me? well...

Every year since I was born, I've gained 10 pounds. At 19, I reached my highest weight ever- 206.4. I developed PCOS and am struggling and determined to get myself back into shape. This is my daily food log. I'm hoping whoever reads it can learn from it, and teach me something in return. We all need friends and motivation at some point.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Cushing's Sydrome and a wholleeee lot of discouragement

I am back from my three hour long appointment with my PCOS specialist. She thinks I might have cushing's syndrome.

I feel defeated, I started crying at the doctors office, and I'm starting to cry as I write this. I feel pathetic, and like I should "grow a pair" as they say, but the thing is, I am relatively healthy. I have been pretty active all my life, and up until recently (like a few months ago) I have never been obese. I mean, I was a varsity tennis player for 5 years for christ's sake. I'm 200 pounds, not 400. I'm freaking 19 years old, not 45. Which is what I felt like when she was telling me all that was wrong with me today. what is going on with my body?

As you may know, I have been logging everything I eat on this caloriecounting website called caloriecount.about.com, and I printed out all my logs for her and showed them to her. She saw EVERYTHING, even if I cheated, she saw how much I exercised- everything. She was surprised I hadn't lost more weight, but she said for women with PCOS, sometimes the numbers just don't add up (it's not as simple as the 3500 calorie per pound burn more than you eat thing) and that it was better to be overweight an exercise than to be obese and not exercise.

I feel like crawling into a hole and dying. She is putting me on Metformin, and I will start the perscription tomorrow.

I don't want to lose faith or hope, and I am thankful for everyone I have met so far on this site. But I will say that it's very hard not to get discouraged, especially since she basically told me i don't and i won't lose weight like everyone else. I honestly feel like if I starve myself for a year (which I won't) i won't drop a pound.

I feel very ill today. I am physically, mentally, emotionally exhausted. I am taking a nap. I have not stayed on my diet, I ate a crossant and coffee after the doctor's this morning.

Obviously, the more discouraged I get the more i want to eat. I know that is normal, but I also know i need to be careful.

I am not going to throw in the towel, and tomorrow I will get everything back on track better than it was before.  And i know, i know, the whole thing about "why tomorrow? why not today?" honestly, I just need a mental break right now. I don't plan on binging, or anyting like that, and i will still eat my diet meals that I have been eating, but i probably won't go to the gym, i probably won't do my exercising. I just need to not stress over it right now. I just need a break.

Because I feel like I just got hit with a big mack truck.

2 comments:

  1. Wow, I am so sorry. Does thyroid meds work for you..is that what metformin is...Don't feel down though. At least you know it isn't a lack of effort on your part. It is a medical condition. Now that they know maybe they can help you. The best thing you can do for your heart and your health is to continue to eat healthy. I am so sorry that this is harder for you than it is for others. But the doctors can help, I will pray they find a good solution. Keep your head up.

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  2. I am sorry you are having such a hear time! I dont even know what advise to give you because I cant comprehend how hard that must be! but know that you can do it! Your own strengthen is more than you can even imagine! I know you can do it! Blogging is great and i fully love it. It has helped me through so much! I am always here

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