Thursday, March 20, 2014

The ever-lasting obstacles.

Well, you know how I was doing so good? Yeaaaaaah... about that.

I have been waiting for my second Insulite Labs order to come in. New management took over and they are apparently changing some things (hopefully for the better!) and so they got way behind on their orders. The cool thing though is that it is Katie Humphrey and her team that is taking over! She was the woman I watched on youtube about overcoming PCOS naturally! If you haven't ever listened to her, I'd recommend it. She is very earl and motivating. 

It's no real excuse for me to slack off which I have but there is an absolute difference being off the vitamins. Sugar and carb cravings have come back full swing, my energy levels have dropped again, and my motivation is lacking. It's so hard to pull yourself back up sometimes and the longer I wait the harder it gets. 

So, I really need to find some motivation! Maybe I need to watch her videos again!? Hopefully my order will be coming in soon too which will help a lot! It already has! 

Something I have started noticing the last week or two is that I have started getting dry itchy patches of skin in random spots. I don't know if this is a symptom of PCOS, the dry winter we've had, or maybe it is an allergic reaction to something. I have a spot in the center of my lower back, a small spot on my wrist, sometimes on my left tricep, and on my rib cage just under my breasts; super random spots! I've had the ones under my breasts (sometimes one or the other) and my back for much longer and it seems to come and go.

So that is where I am at the moment. A little frustrated, fatigued, wanting to get back up, and trying to find the willpower to do so. 

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Maintaining

Hello there! Back from the dead - or at least the non-blogging world. But I have a REALLY good excuse! I got married last weekend! Wahoo!! Most amazing, happy, stressful time of my life! And let me tell you, concentrating on what I was eating and doing exercise was not at the top of my to do lists on any day. You know the LGN diet? Yeah... Didn't have time. The good news is, I have learned some things, and I have a long way to go before I can get back to where I was. Good thing y'all will be here for that journey, and to help keep me on track. (Hopefully someone, somewhere, is reading this and will help me feel accountable.....)
Things I have learned about myself:

  • If I don't have a goal, nothing will get done. 
  • I have to make it a priority to eat right and exercise
  • I stress eat. A lot. 
  • I feel crappy when I don't eat healthy. Crappy being exhausted, tired, crabby, etc. 
  • Once you fall off the bandwagon, it's hard to jump back on. (see an earlier post from Crystal here.)
  • I love being married, and I want to be healthier and happier for my new husband!
I don't think anything I learned is something that is quite new, just reminders about who I am, and how I want to do things. So, here are my goals:
  • Start eating healthy again.
  • Start exercising regularly again.
  • Find positive self affirmations that will help me feel better about myself.
Not-health-related-goals:
  • Find something nice to do for my husband everyday
  • Never speak badly about anyone - including those I love the most. 
So, there we go. I started a new life, and now I have new goals. Here's to achieving them!