Feeling even better at week two. one of the most telling signs that S’moo has been really making a difference for me is I don’t even have to try to remember to take it. when I try to add things to my routine my biggest challenge is remembering to take it consistently to see the results, which doesn’t happen cause I forget, or just don’t feel the need to. When I wake up i’m looking forward to it more than my coffee. Its literally how I start my day. Nothing I’ve ever done has made me feel the way S’moo does. My mood is still improving, and my anxiety and depression is getting even more manageable. I love what it is doing for my appetite. I’m not bored, or stress eating anymore. I also don’t have this constant hunger feeling like I had before which is nice i don’t have to be constantly fighting that urge. I’ve noticed a difference in my hair as in where and how dark it grows in as well in the second week. Usually the day after shaving I would already be uncomfortably prickly and its always dark and thick. Now the next day its only slightly back, and it’ll be about two to three days before i shave again. Also the dark hair on my stomach is starting to lighten up. Even tho I’ve accepted it and have become comfortable with it it its nice to visually see how S’moo has been making a difference as well as feeling it. I’m really looking forward to seeing how it affects my period. According to my tracking app I was supposed to have started today. Being irregular of course isn’t out of the ordinary, but even so i’m not feeling any PMS symptoms.  

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  In the first week I noticed some changes in what feels like overnight. The first thing I noticed was my mood. For the first and second day it was definitely up and down, but my anxiety wasn’t as intense as it usually is at night. I have a terribly hard time getting to sleep, and an impossible time waking up. half way through the week waking up stopped being a problem. Even though falling asleep was tough as soon as my eyes opened I was ready to go, and excited to be getting up and make my smoothie and start getting things done. I was actually getting stuff done. I wasn't getting exhausted half way through or taking a rest. I just kept on going. It was a huge improvement to my energy levels. Now towards the end of the week my mood stabilized and my sleep schedule is getting more and more regular by the night. I’m starting to feel more and more “alive.” My whole perspective on managing my PCOS has changed. I finally feel like having control is possible and within reach. I’m exited to see what else changes in the weeks to come and will be updating weekly specifically on how i’m feeling as a result of this amazing discovery!

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One of the realizations that surprise me the most was that my PCOS  isn’t strictly related to my reproductive organs. I found out about my PCOS in high school after my period started for the first time and didn't stop. I went on for three months without it letting up. That’s when I finally went to a doctor and was diagnosed with PCOS. Now they treated this by prescribing me birth control that would only allow me to have a “period” every three months. I thought “awesome, problem solved.” Of course this wasn’t the case and I went on to have a world of problems for years, especially with digestion. I had always assumed my “stomach aches” were from the pill. Come to find out I had chronic cholecystitis, most likely due to chronic inflammation. This answer didn’t come easily. It took me some years for my doctor to finally decide I needed more than a cat scan, and ordered a HIDA scan resulting in some answers. Finding out I was going to be having surgery lead me to doing some research. I was surprised to learn your hormones can affect your gallbladder. Learning that my hormones were so out of control that it lead me to have to have surgery to remove a damaged organ definitely messed with me for some time. Although you can lead a normal life without a gallbladder it was a very painful experience for me. Luckily I was able to see the bright side here. It was a huge eye opener that I didn't realize I needed. I know very little about PCOS in relation to how it affects my health. I had to start acknowledging my PCOS. The only way I could manage anything to come in the future is to learn about my PCOS, and how it affects my body, and to take control of my hormones.

  I had felt discouraged before reading about others who also deal with PCOS. There had been so many times I have started to look for answers, or make changes and stopped. leaving me feeling hopeless and stuck. I had never reached out or tried to connect with others before. Reminding myself i’m not alone has greatly changed my perspective, and i’m hoping to do the same for others by posting my story as well as my journey.