Fit For Future Families - November

Welcome Rappla88. Good luck with your weight loss!

Well - All was well....until lunch, I decided i needed to go shopping on my lunch to get some more warm stuff to pack for our trip to Ohio next week....so I went to Target and got a fleece jacket, hat and gloves, a long sleeve button down and some more OPK's to get thru the rest of this cycle....Then hunger struck:devil: ...so I went thru the Drivethru @ Wendy's:grumble: ....It quite possibly could have been the most delicious burger i have ever eaten in my whole life :laugh: Just finished eating and only have 70 calories left for the day....

Rappla88 - Welcome! Don't be shy just jump right into the convo!

Kkulhy - Good luck getting thru the next few days! I hope this is your month!

PMaria - I am glad to hear everything is going well! Hopefully more of us will be joining you soon!

Tomorrow is my last day of work...I know i have probably said that a million and one times .... but i can't help it i am SO excited!! I am also getting excited for the ball that we have on Friday! My dress should be done at the alterations lady tomorrow and we're staying the night in a hotel and it's going to be great! Can't wait to post pictures!

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome!! I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you!! I've been reading some of the older posts and trying to catch up so I can figure out who everyone is.. I'll get the hang of it!! Got my p90x wo in tonight I took 4-5 days off last week and over the weekend... I was in Disney World for a few days with my in-laws and my husbands little brother (who's 12). We had a great time, but I was soooo tired. We got back sunday and I was hoping to be back to my workouts yesterday but I just didn't have the energy.... and we had to go grocery shopping and all of that fun stuff... so today I'm finally back on track!! I'm so close to finishing this I feel like I can't stop now... although I need a little extra motivation, which is why I found you guys!!! Keep me focused on the ultimate goal!!! Hope everyone had a great day and I'll try to post more tomorrow and get to know you better!!!

Yay for your positive OPK! I literally jumped up and down the first time I got a on my test the month I conceived (this past Sept). Start that baby dancin! lol!

Well...today I woke up and just felt like my body is fighting some sickness! Sore throat, tingly sinuses, and achy body. Despite feeling poopy I still managed to eat awesome and worked out according to plan. Got in my hour of toning with Tracy Anderson Method and then did an hour and 15 mins of spinning. I was worried I was going to not do so well but got a boost of energy. So all in all it was a successful day. I don't get sick so I think my body's immune system is working overtime to fight whatever is bringing me down!

Only 9 more days until I fly down to Alabama to be with my hubby! I got my Clomid today which I'll start on my next cycle (which should be around Dec 1st). I'm SOOO not looking forward to the horrible side effects of the clomid, but if it results in a baby, then I'll do it with a smile!

Glad everyone had a pretty good day! GO US!

YAY Jalara!!!! You might want to change that silly old ticker

Y'all have me so anxious about these OPKs that I might go out and pick up a few for Dec (I'm on the provera now...so hopefully AF will show up sometime between now and then). If I'm doing all this work to get the hormones in check, I might as well see if I get anything in December (specially since DH's surgery we ACTUALLY have a sort of chance as of Dec 19 )

Pam – I’m small boned and pear shaped so most people notice how small my shoulders are and assume that the rest of me should be smaller too. My friends get surprised when I’d pull out a size 12pants and a medium top. Don’t worry too much about it, you are doing this for you!

Jalara – Happy BD! I’ve never done the OPK’s but I’m sure like everyone said, it’s a good feeling to get a +.

Heather – As a big spinner, do you have any advice for me on the subject, I only jump on my stationary 1-2 week because it really hurts my bum! Sorry to all for giving too much info, but it does hurt and is the reason I don’t do it more often. I was told that I would get used to it, but I’ve been doing this for a couple months now and I’m still not used to it! My seat is bigger than most too, I made sure to not get a tiny seat in fear of exactly this. Any advice you or anyone can give is appreciated.

Last night’s taebo was awful! My body is so sore from working out that I had absolutely no energy for my class last night! I did go and stay the entire class, but let’s just say that my kicks weren’t as high and my punches were kinda weak! I decided to give my legs a bit of a rest and do something a little more geared towards my upper body tonight. I think I might just do Pilates tonight so that my abs get a workout and my legs can rest a bit.

On the TTC front, I should be o’ing soon enough too this cycle, so please spread that baby dust my way, I really don’t want to start cycle 15 still TTC.

WOW busy board lately....

Pam - I am the same way...No one would ever believe me when I told them how much I weighed. I was always told I "hold it well" umm is that supposed to be a complement?

Alisa - Wendy's is my ultimate favorite!! That is one place I cannot stay away from! Spicy Chicken sandwich....yummm...
Have a great time in OH! It has been cold up this way. (I'm in MI)

Welcome Rappla88!!!! Nice to meet you!

jalara - YAY!! for + I have been testing for the last couple days and nothing yet.

heather - I am right there with you. I just started feeling something coming on these last few days. I really hope my body fights it off before it gets worse. I don't really have time to be sick. Good job on still working out, I know that is the last thing I want to do right now.

AnneElise- My DH doesn't work out with me either. Thank goodness I have my Zumba classes!

Abeare and Jalara- BABY DUST YOUR WAY!!

