So I’m a girl that just turned 20. I’m also a girl that’s 5’ 3” and weighs 230 pounds. I’m bigger than I’ve ever been and I can’t live like this anymore. I played softball from 10 years old till last summer, and when I say I played I mean I practiced hard for 2 hours every day, even weekends, even when it wasn’t with a team. I weighed 150pounds of pretty much all muscle and some good, healthy curves. I loved my body when I was that size, I realize that’s still overweight but I felt good. I’m in school Tuesday-Saturday now with no extra time, I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and endometriosis, I’ve been having stomach and digestion issues, and I have a severe hormonal imbalance. I’m taking metformin for my PCOS and we’re trying to get that to help me lose weight. I just had my gallbladder removed around 2 months ago and just got cleared to go back to normal life. I’ve been tested for diabetes, Crohn’s disease, thyroid conditions, and everything else under the sun that could be causing me to gain weight and not stop. October of 2016 was the first time I realized I had started gaining weight. I weighed right at 180 pounds. I couldn’t believe it and cried for days, started having severe anxiety and depression issues and was started on therapy and medication. I got up to 200lbs by Christmas, and now I’m at 230. I realize that’s a long time for the weight to fluctuate but I am miserable and nothing helps. I’ve seen 3 dieticians and all three said with PCOS they don’t see me losing the weight. My OBGYN can’t think of a way to help
Other than the metformin. I’ve considered weight loss surgery but my surgeon who removed my gallbladder doesn’t want to do it. She says I’m too young and I need to try more. But by the end of the school day, my knees and ankles are busted and my back feels like it’s breakig and I am so fatigued physically and mentally that I just couldn’t imagine doing any workouts. I don’t eat too bad, usually baked chicken or salmon for dinner with rice and broccoli or whole wheat pasta. I like eating healthy, I like the food. At school I don’t have a place to put any meal prep stuff or a lunchbox or anything, so I usually have to eat subway which is within walking distance. I get a healthier option there but I still don’t like eating out that much. If anyone could please give some advice on how to get to a healthier me, or at least be able to enjoy life, please do. Thanks in advance.
Other than the metformin. I’ve considered weight loss surgery but my surgeon who removed my gallbladder doesn’t want to do it. She says I’m too young and I need to try more. But by the end of the school day, my knees and ankles are busted and my back feels like it’s breakig and I am so fatigued physically and mentally that I just couldn’t imagine doing any workouts. I don’t eat too bad, usually baked chicken or salmon for dinner with rice and broccoli or whole wheat pasta. I like eating healthy, I like the food. At school I don’t have a place to put any meal prep stuff or a lunchbox or anything, so I usually have to eat subway which is within walking distance. I get a healthier option there but I still don’t like eating out that much. If anyone could please give some advice on how to get to a healthier me, or at least be able to enjoy life, please do. Thanks in advance.
