KALCEY'S JOURNAL: Day 14 + Grocery Shopping

Hey Cyters & Friends,

Today marks 14 days since I started dieting and I also went grocery shopping. I didn't purchase much fruits and vegetables today but I have enough  in my kitchen and fridge to serve me for the next two weeks. See what I got today BY CLICKING the video link below.

TODAY'S MEALS

Breakfast: Donut :-(    (that's what happens when you don't make time to eat something healthy and you get really hungry)

Lunch: Blended juice (cucumber, spinach, beetroot, ginger and a Jamaican Apple)

Dinner: 1 chicken wing and 1/2 cup macaroni with a little mozzarella cheese

Snack: Peanut

Thanks for stopping by...Stay strong, take care and see you again.
Bye!!☺

INSTAGRAM: @kalceys_world

Journey Summary
Last period Started : Jan 13, 2016
Last period ended: Jan 21, 2016
Diagnosed w/PCOS: 2010
No. of Conception: 0
Children: 0
Miscarriage: 0
Surgery: 0
Current pill/s: Fertilityaid
Current weight: 191 lbs😬

VIDEO  LINK: https://youtu.be/V8LEzT2zSys

Cucumber Apple Brownie Refeshing Juice

Hi guys!!!

So, due to the fact that I am suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome I have to try my very best to improve my diet. Thus this JUICE .

I made this drink yesterday evening. I drank 3/4cup of it immediately after and placed the remainder in the refrigerator for today.

When I woke up this morning, I drank some water with a little lime and had some more of this juice about 45 mins after.

Pros about this drink:

*It requires little time to prepare
*Its all natural and healthy
*Its filled with vitamins and minerals
*It goes straight into your bloodstream

Cons about this drink:
* It lacks fiber
* detox symptom ...for me, it was just a slight head tension. (brief moment & tolerable)

The following ingredients were used:

 



1 cucumber

2 small carrot

2 celery stalk

1/2 sweet pepper

1 green apple

1 tomato

3/4 cup of water

 

Method:

1. Cut all ingredients into smaller pieces  

2. Placed everything in your blender and blend
3. Strain with a strainer or cloth for a smooth drink.
4. serve in a glass.


Hope this was somewhat helpful to you. Take care and visit again. bye :-)

VEGETABLE PEAS SOUP

Hey peeps!! 😊 I hope you all are doing fine.

So, I was home yesterday and I suddenly felt the urge for soup. However I didn't wanted to have my usual red peas or vegetable soup which contain a lot of carbs. Thus, the soup below.

Guys, trust me when I say this soup tasted really GREAT. If you care to try see the recipe below.

Ingredients: 

A little more pumpkin was add to that seen in this picture

 (3 1/2 cups) water
(4 cut) Chicken neck
(2 )Onion
(2 stalk ) Scallion
     Thyme
(2 cloves) Garlic
(1tsp) (or to your likings) Salt
(1 can)  Kidney Beans
(1 can)  Coconut milk
 (1 Large) Carrot
pumpkin
(2tsp) all purpose seasoning
(2tsp) black pepper
(1tbsp) sour cream
(1 large) tomato
1/2 medium cabbage
1/2 cauliflower



Method
1. Put chicken neck to boil
2. Add onion scallion, thyme, salt and garlic and let boil for 15 mins.
3. Add coconut milk and kidney beans and let boil for 10 mins.
4. Add carrot, pumpkin, all purpose seasoning, black pepper and sour cream. continue to cook for 20 mins (so all the flavors can blend nicely and the pumpkin to add thickness).
5. Add cauliflower and cabbage and cook for another 10 mins.
6. You can now serve, let cool a little then consume.  😊

Please SHARE your result with me, if you enjoyed my new favorite low carb soup.

Thank for stopping by 😉😊.

N.B
1. This recipe provide 4-5 servings.
2. This recipe was done by me. I wanted something with a difference so I cooked up something new using what I had in my kitchen. Therefore, I create my own recipe.

MY VEGETABLE PIZZA (PCOS MEAL)

Hey Lovies!!

For the past few days I have been consuming very little carbs and this is a very good movement for me, seen that I was diagnosed with PCOS 6 years ago.

So today I made this (my version) vegetable pizza for my dinner.

 

 

Ingredients: 1 Cauliflower, 1egg, spam, 2 cloves garlic, All purpose seasoning, salt, black pepper, zucchini, tomato sauce, cheddar cheese, tomato, sweet pepper and mushroom.

recommended ingredients: Parmesan Cheese

Method: 1. Boil Cauliflower (until tender)
                2. Mash cauliflower (resemble mash potato)
                3. Squeeze in cloth to remove excess water

                4. Place in a container and add egg, garlic (grated) or garlic powder, all purpose seasoning, little black pepper and parmesan cheese

5.Preheat oven

6. Make a dough with the mixture

7. Grease baking sheet and cover with baking paper
8. Spread your dough making a circle then place in oven on medium heat until the top and edges become a little golden.
9. Remove from oven, add tomato sauce, spam and vegetables
10. sprinkle toppings with salt and black pepper then finish up by adding cheddar cheese.
Place in oven until it appears ready.

