Week Two Check In

Alright, I am really annoyed with Blogger because I wanted to just copy and paste my form from last time and it absolutely wouldn't let me! Oh well.

Week two has been a little harder on me. I feel like I did a lot better, a lot healthier, so I am proud of myself. Even so, it became more frustrating at times. I started to miss pop, and while I didn't miss cheese, the fun challenge posed by most restaurants became more irritating thist time. I don't want to be one of those bitchy vegans or vegans who are constantly putting their friends out, but I'm really running out of options. Then again, I'm also PCOS-ing like crazy, so maybe I'm just crabby.

Let's talk about how I feel PCOS wise though, because it's definitely an upper in the blog entry. In my old blog I did a whole entry about all of the havoc that PCOS reaks on my body. Since a lot of people reading this blog probably did not read that one, I will give you the 'highlights.' They include making it harder to lose weight, fatigue, adult acne, hair loss, PAIN PAIN PAIN, anemia, mood swings, excessive hair growth in other places, etc. Sigh. It isn't very fun. This week it hit me like a mack truck again, and on the first day I almost wanted to go to the ER, but I knew what was happening, and honestly besides putting me on medication I probably won't take, there isn't much they can do.

However, the initial onset lasted only a couple of hours. Hours, not a day, not two days. I didn't lose any sleep and after some hot tea I went about my day normally. I was blown away. I honestly wasn't sure how much good this was doing after only two weeks, but if this is any indication then I am really happy with how things are going. The fatigue has still been an issue. Kind of a big one. I still don't think it's as bad as it was before, but I am really tired. All the time. I know it's not anemia because I'm not cold any more than usual, and I just know how that feels by now. It's just the PCOS. Irritating, but I can deal. Last night I was a little in pain again, but instead of being an all-encompassing "kill me now, I hate my life" pain, it was more of a dull throbbing and constant but medium to low pressure on the lower left side of my abdomen. This might sound annoying to normal people, but to me it was the greatest burst of fresh air ever.

Furthermore, I had a friend tell me that my face looked thinner a few nights ago, I've noticed that my skin has cleared up, and I feel really clean inside and out. I put on a skirt that I was almost ready to get rid of today because the waist band has been too binding, and while it's still a little tight, it fit lower on my abdomen and less tightly at that. It's definitely a keeper as obviously my body is at least changing a little. With any luck in a few months I'll be ecstatic that I kept it!

I don't think my results are typical. I think that my body was just running SO badly that this was a drastic change. This lends itself to a quicker turnaround. I'm still not 100% vegan or a stellar eater yet either, but I'm getting there more quickly than I thought.

So what's different this week as opposed to last week? Well, for starters I cut my cheese intake down even more. I had pesto with parmesan in it one night. I also went to Quizno's, got their veggie sub, and had cheddar on it. I DID specify that I JUST wanted the cheddar, FYI, so it was basically a single slice. Before I would've done the whole three slices (shudders; my old eating habits already gross me out a little). One night that was really bad was when my roommate ordered pizza. Even that was a bit of a triumph for me though, because I refused extra cheese and had basically all of the veggies except olives stock-piled on there. I. Hate. Olives. Period.

But I digress. That was basically it! No cheesy tex-mex, no parmesan in pasta, no parmesan in my pesto except for one night. Additionally, I had only one glass of milk and no other dairy. (Well, that's probably not completely accurate, as I'm not being 100% judicious with my bread or boxed goods yet).

Overall I think it was successful, and honestly, if I can just remember how much better I feel right now as opposed to a normal PCOS attack, I think I'm going to be totally fine. This is way more gratifying than any vice.

Peace and love.