Fit For Future Families - December 2010
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Probably not. It has to be a sustained shift. Are you using Fertility Friend? It will give you red lines showing your O day and your coverline three days after you've Od (once you have that sustained shift).0
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Yes, I'm using fertility friend. It says that based on the one spike + the pos opk that I did...I'm just going to keep temping and testing thru the week and keep temping thru the month...we're not TRYING this month so I'm really more concerned with next month...ugh I should have stuck with the digital opk tests...0
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You should probably change your settings to FAM. Scroll down the "Ovulation Detector" box and click "Tuning/Override" and then select Fertility Awareness. It will say something about "FF knows best, don't do that!" but they're lying. And then it will probably say you didn't O. If you don't, it's likely to change your O date when your temps do shift. Did you take that higher temp at the same time as the lower temps?0
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Yup, everyday at 530am....I'll check my settings when our internet is back up it's hard to do it on my phone...boo.....0
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Hey Everyone,
So much news to catch up on. Sorry to hear about your loss. I've been totally off my game. Eating like a maniac, not making time for exercise, totally slipped back into old habits. I'm trying to do well for at least breakfast and lunch through the holidays. It's been working this week. Dinner is a whole other story, but I'll focus on that after the holidays.
I printed out a Natural Family Planning chart to help me track my temps. The worksheet says to start temping on day 5 of AF. But mine rarely lasts that long. When should I start? Hope everyone has a safe and healthy holiday!0 -
You can temp throughout AF, so whenever you want to start is fine, but your temps can be wacky for those first five days. I would go ahead and start on day 5. I also highly recommend setting up an account on www.fertilityfriend.com. It's free and it will help you pinpoint your O days. Plus, they have a lot of tutorials on cycles and temping that are really helpful.0
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My free trial of VIP on Fertility Friend is over. Would you suggest buying the subscription or do you think it is just worth it to keep using the free membership?0
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Well I'm a freak with a lot of time on her hands, so I like the VIP version, but I did live just fine without the fancy features like overlaying my charts. I would say you could get away with not paying for it provided you don't want to see it show you that this cycle looks completely different than last cycle. :laugh:0
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I paid the $16 or whatever it was for the 90day one...I like it, i like having to colors to help me to pin point where I am at in my cycle at that very moment. :laugh:
So I think the stress of the impending conception/deployment is starting to get to us....hubs and I got in a huge argument tonight over parenting techniques....i think i play "Momma bear" too much when it comes to our son, but i feel like he's too harsh on him sometimes...it's even harder bc he's only been in our son's life since he was 2yrs old (he's not his bio-dad) and sometimes i think that he feels lik he has to establish his dominence in the house hold...Granted some of the things my son does are disrespectful (he has developed a nice habit of rolling his eyes when you're talking to him,,,SQUASHING that immediatly) but tonight when we went to turn off his TV he thru a fit and was crying and kicking his feet in his bed and I was trying to walk out of the room and just let him cry and my husband wanted to get on to him for throwing a fit...IMO he can throw a fit as much as he wants as long as he's in his bed and we can't hear him in the other room...my hubs's opinion is that he shouldn't react that way at all...*sigh* this does not boad well for a stress free month to concieve next month...
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Guys - I've been so busy and running off my feet. My in laws arrived on Monday and so we've spent my MFP time visiting with people all week....yikes. But my inlaws are loving this program too...might be joining...
I'm cheap so I refuse to pay for FF, but then I also have MyDays on my smart phone (just easier sometimes and means I can feed my obsession even while not at home....LOL
Weight is what it is...LOL I'm not actually posting anything here until Monday and then it's starting fresh and going crazy on it.....I won't be this weight forever. My swimclub buddy bailed on me for tonight but we found out last cycle (while talking about TTC) that we actual cycle together (so now I have a "normal" baseline because she's on the pill)....she started on Monday, still no sign for me.....I've been crazy bloated all week (but lower in my abdomen than usual if I do get bloat during AF) so I still have this insane thought in my brain that I might be.....*sigh* I'm not testing until at least Thursday next week...that should be more than enough time to know for sure if I need to pick up a testing kit.....hoping that I do!!!0 -
I haven't been posting much lately, but trying to keep up with you all as much as I can! Wanted to pop by and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!
I'm down 2 lbs this week which is a MIRACLE and I hope it continues! I'm on to my next mini-goal! woo hoo!
Love and hugs to my friends on MFP!
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Alisa~ I like the colors as well, but I guess I'm just cheap. And don't stress. I'm sure you two will come up with a compromise and end on even ground.
