A lapse in judgment.

After doing so well I have had a month of going backwards. I blame no one but myself. I find myself again at square one. I have begun to struggle daily with keeping my diet in check. Working so many different shifts makes it difficult to stay on a good work out schedule and I tend to push it off. As discouraged as I am, I know that I can do it. I am thankful for the support of a very loving husband, an encouraging family and friends. Without them I would be more lost than I already am.

I am proud to say that I am still taking a healthy approach, it's just that I have added a few ingredients back into my daily eating habits. Although I thought that as long as I ate less I would be okay it has not been that case. So it's back to the basics. No sugars. No carbohydrates (ouch). Hopefully someday I can kick PCOS in the butt and live a healthy lifestyle.

So I tried making pizza...

I've been searching high and low for a good price on almond flour. In doing some research, I have found that it is higher in protein and less in carbohydrates than other gluten free flour alternatives. I was quite bummed when I kept finding small bags at high costs. My sister in law told me I could try Trader Joe's Almond meal. I was able to buy some on Sunday and was very excited to finally bake something (other than the gluten free box of cookies I made the other night I haven't done much baking since before being diagnosed).



I made a pizza crust that night from a recipe that I found online: http://www.cindystable.com/italian-style-pizza-with-almond-meal-crust/


Then I just added pizza sauce, grape tomatoes cut in half, and mozzarella cheese and rosemary. It wasn't too hard to make but I was a little disappointed in the taste. I hope next time I can add a little something more to make it taste better. If you have any suggestions let me know :) here is a picture of how it turned out (created via Picstich and Instagram)