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Organizing Chaos

Hi all! So in my description for the blog, part of it says "Living life with PCOS and Chaos..." and in my first post I had mentioned I would share stories of trying to organize my life and calm the chaos in addition to PCOS and diet things. Well given all of our current situations be "quarantined" there has been new chaos added to all of our lives that none of us could have predicted. Working from home, helping my son with school work from home, missing and worrying about my students, trying to stay up to date on everything happening every day, processing all of the fears and worries of what is and what may be, trying to shield my son from too much reality so he doesn't get stressed but also finding teachable moments to balance it out, seeing and learning about new deaths every day, and reading so much negativity on social media and the news. These are all things that have added to my already existing chaos, and I know you all are experiencing them too. Don'...

At a Standstill

Well, it has been a hot minute since I posted anything. My absence started because I had come to a sort of standstill with my progress. My weight loss stalled, and I had a real hard time keeping motivation to continue with my healthy lifestyle. So I felt that since I didn't have anything positive to report, that it wasn't worth reporting. I was wrong. I re-read through my older posts, and I realized two things. First of all, I promised to share this journey, even "my mistakes and failures." And second of all, reading those posts, I realized that I need to take my own advice. I SAID I was human, didn't I? And just trying to figure things out. I SAID it wasn't all about the weight loss and that I just wanted to get healthy and feel better, right? Well then, time to listen to myself! Re-reading the posts was the boost I needed to get back on track and stick with it. If you need some inspiration when your weight loss stalls, re-read them too. I had good advice, LO...