Amy Medling - Healing PCOS

Abundance:You will celebrate the abundance in your life. Instead of blaming situations on items you lack or imperfections in yourself and others, you will approach each day with gratitude. The positivity this brings will give you the strength to make the right choices for you.

Progress:You will work toward progress, not perfection. No one is perfect. You will set reasonable goals and celebrate the small wins.

Mindfulness:Truly savoring and being present in a moment will become a habit that will change your perspective on the world and how you move, eat, and love.

Nurturing:Caring for yourself is not selfish, and it is about to change your life. When you approach your body from a place of self-love and compassion, you are better able to hear the messages it is sending to you. You will respond to those messages in a kind and nurturing way, because you understand that you are worth the investment. You are a priority and deserve to feel good.

Please do not skip straight to the 21-Day Plan. There is important information in Part One PART ONE The PCOS Diva in You 1 Discover Your PCOS Diva One evening about ten years ago, my husband and I were at a steak house for dinner. As I placed my order, I asked our server some questions about the loaded baked potato that came with my meal. “Does it come with butter?” I inquired. “No, it comes with margarine,” the waitress replied. “I can’t have margarine,” I told her. She made a note to substitute butter for the margarine. “Can I have a sweet potato instead of a white potato?” I continued. She said that would be fine and asked if I wanted cinnamon sugar. “No, thank you,” I said. “I’ll have straight cinnamon.” “No, we only have cinnamon sugar,” she replied. This back-and-forth went on for some time, as I tried to order an unadulterated sweet potato and broccoli with olive oil. As the waitress made her way to the kitchen, my then clearly irritated husband, Cliff, posed the question that launched PCOS Diva: “When did you become such a diva?” His question was certainly blunt, and it stung a little, but he was right: I was being a diva. In that moment, a light went on. What I wish I’d known throughout my journey with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) finally clicked—I deserve to be a PCOS Diva. I need to be a PCOS Diva. ! For example, you must read and internalize Chapter 3 Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом. , “Think like a PCOS Diva.” It is the key to changing your life, controlling your PCOS, and thriving!

During Week One Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом. , you’ll also think about what you use to fuel your body. I love the expression, “Nothing tastes as good as feeling good feels.” Although I believe that to be true, eating like a PCOS Diva is no sacrifice. We heal and nurture our bodies with nourishing foods without denying ourselves pleasure. You will discover that:

Food is medicine.Much of what you need to balance your hormones and soothe your PCOS symptoms can be found in the produce section of your grocery store or farmers’ market. You will learn which foods heal you and which foods exacerbate your symptoms.

Your body is sending you messages.Your body is telling you what it needs. Those cravings signal something. You will learn how to partner with your body to translate those signals and give it the nutrients it is asking for. There is no one-size-fits-all diet for PCOS. We will find yours.

Food intolerances, sensitivities, and allergies are at the center of many of your symptoms.You will learn how to detect what is inflaming your body and what is healing it. Do tomatoes give you canker sores? Does bread make you feel foggy? Does dairy cause mucus? Learning which foods to avoid will help you develop your individual protocol for eating like a PCOS Diva.

Preparation is essential.You will learn to set yourself up for success with a few minutes of planning and preparation each day. Preparation will save you from raiding the vending machine at work or skipping your daily walk when you get overwhelmed.

No diet is perfect.Day to day, week to week, an essential nutrient or vitamin may be missing from your diet. Which one is it? Which supplements are right for you? You will learn the supplements that commonly help women with PCOS and how to choose the ones that are right for you.

Indulgence is not an indulgence.Feeling deprived is no way to live, and it certainly is no way to live like a PCOS Diva. You will discover satisfying ways to indulge that will not make you feel lousy later.

During Week Two Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом. , we add the next building block of the PCOS Diva lifestyle—movement. Truly living like a PCOS Diva is more than just how you think and what you eat. It requires regular, joyful movement. Your body is made to move, and once you are in the right mindset and your diet is helping to boost your energy, you will be inspired to move it!

No, this is not where you order a chaise longue to be carried about like Mariah Carey. We are not that kind of diva.

PCOS Divas know how to move joyfully. We understand that regular movement is an important part of the PCOS Diva lifestyle, but we do not punish ourselves with exercise. I cannot count the number of hours I spent on the treadmill, miserably trying to work off calories. Years later, I understand that by approaching exercise as an exhausting chore, I was hurting myself more than I was helping. Not only had overexercising exhausted my adrenal glands and made my symptoms worse; constantly punishing myself was emotionally taxing.