1-25-2019 A Little History

I have been on a low carb, high-fat diet now for a week. I know it's not that long. But it's a big deal to me because every other time I have started to change my diet, to lose weight, I haven't been able to stick with it.
So what makes this time different? 
This year I will be 35. Where did the time go?! What do I have to show so far?
Nothing.
I have a husband, five dogs, a tiny house, and a lot of things I haven't figured out just yet. 
I have been married for eight years and all that time we never did anything to prevent pregnancy. It never happened.
In 2011 I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and put on Metformin and was told about counting carbs and exercising. Metformin is the nastiest thing ever and gave me some very unpleasant side-effects like diarrhea and severe stomach cramps. It did seem to help with my sugar, so I continued taking it. I tried walking, which I found very boring. I could never stick with a set exercise routine.
In 2012 I was diagnosed with PCOS ( Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and was put on birth control pills to help regulate my cycles. This was a very frustrating time in my life. I wanted desperately to get pregnant and being put on birth control obviously wasn't going to help. 

Fast forward to a week ago.

I decided to do some research on PCOS and see if there was anything else I could do. The birth control hadn't worked, in fact, it made my periods disappear completely. My sugar was all over the place, and frankly at this point, I didn't care at all about my health. I was angry, fed-up with a body that apparently didn't do anything right. All my tests had shown no obvious reason for me not getting pregnant. I just didn't understand it. 
I found a website that talked about PCOS and then listed some supplements that was shown to help regulate hormones and all that good stuff. One thing I found interesting was it said birth control can actually make it worse! I had been on birth control for years. It also said sugar was also a big aggravator and many women cut out grains from their diet, along with dairy. Dairy creates inflammation.

So I turned to the Keto diet. Now, I am not, by any means, a pro at this diet. I don't fully understand what ketosis is, except the general concept is that your body starts burning fat for fuel instead of taking it from carbs. You limit your carbs and aim for high-fat, moderate protein. 

Here's a handy chart I found on pinterest.

I figured this had to be healthier than what I was currently doing and my biological clock is ticking steadily away. 

So this blog is a way for me to journal my progress, my failures, my great days, and my bad days. I will share low-carb recipes I try, exercises that I like, things that work for me, and things that don't. 

But I want every single person reading this to know that it is NEVER too late to start to change yourself.