Fit For Future Families - November 2011

ratcuddler

Age: 23
Where you live: Ohio
Job: Support Specialist at a group home
Length of time on the board: 35 days
Marital Status: Living with BF
Length of time you've been with SO: 4.5 years
Do you have kids: No
Length of time TTC: 2years
Diagnosis: PCOS
Do you chart your BBT: No
Do you use OPKs: No
Are you on any meds for TTC: No
Height: 6'
Weight: 265.8
Goal Weight: 160-180
Strange fact about yourself: I have just recently (4 months) started having regular periods. In my entire life I have never had a period closer together than 11months.

I was always told I could never concieve because of my PCOS and my weight. I have done a ton of research and I am hoping if I lose the weight it will kick start my body into ovulating regularly.

dexters_dexterity

Thanks all u guys. i joined here last month and everybody is so much supportive and motivating

did the blood test this evening.My husband is jumping around the house screaming ... I DONE IT!!!! I DONE IT!!!! AND THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

YES ITS A BFP

godblessourhome

Thanks all u guys. i joined here last month and everybody is so much supportive and motivating

did the blood test this evening.My husband is jumping around the house screaming ... I DONE IT!!!! I DONE IT!!!! AND THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

YES ITS A BFP

congrats! great news!

wannababyH

I'd love to join.

Age: 26
Where you live: WA state
Job: n/a
Length of time on the board: a week
Marital Status: newly married
Length of time you've been with SO: 3 years 4 months
Do you have kids: One 6yr old son
Length of time TTC: n/a
Diagnosis: n/a
Do you chart your BBT: n/a
Do you use OPKs: n/a
Are you on any meds for TTC: n/a
Height: 5-5
Weight: 233 (currently)
Goal Weight: 200
Strange fact about yourself: I smell everything before I eat it.

wannababyH

YES ITS A BFP

Congratulations!

wannababyH

double post

thedestar

Hello November!

Dexter- Congrats girl! So happy for you!!

Welcome to all the new ladies.

Pam- sounds like a fun night!

Pixie- Take it easy. Hope you feel better soon!

Emily- I'm the same way about testing early. I probably took a hpt every month before I started trying to pay more attention to my body and track my cycles a little better. I feel the same way about God having a different plan then I have on getting pregnant again. My SIL had a terrible MC this summer and we had just started trying again when we found out. So part of me feels like maybe God will let us get pregnant when she'll be okay with it. And I'm okay with that, I don't want her to be hurt by it. IMHO.

Karen- Good luck with everything!!! Can't wait to hear how your sonogram goes! Hopefully we'll all be joining you on the pregnancy board soon!!!

AFM- Had a pretty good time taking LO out last night. Spent this morning trying to clean my bathroom and kitchen. Which I have almost decided is pointless with a toddler. What's the point in cleaning when I have a tornado baby following right behind me?!?! LOL! Now I'm feeding my face with her candy. In my head I'm doing her a favor. :laugh: Need to work on my self control!!!!

fitterpam

Thanks all u guys. i joined here last month and everybody is so much supportive and motivating

did the blood test this evening.My husband is jumping around the house screaming ... I DONE IT!!!! I DONE IT!!!! AND THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

YES ITS A BFP

LOL - Oh lady I'm sooo happy for you!!! I think you should definitely join the fit & fab preggo board started by one of our former members..... I think you'd find a lot of like minded ladies there going through pregnancy and staying really active, although we will miss your activity posts....always made me do a little more

fitterpam

I did weigh in this morning, but didn't have time to go through this - so here goes....

Week 1: 254.9
Week 2: 250.2
Week 3: 249.1

Weight lost for challenge: 5.8lbs

For the next 3 weeks:
1. Water - Did the first part of the first one - have to get back into the lemon water again - it's such an easy one, don't know why it'so tough for me....
- Drink at least 9 glasses of water a day, should add lemon slices to half of them
- First drink of the day should be hot water and lemon at least 3 mornings of the week

2. Medications & Naturopathy - did the first two perfectly again, didn't get tot he second two
- Take all my pills everyday as directed
- Take my multivitamin, folate supplement, chromium supplement daily at least 6 times a week
- Take my 1 tsp of ACV before at least 2 of my meals daily in a glass of water
- Try to practice oil pulling at least 2 times a week

3. Food: - could have done better, but I was definitely okay
- Stay under sugar goals at least 6 days a week
- Make sure to keep protein/carb balance at 50% every day
- Stay under fat goal at least 3 days a week
- At least 5 F&V 5 days a week

4. Exercise: - I boxed on my Wii for 10 minutes and I spent around 4 hours doing things outside on Sunday, but other than that....but it's a start
- Swim Club on Thursdays, 45 minutes
- Dog for walk at least 3 times a week, 30 minutes
- Biggest Loser Game on Wii at least 2 times a week, 20 minutes
- Boxing on Wii, at least 2 times a week, 5 minutes
- 5 minutes of stretching at least 5 times a week

