Thirty

|Thirty| Over the span of my life, I have decided on a trillion occasions that I would attempt to lose weight.  This time a couple of years ago my husband (then boyfriend) and I set out on our weight loss journey together which ended abruptly with a 40 lb loss for each of us in July 2014. I'd never felt so great in my life.  I had so much more energy, and I really enjoyed meal prep.  I began healthy eating challenges at work, joined Planet Fitness, and was well on my way to that goal to lose 100+ lbs.  Fast forward to June 2015...We had gotten off track and decided that we were going to get back at it.  We hired a personal trainer (Off work at midnight and up at 4 a.m. to train), and ate a LITTLE better; I started to see a dietitian who was wonderful and encouraging.  I seemed to just maintain my weight even when our eating habits where great.  In August, our personal trainer's schedule changed, he's a military officer, so his only availability was during a time when we worked.  I was so lost!  Today, I went to see my internist, who is also wonderful and encouraging.  He said one word that stuck out to me today, and I had an epiphany.  The word?  Drum roll, please? (Inserts drumroll sound here) CONSISTENCY!  It hit me like a sack of rocks!  Not only am I inconsistent with this journey, but so is everything around me:  my work schedule, my husband's work schedule, the personal trainer's schedule.  I am usually very adaptive to life's changes (especially when I want or feel I really need to be).  I really hate working out though I love how it gives me energy, but I can eat healthy foods consistently.

Let's rewind about 6 years.  In July of 2010, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), and hormonal endocrine disorder that causes excessive facial hair growth, male-pattern balding, acne, and obesity (or weight gain) among other symptoms.  It also increases the risks of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, high cholesterol, and miscarriage.  While your chances of miscarriage increase, the likelihood of you conceiving in the first place is incredibly low.  PCOS makes it incredibly difficult to lose weight because your body is working against you, but with diet and exercise reversing the symptoms is possible.  I should say if the proper diet and exercise result in weight loss it's possible; even pregnancy is possible. To find out more check out this website.  

So... Next year I, as well as many of my friends, will turn 30.  I plan to set a goal to reach by that time.  So by January 30, 2017, I WILL BE AT LEAST 50 LBS LIGHTER, AND A WHOLE LOT HEALTHIER!  So keep up with my bi-weekly post here. First post will be on February 7, 2016 on my blog, Weight Loss Journey to Thirty, since that's our next weigh-in date!  My husband and I weigh ourselves every other Sunday morning before breakfast.  I will make an introduction post some time before then.  Hopefully, it will inspire someone who's going through a similar situation.