Fit For Future Families 2
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SW: 208
LW: 165.5
CW: 166
Up half a pound this week, I guess I did more damage during my 3 days of eating junk and no exercising than I thought. :grumble: This week though, I’m not going to let it throw me into a bad mood – I think last week’s .5 gain is what helped start off my bad mood last time. This week I’m going to try to drink 10 glasses of water and do something active every day. I’m determined that by next Monday I’ll have gotten rid of the pound I gained over the last 2 weeks.0 -
chelleim, I'm sorry for your struggles. I've heard good things about the test that checks your tubes. I've seen a lot of women get pregnant right after having an HSG done. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm lining up to get it done because I hear it hurts. :ohwell:
I hope you have better luck this coming cycle!
Congrats, fitterpam! Way to go! I'm very impressed by your dedication to getting healthy!!
As for me: I was sick with allergies/sinus stuff this weekend and didn't work out at all, but I am down to 138.2, so yay for small miracles!0 -
Welcome back Kiffypooh!
I will also be turning 35 in November. We are ttc for baby #1. I will take a test tomorrow-everyne please say a little prayer! My weight is the same-bummer!0 -
Welcome back Kiffypooh!
I will also be turning 35 in November. We are ttc for baby #1. I will take a test tomorrow-everyne please say a little prayer! My weight is the same-bummer!
Glad to see you posting today. Was going to ask when test day was....tomorrow.....fingers are crossed0 -
Mellie, fingers crossed for you!0
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chelleim, I'm sorry for your struggles. I've heard good things about the test that checks your tubes. I've seen a lot of women get pregnant right after having an HSG done. Of course, that doesn't mean I'm lining up to get it done because I hear it hurts.
Make sure you take the tylenol an hour before the test like they tell you. My first one hurt like anything - cramping, etc. They found the endometrial hyperplasia though - good thing but the tubes looked normal. Treated it. The second time I went for one, they were crazy busy and the lady that went in before me was screaming.....I thought here we go again. But nothing!!!! They were done before I even realized it. Couldn't see the left tube this time though and the hyperplasia was gone.
The point is the tylenol is meant to relax your muscles. The tenser you are, the more it'll hurt.0 -
Hey everyone! So I’ve been MIA the past two weeks because I was off from work, and in that time I was moving. I’m seeing now the reality of all the bad choices I made over those two weeks. Because of the move my DH and I where eating out a LOT! At first because I was trying to empty the fridge before we moved, then after the move it took a couple days before the kitchen got unpacked. I tried to tell myself that I was working it off with the packing, moving and the unpacking and cleaning, but really I was just fooling myself.
So here I am, with an extra two pounds back on me ready to start back with a vengeance. My DH and I have also decided to get a little more serious about TTC, 11 months ago I went off of BCP and started taking folic acid but no real change to our sex life was made. My cycle has been steady for the past 6 months or so and so its time to start “trying” a little harder during my ovulation and I think I’ll start taking a multi vitamin to go along with my folic acid. And thanks to this thread I now know not to take them first thing in the morning (that’s what I’ve been doing with my folic acid).
My goal for the next month is to do yoga every morning, cardio twice a week, and weights once a week, I also vow to make all my meals and allow myself to eat out only once a week (and to choose the healthiest thing on the menu), and finally to drink lots and lots of water!
I’m also considering the GI diet, my cousin went on it and lost tons of weight, has anyone here tried it? If so what where your thoughts on it?0 -
Welcome Back
Kiffypooh- Sorry to hear about your struggles. :flowerforyou:
abeare- good luck with the "baby dancing!"
AlisaToth- Busy Busy! Yay for hubby coming home!:drinker:
FitterPam- YAY!! Way to go!
Ron- You can do it! Stay positive and focused!
Mellie- Fingers crossed!
Me- Bad week. I didn't make the best food choices and only made it to zumba once (I usually like to get there about 3 times a week). So, I only saw a loss of 0.2 lbs. I'll take it though. Its still going in the right direction even if it is a measly amount. Still no AF, but looking forward to talking with the doc on Wednesday about what can be done.
