It's the most wonderful time of the year

Hello, hello.

Today has been a pretty good day, mostly because it is FRIDAY! :) YAY!

I'm doing just fine. I had my test tonight and I think I did just
fine! I've been studying like a mad woman! But, now I get to relax and
enjoy my weekend and Thanksgiving vacation! :)

I wanted to talk about what happened at my doctor's appointment the
other day. Well, I've been plateaued for a while now. I've tried
different things to jump start it but nothing has been working. I have
PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and hypothyroidism. My doctor is a
reproductive endocrinologist. He told me that he's concerned about my
weight not moving and he wanted me to try cutting out carbs this
month. Women with my condition do have better hormone balance with low
carb dieting. I told him I was scared of low carb because I've never
done it and I've always been against the extreme kind. He put me on an
appetite suppressant and we discussed what exactly he meant by low
carb dieting. For one month, he wants me to cut out as many carbs (mostly the processed sugar/flour variety) as I can. I asked if I could still have fruit and he said yes but keep it to about 2 servings a day and the rest fill with veggies. He said don't do the atkins thing and cover everything in fat and oil because that's not going to help. He said still be fat savvy but to cut out
the breads, the processed sugar, the potatoes. So, that's what I have
been doing the last couple of days. It's not been hard yet. I feel
like it is pretty similar to Core. I would appreciate any support on
this. I love my doctor and I've been going to him for a while now. I
trust him and it's only for a month. He said after a month that we
would discuss how to bring carbs back in healthy moderation to my
diet.

But you know what? I've been less hungry. That's a good thing right? I hope so. So, we'll see. One month can't be that bad and if it gets to hard then well I'll just have to come on here and vent about it! :) I hope you are all having a fabulous Friday and have a great weekend!!!! Please pray for me!!

~Jennifer

By day or by night, the people could travel on their way, because God was with them, guiding them all the time. Exodus 13:22

You can do it!

I've never done the no carb thing; I don't think I could. I like my breads and pastas just a little to much. But then, I think that maybe I like looking and feeling better more than what bread and pasta tastes like. And maybe when you get to the point of you wanting something you should think like that. I actually have a picture of me with the "talk-to-the-hand" pose on my fridge and then a list of reasons I want to lose weight. Posted up there it looks more like "STOP. Think about what you are going to eat before you open it  up and read the reasons you want to lose weight." I find that it helps. But really, I think you can do it. And if your doctor tells you that will help you get over your plateau, then you should go for it. Because you know what, I believe in you! You can do this!!! Hope you are having a great weekend!

XOXO