This is just how I have to live until me and my shitty hormones both die.

So I was recently diagnosed with pcos, it reminded me of Louis C.K. in his special

"Chewed Up" talking about when you get to a certain age and even your
doctor doesn't care "That's just a new thing you do until you and your shitty ankle both die."
I thought "this is just how I have to live until me and my shitty hormones both die."
(don't worry, I'm laughing with cynical mirth.)
I figured i should write about here instead of facebook as one of my old friends was a dick to me and i deleted him and his comment. (never say the phrase "let yourself go" to a woman with a hormonal imbalance!)

LINKS
quiz to see if you may have pcos~
http://www.pcosupport.org/support/quiz.php

pcos overview web md had a lot about the different medications too~
http://women.webmd.com/tc/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos-topic-overview

it was recommended that I eat a diet proper for type 2 diabetes and
there was a Georgetown study on the effects of a vegan diet on type two
diabetes ALL of the patients on the vegan diet saw considerable results in
22 weeks and were able to reduce their medications~
http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20081001/vegan-diet-good-type-2-diabetes

this is the ada's official nutrition page~
http://www.diabetes.org/food-nutrition-lifestyle/nutrition/meal-planning/carbohydrate-counting.jsp

here is a site on how to go veggie in a healthy manner with a meal planner and nutritionists it's totally free too.~
http://www.nutritionmd.org/consumers/index.html
I haven't made any of the recipes from this site cause I don't cook much

but I have been using it as a guide to see if i am eating right.
these were the sites that were most helpful to me. there were a lot more on herbs you can take and pcos diet books and support groups for women who have pcos and through diet and exercise were able to get healthy enough to have their kids.

WHAT I DO
as far as I could glean the single most important thing is to get exercise in ten minute increments walking, dancing, whatever you can do and work your way up to a half hour a day.

i have been trying to not let myself starve eating every few hours instead of the once a day that I used to eat.

what I don't eat any more (for now)
simple sugars~ like honey, sugar, molasses, fruit juice, soda, alcohol any of that.
simple carbs~ like noodles, corn, potatoes, bread, tortillas,crackers etc.
meat~, i limit my meat to seafood once a week or less
dairy~ milk has a lot of sugar so try not to eat it at all but when i do I make sure its only an ounce or less a day in other foods
eggs~ I eat an egg every few days, (usually in the form of fake bacon strips.)

see if I cut out all those foods I can gorge myself on what I can eat as many veggies and fruits as i want:)

so you might wonder, what does she eat? I only cook a couple of times a week so mostly raw vegetables.
for snacks~ I eat a piece of fruit, a handful of nuts,a bowl of frozen veggies from the microwave or a soy milk and coffee latte.
for breakfast~ i have a cup of whole grain cereal or whole rolled oats or berries and soy milk.
for lunch~ i get a whole grain and beans and a vegetable side at the one
world cafe for three dollars or the vegan soup at Mizuna with no bread.
for dinner~ its always a salad or stir fry I just eat a plate (or two) of veggies with all of the colors spring salad mix then I add cucumbers, red bell peppers, carrots, sugar snap peas, avocados, (whatever i have) then i top it with a tablespoon nuts or imitation bacon or soy nuts and either sun dried tomatoes in oil or dressing. a cup of squash or a sweet potato make a good dessert with cinnamon( which is good for diabetics)
I plan on adding calcium, vitamin D and E supplements when I can afford them.
I also found a variety of healthy vegetarian soups and chili at the health food section of Fred Meyers. At first I just limited any food that wasn't a vegetable to just a handful not more than every three hours and ate all the non starchy fruits and veggies I wanted, now it's a little easier.
the hardest part for me was giving up potatoes and vitamin water and mochas as that was what I lived on but now I have become one of those people I hate that just "LOVES SALAD"
I have been staying motivated by thinking of all of the health problems that can happen due to this syndrome and it's medications.

I am on ocella which acts as an anti androgen to stop the torrent of blood that comes when I don't take them which puts me at risk of heart attack stroke and all sorts of other nasty stuff so I am just trying to get as healthy as possible so i can quit if it doesn't work i may ask my doctor to put me on metformin.

I also quit working quite as much and I quit smoking and worrywarting.

I have lost ten pounds since my doctors diagnosis about a month ago but keep in mind this is just how I am treating MY PCOS and it may not be right for you so talk with your doctor and do lots of research if you have pcos to find what works.

Feel free to e-mail me with any links and how you stay motivated to deal with these or similar health issues. Charissa ~ Vaunderbroad@hotmail.com