-Up

I've been really bad at updating lately. Hopefully after the grocery shopping trip I have planned for tomorrow and getting back to really gung ho about my diet I will be posting more.

I started charting this cycle. I had the WORST period of my life to start it off with. I was seriously in agony. There was a day where sitting in the chair at my desk hurt so much I just laid down on my office floor. And I work at a car wash, so nothing (other than the cars coming out!) is clean, including the office floor. But it felt so good! It's been hard getting back into the habit of charting after two years of not doing it. I'm hating taking my temperature in the morning! I have to temp vaginally because I sleep with my mouth open. Yesterday I think I was so tired when my alarm went off to take my temp (5:25am, because that's when I randomly took it the first day) that I forgot to actually turn the thermometer on and then fell asleep. When I woke up I removed it and turned it on and saw a really low temp. I don't think it was an actual reading because the last temp always shows up when you turn it on, and that temp didn't show up today. So, yeah, temping is driving me crazy. I will get used to it though, just like I did before. I've also been checking my cervical fluid. I have found that checking internally is the best for me. I didn't start this until a few days after my period ended. I definitely went from dry to one day of sticky to a few days of creamy so far. Tonight, though, it had a very pink/red tinge to it. I'm excited thinking this may be ovulation spotting, but it could also be any number of things, including my cycle being lame and my period being on its way. So we will see! I'm getting back to checking my cervix as well. I'm not marking these readings down yet because it's a sign that's very difficult for me to get accustomed to. So I'm kind of just scoping it out right now.

Okay, I just have to say that I love going out to eat and having complete control over my meal. Donnie and I were off today and ran some errands and decided to go out to lunch. We went to BD's Mongolian BBQ. I don't think if this is a national chain or not, but it should be. Basically, you get a bowl, go through a "salad bar" type line and pick your meat/seafood/pasta, then your veggies, then your sauces. Then you take it to a big grill and watch them cook it for you. I LOVE this place! I've been really trying to eat the best I can lately, given that I seriously need to go grocery shopping. This meal just made me happy. I had two plates today. The first was chicken (boneless/skinless), shrimp, broccoli, bean sprouts, pineapple, onion and edemame with soy and ginger sauces. The second was all veggies (since I was full but really wanted more!): broccoli, onion, pineapple, pea pods, baby corn and edamame with a sweet orange peel sauce and teriyaki sauce. Now, granted, the sauces weren't incredible choices as I'm sure they're filled with sugar and definitely lots of sodium, but I think overall it balanced out well. I just love that I had total control over my meal. I didn't have to ask for substitutions or feel bad about anything I ate, I didn't have to feel like "Well, most of this is good, so it's okay", or anything like that. I chose exactly what I wanted and it was delicious. And it was good for me, and totally within my diet. I walked away uncomfortably full but HAPPY.

Tomorrow I'm making salmon and I can't wait. I've managed to talk myself out of making it the last few nights because I never felt like going to the store to get stuff to go with it. How lame is that? The scale is not being friendly, so I'm very excited to go shopping and fill the house with yummy, healthy food!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

OMG OMG OMG OMG

I owe Donnie $20. But I also have actual reason to think I ovulated! Gonna be charting this cycle to see what happens. Maybe I can check "ovulate at least once without medication" off of my list! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PCOS BE DAMNED!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Holy Body Confusion, Batman!

So, with PCOS, a common symptom is irregular cycles. This was my very first symptom, and it's stuck with me for almost 16 years now. The only time I have ever had a regular cycle was while on birth control, and even then it was sometimes still wacky. So, here I am, 27 years old, slowly giving up on the idea of ever having kids, and I decide to start really battling my PCOS on my own. I've done birth control, I've done Metformin, and while I have no complaints about any of it, no bad side effects or anything, I just don't want to do that anymore. I want to see where I can get just by changing how I eat, exercising, and working with the problem instead of masking it. So, I started the Ultra-Metabolism diet and while I haven't been wonderful with it (which is directly related to my lack of blogging lately), I do try to stick to it when I can. Well, after about six months of getting my period every two months-ish, I ended up getting it in June, and 33 days later in July. I remember texting my BFF and telling her I got it and it was weird because it had only been four weeks, lol. Now, 31 days later, it seems like another cycle may be moving in. Of course, I may be wrong. But, on August 5th, Cycle Day 19, I was complaining to my BFF about my ovary hurting. Did I ovulate? Maybe? I don't know! But I'm excited. To think that while I'm still totally unhealthy, a super simple change may have led to my body self-regulating, is just - I don't even have the words. So, here's to hoping that a new cycle starts in the next few days!!! Though, I'd be happy if it didn't, because if it does, I owe Donnie $20. I've been super irritable the last few days and he has noticed a direct link between that my period lol. So, we shall see. If it does come, I will be doing some serious charting this next cycle to see what happens.

Friday, August 13, 2010

A Mile a Minute

It's been awhile, I know. Life has been pretty crazy. We had a surprise 50th birthday party for my mom last Friday, so the last few weeks have been packed with preparing for that. My best friend came out from Philadelphia for the weekend and the party. I hadn't seen her since April '09, so that was fun. My eating kinda went out the window. And the scale is showing it. So, my big focus now is on getting back to eating well and starting an exercise program this week!

Here are some pictures to catch you up on the last couple weeks of my life:

This was Donnie's brother Cody's 21st birthday on July 31st. This pic is Donnie, his dad and Cody.
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Cody and I
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This is my parents at my mom's party. They have been married 28 years but never had an "official" first dance, so I picked a song ("You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" by Gladys Knight) and surprised them!
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Tuesday and Wednesday this week were taco night at our house!
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The peanut butter I have been using.
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I love the ingredients! Or should I say INGREDIENT!
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A big batch of Stonyfield Farms Organic yogurt (plain) with vanilla extract, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and chopped walnuts - pretty tasty, but I'm gonna try to get vanilla yogurt next time.
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The best part of my breakfast for the last couple of weeks - flaxseed bread with peanut butter and sliced banana...YUM!
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If you've never tried Fuze drinks, you should. I love them. They aren't really juice at all, and the ingredients aren't completely great, but it's far from bad for you, unlike many drinks!
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