Pregnancy 2010 - Week 7

I am not part of this but I have to say Amanda. You might just have water weight. Keep you head up.

Kimmie

Last week's weight - 162
CW: 160.6 :bigsmile:

Hello!

I popped in here a few weeks ago, but have been MIA since. I have a question for Angela, or anyone else who has experience with the BBT method. I have begun taking my basal body temp every morning but am a little confused as to when the best time is to TTC. Is it before my temp spikes up or the day it does? Also, was your temp really low in the mornings? This was only my 3rd morning, but yesterday my temp was 96.8 - seemed awfully low to me....although I wasn't feeling the greatest either. The day before and today it was at 97.1 & 97.3. Thanks so much! :flowerforyou:

The basal body temperature will almost ALWAYS show your temp as lower than a regular thermometer will, the two weeks or so befor ovulating your temp will be low and then will spike after ovulation and remain high until your period ... or if you're pregnant will continue to raise.

The hard thing with only doing BBT method is that you are usually fertile UNTIL you ovulate, which means you don't really know your fertile period just by taking temperatures ... there's still hope though! What you do is check your cervical fluid as well, take your finger swipe your finger around your vaginal lips. During your non-fertile time you'll mostly be dry, when you approach fertile period you'll notice you get more wet, early on you'll have creamy, lotiony, or milky discharge and consistancy usually white or creamy colored, as you get more fertile it will become mucus like and really stretchy and clear. The most fertile period is very stretchy, very wet, and clearish. When you approach your fertile stage you should have sex daily if your husband has a good sperm count or every other day if he has a low sperm count ... then while taking your basal body temperature you'll know when you ovulate so you'll know when you're fertile time is over.

I have lots more information if you need it ... and FYI you're egg only lasts 24 hours!

The hard thing with only doing BBT method is that you are usually fertile UNTIL you ovulate, which means you don't really know your fertile period just by taking temperatures ... there's still hope though! What you do is check your cervical fluid as well, take your finger swipe your finger around your vaginal lips. During your non-fertile time you'll mostly be dry, when you approach fertile period you'll notice you get more wet, early on you'll have creamy, lotiony, or milky discharge and consistancy usually white or creamy colored, as you get more fertile it will become mucus like and really stretchy and clear. The most fertile period is very stretchy, very wet, and clearish. When you approach your fertile stage you should have sex daily if your husband has a good sperm count or every other day if he has a low sperm count ... then while taking your basal body temperature you'll know when you ovulate so you'll know when you're fertile time is over.

I have lots more information if you need it ... and FYI you're egg only lasts 24 hours!

So, if I check my cervical fluid in the morning and I appear to be in the fertile period - should I have sex right away, or would it be ok to wait until the evening? How many days are you normally in your fertile period? Sorry if I'm asking to many questions - I have looked this stuff up online and it just confuses me :ohwell: You put it in layman's terms so it's easier for me to understand. :happy:

Hi all, just want to join the group if that's ok ?

I'll post my weight later, just wanted to say hi - and hoping to leave you again soon, due to pregnancy (ha ha) !

Lovinglife

Hi jalara48, Hang in there , it will happen.
Maybe your not eating enough, sometimes they say your body goes into starvation mode. My weight loss was slow too, 1 kilo a month, please don't be too hard on yourself, your trying and you'll get there. If weighing is getting you down, maybe stop for a couple of weeks. Cheer up, Mel

I agree with Hopeful, you are doing an awesome job and even if you aren't seeing the results now, you are being the healthiest you can be for yourself and your future baby! ... and a great example to your future hubby. All that being said STOP WEIGHING YOURSELF SO OFTEN! I can only imagine it adds to the frustration! Our bodies are strange and do weird things, so try switching things up like what's been said, try increasing your calories a little and see if you lose by exercise alone, or switch up the type of foods you eat. Try meeting with a nutritionist who specializes in weight loss and see what they recommend. I know it's frustrating because I've been there too, but please hang in there and don't let yourself get overwhelmed!

http://www.arthritistoday.org/fitness/motivation/exercising-but-not-losing-weight.php

Exercising But Not Losing Weight
You’re walking every day and hitting the gym, but the scale hasn’t budged. What gives?
By Julie Weingarden Dubin

For every 3,500 calories you burn, you’ll lose a pound. It turns out that slimming down is more complex than that golden rule preached by fitness pros.

Shedding pounds isn’t so precise, according to Ralph La Forge, a physiologist and managing director of the Duke Lipid and Metabolic Disorder Training Program at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.