Pam~ I didn't find MyDays, I did (well DH did) find an app called Pink Pad (btw that name is terrible!) that is just like FF, so I’m hoping it does the trick. Not sure about the accuracy yet. Boo for buddy bailing... I wish I had a buddy to drag my butt to Zumba class.
Jenny~ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! WTG on the -2 lbs!!!!!!!
I am suffering the consequences for going to HI and returning in the dead of winter in MI. Hello head cold! Ugh, it is really kicking my butt. I made it to Zumba on Tuesday night and by the time I hit the pillow I was feeling the congestion.:grumble: I really want to go to Zumba tonight, but I'm not sure if I can even make it through the class in the condition I am in. I guess I can stand in the back and just march it out if I need. :ohwell:
I'm not doing very well on the eating less front... It is really hard not to go over my 1270 limit (I have averaged 1800 a day:noway:)... I think I might just look to maintain for a little and slowly get back around my calorie goal. Either way DH and I are going to start trying this month and see what happens.
I wish EVERYONE a Merry Christmas and :drinker: here's to an enjoyable weekend!0 -
I must be the technological idiot of the group. I have a FF account but I can’t understand how to navigate it to save my life. :ohwell:
According to my doctor, my test came back clear and I don’t have a UTI. :huh: He said I may have an extremely mild version (doesn’t feel like a mild version though) that won’t show up on the test, so he gave me a 3 day antibiotic. I think I’m having a reaction though; I’ve been getting dizzy spells since I started taking them. I only took 2 days worth, and my symptoms are gone so my doctor said I should be ok. The last time I took antibiotics this past summer I broke out in a horrible rash all over my face – I didn’t leave the house for 2 days.
Weigh loss: I’m terrified to step on the scale. I’ve been having a really hard time staying on track this week. DH and I have spent so much time helping my mom and bothers getting the new house ready that we’ve eaten take out almost all week. And I have zero self control at work with all the cookies floating around.
TTC: I’m still having cramps on and off so I’m sure AF is right around the corner. :sad:
Oh yeah --- DH’s uncle is off the ventilator and breathing on his own!!!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: We’re going to drive up to the hospital (it's over an hour away) tomorrow morning to see him. He’s still fighting the phenomena but the doctors said he has a very good chance now.0 -
Happy Holidays girls!
I’m off to the country today to see family for a few days and so I’ll be logging my food via iphone. I do plan on exercising everyday and eating between my goal and maintenance calories. After a hard week of watching what I eat and working out EVERY night, those 3 1/2 pounds I seemed to gain for no reason are back off and I plan on keeping it that way over the holidays.
Hope everyone is having a happy and healthy holidays, I’ll talk to you all next week!0 -
Merry Christmas eve everyone! The day didn't start off so great but hopefully it will get better! Hope everyone has a GREAT holiday! I am cooking Christmas dinner this year....lots of yummy food! Excited that my folks are in town, the tree is loaded with gifts from my inlaws. My husband said that i can't open any of my gifts from him until tomorrow morning....boo (not bc i want to open my gifts, but bc i want HIM to open his gift from me...boo!)0
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Hi all! I hope it's ok for me to jump into this group. I joined MFP about 3 weeks ago. My husband and I want to start a family, but it will probably still be another 2 or 3 years because I don't have health insurance. But I'm trying to get fit now! I want to be at my healthiest when we do TTC. I have a lot of fears about getting and being pregnant (I'm overly aware of my body, and have fears about little changes in how I feel physically). It'd be great to have a support group for both things: losing some weight and getting healthy, and just being brave enough to go through the health affects that happen with pregnancy.
My mini fitness goals are to lose about 4 pounds a month. I hope to be at my goal weight by April 1, but to also be able to run for longer periods, and to be exercising 6 days a week (currently only do 3 times, 4 if I'm REALLY motivated).0 -
I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!!!!!0
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SW: 204
LW: 155.5
CW: 154.5
I’m only half a pound away from my original end of the year goal, which was to lose 50 pounds. :bigsmile: Half way through the year I changed my goal weight from 154 to 150 so that I would be at an even weight. I know I won’t hit my revised goal by the 31st, but I think if I really work hard this week I have a pretty good chance of losing half a pound by Friday. My goals this week are to be under calories every day except Wednesday (dinner at the cheesecake factory that day!!
), get at least 12 glasses of water a day and workout at least 4 times this week.
No AF yet, I’m on CD30. (I think its CD30……you start counting the first day of AF right?) I gave in this morning and took another HPT…..negative again. I’m still cramping so I’m sure she’s on her way, just taking enough time to get my hopes up. DH made me promise that if I don’t get AF, I won’t test again until Friday morning, but I’m extremity impatient and don’t know if I’ll be able to hold out that long. :ohwell:
Welcome DrunlineGirl!!!!0 -
Thanks for the welcome!
