The Benefits of Coconut Oil for PCOS! {09.30.2014}

Ladies, ladies, ladies! 

(& Gentlemen, this is for you too)

Let's talk about the amazing benefits of...

Oh my goodness, it is outstanding! I know that I have been praising this little jar of awesomeness, but I think it's time you really understood why I LOVE it so much! Remember when kids in class used to say they loved something and another child would yell, "if you love it so much, why don't you marry it?" Well y'all, if I could marry coconut oil (& keep my hubby of course lol), then I would, hands down I absolutely would!

Alright, so let's talk about benefits here. First thing is, aside from it being great for massages (*hint to husbands everywhere: add a little sugar to soft, warm, and melted coconut oil and your woman will praise you forever*), it is also a great tool to use for PCOS, amongst a million other things too! Now, I won't get into too much detail on ALL one million amazing things this product can do, but what I will do is give you ten *important* things this product can be used for DAILY! Here are my favorite top ten daily uses for coconut oil...

1) Yep! That's right, rub this bad boy on your lips for soft, kissable lips! No need to buy tons of lip balm when this is all it takes.

2) You know you hate those stretch marks (unless they are a beautiful symbol of your healthy baby *note* so jealous you can wear those stripes to show off motherhood, I want mine!!!) so get rid of them but rubbing coconut oil on them nightly.

3) Hallelujah! Coconut oil gives you ENERGY! And everyone knows, we need more of that. 

4) Tired of spending money on makeup remover that leaves you oily and feeling like your pores are clogged? Well rub some of this in you in the shower or at the sink, rinse your face with a warm wash cloth and makeup & dirt will be removed while also cleaning those pores and eliminating acne.

5) Just another friendly reminder about massages ;)

6) Don't spend $500 or even $50 on teeth whitener when you can just add this to your brush, and BOOM white teeth!

7) A little TMI, but you can definitely use this as a little "push" while being intimate! Keep in mind that it should not be used while trying to get pregnant, you will want sperm to be able to swim in the cleanest "water" so make sure you aren't using saliva or coconut oil during ovulation. But for playtime, it's great! 

8) Softens skin and can kill bacteria? It doesn't get any better, does it ladies? Best part, you can add your own scent so that you can use a lotion replacement. 

9) Once again, rub this in on all areas of your body for smooth, baby-like skin. Can also be used as a natural deodorant so definitely put under the underarms at night for soft, radiant underarms. 

& finally...

10) GET RID OF CELLULITE!!! Finally, a product that will get rid of that miserable cellulite.

Well, now you know why I have a real obsession with coconut oil! I hope this has encouraged you to at least try it for yourself. If you do, please let me know if you liked it or if you hated it. 

***I will be posting an update on my PCOS Diet Day 2 stats later this evening!***

Best Wishes and Baby Dust

PCOS Diet...The Beginning {09.28.2014}

Happy Go Texans Sunday!!!

I have recently started attending weekly acupuncture appointments and while there, my acupuncturist put me on herbal medication to start my period, and without getting TMI overboard, I am now 66 days late! Negative pregnancy tests, and no sign of AF showing her face. Well after a few weeks of taking the medication, I starting getting very dizzy and even threw up a few times. At the following appointment, my acupuncturist decided to take me off and not surprisingly, the dizziness and vomiting went away. So over the course of the last week, I started researching deeper into PCOS (poly-cystic ovarian syndrome), which I believed I had from the beginning but was never "diagnosed" with it. From my research I found quite a few videos and articles talking about how PCOS is an insulin resistant, hormone in-balance that affects the ovaries. I found that losing weight can drastically reduce the size and possibly even reverse cysts. So after a few more days of research, I found a grocery list and meal plan that worked for me. I will be starting this diet plan tomorrow and will hopefully have some success. One of my good friends was able to diet, lose a good amount of weight, and get pregnant with a healthy baby girl, mind you, she has gone through countless doctors and taken lots of medication to get pregnant and it has only resulted in multiple miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies. Today we went grocery shopping and tomorrow I start the diet. I will be doing a weekly "check-in" which will include weight, energy, and more! I am staying hopeful and praying that this is the answer we have been looking for. I am looking for someone who can join me on this journey, it can be one person or a million people, but I want to have a support group in the hopes that we can help one another along our TTC journey! I look forward to posting tomorrow!

Best wishes and baby dust!!!

Megan 

Quick Update! {09.26.2014}

Hello Bloggers!!!

We have been sooo busy, which seems to be the "thing" now in our house. We vacationed on a cruise in July, then at the end of August we flew out to Las Vegas (photos below of course), and now, September is FULL of birthdays! I just turned 22 and tonight, we will be celebrating another special family birthday. I want to start blogging and Vlogging regularly but recently, aside from being crazy busy with school, a fulltime job, and owning a photography business I can't seem to find the time but I'm determined to make time! With that being said, from now on, I will be making weekly posts to our blogspot and weekly Vlogs to our YouTube channel. So many things are taking place now, and I'm ready to share them with you in the hopes that it may also help you! I look forward to making another post to give you a full update on our TTC journey and plans. God bless!

Here we are on the plane heading to Vegas!

Hey we made it to Vegas!

M&M world was amazing! And smelled so good too!

Oh what fun! The Zombie Experience in Vegas is a definite must if you visit!

Cirque De Soleil show was spectacular! Carrot Top was hilarious but no photos were allowed. 

Thousands of flowers filled the Bellagio, so beautiful!

Paris and New York New York were stunning.

Ahhh the Bellagio, so breath-taking!

Fremont Street should be the first thing on everyone's list of "to-do's" while in Vegad! What a blast! 

There were tons of photos taken but I'm not going to drive you crazy with them, so there's a few. Well, that's all I've got today, but I did want to mention that that saying "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" is so wrong! I am horribly allergic to cigarette smoke (which I didn't find out until Vegas) and I have returned for about 4 weeks now and still have allergies affecting me...so there's that! Oh well, at least it was a great trip! 

See you soon for a TTC update!

Megan