Always Forward, Never Back

23 years old, on my way to a better life and body. I started IdealProtien at 228 with a goal of 160-150. I love yoga, acro, Pilates, dance ... anything beautiful that gets me moving!

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***Apologies for the slight cleavage*** BUT LETS TALK ABOUT PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) —————————————————— I have unwanted chest hair. This is very hard for me to show you....It’s my biggest insecurity. I can’t shave it bc that would make the hair darker and more coarse. I also sometimes get hair on my chin and cheek area. Chin whiskers are easy to pluck or cover with make up, but not hair on your chest. I’m tempted to get a wax but I’m going to try a medication first to help balance my hormones first. PCOS was a lot a large contribute to my weight gain and current/past depression. A single fatty meal can add 5lbs...not kidding. My life after being diagnosed was always one step forward and two steps back. I couldn’t get ahead of my body. My body was growing larger faster than I could grasp it. I was scared and felt alone. Trapped in a body I didn’t love or even like. I’m 25.2 lbs down as of week 9 but the body hair is still around. I’m told the hair should go away when the weight is mostly gone. We will see...

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Dec 14, 2017. I weighed in at 228lbs. Pictured here are my protien shakes (along with other IP meals I tried my first week) and my 4 bottles of supplements. I have a shake every morning for breakfast, along with potassium supplement and a multivitamin. For lunch I have 2 hard boiled eggs, everyday. Sometimes I scramble them or make an omelet, those are fine too. At lunch I have an “IP (ideal protien) meal” along with 2 cups veggies! I usually go for salad or steamed broccoli. Afternoon snack is another IP meal but it’s a protien bar or “soy puffs” along with calcium-magnesium supplements. For dinner I have about 4-5oz chicken/steak/beef etc and 2 more cups of veggies. along with dinner I take another multivitamin, omega 3 and more cal-mag. At least 84oz of water a day. No carb, no dairy, no sugar. I’m in full-on ketosis. I eat every 3 hours and exercise most days. —post on my exercise later—

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Say hello to the biggest ME I’ve ever been.... 258 lbs the scale read (a month later) so I’m unsure exactly how high I got on the scale. It was pretty embarrassing. I danced ballet and did gymnastics as a kid, I was active in high school, but after I graduated my depression got too intense. I found myself binge eating in bed ALL DAY in bed, skipping classes and sleeping. My roommate would beg me to go to the cafe with her....that was my only time leaving except when I went home for weekends. Long story short, I didn’t finish the semester at UWG and moved home. Shortly after I bought my first horse as a passion hobby (but was still packing on pounds) ... chronic pain began in my lower abdomen, like menstrual cramps but much sharper. I spent the next two years IN BED, in pain, in and out of hospitals for tests and scans etc etc etc.... another long story short, I have Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Along with PCOS I had several lbs of scar tissue wrapped and growing around my reproductive and digestive organs. I had surgery to remove a large cyst and the scar tissue. Fast Forward 2ish more years to mid 2017. I’m finally healthy enough to exercise without being in pain but I keep eating the pizza, I chose to stay on the couch. My boyfriend, Donnie, loved me regardless but the weight changed who I was becoming. Someone cynical and sad. Fast forward to November 2017, my aunt Therese reached out to me about a diet called “ideal protien”. “Yeah it’s a little pricy” she said. But I didn’t care and began my journey!!! So here I am. Kicking ass on this hardcore diet and exercising more and more every day and week.