Congrats for being so close to your goal weight, that is awesome. 50 lbs is a lot!0 -
Morning everyone! So i'm trying to stay positive! I decided to go ahead and weigh-in one last time for the year....140....that means i gained 6.5lbs over the past 6 weeks...time to get back on the wagon! Kinda dissapointed bc i was hoping my NY Resolution was going to be maintain my weight...guess i'm back to square 2 (not back to square 1 since i didn't gain ALL 11lbs back...just a little more than 1/2)
I'm also sad bc i think my bbt thermometer has bit the dust....same temp 4 days in a row (low temp) and i am not seeing the variation in temp as i did before and it's annoying bc i am fairly certain that it made me miss the O spike :mad: ......i am planning on buying a new one today.....i'm on CD23 so hopefully AF shows in the next week and then we officially are actively TTC!! I reminded my husband of that today and he just looks at me and says..."I don't want to talk about it" :laugh: Unfortunately i think that he is more upset about the impending deployment that is to follow our only month of TTC....
Hope everyone had a GREAT Christmas! We're in the process of making NYE plans! My hubs in on vacation and i am still not working so im' kinda of excited to get to spend some time with him plus my family is here until the 5th so hopefully we don't get sick of seeing each other 24/7 for the next week!0 -
Hi everyone!
Welcome drumlineGirl!
Ron- great job on the goals!
Alisa- I'll be with you in the New Year!! Let's get back to goal and preggo! :happy:
Food: So, I have completely given up on logging my food since Christmas Eve. Too much food and too much that I have no idea how to log. I am trying to watch my portions the best I can. DH and I have been at my in-laws since Christmas day and will be back at home tomorrow night.
Exercise: My MIL, SIL, and 5 year old niece had a "spa day" with pedis. Very nice! Haven't exercised in almost a week and can feel the effects.
TTC: According to my FF and Pink Pad App this week in O week, but today AF decided to show again! :explode: So I have NO idea what is going on!!! :sad: DH was just as excited as I was to start trying, but he is really supportive with my body freaking out.
Goals: I am extremely scared to weigh in. Between AF and all the food (ham particularly) progress can't be good. So, this week my goals are to get back on track when we get home and get my bloated butt to Zumba with lots of water!! I will have my final weigh in on Friday... We'll see where 2011 will start.0 -
Well I'm out this month, AF showed up this morning. :grumble: :explode: :sad:0
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I'm on to cycle #13. I'm just glad 2010 is nearly behind me. What a frustrating and depressing year. I hope 2011 is better... though I suppose it will be the year of fertility treatments. :sad:
Hopefully, I'll get back on track with exercise this week. I'm maintaining around 130, but I would like to be maintaining under 130. So we'll see if I can lose another 3-5 pounds.0 -
Weigh In Stats
FFF SW = 268.6
Week 20 Weight = 236.6 (-1.3 lbs)
Week 21 Weight = 238.5 (+1.9 lbs)
Week 22 Weight = 239.6 (+1.1 lbs)
Week 23 Weight = 239.6 ( SAME)
Week 24 Weight = 239.9 (+0.3 lbs)
Back to tracking today, but like everyone else, there has been too much variety and junk in the house. I made my husband hide all the stuff we got at Christmas and only bring it out upon pain of death....LOL I'm looking forward to 2011, it's the year we're going to have our baby, hopefully.....2010 was pretty good. I lost just under 30 lbs since joining this group and look forward to blasting it out in the new year.
Got Biggest Loser Wii game for Christmas and I'm trying to pull myself together this morning to pop it in.....In laws are still here and I'm not sure what today holds for us....I want to get the dogs out for their walk after dinner and do at least 20 minutes on the Wii.....Tomorrow is first day back at work and I think it's going to be a busy one. Thursday is swim club and Friday is New Years Eve (we go and watch a movie, nothing crazy) and hubby is off for the weekend....2011 is looking like it might be a good one.
Today is CD 23 or 38 for me (depending on whether or not the spotting/light cycle should be counted). I'm pretty sure it was just spotting, but I overreacted and protected so now I'm not sure....we're going to pick up a test tomorrow night (just to be on the safe side before New Years.....don't want to be drinking alcohol if there is any chance.....that would be utterly amazing. One of my closest friends had her little one on Saturday, he was due on Sunday, but AGAIN I lost another name.....Charles is gone for me....LOL So I have no chance of a Charlie now (Charlotte and Charles were both born this year....LOL) I told my hubbie we better hurry up before all the good names were taken...0 -
Jalara - love the new profile pic!!!0
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Hi all...I was here for a while back, and then dropped off as life happened...you know how it goes sometimes. It's time to come back and get back in the groove. I don't post a whole lot, but I'm listening and sending support to everyone here.
