Losing Weight #8
It's been a while since I posted about my weightloss journey, so I thought I'd do another one. An earlier post was about how to accept that losing weight takes time. They always talk about "it didn't go on over night, so it's not going to come off overnight". Well, I tend to struggle a lot with that.
The last year has been very difficult. I had gotten down to nearly 35 lbs within my goal before getting pregnant with Little Monster. Pregnancy is always hard on the momma's body, but my anxiety and nausea seemed to take dietary control to a whole new level of difficult. I all but abandoned my attempts to focus on my health for an effort at comfort.
We had Little Monster in February of 2024, and I tried to start up my control again. Problem #1: I have PCOS. This means my hormones are typically out of whack. If you see any weight loss commericals now adays, you might be aware that that can cause all kinds of weight trouble. Problem #2: PCOS often seems to cause Insulin Resistance, meaning ultimately that the sugar in your blood doesn't get used by the cells and instead gets stored as fat.
At the time of starting this again, I had gained about 25lbs back. It's been a year, and I'm trying very hard. I'm only down about 10 of that 25. Mema is gracious enough to make lunch for the group every day. As they should not have to eat the limited diet I am eating, it is very difficult to avoid the delicious breads, potatoes, and other tasty bits that I am supposed to stay away from. Then having children in the house means their snack foods are always at hand. Then at the end of last year, we faced some extremely difficult circumstances regarding a close loved one. Finally, they say it takes about 6 months for a woman's body to fully recover after having a baby.
Needless to say, it's hard to accept that this is going to take more time. The most important thing is that the kids are my motivation. I want to be an example for them in every way that I can: God, Love, Health, and Behavior toward others are, I hope, good examples for them. It all takes work, and we are getting there.