The old July 2011 support thread is here. The old July exercise thread is here.

Wahoo! New month! Let's round up! And don't forget to exercise in August and add your minutes!

• Who's here this month?
• How are you?
• What are you working on?
• How was last month?
• How's your PCOS management going?

Who's here this month?

Me! Astrophe rhymes with catastrophe. Though I'm not catastrophic.

How are you?

Mostly good. Emotionally happy, mentally solid, physically reasonably well, and spiritually calm.

What are you working on?

Emotionally -- continuing stress relief techniques. (Help mom with dad's caregiving and we are still pursuing an alzheimer dx so that can get stressy.)

Mentally -- making it to the start of the school year with a lively child. SAHM summers are the busy time!

Physically -- dealing with my PCOS and trying to lose weight.

Spiritually -- strangely as it sounds, spending more time in my garden. I need that to feel connected and at peace.

How was last month?
Not too bad -- I finally seem to have found my "sweet spot" for weight loss and things are moving again so that is encouraging. I am changing health insurance though so waiting to sort that out before moving on to allergist and endoc appts that I need to do.

How's your PCOS management going?

I took a BCP break but may go back on. 90 something days with no TOM was my limit, and it isn't appearing so back I go. I don't want to deal with the moodiness. I had some RAGEY moments and frankly, I don't need it. I feel more even on BCP than relying on my own hormone wacky.

Still taking my Levoxyl for the hypothyroid, not bothering with the spironolactone at the moment -- the hair doesn't bother me as much as the ragey bits of the emotional roller coaster.

Here's to a good August!

A.

Who's here this month?
Mee!!!!!
How are you?
Im ecstatic this AM. I hit 259.9 on the scale which means I am halfway to goal!!
What are you working on?
Continuing my weight loss.
How was last month?
Great I lost 12 lbs about last month
How's your PCOS management going?
It's going pretty ok. I think the hormones are straightening out a bit which is good. I keep waiting for TOM to be regular and it isn't so hoping that starts on it's own soon. I refuse to take BC.

Who's here this month?
Me me me!!

How are you?
Doing fairly well, food is on track, exercise is on track.

What are you working on?
Well, healthy eating and exercising as usual. I have some breast lumps so I'm getting my (pre age 40) mammogram. My doc doesn't seem too concerned but we've both felt them so it is a good thing to do.

How was last month?
Fairly good. Weight is the same but same is ok with me since there were some ups and downs.

How's your PCOS management going?
I really need to switch my BCP as I think my experiment with Ortho Tricyclen isn't working. My doc gave me a recommendation for a new gyn so I'm going there in a couple months for my annual checkup.

Who's here this month?
-I am here and ready for my first full month as an official PCOSer.

How are you?
-Better than I expected. I think I went through my mourning process long before my diagnosis because I've suspected it for so long. I have my moments of sadness and feeling abnormal, but I shake it off. The support from my husband is absolutely priceless and he makes me believe that, no matter what, everything is going to be OK.

What are you working on?
-I need to get back on my diet plan. I have been maintaining for far too long because of a few other health issues I've been using as an excuse, but it's time... Especially knowing the impact weight loss can have on PCOS.

How was last month?
-Dealing with the unrelated heath things has been difficult. One (stomach problems) is better, the other (spontaneous bruising and leg pain) is still a mystery. I am frustrated. Being diagnosed with PCOS was actually good for me because I've started the process of seeking help instead of just hoping and wondering.

How's your PCOS management going?
-There isn't much to it yet. I finished my Provera on Friday so now I'm just waiting. I'm anxious about whether or not it will work... Sometimes I fear I'm just too far gone. I have the birth control waiting, but that concerns me a bit because it's Ortho Tri-Cyclen and I have read others' experiences with it.

Thank you, Atrophe, for your post in the last thread and the link to the BCP thread. I am so new to this and have never been on BC before, so I don't totally understand what all the words mean, but I am learning. I appreciate your support!!

Beth, check your vit B12 levels. I too used to have spontaneous bruising and leg pain. Turned out that I was severely deficient in B12 and D. The doc gave me a shot for the B12 and the bruising & pain stopped overnight.

•Who's here this month?
Me lol

• How are you?
good thanks just plodding along
had a wicked 30th birthday party

• What are you working on?
getting to goal

• How was last month?
got to my birthdaygoal i made

• How's your PCOS management going?
still waiting to have a camera in my belly to see whats going on

I had that last month or the month before... low b12 and D so I had to up my supplements.

So much to watch out for with PCOS -- yeesh!

But hang in there gals! We're doing it!

A.

Vitamin deficiencies with pcos SUUUCCKKK man it aint even funny. If I forget to take my vitamins for a day or 2 I will have random bruises everywhere!

Who's here this month?

ME! And hopefully longer and a more frequent poster too.

How are you?

I'm exhausted. I'm tired of traveling. I've already had to deal with a crisis this morning that has me on my last nerve, and I'm about to travel again tomorrow.

But, overall, I'm doing GREAT. I am relatively healthy, I have a good life, I have a job, and I have people who love me.


What are you working on?

Well, now that the month is starting, my goal is to be eating low-carb and exercising my little butt off. I have this one trip and then I am back to "normal" and I will be focusing on eating healthy, experimenting with new recipes, working on my things, and rest from all the travel I've been doing.

But mostly, for this board, on my eating, my calorie counting, my exercising and of course, losing weight!

How was last month?

Good, I guess, despite all the travel. I still have 3 extra pounds that I've packed on that I need to take off. I am working on it. Thankfully, I didn't do too much damage, but I definitely could have.

I got my period early, which is weird, as you all know, it was a perfect 28 day cycle, and I don't know if that was because of the extreme low carb, eliminating as much wheat from my diet or what. I'll be playing around with that too this month to see what I discover.

How's your PCOS management going?

Good. Despite being exhausted and tired and traveling, I've been taking my vitamins and supplements diligently, even if it's at 2 AM.

I figured it's the least I can do, even if I can't exercise or do anything else.

The early period I think is a good sign, as long as I don't start having it all the time. I'll see how it goes this month. I know I also have to work on the stress levels because as I've already noticed, the more I stress out the more I want to eat.

me november 2010


me on my 30th last week

I'm pretty sure that has not been checked, thank you! I've had everything else checked, lol - thyroid, hormones, blood sugar, platelets, clotting, rheumatoid achy stuff, and I had an ultrasound to make sure I didn't have an enlarged spleen; that all came back normal.

Doc is on vacation this week, but I'll ask her about it next week. I think I'll pick up some OTC B12 supplements to try while I wait, I'm to the point where I'll try anything!!

looking GREAT ems18!

Some doctors discourage you from getting your B12 levels checked because most Americans get plenty of B12 through their diets. However there is some connection between PCOS, diabetes & B12 deficiency. They say that metformin causes malabsorption of B12, however I never took metformin and was still deficient. There are some pharmacies that will give you a B12 shot without a prescription for about $20. However you will need a prescription for high-dose VitD supplements.

Thank you xxx