My story in a nutshell--32 years old, mom of a wonderful 2 year old, and great hubby. Hubby and I have been ttc for almost 9 months. I know that's not that long compared to some, but it hit like a ton of bricks after getting prego in 2 weeks and assuming that a second would be just as easy. Assuming that I get AF this month, I"ll be starting Clomid the next cycle. I'm pretty bummed about that, but at the same time, I don't want to NOT try it, if it might help. If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts on what to expect with Clomid, I'd love to hear---I've heard varying stories.
Our families don't know that we have started treatment yet. So, wading through all the emotional ups and downs, medical timing, and budgeting to figure out how to pay for it...Fun...as many of you know. Plus, I have a drawer full of Christmas Candy beckoning to me. Hubby may just have to take that to work.
I actually started maintaining at one point, and that really didn't go well. It was a slippery slope. The good news is, I have only gained back a few of the pounds I lost--but I'm definitely needing some more "structure" than I've had during the holidays...so I'm starting the new year a few days early and hoping it sticks (the good habits...not the weight--haha.) Good luck to everyone--on both fronts!
Stats:
HW:147
GW:127
CW: My guess is 134...but haven't weighed yet.Eeek--that's not going to be fun...0 -
Hope everyone had a great Christmas!
Alisa – Don’t worry too much about the gain, I find it easier to loose the weight that you put back on temporarily rather than your regular weight. In no time you’ll be back to where you were.
DrumlineGirl – Welcome! Love the name and assume you drum, what style of music?
Ron – Congrats on the loss! You’re one of the lucky few that lost over the Holidays.
Kcurtis –Like I said to Alisa, don’t worry too much about the scale, you’ll be back to your regular routine and weight loss in no time!
Erica – I sooooooo understand how your feeling! I’m on CD26 of Cycle 15! The holidays were especially hard this year, we really expected to have either had a child already or at least be preggo, Dh took it exceptionally hard, I actually never saw how much it has affected him (he always tried to be the strong one for me, and to not make me feel guilty) but he was really depressed throughout Christmas.
2011 will be our year, hopefully sans fertility treatments! Baby dust to ya!
Pam – You made me laugh, I told Dh to take all the chocolates and candies we got over the holidays and hide them on me too.
Kah78 - Welcome back!
Food & exercise: I didn’t do horribly but I didn’t do great either. Christmas Eve and day I actually did relatively well, I ate between my goal and my maintenance cals and exercised. The days following however have not been so great, it’s obvious to my body that AF will be showing up soon because she’s brought her appetite!
TTC: Is at a standstill till next month, I also have the appointment at the fertility clinic mid month, hopefully we can get some answers.
I am at a weird position, my mother has heard me mention MFP to a friend and has asked me for the link, normally I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend MFP to anyone but DH and I haven’t told our families that we are TTC. Do you guys know of any ways I can block my posts from another MFP’er? If this can be done that’d be great, I didn’t really want to tell the family yet because they’d ask about it every time we saw them , and I really don’t need my family seeing what CD I’m at! I don’t mind posting here only because you are all in the same boat as me and there is a certain anonymity that is nice about it. Arghhh why’d I have to go and open my mouth anyway! Way to ruin a good thing!
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Hey all - a quick check-in!
I'll be posting to the new board on Saturday morning.
Life is good with me - I will be back on here the 2nd week of Januay, and will be weighing in at the end of the month. From then on, I will weigh in every 2nd week.
TTC - not pregnanct (argh). Starting Cycle 4 now.
I have cut down my MPF profile and friends list to just the minimum. I was starting to consider this a friend network instead of a tool to use, which for me is the wrong approach. I have deleted people who didn't talk with me very often, or at all. Nothing personal, just getting myself focused and out of a rut.
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Oooh, Ashley, that's a tough call, though I have no idea how you've kept your family out of the loop so long. I managed to keep it to myself for 10 cycles and then just caved and told everyone. Probably because they were asking about kids anyway. Now they know not to ask. I hope you get your BFP now so you can avoid the fertility treatments. My DH was pretty depressed, too. It didn't help that his favorite uncle died. So now he was down one person at Christmas without the hope of adding to the family anytime soon. And we watched our niece and nephew open their Santa presents this year. I think it broke both of us just a bit since we assumed we'd either have a little one or one on the way by now. But 2011 is a new year and will hopefully only bring good things.0
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Is it to late to join this group? My husband and I are TTC and it would be great to be a part of this I just joined MFP 0
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