Ain't nothing gonna break my stride!

Do you guys remember that song? Ain't nothing gonna break my stride, ain't nothing gonna slow me down--oh no--I've got to keep on moving!

Well that is my new mantra.

I have a good report for this week (and I am claiming that they will all be good reports).

I am down another 3.5 pounds this week! Wooooo Hooo!!!!!! That means I am 67.5 pounds away from my goal of returning to my pre-PCOS weight of 10 years ago. It is hard to believe I lost so much again this week. For so long, I've struggled to lose even one poound a week, so to have two weeks in a row of 3.5 is absolutely amazing. I know my results thus far are a combination of things. First of all, prayer. I know that God is still in the healing business, and I am believing him for my healing from PCOS. I know that man says there is not cure for PCOS, but I choose to believe God's report.

Secondly, I have been exercising consistently. This week I got in Sunday, 1 hour, Wednesday, 30 minutes, Thursday, 30 minutes, Friday, 30 minutes, and Saturday, 1 hour. Friday I had to drag myself to the gym. I was tired and really just wanted to go home and take a nap. That was a rough workout, because I was tired the entire time I worked out, but I was dedicated to putting in the time. Saturday, I added intervals of running to my neighborhood walk. I have never liked to run or jog, but as I was walking yesterday, I just felt like jogging, so I did, and it felt pretty good! I started slowly and probably only jogged a total of 5-7 minutes out of the hour walk, but it's a start. I'll have to keep doing that. (Sidebar--Enell makes a really good bra for working out that keeps the girls just where they should be--it's a bit on the pricey side, but it works!)

I was not that great on the metformin this week. 2 out of 7 I think. I'm still trying to push past my strong aversion to taking pills. I have always been this way. Just ask my mom. Getting me to swallow a pill used to be a grand production complete with the old hiding under the tongue act. I'm still working on this. I know the metformin will help, but I still believe I will get to the point that I will not need the metformin for PCOS.

My eating has been decent this week. For this journey (and beyond) I am following the 45 carb per meal, 15 carb per snack recommendation of my nutritionist. I had a couple of weak moments this week--thanks to my husband coming home with sliced cake--the thin-sliced pound cake you get from the grocery store bakery. Overall, I made it through this week without major setbacks.

OK--so 67.5 pounds to goal.

My goals this week are to exercise 6 out of 7 days for 30 minutes to an hour each session, take my metformin as best I can, stick to 45 carbs per meal and 15 carbs per snack, and keep feeling great!

Thanks for sharing this journey with me. Let me know you're with me--it helps keep me accountable!