Today I just can't stop yawning! I must have not gotten good sleep last night. This Rental house is really taking a lot out of me. I wish it would just paint itself! I can't wait to get someone in there and start getting $ back for this hard work!
:glasses: I'm super excited about Hawaii now! The cruise is completely paid for now! :drinker:0 -
Wanted to let everyone know that AF decided to visit today, so no need to waste money on a test. :frown: The good news is I had a good talk with DH and he understands much better about where I am coming from with being concerned and wanting it to happen soon since I am almost 35. He was super supportive and we are going to do the basil body temp thing and be more "focused" and hope for the best! He is also going to read and learn a lot more about the struggles of ttc/pg after 35. Thanks everyone for the support, it really means a lot!!0
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Mellie, if you're going to start temping, I highly recommend using Fertility Friend. It's really super easy and very helpful. You can see an example with my charts: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2df5310
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Mellie, if you're going to start temping, I highly recommend using Fertility Friend. It's really super easy and very helpful. You can see an example with my charts: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2df531
Agree completely - worth charting online. Even gives you print outs if you have to take them to the doctors0 -
Agree completely - worth charting online. Even gives you print outs if you have to take them to the doctors
My doctor was completely amused and blown away by the print outs. However, it worked against me because he thinks my charts are so pretty that I should get pregnant no problem. I'm hoping not to prove him wrong.0 -
So, first month of TTC didn't happen but it did cause me to have a really unusually long AF. It started on Aug. 31st and is finally gone today. I even went to the doctors and he said he thinks i was having hormonal bleeding that continued into my regular AF.
As if we need more kinds of bleeding!!!
I also asked my sister in law if she's ever had anything like that happen to her and she said yeah actually I had a three week long period right before we got PG w her first son. So, that was nice to hear so i'm just thinking that maybe my body is getting ready for conception and this next month of trying we'll be successful.
Anyone else ever experience something similar?0 -
Wanted to let everyone know that AF decided to visit today, so no need to waste money on a test. :frown: The good news is I had a good talk with DH and he understands much better about where I am coming from with being concerned and wanting it to happen soon since I am almost 35. He was super supportive and we are going to do the basil body temp thing and be more "focused" and hope for the best! He is also going to read and learn a lot more about the struggles of ttc/pg after 35. Thanks everyone for the support, it really means a lot!!
Whats the basil temp thing?0 -
So, first month of TTC didn't happen but it did cause me to have a really unusually long AF. It started on Aug. 31st and is finally gone today. I even went to the doctors and he said he thinks i was having hormonal bleeding that continued into my regular AF.
As if we need more kinds of bleeding!!!
I also asked my sister in law if she's ever had anything like that happen to her and she said yeah actually I had a three week long period right before we got PG w her first son. So, that was nice to hear so i'm just thinking that maybe my body is getting ready for conception and this next month of trying we'll be successful.
Anyone else ever experience something similar?
My longest bleed was 210 days (basically the summer of 2002). I only went to the hospital because my husband got worried. That's when I was referred to an endocrinologist and was diagnosed with PCOS. I have had long bleeds since but she's the one that told me that when it gets to 60 days to see someone to get checked for iron levels. From what I've read, it seems to be hormones regulating due to weight loss, and if that's the case, you're in good check to TTC next cycle :flowerforyou:
BBT (basal body temping) is taking your temperature first thing in the morning, before you even roll out of bed and recording it daily. You can track your daily temperatures over the course of the month and it will tell you pretty definitively (if you don't have PCOS) when you have ovulated and when your period is going to hit. It's part of the FAM (fertility awareness method) that people can use to either achieve a successful pregnancy or avoid pregnancy. It's much more accurate than the rhythm method since every woman is different and each can track their own. Using sites like TCOYF.com or fertilityfriend.com to mark your daily measurements will allow the software to estimate when you're ovulating so that your chances of conception go WAY up.0 -
I absolutely hate this. Being on AF gives me no willpower whatsoever. I know I can't blame it all on her, but gosh darn it.......I have all the motivation in the world, know what needs to get done and what do I get for dinner last night (when I had all the ingredients at home to make a decent meal) KFC. So not only did I scarf back half of the fries loaded with gravy, regular Coke and a piece of chicken; I ate half the bag of mini brownies that came with it.
