A New Hope

Hey all, How's life? Yeah, don't answer that. Things have been crazy over here for me. I ended my first and only relationship of two years in August and I've been adjusting to being back at Disneyland. Good news: I've lost about 15-20lbs. since then. Bad news: It was weight I'd put on while in said relationship, so kind of back to square one. Earlier this week my mother and I had a bit of a scare. She was getting some tests done for a procedure she's undergoing when they found something on her lung that we thought might be cancer. Thankfully, we found out it wasn't! However, this was a wake up call and I told my mom that we NEED to change our lifestyles. I saw an Endocrinologist this week about getting back into treatment for my hormones (I have PCOS: Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome, which cause irregular periods, cysts on your ovaries, and abnormal hair growth; such as beards and crap) and I spoke to her about meeting with a nutritionist and getting into some sort of program. She and my new therapist have both recommended someone, so I hope we can get into something soon. I've started a new medication, as per my therapist's recommendation, to treat my ADD and see if that doesn't alleviate some of my depression. I've only been on it for two days so I can't really say what I think of it yet. She's told me that ADD medication is supposed to help you lose weight and if I'm correct in assuming this it is acting as an appetite suppressant. At least it seems like I've lost interest in eating, despite my body's physical hunger cues, but that could also be from stress. So, we shall see.