tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116Mon, 02 Sep 2024 01:25:15 +0000PCOS101 in 1001Ultra-Metabolismfood365 ProjectcyclesDietmoviesvacationTrader Joe'sWeight Watchersbookscareercookinggoalshealthinfertilitylifeonce a month cookingovulationtravelweigh inweight losswellnessRachel's adventures dealing with Polycysitc Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)Blogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-491739028760744752Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:08:00 +00002011-08-01T13:09:17.333-04:00It's been awhile since I told you that you suck. Today I just want to tell you that you still suck and I'm back and ready to boot you out. It's on. Sincerely, Rachelhttp://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2011/08/dear-pcos-you-suck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-4252894804481066905Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:25:00 +00002010-11-13T13:25:48.261-05:00Cycle Day 50. At this point a woman with a normal cycle and functional ovaries would probably have taken a pregnancy test and gone to see a doctor, either because she is pregnant or to try to find out why she hasn't gotten her period. But a woman with PCOS doesn't have it so easy.  My last three cycles have been 33-37 days long, oddly regular for me. I liked it. I can handle almost-regular. http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/11/dear-pcos-you-suck.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-5281323305747564347Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:56:00 +00002010-10-30T11:56:16.302-04:00I haven't posted in over a month. I kind of slipped into the shadows for awhile, as I was studying for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam, which I took on October 16th. Studying was pretty consuming - both of time and mental ability, so I honestly did not even think about updating the blog. Donnie and I made a weekend out of my exam. I took the exam at Western Michigan http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/10/coming-out-of-hiding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-3676867458350507361Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:12:00 +00002010-09-20T00:15:01.103-04:00The thing I love most about where we live is that there are tons of awesome festivals going on all summer. This past weekend was a three-in-one art fair. We only made it to one part, the DIY Street Fair. There were tons of tents of locals artists selling their work, a beer tent where the local microbrewery, The WAB, had a bunch of local beers on tap. I fell completely in love with Mt. Pleasant http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/09/diy-street-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-7993041736379666952Mon, 20 Sep 2010 03:40:00 +00002010-09-19T23:41:29.160-04:00So, I did my cooking for my freezer meals on Monday, but we just ate the first one tonight. I can't complain, since we have eaten at home all but one day this week (we ordered pizza once), and now I can wait even longer to do a big shopping trip again! The first meal we tried was the Chicken Broccoli Casserole from Once a Month Mom. Overall, it was really yummy! I forgot to a picture, but it http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-first-oamc-meal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-4257975885437234041Fri, 17 Sep 2010 01:05:00 +00002010-09-19T23:30:25.390-04:00 IMG00411-20100916-2056.jpg Originally uploaded by Rachel0506 I had a coupon for Blue Diamond Oven Roasted Almonds, so I picked some up on Monday. I got the dark chocolate covered ones and just tried them. WOW! Delicious! I had to jump on the computer and write a post to share this!!http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/09/img00411-20100916-2056jpg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-3439635118317562712Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:06:00 +00002010-09-15T20:06:03.862-04:00careercyclesfoodonce a month cookingPCOSweight lossFor those of you who have never been overweight, you may not understand how excited I am about my latest "I think I may be losing weight" realization. I swear my legs are getting thinner. I've noticed over the last few days that my thighs don't seem to touch as much as they used to. I don't feel like I'm losing weight, but I can FEEL a difference in my legs when I'm walking or standing. I wear a http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/09/shes-got-legs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-487723222848302429Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:30:00 +00002010-08-30T20:30:48.960-04:00cyclesfoodPCOSI've been really bad at updating lately. Hopefully after the grocery shopping trip I have planned for tomorrow and getting back to really gung ho about my diet I will be posting more. I started charting this cycle. I had the WORST period of my life to start it off with. I was seriously in agony. There was a day where sitting in the chair at my desk hurt so much I just laid down on my officehttp://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/08/ive-been-really-bad-at-updating-lately.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-7024578224151315982Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:22:00 +00002010-08-19T13:22:26.611-04:00cyclesovulationPCOSI owe Donnie $20. But I also have actual reason to think I ovulated! Gonna be charting this cycle to see what happens. Maybe I can check "ovulate at least once without medication" off of my list! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PCOS BE DAMNED!!!!!!!!http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/08/omg-omg-omg-omg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-6853338683763678806Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:19:00 +00002010-08-18T14:19:44.735-04:00PCOSUltra-MetabolismSo, with PCOS, a common symptom is irregular cycles. This was my very first symptom, and it's stuck with me for almost 16 years now. The only time I have ever had a regular cycle was while on birth control, and even then it was sometimes still wacky. So, here I am, 27 years old, slowly giving up on the idea of ever having kids, and I decide to start really battling my PCOS on my own. I've done http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/08/holy-body-confusion-batman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-4492502906410546154Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:15:00 +00002010-08-13T11:30:32.985-04:00It's been awhile, I know. Life has been pretty crazy. We had a surprise 50th birthday party for my mom last Friday, so the last few weeks have been packed with preparing for that. My best friend came out from Philadelphia for the weekend and the party. I hadn't seen her since April '09, so that was fun. My eating kinda went out the window. And the scale is showing it. So, my big focus now is on http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/08/its-been-awhile-i-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-7190193832134596141Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:25:00 +00002010-07-29T21:25:31.234-04:00foodPCOSUltra-MetabolismWow, I'm really sucking at updating lately. I've been working so much and I think I'm just worn out. But, let's see...I was debating whether or not to move on to Phase II of the Ultra-Metabolism Prescription this week or not. I was thinking I'd extend it to four week instead of the three, because I wasn't 100% on plan the whole three weeks. I chose to move on, though, because the food options http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/pleasant-surprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-5364278365632626965Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:10:00 +00002010-07-21T23:10:28.318-04:00101 in 1001PCOSUltra-MetabolismvacationI don't know why I haven't posted in 11 days! I mean, life has been busy, but, wow. I need to work on that. Now I need to think back and figure out what has been going on. Well, first off, Donnie and I went camping this weekend. This was my first time camping and I loved it! I peed in the woods, swam in a lake, sat around and did nothing, cooked food over the campfire, slept in a soaking wet http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-been-way-too-long.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-3930373624985197288Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:22:00 +00002010-07-10T10:22:16.472-04:00101 in 1001DietfoodUltra-Metabolismvacationweigh inFriday was kinda hit and miss on the food front. Food was a big focus for the day, because I spent awhile messaging back and forth on Facebook with Donnie's cousin about our camping trip next weekend. I'm kind of nervous. I really want to stick to my diet as much as possible but it will be hard in that sort of situation, with limited storage space and everyone else eating differently. I have a http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-feeling-like-lifestyle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-7181286662292606262Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:18:00 +00002010-07-09T13:18:54.272-04:00Yesterday was so hot, work was miserable. I'm really hoping we can find a new a/c unit for the office ASAP because it's been 90 degrees in there the last few days and I've been miserable and crabby. The heat didn't help when I went to make lunch and realized the leftover Moroccehh Chicken I brought needed to be warmed up and with the extra Masala simmering sauce we added had a bit of heat to it. http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/chugging-along.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-3600544800219636063Thu, 08 Jul 2010 03:31:00 +00002010-07-07T23:31:48.046-04:00Donnie stayed home from work today so I was able to enjoy some uninterrupted video time in the office. Since I didn't have any new shows to watch I got in Episode 2 of Season 1 of True Blood - damn Megavideo for cutting me off half way through episode 3! *sigh* After that I decided to just watch some movies online from Netflix. The first was I'm Reed Fish. This was a cute movie. It had a nice http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/morrocehhhh-chicken-and-101-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-1037796042004033544Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:11:00 +00002010-07-06T23:17:48.368-04:00101 in 1001foodUltra-MetabolismToday was the first day of my UltraMetabolism Prescription. Phase I is a three week detox, avoiding dairy, eggs and gluten, and focusing on whole foods. I was hungry most of the day, so I know I have to make some adjustments tomorrow, especially with breakfast. I'm used to filling, fatty, high carb breakfast sandwiches so the smoothie I made was a big change. For breakfast I made the Berriest http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/yumminess-and-101.