So I thought I'd check the scales this morning, just to assess the damage and I'm UP. Not just slightly from yesterday's official weigh in either....NOOOOOOO. I'm up 3.6 pounds. I know most of that is probably water weight, but I also know that I went over calories by close to 1000 yesterday.
This was my first major flub and I'm kicking myself. Sunday night wasn't good either. Darn. My goals for the rest of the week are to drink 12 glasses of water (to help rid some of this sodium) and move every day to burn at least an additional 200 calories than I would have. This is going to be a stressful week as it is....Countdown to surgery is 1 day, 7 hours and 16 minutes.0 -
Girl, I am with you!! AF led me to eat a zero bar last night (the rest of the day wasn't that great either). My meals were pretty good, it was mostly a candy issue!! Arrgghh0
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I have NO will power when AF is here!!! :frown:0
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I had told myself that I was going to do a 20minute yoga routine every morning before work and didn’t do it on my second day (today), the story of my life! I was sooooo tired and am not yet back used to getting up early every morning because of my vacation. I need to make up for it tonight and absolutely have to do it tomorrow! I’m not going to fall into yet another rut!
Fitterpam: thank you for the info about BBT, I’m definitely going to look into it, I wanted to record everything possible before going to see a doctor. I’m in Montreal and so getting a Gyno appointment when you’re not already pregnant consists usually of a 3 month waiting list and a very rushed doctor! If I have everything recorded I’ll hopefully be taking full advantage of every moment I have with my doctor.0 -
Yeah - tell me about it. My good friend just went through craziness here in Toronto with her OB. It was determined at her first ultrasound that the placenta wasn't right. Her doctor recommended that she have another one done at 29 weeks to confirm that things were going smoothly. Between the ultrasounds, he went on vacation and referred her to another OB. The other OB was too busy to take her at any point in like 15 weeks. She ended up going to a hospital about 25 minutes from her house instead of 5 to make sure that she got the ultrasound done - it was done finally at 31 weeks.
My gyno made me wait all summer before he could see me a few summers ago - made my old family doctor really mad because I was on one of my really long bleeds and he kept trying to bump it up. Once you're in though, they make all the time in the world for you....LOL Once I was in, there was one week that I saw him about 3 times. Never had an issue getting an appointment.
I would definitely chart for at least 3 months so you can get a firm grasp of your LP (luteal phase). The time between ovulation and AF - it typically doesn't change for a person. That will help you decide whether or not you did or didn't ovulate when you look back on a chart. Also gives the doctors something concrete they can use when going over your charts and/or determining a due date
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Woo hoo! Hey ladies! This is my kind of board!!
Dh & I have been TTC for 2 years now. We've tried everything, so now we are resorting to IVF. In the last 2 years, I've gained about 20lbs....10 of which are from just the last month or so. I blame it on the fertility meds & not being able to work out in the two week wait for fear of losing a possible pregnancy (better safe than sorry). So we are hopefully going to be starting IVF next month & I'd like to lose a fair amount of weight before all of the injection start (which will be November).
I've been trying to jump start my running (I used to do just 3 miles a day), now I'm trying to do 5-6miles & I want to start adding back in P90X & the brazilian butt lift.
I look forward to meeting all of you & feel free to ask me any questions... or if you're just looking for support!
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I've been trying to jump start my running (I used to do just 3 miles a day), now I'm trying to do 5-6miles & I want to start adding back in P90X & the brazilian butt lift.
