I remember the morning I went and changed my life.  PCOS sucks, lets just put it out there.  I gained 100+ lbs., I’ve had lots of issues, and well it’s part of me like it or not.

I had this online journal/blog type thing that I’ve saved to remember past adventures through life.  I found the picture I had taken the day I had my surgery.  Yep, 100+ lbs. heavier.

I realized from losing the 100 + lbs. I gained that I have real sympathy for overweight people as you never really know why someone is overweight, that people are more judgmental I believe to people who are overweight than say a drug addict, and that if I’m not in my right mind that I can get obsessed with never being fat again to the point of being scared of my thoughts.

This all being said I think that I can’t diet.  It’s just not my thing.  I become obsessed with my weight, weighing myself every day, and depriving myself of anything yummy.  Instead I find eating right and having a treat from time to time is the way to go.  Also, I get obsessed with over exercising which then doesn’t make exercising fun and causes injuries like “Severe Contusions to the knees” from the 30 day shred so I have found that I try and walk wherever I go and if I have time jog at least 2 miles.  Oh and my love of ballet over the past couple of years is nice too.

Seeing the picture below makes me sad.  Reminds me of how hard PCOS was and can be but I know that I’m not alone.  There are tons of women with this condition and if I remain positive I can be a positive example for these women. Women who may have been as scared and frustrated as I.

YES, I had Gastric Bypass and not because I was constantly chowing down but because I have PCOS and gained 100 lbs. and yes the doctors were right it helped reverse my symptoms and there is no shame in having the surgery.  Is my life better from it….YOU BET!!