I'm Mimi and this is my anonymous weight loss blog. I'll post updates on my progress or lack of it, current health information, recipes, articles, workouts and quotes.
My diet history & why I eat low-carb.
I have PCOS & anemia and because of them I don't follow a mainstream diet. Some of my posts include controversial information and topics. If this bothers you then please don't follow me.
Stats
Build: Large
Height: 5'10.5"/179cm
HW: 298
CW: 232*
GW: 170
*I'm currently not weighing in. After a 2-month plateau I switched to measurements.
Diet: Limited sugar and starch (ie. low carb) and currently on Phase1 of Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution (2nd round with the program).
I’m cutting my dose of Metformin in half. I woke up this morning to 112 over 65 blood pressure, 85 pulse and 67 fasting blood glucose. I’ve been shaky all day and not feeling well in general. I hate meds!
@1 year ago with 2 notes
this makes me so upset. i hate PCOS and i want it to go away. i want to be able to have babies when im older :( fuck fuck fuck.
Not just junk food but foods high in sugars and starches, which is mainly what the average US citizen can afford. Which would explain why there’s been a sharp increase in cases. No one believes me when I tell them that I never want to have kids. Not just because of my disorder but it does play a part of it. Odds are if its a girl she’ll have the same health issues I do, if not worse, and mine are horrible enough (this has been going on in my mothers side for that last 4 generations and progressively getting worse). I’d most likely become a control freak to make sure the disorder never progressed to my stage only to mess her up in other ways.
*Updating because I now have more then 20 minutes and have been able to re-read the graphic. I think a few things need to be fixed on it. 1st you either have PCOS or you don’t and it’s incurable. No magical combination of foods will prevent it or make it go away, and because women with PCOS tend to have naturally high insulin levels poor nutrition leads to a high risk of obesity. 2nd it’s ‘excess body and facial hair growth’. It’s a common symptom for the hair on top of your head to thin. This should have been specified.
Whomever is writing these is making a lot of mistakes. I’ve run across quite a few with half truths and out right misinformation.
joyandhealthiness asked: I have PCOS, and I was just wondering how the no starch no sugar thing is going for you?? The thought of it is pretty terrifying to me lmao.
And, some of our stats are similar =D
I just checked your site, we do! I’ve been thinking of raising my UGW back up to 160 just because of my frame size and how easily I put on muscle.
Okay, about your question. Current it’s the only way I’ve ever been able to lose a large amount of weight and the best way to control cravings. I seem to have a lot of food sensitivities and low carb cuts out all of them. If that’s not reason enough for me to stick to it, it’s the healthiest diet for me. It’s lowered my insulin and cholesterol levels from moderately high (which occurred doing a low fat/low calorie diet) down into the healthy range and I also how predictable monthly cycles now. I’ve met girls who are doing amazing on low-fat, clean eating, or vegan lifestyles but they didn’t work for me. Nothing works for everyone. If you decide to try it definitely pick a diet, read up on it and give it 14 days to work. Just know that the worst part about this diet is watching what everyone else around you will be eating. Some days it can be really hard to stick to. I won’t lie and say I’ve been faithful to the plan for years, I do tend to slip, and I have eaten things I shouldn’t have but it hasn’t been the end of the world and I’m still sticking with it because it really does work best for me.
Also if you try it and decide it’s not working for you, and it’s been over a month, build back up to the average diet slowly. Once you remove sugar from your blood stream your body starts converting protein and fat into glucose and tends to forget what to do with sugar. That’s why people who suddenly go off a low carb diet put weight back on so fast. If you would like to see my current plan I can scan in the 4 pages of the starter guide. Sorry about the novel but I wanted to make sure I answered any questions you might have.
@1 year ago with 1 noteI doubt that last thing anyone wants to hear from me is another rant but it needs to come out. So to spare the people who just want to see fitspo, words of encouragement and diet ideas I’ll tuck the following behind a post cut.
@2 years ago with 1 noteI started the herb Saw Palmetto a few days ago. The herbalist said that it’s suppose to help with some of the symptoms for PCSO and at $8 a bottle it beats anything the doctors could prescribe. I’m currently taking 4 550mg doses a day and I should have enough to make it through the end of the month. If I don’t see any changes in the oncoming weeks I might get a 2nd bottle just to make sure I gave it a fair chance. Any assistance is welcomed at this point.
@2 years agoI ate a couple doughnuts with my brothers. It’s not their fault, I asked them if we could stop for some. I was just in such a horrible ‘why am I even bothering’ mood and let it get to me.
I too eagerly stepped on the scales today, anticipating a drop in my weight after all these weeks only to find out I had gained a pound. I’ve been bouncing back and forth between the same 5 pounds since Feburary. Who wouldn’t be disappointed after putting in this much work and not seeing any results?
