Let's talk TOM!
No, I haven't disappeared -- just been SUPER busy, so just a quick post
tonight. I reported a weight gain last week prior to my expected TOM,
which STILL hasn't arrived, but the weight has come back off. So right
back where I was the week before the gain. Ah well. It's very
frustrating, to say the least. I know, I've got PCOS -- irregular
cycles come with the territory. But for years I was on the pill to
force regulate it, so when I suddenly quit taking them about 4 years
ago, I was surprised to find myself relatively regular after that.
Except in the last couple of years or so, I sometimes hit a cycle that
lasts 6 weeks, even though the weight gain that precedes it still comes
at 4 weeks! I have no idea what that's about. I'll be 48 this year, so
I know at some point I'll be in pre-menopause but when you've got PCOS,
how would you know? I mean -- is it the PCOS or menopause that's
wreaking havoc with my cycle? Who knows. I guess it doesn't really
matter, it's just very frustrating when you're trying to have a
consistent weight loss.
I'm still working out, and today I was getting heaps of encouragement
from the other members, which felt good. Even the trainer singled me
out and asked where I got my energy from, so I know I worked hard
tonight. I guess it would be nice to expect a weight loss every week,
but I've just got to accept that it doesn't work that way for me. Like
it or not, this is where I am. Ah well. I'll try to check in again in a
day or two. Hope you're all doing well.