Although weight loss does, indeed, depend upon the “calories-in, calories-out” equation, you may at times exercise without losing weight. For example, a brisk 30-minute walk burns 200 calories – only about half the amount in that bagel you ate this morning (minus the cream cheese).

In addition, gender and genes matter. Women, who store fat differently than men and have a harder time losing fat around the abdomen, tend to lose weight more slowly. And some people are just born with a faster resting metabolism, so they burn calories more quickly.

So what can you do to nudge the scale down? Keep these tips in mind:

Do exercise a little more. Gradually increase the time and intensity of your workouts to burn more calories. Just walking 15 minutes more, for example, will help you shed an additional 100 calories.

Work more muscles. The more muscle groups you work, the more energy your body uses. Thirty minutes of weight-bearing exercise, such as walking, hiking, dancing, tai chi and some forms of yoga, burns more calories than 30 minutes of stationary cycling or some kinds of resis­tance training. It also builds strong bones.

Aim to burn about 1,500 calories per week through exercise. That’s the average amount recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine. Walking 3 miles per day over five days will do it; or call your local Arthritis Foundation chapter for information on exercise programs.

Don’t reach for a post-workout snack, or you could add back as many calories as you just burned off. Drink a glass – or two – of water instead; you actually may be more thirsty than hungry.

Don’t trust the numbers. If you walk on a treadmill or ride a stationary bike, the number of calories you actually burn is often 10 to 15 percent lower than what’s displayed on the screen. That’s because the mechanical assistance of the machine allows your body to do less work – and most calorie-counters don’t take that into account.

Don’t collapse on the couch when you get home. If you rest after a workout more than you would normally, your body slows down and doesn’t burn as many calories as it usually does.

Everyday activities and how many calories they burn (in a 150-pound person):

Mopping floors (1/2 hour) 140 calories
Vacuuming (1/2 hour) 140 calories
Ironing (1/2 hour) 75 calories
Pulling weeds (1/2 hour) 177 calories
Washing the car (1 hour) 300 calories
Bagging leaves (1/2 hour) 136 calories
Washing dishes (1 hour) 152 calories
Rearranging furniture (1 hour) 450 calories
Indoor painting (1 hour) 204 calories
Grocery shopping (1/2 hour) 130 calories
Walking (1/2 hour) 100 calories
Sleeping (8 hours) 50 calories

Jalara - You can do it! I know it is very dissapointing. I know this is much easier to say, but just the food you are putting in your body is probably better than it used to be. You are going to the gym and getting your heart pumping. Even if you aren't seeing the weight loss, you have to believe that you are making a difference on the inside. I know that people don't see the inside of you, they only see the stuff on the outside, but you really are making the inside of you healthier...especially your heart (from all that working out).

I know it is hard. I know that people look at me and are like....man...that girl needs to loose some weight. The thing they don't know is that...I am trying, and I am trying really hard. You have to have faith in yourself. One thing I figured out is that I honestly have to love myself, and believe in myself...before the weight falls off. Knkow that we are here to support you!

where'd everyone go? Jalara, how are you doing?

Yesterday was a tough day, really sick pretty much all day so I was under calories by about 400 and didn't get much nutrition, but I'm not too worried about it, I'm counting on a better second trimester where I'll be kicking nutritions butt! haha, hope everyone is well, I've still been bad about exercising, but the hubby and I are going out to Alki Beach to walk this afternoon. Super sunny in Seattle today!

I'm not pregnant, nor am I TTC--actually, I just had a baby in January, but I'd love to join your group. I'm trying to lose the baby weight and more. Thought it would be nice though to join you all and hopefully be able to answer any questions you have regarding ttc and pregnancy as well.

I'm currently 134.2 and hope to get down to 120.

I have been feeling super tired and unmotivated. This pregnancy is very different from two previous ones because all I want to do is sleep and eat. I'm also worried about something going wrong. I've been wearing my workout clothes since this morning, but have not gone down to walk on the treadmill. I feel so "blah"

just checking if my new ticker works

Hi all !
First, congrats to those who are pregnant. :flowerforyou:

So now I'm ready to tell you my story.......

I'm 33 on sunday, from Europe, and married but no children. We're trying but I've miscarried 3 times, I think due to overweight. Today the weight said : 272 :sad:

I need to weigh 199 before the doctor will start the IVF treatment, I know, I have a long way to go.

I 'm eating after a plan given to me by my dietician, but I'm only om my 2nd week. I've been looking online to see if I can find some exercise to do at home, because right now I don't have the money to join a gym.
I just went back to school to take some pre-med courses. I'm starting university in sept - studying medicine.

Loving life :flowerforyou:

Do we post every day ? When do we post weight ?