Me- I am completely exhausted this week. Our renter is moving in this Saturday, but that means LOTS to do before then. We have been at the house till 11-12p the past few nights and that does not help when I have to get up for work! Then, last night, DH decided he was going to finally turn on the hot water heater, and noticed that there was a leak. So needless to say he did some calling around to fine some one to replace it very quickly! He had to call into work today because he found some one that could come and do it between 12:30-3:00 today! (Gotta love those small time frames, lol) But I guess it's good that it will be done and new, so we don't have to worry about it later down the road. I will be going over there when I get out of work tonight and hopefully starting to deep-clean everything.
Eating has been pretty good lately. I went to Sam's Club and got some healthy snacks and a rotisserie chicken. It is the best chicken I have ever had, and it lasts DH and I a few days of lunches. I haven't been to Zumba since Saturday, but I will get back on track with working out once the house is done. I really don't have time to do anything else. I also feel like poo, with a scratchy throat, running nose, and sore body.
I have been OPK testing for the past few days (CD 10 & 11) and nothing yet. I doubt I am even Oing yet after the Depo, but I guess it doesn't hurt to test.

TTFN I have to get back to work...I guess LOL

Thanks for the baby dust everyone! Let’s hope it works!

My goals to focus on my weight loss is doing well, I’ve exercised everyday this week so far, staying within my cals, drinking lots of water (and green tea too), and bringing in all my lunches! I decided to weigh myself this morning to see if there has been any physical change and yup I’ve lost ½ a pound, so now I’m that much more motivated to loose the other half or even an additional pound would be nice.
I think I’ll be taking a week off the first week of December and hope with that to get all my x-mas shopping done and to get some extra workouts in too. If I can do as good on my time off as I do on a workday I’ll reach my 10lbs goals by 2011 for sure!

Best luck everyone!

Well Thursdays are my official "weigh in" day and I lost 1lb this week (well actually I lost 5lbs cause I kept jumping from 148 to 152 depending on what I ate) and am at a solid 147. Before my vacation and Clomid/pregnancy/miscarriage in September I was 142-146. So I'm almost back to where I started! I changed my goals though for my weight. Originally I wanted so badly to be at 135. I've never in my adult life been that small so I think that I why I plucked that magic number out of the air. I've decided to go with 138-142 (I'm 5'6.5" and has a medium build with muscle). I feel sexy and healthy and strong at 140 and I know my body fluctuates about 5lbs day to day.

I know this sounds funny but I can't wait until I get to start peeing on sticks again! lol! When I got my first smiley face ever I was absolutely elated...and that just told me I ovulated, not that I was pregnant! lol! I'm really not looking forward to the Clomid (I know I've said this before....). Weight gain is a result of the medication so I'm hoping in the next 2 weeks I'll be back down to the 140ish range.

Still feeling a little under the weather. More like medicine head since I took some nyquil last night (that stuff is great for sleeping, horrible for the heavy head the next day!). Not feeling so achy today so I'm going to get my hour of toning with Tracy Anderson method and then go to Spinning this evening.

Hoping for a wonderful day for everyone!

Yesterday was girls night out. We had a few celebrations so it was dinner than the bingo hall (I was the only one who had gone before). Dinner was nice although we all agreed that next time we'll just grab something at the bingo hall. I got grilled chicken breasts in balsamic cream sauce but by about quarter of the meal, it became evident that I would not be finishing my meal so I focused on the chicken and left most of the mashed potatoes and green beans (I love Kelsey's chicken, what can I say). At bingo, my stomach was still os unreasonably full that all I had was soda water. But it was great seeing my girls again and celebrating together (new job, end of job, pregnancy, weight loss & new boyfriend). Only downside is that it interrupted my swim club...but I don't think there was a class yesterday anyway. We're going to do that on Saturday morning - which I'm super excited for.

Jenny: Why can't you play? It's important for people, even single people, to get back in touch and really spend time relaxing. You could still do the items....I recommend it to all my friends and a few of them do them by themselves or with a group - one of them has a group of cousins that meets once every few weeks for The Adams' Alphabet Adventures....LOL

Ahhhh...first day of just me time! I dropped P off at school and headed straight for the gym! I did 2.25miles on the elliptical in 40 min...I actually wanted to do more but felt like if i did i wouldn't be able to eat back enough of my calories...so I stopped! (burned 412 calories....Per my HRM) I was pretty impressed and motivated although now my tummy is feeling kinda icky....I'm mad bc I was supposed to wait until 1130 to go potty so I could test but i just couldn't wait....I tested anyway (even though it had only been 3 hours since i went first thing this morning and it was too early in the day) I got a O (...negative...) so now i have to wait until 2pm to test again....HOPEFULLY I get a today...today is CD 16 which is when I got the ++ last month....so we shall see!

Next thing on my list....shopping....going to try to get some of P's Christmas shopping done today and then busting out my sewing machine to see if it works still so i can start working on my MIL's christmas gift! I'm making her an apron and REALLY don't want to sew it by hand!

Ron - Smart idea just getting the guard vs re-sizing! Planning ahead! I will probably end up having to wear mine around my neck on a necklace, they are a LITTLE lose since I've lost weight but not enough to compensate for possible swelling.

Jenny - Welcome back! Good luck with your Dr's appt! Hope you get the support you need to get the ball rolling!

Heather - there IS just something about peeing on a stick and getting a + that makes you feel good (even if it IS just that you're O'ing) :-)

The Hubster has been SUPER attentive to me, really affectionate and last night we had a long conversation about how he didn't know what he would do with out me and he's terrified i'm going to leave him while he's on deployment. I reassured him that was not even a justifiable fear. I am secretly enjoying his insecurities bc it has done WONDERS for the "passion" in our romantic life....:smooched:

2pm cannot get here fast enough!! I have to pee!!!

Ron - I'm the same way! I LOVE buying stuff for other ppl and just about have to force myself to buy things for myself!

I really want to work on school work atv our internet isn't working (we were "borrowing" it from our neighbor and he moved to san Diego today...) so I guess I'll try to take a nap....darn Haha