Honestly, I didn't make note of time for this recipe so please pardon me. However this recipe is very simple, so I guarantee you will enjoy.

Let me know if you tried and how it was.

Thanks for reading.

Pregnancy Watch!!!

Hey guys..

Just want you guys to know that I am currently on PREGNANCY WATCH!!! :-)
If you want to hear more check out my video below. :-)

*I haven't done any other test from the last because I hate taking them. However, I am thinking of doing another soon. Wish me luck!!! :-)

I hope you also like the nail polish that am currently rocking!!!

Keep in touch with me as I continue to blog and share more videos and pic.

Take care!!

Reduced Menstrual Cycle and Longer Period length

As we all know, not everyone as the same length menstrual cycle and our menstrual cycle helps us to determine when we actually ovulate. However, it doesn't means that because a lady has her menstrual, she has ovulated within that cycle. Yes, there are women like myself who have their periods and does not ovulate. The term that is used for that is Anovulation.

 According to an article exert from http://www.healthcentral.com"Anovulation is a condition in which the ovary does not release a ripened egg each month as part of a woman's normal cycle in her reproductive years. Naturally, with no egg available for sperm, a woman cannot become pregnant. Thus, anovulation is a prime factor in  infertility"

Women  who face this situation still have a chance of conceiving with the aid of fertility treatments. One of which doctors most times use as first choice treatment for their patients is Clomid. Clomid is a tablet that is taken for 5 day. Some doctors will tell you to start taking it on cycle day 3 while some will instruct you to ingest it on cycle day 5. A doctor may start his patient off with the lowest dosage of 50mg but if he notice that its not working after about three tries, he may increase the dosage. Now if the increase dosage does not work, he would most likely move on to another treatment. For me, when my doctor realized that clomid was not working for me, he moved me on to injectables (Menopur). However my first try of that didn't work either and now I am on a break while I await fertilityaid and ovaboost.

Having a menstrual cycle that is at times all over the place can be very frustrating enough but not ovulating is even more traumatizing. For a while I have been having a steady menstrual cycle  but after the injectables my cycle has changed. Before the injectables my cycle would last for 35 days but last month it changed to a 24 days cycle with much longer period length (10days) than the usual 4 days.  However, I am hoping that when I start using the fertilityaid and ovaboost I will see and feel some positive changes. I have friends that have reaped positive results from these tablets so lets see what it will do for me.

Anyways, I will not let the changes in my cycle distress me and I hope women out there who are having similar situation as myself wont get frustrated and sadden by it either. Women we have to be strong throughout this journey, so stay strong and lets fight a good fight. Take care all and best wishes to those ttc.

Infertility: PCOS

Trying to conceive and not being able to is very hard for women. I can testify that its very distressing to really want a child of my own and is unable to. My journey of ttc started in 2010 when me and my spouse where trying and noticed that we weren't achieving pregnancy. It wasn't quiet a year trying but it was almost a year. After trying for so many months I decided to go to the doctor. I visited the doctor, he did some physical examinations and right there and then I discovered that I have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). When the doctor told me I had PCOS I was lost out of this world. I though that I wasn't going to able to have a child at all. However, my doctor assured me that all is not lost having PCOS. With all that said, I was still down for a few weeks until I regained my energy to retry. It was after finding out about my condition I  finally realize why I had so much hair over my body. PCOS symptom are having facial hair, irregular periods, difficulty losing weight and much more. Women who have PCOS also does not ovulate very often.

 During my ttc journey so far, I have never been pregnant. From I was diagnosed with PCOS I have been on Metformin. Along with Metformin I have tried Clomid for several cycles and they all failed. I have taken breaks from Clomid and I have also try Injectables once so far. My spouse was the one to administer the injectables because I was too scared to do it myself. He injected two vials per day for five days after which I had to visit my doctor on cd10. My spouse injected the vials and I went back to see my doctor. When I went to see me doctor he did an ultrasound and he saw one follicle measuring 11cm. That follicle wasn't big enough for him to proceed to his next step, which is administering an HCG shot. So he requested that I come back to see him three days time. 

I went back to him within the three days and when he did another ultrasound again he realized that the follicle that was present wasnt getting any bigger. It didn't develop. I was so traumatize because I am trying so badly for years and plus, the injectables cost me soooo much and I couldn't afford another set of injectables.  

I got back my composure days after and I started researching my options online. While researching I reminded myself that I cant stop trying and Ivf would be to expensive at this time. So I have discovered something new called fertilityaid and ovaboost and I have ordered them online. I am now awaiting there arrival and as soon as they arrive I will give an update. So you all can check back for the update on that in the next few days.  Wish me luck y'all and all the best to all those ttc.