So what’s the plan?

I had an epiphany recently. I turned 35 and I realized that I’ve spent most of my adult life stressing about my weight, getting depressed about my weight, eating more because I’m depressed about my weight, and making excuses as to why I gained the weight, why I haven’t/can’t lose the weight .. it’s a pretty boring story, and one I know many have heard before …. well for me it stops here!
So now that I’ve finally made the decision to get rid of this weight once and for all, the question is … how to do it?
I plan on following Jillian Michaels’ Body Revolution. This is a 90 day diet and exercise program which includes 15 alternating workouts. The idea is the workouts get progressively harder as each week passes. Each workout is 30 minutes long .. even with my busy schedule it shouldn’t be too hard to find 30 minutes a day .. I pass that time on Facebook easily enough!
Along with the DVD’s, you’re provided with a rotation schedule which starts on Monday and finishes every Sunday, for this reason I’ve planned to start the program this coming Monday, 8th April … well, for that reason and because this way I get to indulge in the foods I love over the weekend … you know what I’m sayin’!
The diet looks to be pretty varied and appetizing .. obviously I’ll let you know if that is actually the case as I try the recipes. The first 7 days look to be the hardest, nixing ALL the sugar, including fruit. I gather the point of this is to detox your body and set you up for maximum weight loss results. The first 7 days exercise rotation is also a little different, she requires you to workout twice a day, 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes later in the day. Again the reason for this is to kick start your metabolism and set you up for better results in the long run.
I’m excited to start the program. I’m excited to see the results!
For any other PCOS sufferers out there you will know that weight gain is one of the most upsetting side effects of the syndrome and weight loss tends to be more difficult … difficult, though not impossible.
I’m ready for this and I’m ready to give it 100%, not just for the health benefits, the self esteem boost etc, etc, but for my boys, for my husband, for myself and for the rest of my life. Wish me luck!!