Tips

Here are some tips and tricks I have learnt in the last month:

1) Drink a LOT of water- Some people with PCOD retain water and this causes bloating. Drinking lots of water will stop your body from retaining it as well as help the hormones to remain balanced.

2) Cut out simple carbohydrates from your diet- The only carbohydrates you should have are complex carbohydrates. This means no white rice, no potatoes, no white bread and minimal breakfast cereals (Wheat Flakes or Oats are okay.)

3) Eat every two hours- This helps to keep your insulin levels normal and stops you craving that chocolate at 5 in the evening.

4) You HAVE to do some kind of physical exercise- Girls with PCOD generally find it hard to lose weight. Exercising helps get rid of calories and will help in keeping you fitter. Do at least 30-40 minutes of a cardio exercise daily.

5) Try to avoid meats in general except fish and chicken (fresh of course).

6) Have at least two fruits and four vegetables a day- Fruits and vegetables are essential for a balanced diet and without some of these babies you'll never manage to lose that fat.

7) Make sure you are not missing any of your calcium and iron intakes.

8) Have whole grains such as brown rice, brown bread, try to put honey into stuff instead of sugar and when you're craving something sweet, eat home made frozen yogurt!

My Story.

So this was my first reaction to PCOD: 

It was exactly a month and a day ago when I was diagnosed with PCOD. Exactly a month ago when all my life felt like it had fallen apart. Exactly three weeks and four days ago that I started Diane-35; a medicine my mother was scared to give me.

Strangely, I was relieved too. Relieved that there was some explanation for my excessive body hair growth. Relieved for the explanation for the thinning of my hair on my head (Where I needed it the most too!). Relieved that I was not just fat because I ate too much. Relieved that my periods weren't haywire because of my lack of exercise. Relieved that finally mom would believe that those pimples on my face weren't for the lack of regular washing.

But best of all, relieved because I could finally start to cure this. All this that caused me to feel inferior. To want to curl up in a corner and not move. To want to scream till my voice gave out.

Now that I know WHY I'm fat, I'm well on my way to cure it. Now that I know WHY I had irregular periods I can work towards making them regular.

Actually, because I was so impatient to get my treatment started I wasn't as scared to start having 'The Pill'.

And the improvements are spectacular.

My thin hair.

A month ago, I never thought twice about eating a thing. I was hungry, opened the fridge, found a piece of Toblerone and popped it into my mouth. Craving chocolate? Whip up a bath of fresh brownies.

I exercised a lot though. I am a national level swimmer with over ten medals last season to my credit. I swam regularly all summer, 6 days a week, two hours daily. This should have been sufficient to grind up everything I ate and my body to not store an ounce of fat; but it was not.

This is what always puzzled me. I lost a few pounds during summer, yes, but I really didn't have to be as fat as I was.

In the last month itself I've lost 9 pounds, my pimples are almost gone and my hair is thickening out again. I've been slightly less moody and I've felt so much better about myself by just cutting all the bad stuff from my diet.

Now that I have finally have my answers, I can work on my ways to get thinner, healthier and better!