Newbie from Scotland

amyjax

Hello, my name's CatPower, I'm from Scotland, and I'm a pig.

I'm 28, 5'11" tall, 19st 5lbs heavy. I'm a beast of epic proportions. I have PCOS, enough facial fuzz to stuff a pillow with, and a chronic hip condition that causes me no end of pain. I have hip dysplasia, a condition where my hip sockets are deformed, shallow and sit at a funny angle, causing my thigh bone to jiggle around a bit and want to dislocate at any given time. Fun! I'm on a lot of medication for this; painkillers (one of which has weight gain as a side effect - handy ), anti-depressants and 90% of the time I need crutches to get about.

The PCOS. Well, it's a bit of a bugger. I hold all my weight on my hips and stomach and tits, and thanks to all my messed up hormones/insulin resistance/stuff, I find it absolute bloody murder to lose weight. Ask me to gain weight and I'll have my snout buried in a tray of doughnuts before you can finish the sentence, but losing weight is hellish. I've tried Weight Watchers, Cambridge Diet and Slimming World, and sure I lose pounds in the first few weeks, but then I either plateau/get bored, or the weight creeps up again slowly thanks to my lack of willpower.

Back to my hips. I need an operation. A hip-rebuilding, massive scar-leaving, hammer-and-chisel-type operation. An operation that needs easy access to the front of my hip. Only, I have flab infront of my hip. Grotty belly flab and skin, hanging there like a shroud of doom. Grr, we hate the shroud of doom.

What have I been doing to get rid of the flab? Well, I've been trying to watch my diet, trying to avoid the tasty **** and favour fruit and veggies etc. I've joined a gym, and I go two to three times each week. Once a week I see a personal trainer, who has given me exercises that won't damage my dodgy hips (yep, both are buggered,) but will burn fat. So, the exercise side of things is taken care of, but I definitely need some more structure with my diet, and that's where you come in...

I'm loving MFP, I lost three pounds this week just from the food tracking and calorie counting. From tomorrow I'm low-carbing, I know it's not popular but I know it's one of the best ways to shift weight when you have PCOS.

Anyway. Can't wait to get started. Wish me luck!