5. Mental: - Did this!! And with different friends....so GOOD
- 5 minutes of meditation (guided or otherwise), 5 times a week
- Spend at least an hour during the week chatting with friends in person

How's everyone else coming along??

dexters_dexterity

Thanks all u guys. i joined here last month and everybody is so much supportive and motivating

did the blood test this evening.My husband is jumping around the house screaming ... I DONE IT!!!! I DONE IT!!!! AND THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

YES ITS A BFP

LOL - Oh lady I'm sooo happy for you!!! I think you should definitely join the fit & fab preggo board started by one of our former members..... I think you'd find a lot of like minded ladies there going through pregnancy and staying really active, although we will miss your activity posts....always made me do a little more

i have already checked that board, but ill keep checking this board too

I m not buttering or anything for the sake of saying it "so far this the only board of MFP I have seen,where everybody is so much supportive and shows empathy coz we can understand each other" may be i have said that earlier too.

fitterpam

Thanks all u guys. i joined here last month and everybody is so much supportive and motivating

did the blood test this evening.My husband is jumping around the house screaming ... I DONE IT!!!! I DONE IT!!!! AND THANK YOU GOD!!!!!

YES ITS A BFP

LOL - Oh lady I'm sooo happy for you!!! I think you should definitely join the fit & fab preggo board started by one of our former members..... I think you'd find a lot of like minded ladies there going through pregnancy and staying really active, although we will miss your activity posts....always made me do a little more

i have already checked that board, but ill keep checking this board too

I m not buttering or anything for the sake of saying it "so far this the only board of MFP I have seen,where everybody is so much supportive and shows empathy coz we can understand each other" may be i have said that earlier too.

You did and I appreciate it There is definitely something stronger than the need to lose weight holding this group together......we have a common reason for trying to lose it too....we definitely have something special

musica814

Congratulations Dexter!! So very happy for you!

AFM: I'm now on CD 41... I started spotting yesterday, and it's continued throughout today. I have no idea what to think. My temps are all over the place but no sustained high temps which tells me I haven't ovulated... however I was paranoid and so was hubby so I took a prego test anyway and of course it was negative. So the wait continues. Either this spotting is going to turn into a full flow or not. This is very frustrating and depressing. I'm young and healthy. Why does getting pregnant have to be so hard?! :sad: Sorry...bit of a whine fest.

majaila

Congratulations Dexter! And good luck to all the rest of us!

AFM: Had IUI #3 last Wednesday, so I'm in the 2WW and trying desperately to ignore everything. The prometrium, I've discovered, gives me AF/early PG symptoms, so there's no sense in stalking symptoms. Just waiting until the blood test on the 8th.

We're also frantically trying to finish parts of our house before family comes in for Thanksgiving - hubby has some lofty goals but all I want is some functional bathrooms upstairs!! We're not doing anything in the evenings after work except work on the house and I'm SO sore and tired. And definitely not worrying about going to the gym, ugh!

Smores18

Just checking in for now ladies. If that +opk during AF really was O then I am 2dpo right now. So I'm either due for AF or O in less than 2 weeks. Hopefully I will be pregnant!!

KHaverstick

I rarely have time to post these days, but just wanted to say Karen--sooooo happy for you!! Congrats!! And Congrats to you, too, Dexter.

jarrettfam

Congrats Dexter!!!

I am 6 dpo! Have some symptoms starting already. I dont know if Im being overly sensitive. I have lost 3 lbs in the last week!! I was all excited b/c my pants were starting to fall off my hips and getting baggy. Now they fit in the waist again but are baggy everywhere else. Ugh, unless its a good thing! I'm tracking my stuff on Fertility Friend. We will see how it goes. Got on here to get some encouragement and support. I'm a sahm with 4 foster kids and 1 step-daughter so I stay pretty busy and dont get to hang out with friends to much.

On the fun note: I got a 2 week old foster baby from the hospital today!!! So cute and cuddly!!!!

