Introducing: Me.

Well hi. This is scary. But exhilarating, maybe cathartic? Okay, let's get into it. My name is Delecia. I'm a 31-year-old, married, hospitality manager in LA. I love hosting parties, music, traveling, gardening, and home decor. On to the juicy part...I think I've grown out of my career, don't really feel comfortable in the body I'm in, and I'm really good at masking my own unhappiness (hence the great at working in hospitality part). Anyway! Another love of mine (kinda important to the plot) is children. I've always wanted to be a mom and have always taken on the maternal role in friend groups, work, etc. But I've always had the ache to feel complete within myself before trying to have children. I also think, in turn, that will make me a better mom in the process.

At the end of last year my husband and I started seriously discussing trying for children toward the summer of this year. Though very exciting to think about making a human with my incredible husband there's one hiccup in this plan...I'm SEVERELY behind on the whole "being my best self before Motherhood plan"! So I started activating my "Hottie before Mommy" plan, overall healthy, fulfillment, and peace before becoming someone's momma but also just to become a better me as soon as possible!

Full transparency,

1. I'm in a job I have little fulfillment and happiness in.

2. My health is the worst in has ever been.

3. My anxiety and depression as definitely increase in the last year.

4. I find myself feel trapped in my own body, mind and life in general.

   
   

First thing I did was make an appointment with my OBGYN to talk about taking out my IUD. So here's the tea about the IUD (sorry). I had the Mirena IUD in for about a decade due to extremely horrible periods since I started having my period. The issue with that is, for almost a decade my symptoms were being masked instead of getting to the root of the problem. So when I had my appointment, I had my OB do a full exam to rule out things like PCOS, Endometriosis, etc. Good news, No PCOS. Bad news, PMDD. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a much more severe form of premenstrual syndrome.

• Depressed mood, sadness, hopelessness, or feelings of worthlessness

• Increased anxiety, tension, or the feeling of being on edge all the time

• Mood swings

• Self-critical thoughts, increased sensitivity to rejection

• Frequent or sudden tearfulness

• Increased irritability, anger, or both

• Decreased interest in normal activities

• Concentration problems

• Fatigue, lethargy, or lack of energy

• Changes in appetite, such as d anxiety, tension, or the feeling of being on edge all the time.

• Changes in sleep pattern, such as excessive sleeping or difficulty sleeping

• Feelings of being overwhelmed or out of control

• Physical symptoms, such as breast swelling or tenderness, headaches, joint or muscle aches, weight gain, and bloating.

  
  

The symptoms of PMDD may look like other health conditions, such as a thyroid condition, depression, or an anxiety disorder.

Gotta be honest, this was a real relief. Just knowing there was an actual diagnosis for the way I've been feeling for years.

My doctor started going through the process of how to treat this diagnoses naturally and also help me bounce back in the months to come after removing my IUD.

I realized quickly that a lot of things she and I discussed that would help me detox from a hormonal IUD would also help me live just an overall healthier and happier life. So here's my list of goals to and overall better me before becoming a mom!

Delecia's 6 month to better me before mommyhood

• Increase water: Intake to 2.7 liters

• Dream job: Making money from what I love doing

• Get more ACTIVE: Gym 3 times a week

• Decrease alcohol intake: 2 drinks MAX a week

• Reading: a book before bed

• Decreasing screen time: Social media especially

• Keep up with self care: yoga, laser, doing mani/pedi, deep conditioning weekly

• Mostly whole foods: (PROTEIN, PROTEIN,PROTEIN)

• Cut down on sugar: Dessert once a week MAX

• Prioritize overall health: Taking vitamins and supplement that aid in balancing my hormone, especially after getting my IUD extracted.

• Saving: 50 dollars a week

• Journal: First thing in the morning and last thing at night

• Post more content: 3x a week MINIMUM

• Spend more time in NATURE: AT LEAST once a week

• Increase drinking tea: First thing in the morning and last thing at night

• Increase sleep: AT LEAST 8 hours

Now, I acknowledge this list is daunting but I'm thinking the best way to tackle this would be posting about a few of tasks I've consistently done per week here!

Accountability insert praise hands emoji

First,

• Water Intake

  (3 refills of this mammoth and I think I'll be hot to go

  

  
  

• Vitamins (currently taking Ritual Prenatal Vitamins will update you in. a couple of week on how that's been)

  
  
  
  

• Gym (3x a week)

  
  

Wish me luck and talk soon Mommieeees