Plus, I'm not a fan of things that involve "pain" (unless I'm the one doling it out). There is a huge stigma about doing Weight Loss Surgery. After a year of meeting with Doctors, PCOS Specialists & my Nutritionists - I decided this was the best decision for me.īut, I was also kind of terrified. It's a total chicken & the egg scenario.īut after digging a bit deeper, I saw that a lot of PCOS patients who had done Gastric Bypass surgery, stuck with a strict low carb diet after surgery & did daily exercise had shown long term weight loss success. Which is TOTAL CRAP, because the PCOS makes that nearly impossible. So, I hopped on the inter-webs, and talked to my doctors - and came to the conclusion that the only long term tool that was going to help me with getting rid of the PCOS symptoms was to lose weight, permanently.
I have a pre-teen daughter who I was setting a horrible example for, and I really didn't want her to follow in my weight issue footsteps. Why take the easy route, right?!Īfter fighting PCOS for over 20 years, trying every diet possible, working out with little success only to give up and just eat cupcakes & nutty bars for a few months (I mean seriously - Nutty Bars are AMAZING), and then yo-yo back to anorexia where I would starve off the 10 - 20 pounds I'd recently gained - I decided I really wanted to get out of this cycle. I hit the total genetic jackpot!! It was either this or my moms 5'11, willowy thin frame. This condition also puts me on the fast track to diabetes, sleep apnea, heart problems & a pre-disposition to many cancers at an early age. It does gives me super powers like the ability to lift up 250+ pound men in bars after a few drinks via crazy high testosterone levels (this surprises no one), but it also causes things like crazy weight gain that is very difficult to lose, awesome goatee level facial hair, insulin resistance, constant sugar cravings, difficulty having kids, depression, etc.
You can google it, but it's something that about 10% of all women have (but only 5% are actually diagnosed). When I was 19 I was diagnosed with a condition called "PCOS". Oh, I'm getting off the subject here - too much Dexter on Netflix this week. More like a Redwood Cactus that would kill you in your sleep. Don't worry - I made up for it with my super awesome personality, but a "petite little flower" I was not. I played sports like a freak, but I could also down a pizza like nobody's business.
Many of you have sent me nice notes, and even a few posts of "How did I do it" or "What's my secret"!? So here we go.įor those of you who've known me since I was a kid, I've always been the chubby girl. I've lost 95lbs in about 6 months (tomorrow)! I still have about 20 more to go - but I'm almost there! I posted this (very long) story to my Facebook page earlier, but thought I'd share for all of those with PCOS as well. Hi everyone! I had RXY 6 months ago, and I also have PCOS.
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