I could live with the number if I was at least still seeing a change in my clothes or the mirror but I’m not and no one has noticed a physical change in months. It’s like my body has just stopped and given up on me. So I start taking 425mg of Metformin today. I’m really disappointed that I couldn’t do this 100% naturally but as long as I don’t have to resort to anything stronger I think I can tolerate it, if it helps my body. It’s on a 2 month probation with me.
@1 year ago
loveeeeeeeeee olivia!
I adore Olivia! I actually yelled when she won the grand prize and it was so inspiring to learn that she has PCOS.
(via get-motivation)
I managed to lose…1 pound. Don’t get me wrong, it’s enough to get me to the next mini goal on my list but one pound?! I feel like I let myself and everyone else down. I really gave it my all these last two weeks. I just keep wondering if there was anything I could have done differently and all I can come up with is the 2 new supplements that I’ve been taking. I don’t think I’ll be taking that saw palmetto again. My acne wasn’t cystic like it usually is but instead of a few bad ones just before my period I had lots of mini ones throughout the month. I thought this was was suppose to stop it. If so it’s not working for me and I’d rather deal with a couple each month than a new one every other day, so I think I’m done with it.
I’m still taking the caffeine pills for energy. Even with taking Iron and eating extra leafy greens and red meat I’m still always exhausted. It’s gotten to the point I’m sleeping about 10 hours a day. I’m running out of ideas and there’s no way we can afford a doctor and yet another round of blood work so things are just going to have to work out naturally.
I’m trying really hard to fight off depression. Nothing is going to ruin this faster then falling into a stage of not caring about anything but honestly I don’t know if I can stand another 30 days of hard work and no results. I’m tempted to just go to the store and grab any diet pill I can find. I won’t but it’s very tempting; without a miracle my dream summer may have to have to wait another year. I was really wanting this would be the one when I’d be under 200.
@2 years ago with 2 notesA Tumblr update!
There hasn’t been much to write about since earlier in the month I gave my family my scale to hold onto with instructions that they were not to return it until the 19th. I get one weight in and then have to give it back until my birthday. I can’t even beginning to express what a slave I am to that thing. At least twice a day I look over at where it should be and wish I could check my weight but it’s so hard to push on when you’re not seeing any changes physically or with the numbers. But I feel different this month, usually I’m so emotionally indifferent but lately I’ve been annoyingly chipper, irritable, and easily cry over everything. A positive sign of a hormone surge! Exactly what I’ve been waiting all these months for.
I’ve been taking advantage of the possible swing in my favor; working hard, exorcising at least an hour a day, 6 days a week and sticking rigidly to my diet. I’ve even been baking my holiday cookies all week and never even tasted the batter. I know that seems so masochistic but I love baking, it’s just the goodies don’t return the love. I’m going to give most of them away and save a few of my favorites as a treat later in the month.
It’s been going great so far and the only negative aspect was my older (usually very supportive) brother, who nearly get a baking sheet upside his head. After he noticed my refusal to lick a bit of chocolate off my finger I had to explain that I’m not putting one gram of unnecessary carbs into my body. His retort was that I’m obviously not doing everything I could to lose weight and one bite wouldn’t hurt any real progress. Asshole, it must be nice to be able to lose 10lbs by just cutting out junk food and working out a couple days a week. I hope he never develops a condition that causes him to gain weight eating normally “healthy” foods because I doubt he would be willing to do what I have to.
Anyway, I’ll update on the 19th with my progress.
Good luck to everyone with their Christmas goals!
I’m cutting my dose of Metformin in half. I woke up this morning to 112 over 65 blood pressure, 85 pulse and 67 fasting blood glucose. I’ve been shaky all day and not feeling well in general. I hate meds!
I ate a couple doughnuts with my brothers. It’s not their fault, I asked them if we could stop for some. I was just in such a horrible ‘why am I even bothering’ mood and let it get to me.
I too eagerly stepped on the scales today, anticipating a drop in my weight after all these weeks only to find out I had gained a pound. I’ve been bouncing back and forth between the same 5 pounds since Feburary. Who wouldn’t be disappointed after putting in this much work and not seeing any results?
I could live with the number if I was at least still seeing a change in my clothes or the mirror but I’m not and no one has noticed a physical change in months. It’s like my body has just stopped and given up on me. So I start taking 425mg of Metformin today. I’m really disappointed that I couldn’t do this 100% naturally but as long as I don’t have to resort to anything stronger I think I can tolerate it, if it helps my body. It’s on a 2 month probation with me.
joyandhealthiness asked: I have PCOS, and I was just wondering how the no starch no sugar thing is going for you?? The thought of it is pretty terrifying to me lmao.
And, some of our stats are similar =D
I just checked your site, we do! I’ve been thinking of raising my UGW back up to 160 just because of my frame size and how easily I put on muscle.
