Anyone else losing weight before getting pregnant?

Definitely trying to loose weight in order to get pregnant. I actually don't ovulate so a I am on meds to help and doctor told me in March I needed to loose 30 lbs. to help regulate my hormones to get me ovulating again. So, I joined MFP and started exercising and making healthier food choices. Down 17 lbs! Over halfway there! OF course I want to loose more than 30 lbs...but it's my first goal...one small achievable step at a time. My husband and I just signed up for our first 5k. He used to be a cross country runner and I have never ran more than 10 minutes...so this will be a challenge but I am up for it!

One thing that has helped me is I put two quotes on the frig that I found on pinterest.com...one is "Yesterday you said tomorrow" because that's always been my excuse, and the other says "Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most." These two quotes have definitely helped motivate me in making better food and exercise choices.

Hi,

I'm also trying to lose weight before i get pregnant, but the process has been really slow and taxing. I've actually been dieting and exercising now for a little over 2 months and I've only lost 6 pounds . My husband and I were planning on trying to get pregnant come september which means I have less than 2 months left. Meanwhile, my weight loss goal is 30 pounds, to get to a healthy weight pre- pregnancy. I'm getting a bit depressed and worn down.

Does anyone have any advice for me? Will it be very bad if I only lose 10 pounds or so before hand and try to lose the rest after the baby is born? I'm not sure whether that will be easier because of nursing, or so much harder because i'll have an extra 15-20 pounds on top?

Someone please help!

Michelle

I searched "before getting pregnant" in the search field of the message board and was quite surprised to see this topic being updated as recently as today!

I am 5'7" 181lbs, and my husband wants to try for another, he's hoping to have a son. Our daughter is 2.5 and the older she gets, the more he remembers how close he isn't with his sister because of their age difference. (It's only 4 years though)

I also had an ectopic pregnancy that resulted in the loss of my tube when DD was only 10 mos old.

Although I'm already at my pre-pregnancy weight, I want so badly to be down in at least the 150s or 160s before getting pregnant again. I struggled so much with being that big, I got up to I think 221 the day I gave birth, and I absolutely hated the image of myself. I also experienced high-blood pressure through the entire pregnancy, and really wonder what a pregnancy would feel like 20 30 or 40 pounds less...

I feel so selfish, but I don't want to even try to have another baby because I hated the way it made my body feel. I was depressed and uber-uncomfortable. On top of that, the pain I went through with the ectopic was incredibly unbearable and I am so afraid that will happen to me again.

I am scared of September coming because that's when I told DH we could start TTC again. I've got to get my head out of this negative mindset, and focus on losing this weight so that I can be in a happier place when Sept comes around.

I am in the same boat as well! A year and a half ago I had a miscarriage- I was eating very unhealthy, not exercising, etc. (Not saying that was the cause of my miscarriage-but improving my health will only help to have a healthy pregnancy!)

My husband and I are starting to try this month. I currently am 5 foot 3 and weigh 153 pounds. I would like to weigh less before I get pregnant, but have longed to fill the empty part of myself that I lost when I miscarried.

What is everyones opinion on trying to loss weight when trying to get pregnant? I don't want to put my health and losing weight on hold just because we are trying for kids (which can take months or years before getting pregnant) yet I want to make sure it is healthy as well.

Best of luck to everyone who is trying to get pregnant--I hope to hear happy news from each of you very soon. Feel free to add me as a friend?

I have tried the HCG diet and have only lost 5 lbs
Salad and veggies make me lose wgt but sticking to just that is the hard part
My parents are 232 and 190
MY husband is at 218 and I'm at 217
my profile pic I'm 145 in 2008 (I want to get inspired to look like that again), my wedding pic I'm 180 in 2010, my other pic is recent
short term goal - feb 20, 2014 - 199
long term goal - feb 20, 2015 (my 5 yr anniversary) - way below 180 w/o mirena and ttc for our 1st baby!

I am thinking the same. My partner and I are thinking about having a baby so I am trying to lose weight before we finally decide. I am scared that we won't be able to and it will be because I am too fat. I want to lose as much weight as possible.

I'm with you, ladies! Hubby and I will be married 11 years this coming summer and want to start TTC then. We put off having a family in the past because I was a school teacher (best birth control ever) and were trying to save money while my hubby was in school. Later on, he experienced a job loss and a few months ago he experienced his second job loss when his dept. was laid off. It's been tough the past several years and I'm praying that God directs him to the right job and that we'll be able to begin having kids this summer. In the meantime, I've gained quite a bit of weight. I've lost a little thanks to MFP, but I have a ways to go. I'm currently, 5'6" and 222 lbs. My goal is to be 160 before trying to get pregnant because I worry about all of the health risks that can come with being overweight and pregnant. I know through some of these message boards about women who have gotten pregnant while still heavy, but I don't want to take that risk. For me, the best thing I can do for myself and my future child/children is to work on becoming the healthiest mom I can be right now.

My husband and I are also planning to have a baby, but I am currently in grad school with an expected graduation date to be in spring of 2015. I wanted to spend time getting healthy now before we try to conceive, especially since I will be 30 (well, 29 for a few months) when we start trying. I am hoping by doing things this way we will (hopefully) have an easier time trying to get pregnant and that I will have an easier pregnancy.

I'm 6'2, currently weigh 212, have lost 25 lb so far and intend on getting down to at least 175.

It's a very smart thing to do. I wish I would've lost weight before I got pregnant with my son. I ended up getting preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. My doctor says that both of these conditions, in my case, were probably weight related.

This is one of my reasons for losing weight. I have battled weight issues my entire life. I want to be in control when my husband and I decide to have children so we can teach them the right way to live.