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-2994134348375082177Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:28:00 +00002010-07-05T22:28:23.384-04:00foodPCOSTrader Joe'sUltra-MetabolismTomorrow I'm starting the UltraMetabolism Prescription. I decided to skip the 1 week preparation as I didn't feel it was necessary for myself. I think it's a great idea to have people ease into no caffeine/sugar/high fructose corn syrup/pre-packaged foods, but I don't have problems with most of that stuff and I really wanted to just get started on the plan, as I had originally planned to start http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/grocery-shopping-and-new-diet-plan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-7174218776338485043Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:41:00 +00002010-07-04T13:41:37.958-04:00365 ProjectI didn't really think that taking a picture a day for a year would be that difficult. I was wrong. I did great the first few days, mainly because I was actually out of my routine a bit, doing more than just going to work and coming home. So I realized I missed a few days. Not wanting to lie to myself about a challenge I chose to do, I'm starting over. I now have a new Day 1 and Day 2 photo and myhttp://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-365-do-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-5134916222384145148Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:32:00 +00002010-07-01T19:32:59.892-04:00101 in 1001So, today marks the day that I was FINALLY able to mark an item off on my 101 in 1001 list! And I actually get to mark off TWO things! Woo hoo!!!! I had to run to Office Depot during work today and picked up a 26 folder file case - with a handle! So, when we got home from work I sat down and made a list of all of the bill/paperwork categories I could think of, wrote out the labels and labeled thehttp://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/07/only-99-left.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-2347705043481396897Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:25:00 +00002010-06-28T15:43:33.054-04:00101 in 1001365 ProjectmoviestravelA couple of days in and I finally got a start on my 101 in 1001 list! One of my goals is to watch 26 movies I've never seen to cover the letters of the alphabet. Today I watched Julie & Julia, taking care of J - only 25 left! I almost checked off "visit a place in Michigan I've never been" after my trek to the Kalamazoo area last night, but I didn't feel right about it, because I didn't really http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/06/start-on-my-101.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-6159015767977450746Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:19:00 +00002010-06-28T15:30:41.961-04:00101 in 1001bookscookinggoalsinfertilitylifemoviesPCOSI'm enjoying a lazy Monday off after a busy weekend by watching Julie & Julia (for my 101 in 1001). I was filled a sense of....pride? when I found out that Julia Child and her husband, Paul, were unable to have children. I think part of my problem when going through my own battle with infertility was that I had always seen myself as a mother, and when I had to accept that this dream may never http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/06/julia-child-and-infertility.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-830047776679928525Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:57:00 +00002010-06-24T12:55:42.847-04:00101 in 1001365 ProjectDietUltra-MetabolismI feel like I've abandoned the blog a bit. Not sure why. But, I have lots to add now! I just finished an awesome book, Ultra-Metabolism, and will be starting a lifestyle change (NOT a diet!) using the tools in the book next week. I will be posting more about that. I'm also reading about the 101 in 1001 challenge and the 365 Project, both of which I plan to start. So, lots of good stuff coming in http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/06/im-still-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-5402006491073653443Mon, 17 May 2010 02:53:00 +00002010-05-16T23:29:56.360-04:00healthPCOSWeight WatcherswellnessSo, my last post was full of excitement about The Zone, and the one before that was all about Low GI...and this is how my mind works...I've really been researching and trying to figure out a diet plan that will not only help control my PCOS but one that I can comfortably and easily stick to, and the more I look into these plans the less comfortable I've felt with them. Today I took my friend http://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/05/here-i-go-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069770542980632116.post-157503935583497917Fri, 07 May 2010 23:57:00 +00002010-05-07T20:05:02.124-04:00After doing some more research on the Low GI diet, I'm strongly considering trying The Zone. It shares many of the same principles, and is highly recommended for those with Diabetes. I like the idea of trying a more structured program to start with, as the glycemic index is proving difficult for me to grasp. After registering (for free) on I've learned how many "blocks" of protein, carbs and fathttp://pcosandyou.blogspot.com/2010/05/in-zone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rachel Joy)0