Heather, I've read that strenuous activities are not good when TTC. Much like in pregnancy, they recommend you keep your heart rate under 140... I imagine that you're going to stop once you have the IVF done, but I just wanted to throw that out there just in case. :flowerforyou:0 -
I've been trying to jump start my running (I used to do just 3 miles a day), now I'm trying to do 5-6miles & I want to start adding back in P90X & the brazilian butt lift.
Heather, I've read that strenuous activities are not good when TTC. Much like in pregnancy, they recommend you keep your heart rate under 140... I imagine that you're going to stop once you have the IVF done, but I just wanted to throw that out there just in case. :flowerforyou:
I've read that the heart rate depends on your body - some people were fine w/ it even being at 150-160.... but yes, once I get closer to the IVF "protocol" I'll start taking it a bit easier & discuss it all w/ the doctors. I would love to keep running throughout my pregnancy (if allowed) & stay fit, so I don't want to completely stop either. But I'm mainly doing this to shed some poundage before more gets added back on (from both meds & possible pregnancy). 0 -
Today has been a strange day for me....i'm feeling quite tired and yawning wayy too much even though I had about 9 hrs of sleep and I just feel blah. I wonder if it's the season change??
Thanks fitterpam for sharing. Yeah, my doc mentioned how some women can bleed for an entire month and kept talking about how resilient a woman's body really is. I think I officially stopped AF yesterday whew but now i'm off on when i'll be ovulating for the month. I guess just try every other day for the month haha....i've never tried the basal temp stuff do you have to have special equipment? Thanks everyone.
Welcome H_82!0 -
Today has been a strange day for me....i'm feeling quite tired and yawning wayy too much even though I had about 9 hrs of sleep and I just feel blah. I wonder if it's the season change??
Thanks fitterpam for sharing. Yeah, my doc mentioned how some women can bleed for an entire month and kept talking about how resilient a woman's body really is. I think I officially stopped AF yesterday whew but now i'm off on when i'll be ovulating for the month. I guess just try every other day for the month haha....i've never tried the basal temp stuff do you have to have special equipment? Thanks everyone.
Welcome H_82!
Thanks for the welcoming! As for the basal temp... you just need a basal body temp. thermometer (pretty basic & cheap), for an under the tongue reading. I got mine off of amazon.com, just b/c I ordered some other stuff too. I only did that for maybe a month or two b/c I kept waking up at different times. My cycles are also irregular. This month we're going at it on our own (before ivf) & who knows when my ovulation day will be. Who knew our bodies were so complicated, right!?0 -
pmaria, along with the basal thermometer (I got mine from Target), you also need some way to track the change in temperatures. You can do it in Excel or use an online program like Fertility Friend. I posted a link to my charts on another page... but here it is again: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2df531
You can do it on paper, too... most thermometers come with sample logs. However, it can't really tell you when you're going to ovulate, just if you have.
OPKs can help you figure out if you're about to ovulate (they detect the LH surge before you release an egg) but they're more expensive than a thermometer.0 -
Thanks for the info, Heather. I rarely keep my heart rate below 140 if I'm really pushing myself, so I'm glad to know 150-160 is ok, too. 0
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That's what I recently heard someplace (don't know where - probably some "doctors" show or online). I think as long as you know what your body can do, don't get overheated & drink plenty of water, you'll be fine. Think of all the women that continue their exercising or running throughout their entire pregnancy! (I would love to be that type of person!). I'm also looking for a heart rate monitor - but have yet to find one where it's only the wrist type & fairly inexpensive, but not a piece of crap either...Thanks for the info, Heather. I rarely keep my heart rate below 140 if I'm really pushing myself, so I'm glad to know 150-160 is ok, too.0 -
[Think of all the women that continue their exercising or running throughout their entire pregnancy! (I would love to be that type of person!).
Yeah, but they're also the people who got pregnant without having to try very hard. I'm definitely not one of those. :laugh:
As for HRM, I found this one on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0030ZRPKK/ref=oss_product
It works fine, though it sometimes loses my heart rate if I move from the floor to standing too fast.0 -
Thanks, that's definitely good to know! I marked it, so I know where to find it to compare. Yeah, darn people who don't have to try
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