5 pound gain and a more positive outlook!
I am one lucky person. I have such a great support system around me. I gained 5 pounds this week and yet I lost 7 last week. Its extremely discouraging to step on the scale and see almost nothing happen especially when your life depends on it. No, I’m not going to die anytime soon but if I don’t lose this weight I will die at an early age. I am 27 years old and I have high blood pressure, I’m pre diabetic, and I get cysts on my uterus and ovaries. The latter may not be due to weight but my doctor said that weight loss will help especially if I want children because those symptoms could lead to polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) I haven’t been tested yet because I don’t have the finances. My husband and I are on a tight budget with no health insurance so its a little tough to get all of our health issues under control. He has type 2 diabetes himself and the only thing we know that will help with most of it is to lose the weight; which is why we are determined to do this. It i...