Is there hope? faith in Christ without having faith that he with guide me through?
I am a 21 year old student at the University of Georgia where I am a double major in Journalism and Political Science. I have dreams of being a political correspondant for a major news network. I love to sing and have been doing so since age 5. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and I am so blessed that my best friend saved my life.
I was diagnosed with PCOS with insulin resistance in 2006 and it has been quite the up hill battle with me. I go through periods of extremely low motivation and what I feel is depression. I have gained 60 pounds since 2004 and being young, I fear the consequences of what damage this is doing to my body if left untreated.
It isn't like I haven't tried to help myself over the past three years, I just can't keep it up or don't see quick results...so I quit. UGH! I am tired of watching my life pass before my eyes. The truth is, I will never be able to be a political journalist at my size (14) nor will I be taken seriously. I have been blessed with talents that I feel I am throwing out the window at times.
I don't want to see my mother suffer anymore by watching me fall into the same patterns that she did. Although she is obese, she does the necessary things to help herself and is getting herself on track. PCOS and my low motivation is the only bone of contention we share. I don't want to disappoint her anymore. She says she feels like a failure as a mother because she didn't raise a young woman to hide behind her disease.
I feel it's a contradiction to have faith in Christ without having faith that he with guide me through this. I feel like I'm drowning and I found this site as a little bit of a life raft. Is there anyone out there who has felt what I feel? What did you do? What has worked for you?
I am not on any medications currently...I am a clean slate. I want the most out of my life but I feel scared of failure, even though I know I'm failing myself by not acting. I would welcome any thoughts about this. I really hope this doesn't sound like a rant. I really just need to know that this can be beat.
The first thing you've gotta do is take control by learning all that you can about insulin resistence. I don't want to tell you everything to do but I suggest you start with you ob-gyn and ask for a medication that can help stabilize your levels. Metformin (generic for Glucophage) has helped many and I am currently on it. This isn't much but I do hope this helps. BTW its not your fault. This is a real disease that does not discriminate, talent or not.
What works for me? Cutting carbs and sugars.. A diet consisting of eggs, turkey, chicken, nuts, oils, seeds, yogurt, whole milk, brown rice, whole grains, veggies and fruits... taking a load of vitamins and maca (it balances your hormones) You can control insulin resistance with diet, excercise and supplements (look natural alterantives or you can always go on met)
Faith that Jesus will get you through can be found in the fact that He has already provided a way through, as the previous posters have shared with you. We are spiritual believers, but physical beings. And God provides us with a way to work with our bodies to begin to heal them from PCOS.
He will see you through, and has given you a way to find hope. Take care of the body He's given you, and trust that it is good, as He says it is. Our bodies were created to heal and function. Through the ages, lifestyle and diet changes have worked against that natural function, but God has not changed. He loves you and wants the very best for you. Make use of this site and trust in Him to finish the good work He's begun in you. But never lose sight of your part in that work. You need to move your feet to get to the end of the race.
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Often in our spiritual lives, we don't see God working every day. We pray for certain things, often for months or years, but don't see the prayers answered yet. But we keep praying -- because we know that prayer will reap benefits, even if they are not instantaneous.
So it is in our physical lives. We can make changes to take care of our bodies better -- better diet, exercise, perhaps medication -- but don't see the benefits right away. The benefits are not instantaneous, and are sometimes very slow. But in the same way that we shouldn't stop praying just because we don't receive an instant answer, so we shouldn't stop living healthily just because we don't lose 60 lbs overnight. It takes time.
There are a lot of resources on this site to help you take charge of your health and get your PCOS under control.
__________________ "¿Que quiere decir para 'siempre'?" -Pablo Neruda
I'm not very interested in the trappings of organized religion (though I do belong to one and consider myself a Christian), but I know from everything I've ever heard/been taught our faith isn't supposed to be about having faith in exchange for God "doing things" for us. Don't let your medical condition make you doubt your faith. Doubt is normal. And think of Job. Hang in there!
Christ over came death for our sakes!! Surely we can rely on him to help us thru physical/emotional ailments.
If you start praying more and asking for strenth, motivation and faith - HE will help to increase your faith!
__________________ Me 30, DH 31 Married October 2005 On BCP's from 1998 - 2009 TTC since February 2009 Dx with PCOS August 2009 HSG and SA - All clear October - Follistim injects for 24 days. Cycle cancelled since follie didn't grow to maturity
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Is there hope? faith in Christ without having faith that he with guide me through? 