Okay, about your question. Current it’s the only way I’ve ever been able to lose a large amount of weight and the best way to control cravings. I seem to have a lot of food sensitivities and low carb cuts out all of them. If that’s not reason enough for me to stick to it, it’s the healthiest diet for me. It’s lowered my insulin and cholesterol levels from moderately high (which occurred doing a low fat/low calorie diet) down into the healthy range and I also how predictable monthly cycles now. I’ve met girls who are doing amazing on low-fat, clean eating, or vegan lifestyles but they didn’t work for me. Nothing works for everyone. If you decide to try it definitely pick a diet, read up on it and give it 14 days to work. Just know that the worst part about this diet is watching what everyone else around you will be eating. Some days it can be really hard to stick to. I won’t lie and say I’ve been faithful to the plan for years, I do tend to slip, and I have eaten things I shouldn’t have but it hasn’t been the end of the world and I’m still sticking with it because it really does work best for me.
Also if you try it and decide it’s not working for you, and it’s been over a month, build back up to the average diet slowly. Once you remove sugar from your blood stream your body starts converting protein and fat into glucose and tends to forget what to do with sugar. That’s why people who suddenly go off a low carb diet put weight back on so fast. If you would like to see my current plan I can scan in the 4 pages of the starter guide. Sorry about the novel but I wanted to make sure I answered any questions you might have.
I doubt that last thing anyone wants to hear from me is another rant but it needs to come out. So to spare the people who just want to see fitspo, words of encouragement and diet ideas I’ll tuck the following behind a post cut.
I managed to lose…1 pound. Don’t get me wrong, it’s enough to get me to the next mini goal on my list but one pound?! I feel like I let myself and everyone else down. I really gave it my all these last two weeks. I just keep wondering if there was anything I could have done differently and all I can come up with is the 2 new supplements that I’ve been taking. I don’t think I’ll be taking that saw palmetto again. My acne wasn’t cystic like it usually is but instead of a few bad ones just before my period I had lots of mini ones throughout the month. I thought this was was suppose to stop it. If so it’s not working for me and I’d rather deal with a couple each month than a new one every other day, so I think I’m done with it.
I’m still taking the caffeine pills for energy. Even with taking Iron and eating extra leafy greens and red meat I’m still always exhausted. It’s gotten to the point I’m sleeping about 10 hours a day. I’m running out of ideas and there’s no way we can afford a doctor and yet another round of blood work so things are just going to have to work out naturally.
I’m trying really hard to fight off depression. Nothing is going to ruin this faster then falling into a stage of not caring about anything but honestly I don’t know if I can stand another 30 days of hard work and no results. I’m tempted to just go to the store and grab any diet pill I can find. I won’t but it’s very tempting; without a miracle my dream summer may have to have to wait another year. I was really wanting this would be the one when I’d be under 200.
I started the herb Saw Palmetto a few days ago. The herbalist said that it’s suppose to help with some of the symptoms for PCSO and at $8 a bottle it beats anything the doctors could prescribe. I’m currently taking 4 550mg doses a day and I should have enough to make it through the end of the month. If I don’t see any changes in the oncoming weeks I might get a 2nd bottle just to make sure I gave it a fair chance. Any assistance is welcomed at this point.
A Tumblr update!
There hasn’t been much to write about since earlier in the month I gave my family my scale to hold onto with instructions that they were not to return it until the 19th. I get one weight in and then have to give it back until my birthday. I can’t even beginning to express what a slave I am to that thing. At least twice a day I look over at where it should be and wish I could check my weight but it’s so hard to push on when you’re not seeing any changes physically or with the numbers. But I feel different this month, usually I’m so emotionally indifferent but lately I’ve been annoyingly chipper, irritable, and easily cry over everything. A positive sign of a hormone surge! Exactly what I’ve been waiting all these months for.
I’ve been taking advantage of the possible swing in my favor; working hard, exorcising at least an hour a day, 6 days a week and sticking rigidly to my diet. I’ve even been baking my holiday cookies all week and never even tasted the batter. I know that seems so masochistic but I love baking, it’s just the goodies don’t return the love. I’m going to give most of them away and save a few of my favorites as a treat later in the month.
It’s been going great so far and the only negative aspect was my older (usually very supportive) brother, who nearly get a baking sheet upside his head. After he noticed my refusal to lick a bit of chocolate off my finger I had to explain that I’m not putting one gram of unnecessary carbs into my body. His retort was that I’m obviously not doing everything I could to lose weight and one bite wouldn’t hurt any real progress. Asshole, it must be nice to be able to lose 10lbs by just cutting out junk food and working out a couple days a week. I hope he never develops a condition that causes him to gain weight eating normally “healthy” foods because I doubt he would be willing to do what I have to.
Anyway, I’ll update on the 19th with my progress.
Good luck to everyone with their Christmas goals!
