Hmmmm, Not sure even what to say.

I hate trying to figure out what the first thing I want to say is going to be. I guess the standard introduction will work though.

HI! My name is Amanda. I am 40 years old. Wife of 17 years to David. Mom to Isaac who is 13 and mom to suprise baby Grant, who is 2. I live in NW La and work for AT&T. I am also a student at BPCC studying Computer Information Technology (security/forensics) and I tossed a little programming into the mix also. 

I have severe PCOS. PCOS robbed me of so many things over the  years. Mainly, it robbed me of being a woman. I have hair in places a woman should not. I have the typical mid-section weight gain. PCOS caused me to have horrible fertility issues. With  medical help, we did get to have our first son Isaac. Not long after he was born my huband was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and we were told with my PCOS and his cancer, more children would be very highly unlikely. David is cancer free, has been for 13 years. 

In 2009 I got a lapband. Worst mistake of my entire life. I had problems from day 1. Within a year, I went from 346 down to 288. I started having horrible pain. For 2 years this went on. After several nuclear scans and ultrasounds and being told there was nothing wrong with me, I went to a general surgeon on my own and told him I wanted my gall bladder removed. I told him my issues, and within a week I had it taken out. My gallbladder had swollen so big, it was STUCK to my liver with scar tissue and was filled with a sludge that never showed up on scans. I was better that same day and have been fine ever since. I switched Dr's immediately. In the next year after that I went from 288 down to 276. I was constantly sick. My PCOS was horrible bad, causing me to have migraines and feel plain terrible. Well, in October of 2011 I was going on a weekend trip with my sister in law. I was "late" but PCOS will do that to you! But.....for some reason....and why I have no clue.....I went to the dollar store and got a dollar general pregnancy test. That is when I found out about my suprise baby. Being pregnant with lapband was horrid. I lost down to 262 and at 7  months pregnant because malnourished because I could no longer eat anything and demanded my lapband be drained. It was and I gained 30lbs. 

Thanks to PCOS I have had a hysterectomy in 2014 and hair on my chin. Not to mention thin hair (not falling out thin....just thin in general). I am here to turn it around. Not much I can do about the hormones, but I can lose the weight and get healthy. 

In october 2014 I started eating a low carb/high natural fat diet and have lost 25lbs. I am currently at a complete stall though.

I am taking 3 days off low carb/high fat and will resume when the diet bet starts.

I am doing the diet bet for motivation and support. Believe it or not, I get more support from instagram than I ever have from anywhere else....family included. I know this will be the same. I am pretty competitive and I hate losing money. I love seeing other peoples results and reading stories. 

Ok, I was a little bit long winded. I can not wait to interact with others, read your story, and share recipes. I post a lot of what I eat on instagram just as encouragement for myself and others. I guess I like looking at my food in different angles or something...ha! My instagram is @mandapalooza, follow me!