I was provided a free trial Jenny Craig program and meals. However, the opinions expressed are entirely my own. I figured it was about time to give you all an update on my Jenny Craig journey! A lot of times, we start things and are so excited to do them and share them in the beginning, but then trickle off from doing them more and more each passing week. I can’t say it’s been super-easy to stick to the plan at all times, but there have been three really helpful things to practice and remember that have made my Jenny Craig program a success for me. Those three things are…
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Blog 3 in Series: PCOS If you don’t know what PCOS is, then please take the time to read the first post in this series, which can be found here. Apple shaped? Many women with PCOS are apple shaped because of the high insulin, which creates the male hormones (called androgens.) The high levels of the androgens are the reason for the body hair growth, acne, irregular periods, and you guessed it: the weight gain in a male pattern, or around the waist. This gives you the apple shape as opposed to a pear or hourglass. The Nitty Gritty: 6 out of every 10 women with PCOS are overweight. The reason is…
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Keep On Trucking I’m sure you all remember that I’m trying to lose weight. How could you forget!? It’s been mentioned in like, everything I’ve posted this year! I’m sure you remember my before/after picture posted right after I started where I “lost” 30 lbs or something crazy. I don’t remember if I ever let you know…that I didn’t lose that much. My scale was broken! On the flip side, by that time, I DID lose about 15 lbs. That’s actually a GOOD thing, because I was scared at the rate I lost and terrified I would put the weight back on as quickly as it came off. A couple…
