Friday, March 20, 2015

Week 5

As these weeks have gone on I have realized in tracking myself that I don't always take in enough protein daily. I have also realized that carbs - not food - are truly a problem in my life. I think about them, crave them, miss them, and mourn them. These are the 'simple carbs' I am referring to.
I am still struggling with getting to do any form of exercise. Thankfully this doctor scans my body to see if I am losing muscle, fat, or water. So far no muscle lost praise The Lord!

There are days I wish 'resisting' mentally what I want to eat would actually burn calories, lol!! 
This weigh in brought my total loss to 16 pounds, but, even better for me was realizing I could take a trip and not jump overboard to join my old habits! This was a mental milestone. So, that is one of my non-scale victories that doesn't require a tape measure, lol! :)

I did eat some onion rings one night and another day had a cream filled donut from Krispy Kreme. I did not beat myself up - I made each choice knowingly. I owned it and enjoyed it!  I sometimes look at others that are on their own wellness journey and wish mine could be 'like theirs'. Know what I mean? Like I could do similar foods and exercises and get similar benefits. With PCOS that is not the case. It amazes me how much I have underestimated it's control in my system.
In looking for answers as to why my bone isn't healing the endocrinologist explained that while I may not have a uterus I still have my ovaries and still require treatment for the PCOS until the numbers are down. 

I do admit to wishing I was different than I am - that I didn't have PCOS, that I didn't have an extremely slow metabolism, that my body could actually operate in moderation without a fight, and that my foot was TOTALLY healed!!!! 
But, that is not the road I am on. So, I will continue on this bumpy, jagged road, giving thanks for what is ahead and what is behind. 

'All things work together for the good of those that love The Lord and are called according to his purpose.' Romans 8:28

Yep, ALL THINGS. 

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