Weight gain exacerbates the symptoms-one of which is difficulty of losing weight. It's a pretty vicious circle. How're we supposed to win at that one. Get better by not having the symptom of not being able to get better!
And then you get to endure it while having unpredictable, excruciating periods while also being infertile- the worst of being a woman, oily, acne-prone skin (the worst of a teenager), insulin resistance (the worst of a fat person), and while sprouting chin hairs and balding (the worst of a man).
It never goes away, and I'm not a voice of complete negativity here. I was 220 pounds and I'm down to 160 (though up from my lowest of 140, and hello resurgence of awful symptoms). It has gotten better, but it's also taken me 7 years of concerted effort to lose and keep the weight off. And it's without a doubt, been the hardest, most unpleasant thing I've ever done.
And the only ones who understand this are you.
Sorry. I just had to vent a little. I'm in this for the long haul, but it strikes me sometimes, as so unfair.
And then you get to endure it while having unpredictable, excruciating periods while also being infertile- the worst of being a woman, oily, acne-prone skin (the worst of a teenager), insulin resistance (the worst of a fat person), and while sprouting chin hairs and balding (the worst of a man).
It never goes away, and I'm not a voice of complete negativity here. I was 220 pounds and I'm down to 160 (though up from my lowest of 140, and hello resurgence of awful symptoms). It has gotten better, but it's also taken me 7 years of concerted effort to lose and keep the weight off. And it's without a doubt, been the hardest, most unpleasant thing I've ever done.
And the only ones who understand this are you.
Sorry. I just had to vent a little. I'm in this for the long haul, but it strikes me sometimes, as so unfair.