Hope and pray every one has sticky dust this month!!!! Hang in there because our time is coming!!!:flowerforyou:

dexters_dexterity

yes guys, i have something to tell that may have worked for me!

i haven't used OPKs and BBT, so wht im gonna say may sound very idiotic but it was something new for me

last Cycle i felt the symptoms of ovulation and it was just 9-10 day of cycle. Usually i used to be stuck my theoretical ovulation window tht i hardly did BD outta tht window. for that matter my hubby was very pissed at me.

this time there were 2 other changes, i was found Vitamin deficient, so I was taking tab for it, ----I would recommend to test yours or at least take some Multivitamin with Vit D3 and calcium

My father-in-law kept on telling me to eat Date, it was his religious thought but since its has so much nutrients, there is no harm eating one day...i had 3dates as my snack after workout

When joined this thread, i told tht i have not been working out for a very long time just coz i was apprehensive of losing in case I conceive, this month i worked out quite regularly, I was not tht stressful for conceiving as I had set these upcoming 2 months for myself, I started a challenge C25k+jillian micheals killer buns and thighs. and u know what 15 ppl have joined me. but im not telling them, keep monitoring tht thread as I would have, just not to de-motivate them, As i started it, walking out would be bad. Ill miss tht challenge...But this reward is the best Allah has bestowed on me

May God bless all of us with healthy and beautiful kids

Oishii

Congratulations, Dexter!

AFM, this is my first cycle of TTC this time round, so I'm trying not to get too excited. My cycles are short but irregular, so if AF isn't here by the middle of the month, I'll test. I only had to wait 3 months last time. I cried at the first AF, was fine with the second AF and then tested positive. I'm imagining that my tiredness and queasiness now are symptoms, as that's how it was last time, but then I just thought I'd got food poisoning! Fingers crossed!

It may sound silly, but I only want to TTC for a few months this year, to try to fit a baby around a school year. If it doesn't happen this year I'll try again in the same time slot next year, and then keep going.

meggamix

Congrats Dexter!

And welcome to all the new folks we have on the board! Love it!

Well, I was in Disneyland for the Halloween weekend...SO FUN! But SO bad for eating healthy. I didn't even weigh in today because I don't want to know....But it's time to get back into it!

I had my progesterone levels checked just before we left last week and I didn't O. Disappointing for sure. Today is CD28 so in 7 days I'll start provera if AF doesn't come on her own.

kah78

I HAVE A DOT! Yes, it's just a little dot, but it's definitely there on the ultrasound, doing what a dot should be doing, according to the sonographer. So, ladies, I feel confident to officially be pregnant. And I'm going to do everything in my power to stay that way. I start prometrium tonight as a precaution. My husband is calling the dot "poppy" as in "poppy seed".

So, I'm going to transition officially to the other board, but not without a little sadness at leaving this wonderful support group. Jalara and Pam, special thanks to you for your work keeping the board together. I'll be stalking this board,and sending you all continued prayers and wishes for your BFPs. Like Dexter said, this board is pretty special. Thanks for helping me through. I'll see you all soon on the "other" board. :-)

Cyberhugs and positive thoughts to you all...

Karen (and poppy.)

M_lifts

Dexters!!! Congratulations! That's a BFP!!!! Yay!! I'm so excited for you!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

oh thanks jalara!i hope so

in our mother language in such situations when the other person is saying what u want to listen

"loads of sweets and butter in your mouth"

Wish me luck guys

sounds like what my mum would say! massive congratulations!

mommy2squish

Loving this board!

M_lifts

ok so cd7 for me! going so slow! should be oving anytime from cd17-20! which seems far away! hey ho, patience is virtue i guess. fingers crossed

fitterpam

JarrettFam - Oooooh 2 week old baby....I`d like to think I could foster, but I know I'd be too sad to see them go

Dexter - good advice about the working out, check ups and dates (specifically). I did some research...Foods that especially benefit woman who are trying to conceive are foods that influence and build blood. Those foods include: green veggies (kale, collards, swiss chard, broccoli, brussel sprouts, green beans) beets/beet greens, raspberries, blueberries, cherry, blackberries, dark grapes, dates," says Jennifer Paschen, the founder and director of The Nest in Chicago, an integrated healthcare center for women and children. The glycemic load of a date is around 9, this is because most of the calories come from sugar, but they get a high score on the amino acid scale (55%) which means they may help complete some of the proteins you're eating, helping absorption. Each one contains around 3% of your daily B6 requirements as well as 5% of your potassium (which are both important for fertility). Overall, it's a very little processed food, which makes it a good choice to eat....

Karen - I love that the dot has a name - and a cute one at that. I can't wait to be saying, what do you mean you're 39 weeks along already????? Where did that time go???? LOL

Meggamix - I started the Provera on Monday.....I thought AF was here last week but it was just some heavy spotting......I had to wait until after they did the pregnancy test (at which I laughed)...LOL I was so good for so long, why can't it just seem to get under control again? *sigh* hoping that it shows up on it's own!!!

