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If you follow the blog regularly, as well as on social media, you are likely to have seen that I have been working with a nutritionist over the past month. It consisted of consultation calls, a meal plan, and regular contact to see how I was getting on. Although weight loss is a goal of
As the title of the post shows, today’s post is all about PCOS (or polycystic ovarian syndrome, to give it its full name). If you’ve followed the blog for a while now, or even know me in person, then you know that this is a condition that I have, that oddly, was diagnosed after having
Granola is one of my favourite things to eat for breakfast. When done well, it is filling, super tasty, and full of goodness. The things is, a lot of store-bought options are full of refined sugar, which isn’t good for my PCOS and blood sugar levels. So a natural option is much more preferable. And
Mornings are always such a rush in our house (I hope I’m not the only one). But we have our timings down to a fine art. One reason is because I love my breakfast. The best meal of the day. So I like to take time to make sure that I have some. One of
The next post in my PCOS Diaries series is about exercise. Many different food posts have been covered, but now it is onto other things that we can try to control and change. Because, as anyone with PCOS knows, there will be a struggle with your weight, especially if you have insulin-resistant PCOS. When you
I love, love, love, having overnight oats for breakfast. Not only are they ready to eat (as you make them the night before, hence the name), but they are so tasty. I love how versatile they are too. There are a few base ingredients, like milk, yoghurt and oats, and then you can mix in
2017 has started with freezing wintry showers, and there are serious indications that they are not over! For everyone, this is a call for comfort food and healthy vitamins to boost your immune system. For women with PCOS this may not be as easy as it is for everyone else. Comfort food is exactly the
Since my PCOS diagnosis, the hardest thing I have found is dessert foods. It’s not like we have them daily or anything, but they just need quite a lot of time to prepare. There are very few options to just buy from the supermarket. So you do need to plan ahead a little. When you
A lot of foods that I have mentioned in the lunches will obviously work for main evening meals too. So check that out for a few more ideas. But additionally, here are some recipe ideas for main meal foods, that will keep your blood sugar level and be good for you. I find that one
