Back-up, we need some background please

I have a obsession love for blogs.  They are so human, and for the most part give such a great insight into the lives of others.  I started this love love relationship when we were in the process of adopting our oldest two children from Guatemala.  I started reading a few adoption blogs and I finally found someone who could relate to the crazy journey we were on.  Then life sped up and I changed our adoption blog to a family blog with the new addition of our daughter a year ago.  Then I started reading these amazing stories about weight loss journeys and I was encouraged, and inspired.  Obviously I was motivated enough to document my story.


Now here comes the disclaimer...I am not going to be one of those blogs that post a 10 lb weight loss every week.  Or share every piece of food I put in my mouth, I'm just not.  But what I am going to do is be real.


I have struggled with weight my entire life, been on countless diets (this will I am sure warent an entire post in and of itself) and lost and gained hundreds of pounds along the way.  Here's the thing, I found out in college that I had PCOS (poly cystic ovary syndrome) and it is a beast.  There are many symptoms but one of the biggies is weight gain and you guessed it, difficulty loosing weight.   Here's the kicker, though there are some treatments the best treatment is exercise and to maintain a healthy weight.  So let me recap, loosing weight is the best thing to deal with this disease BUT it is extremely difficult to loose weight.  Does anyone else see the irony and problem with this situation?  


So though the going may be slow, there is no where to go but down.  If I don't the reality is that I will be an undisciplined woman with an increased risk of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease.  Those are all heightened already with obesity and PCOS only heightens these risks.  So yes, this is going to be hard but it is a fight worth giving my all.


In another note tomorrow is weigh in for our accountability group.  I will post the scary number tomorrow along with an announcement.   Onward.