Welcome.

::waves nervously and takes a deep breath::

It's no surprise (if you know me) that I'm overweight.  I've gained about 25lbs since getting married and have to lose some weight.  Now, I've never been a skinny person.  But I've definitely been in better shape.  Losing weight is quite difficult which is why I decided to blog about it.  Maybe someone out there has been in my shoes, has lost the weight or can give me some additional support.

In 2009, I was diagnosed with PCOS.  This was after gaining 15lbs after going off the birth control pill and not having any non-medically induced periods.  I was put on 1500mg of Metformin.  In April 2009, I found out I was pregnant.  In August, at just 23w3d, our daughter was born prematurely.  The doctors said I went into labor because of an infection.

Fast forward to May 2010, I found out I was pregnant again.  In September, I was placed on hospital bedrest due to an incompetent cervix that we caught too late.  A short 6 days later, our son was born.  He, like his sister, passed away shortly after birth.

This time they know I have an incompetent cervix and my doctor also told me something else about PCOS.  In some pregnant with PCOS, sugars damage the blood vessels in the placenta (but not the baby) causing hormones to be released that start labor.


Now, my doctors can't definitively tell me that's what happened to me, but it sounds highly likely dontcha think? 

So, I plan to kick its ass.  I'm getting my life back into my control.  I'm back on the birth control pill and am waiting for the nutritionist to give me a call back.  Regardless of if we ever want to get pregnant again or not, I need to get into better shape.  I need to do it for me.  And for my babies.