Maria - the first half is the easy part - its' the 2WW that is the killer

AFM - I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. We got the news today that someone close to the family passed away (she'd been in hospice for the last month with cancer, so we knew it was coming). Then I got word that my DH's cousin's girlfriend miscarried yesterday - my heart is broken for her. She's on the young side (22) but has medical issues. She's had 5 miscarriages so far - her family didn't believe that she was pregnant this time and her doctor didn't want to do the blood test, even though she can't take a HPT. She had an U/S a week ago and got to see her little one. A few days later was put on bed rest, but was told the baby was fine..... So we have two really bad pieces of news in a day - I'm waiting....these thigns happen in 3s.... *sigh* I dont' remember every post today - kind of foggy actually....probably should go have a nap

jalara

I HAVE A DOT! Yes, it's just a little dot, but it's definitely there on the ultrasound, doing what a dot should be doing, according to the sonographer. So, ladies, I feel confident to officially be pregnant. And I'm going to do everything in my power to stay that way. I start prometrium tonight as a precaution. My husband is calling the dot "poppy" as in "poppy seed".

So, I'm going to transition officially to the other board, but not without a little sadness at leaving this wonderful support group. Jalara and Pam, special thanks to you for your work keeping the board together. I'll be stalking this board,and sending you all continued prayers and wishes for your BFPs. Like Dexter said, this board is pretty special. Thanks for helping me through. I'll see you all soon on the "other" board. :-)

Cyberhugs and positive thoughts to you all...

Karen (and poppy.)

Oh Hun! Congrats! You made me tear up a little too, lol!

I'm so happy for you and hubby! Congrats to your family! Be sure to swing by, and I want to hear how you tell DS about Poppy!

fitterpam

I HAVE A DOT! Yes, it's just a little dot, but it's definitely there on the ultrasound, doing what a dot should be doing, according to the sonographer. So, ladies, I feel confident to officially be pregnant. And I'm going to do everything in my power to stay that way. I start prometrium tonight as a precaution. My husband is calling the dot "poppy" as in "poppy seed".

So, I'm going to transition officially to the other board, but not without a little sadness at leaving this wonderful support group. Jalara and Pam, special thanks to you for your work keeping the board together. I'll be stalking this board,and sending you all continued prayers and wishes for your BFPs. Like Dexter said, this board is pretty special. Thanks for helping me through. I'll see you all soon on the "other" board. :-)

Cyberhugs and positive thoughts to you all...

Karen (and poppy.)

Oh Hun! Congrats! You made me tear up a little too, lol!

I'm so happy for you and hubby! Congrats to your family! Be sure to swing by, and I want to hear how you tell DS about Poppy!

Me too!!!!

jarrettfam

Hey ladies,
I am 7 dpo. I have been doing Zumba for the last 3 months. I am starting to have bad stomach cramps that feel like a pulled muscle in my stomach. :frown: My husband to me to stop the Zumba and walk or go swimming instead. I'm kind of sad.:sad: I really love Zumba and the quick weight loss that goes with it. I just dont want to take a chance of having another m/c. Is there any other excercise that would be more comfortable on my body or more gentle on it. I still want to try to loose weight till I get preg. Then I just want to stay very healthy and watch my intake (if possible). I'm open to any ideas. :ohwell: Thanks!

Oishii

Hey ladies,
I am 7 dpo. I have been doing Zumba for the last 3 months. I am starting to have bad stomach cramps that feel like a pulled muscle in my stomach. :frown: My husband to me to stop the Zumba and walk or go swimming instead. I'm kind of sad.:sad: I really love Zumba and the quick weight loss that goes with it. I just dont want to take a chance of having another m/c. Is there any other excercise that would be more comfortable on my body or more gentle on it. I still want to try to loose weight till I get preg. Then I just want to stay very healthy and watch my intake (if possible). I'm open to any ideas. :ohwell: Thanks!

I know what you mean. I keep worrying about whether the 30DS is too much for me if I do happen to be in the early stages of pregnancy. None of the advice seems to go back as far as conception.

If and when I get a BFP, I shall be onto Amazon to get a pregnancy workout DVD. My last pregnancy slaughtered my back, so I would like to work on staying strong and in shape if I get pregnant again.

It is so exciting having started to TTC, but I'm not looking forward to waiting so anxiously for AF. Mine is between 19-25 days, so I could know the bad news by this time next week, but for good news I'd have to wait for the same time the week after!

titlich

I HAVE A DOT! Yes, it's just a little dot, but it's definitely there on the ultrasound, doing what a dot should be doing, according to the sonographer. So, ladies, I feel confident to officially be pregnant. And I'm going to do everything in my power to stay that way. I start prometrium tonight as a precaution. My husband is calling the dot "poppy" as in "poppy seed".

Congrats on your dot !!! I wish you a healthy pregnancy ahead...

titlich

Hello everyone !!! and Congrats Dexters!!

AFM: I am on CD 7 and now waiting for a +OPK... Trying to stay positive and hoping this month will bring some joy... Still continuing the 30DS... Did not loose much inches but can fit into my old jeans, so I am happy for now...