Fit For Future Families - January 2011

jalara · January 2011

Welcome everyone, and Happy 2011!

This group is being started to lend support and motivation to those who are TTC, or plan to TTC. This group blossomed from another group (Pregnancy - 2010).

Fit For Families is not for pregnant women, I would ask that you join our sister group for like-minded support and motivation (they're really great there!!). http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/138358-pregnancy-december-2010

For those who have recently had a little one, there is a post-partum group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/131954-postnatal-group-november-2010?page=3

This group is very goal-oriented (no matter what your goals are) and I hope will be a place for you to come share your story and track your progress.

Check in will be each Monday to keep us accountable over the weekend. Each week we set our own fitness or health goals, and the more suggestions the better!

I love this group!

Welcome one and all!

Link to our last thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/138399-fit-for-future-families-december-2010?page=11

jalara · January 2011

Hello again everyone!

Why not start with reflection on the last year, and goals for this coming year?

Me: In the last year I got married, moved and continued towards my educational goal of being a nurse. It was a good year.
I also added 10 lbs instead of taking ANY off.

This year: I just left my job (hooray!) and I will be spending some time working on me. Also, I will be spending some time working on becoming a better partner for my husband, and a healthier body for the baby we want to have this year.

I watched some people transition their lives on MFP in the last year - you were a real inspiration!

crazyda79 · January 2011

Hi,

I am new here but figure this is the perfect group for me. I have been TTC for the past 6 years. We have been successful 6 times, each time resulting in an early pregnancy loss. I had been under the care of an infertility doctor during three of these losses. They ran me through all the tests and said the results were that I was normal and there was no reason for my losses. I even asked if my weight was an issue and the doctor said it was not a concern. I didn't think twice about it but now that I am thinking about bettering myself, I am wondering if my weight was the cause of my losses. I am not going to dwell on the past of "what if" I had done this sooner but instead just head forward and hope that one day I will be able to have the family I have always wanted. If it is not in my future though, at least I will be more fit! Gotta find a silver lining somewhere.

justinswife · January 2011

Hi! I would love to join this group if I may! My name is Emily and I have been married for six months to my wonderful husband. I stay home, however I also babysit and clean houses throughout the week. We experienced a miscarriage in November and plan to wait 6 months to TTC again. We are looking at May and hopefully it will be our take home baby! I have 28 pounds that I would like to shed before that point! I look forward to getting to know all of you lovely ladies!

thepurplestar · January 2011

Hi, I'm Angie, and I'm from London, UK.

I was lucky enough to give birth to my gorgeous son via crash c-section in 2008, and we are strating to ttc#2 as soon as my AF decides to arrive.

I am currently my pre-pregnancy weight (have yo-yoed a lot since having my son), and ideally need to get from my current 12 st 4lb to 11st 7lb- my pre-pregnancy trousers still don't fit and I think loosing another 10lb or so would fix that. I want to have a vbac next time if I am lucky enough to get pregnant (and stay pregnant) again, and I know there will be more chance of this if I can get my weight down and not put on so much during pregnancy (went up to 15 1/2 stone last time).

JennyBoBenny · January 2011

Happy New Year all! And welcome to the new ones!

2010 was overall a pretty good year for me. I started it with a visit to my home in BC where I left my family and friends to move to the cold prairie and follow love.

That relationship broke in June 2009 so the visit home at xmas last year was much needed! :brokenheart: I came home and got word at the end of January that I was able to get full time at my job (since I was starting over with nothing, working full time rather than .7 time was MUCH needed!) I went home to BC again in July for 3 weeks-- 2 weeks in the Okanagan and 1 week on Vancouver Island which was amazing. I even kayaked on the ocean for the first time and had about a half dozen seals swim along with us half way! :bigsmile: Had bad news while out there though that a good friend had been in a bad car accident and almost lost his life.

He was injured really badly and lost his leg but is recovering remarkably and is home now. It was on that trip (specifically my time on the island) that I decided I didn't have the luxury of time to wait for my Mr. Right any longer and if I was to become a mom, it was now or never man or no man. Never is not really an option for me - at least not without a good fight. So here I am, waiting to try. I lost a good friend in August as he crashed his plane in the mountains of BC.

The plane was missing for about a week and that was really hard. Right after that I sprained my ankle really badly and couldn't walk for 3 weeks.:grumble: I went through a period of time at the end of summer and fall in a bit of a funk and overeating (specifically fast food) was common place.:embarassed: I gained about 10 lbs. However, overall I am in a good place and am beginning 2011 on an upswing.

I've started to lose weight, am healthy and cancer free, I feel good about myself and am optimistic for the future.:glasses:

Sorry if that was long winded, but I guess 2010 was kinda full. :ohwell:

ron2282 · January 2011

Happy 2011!!! Welcome to all the new comers.

2010 was a good year for me. It began with me making the decision to become healthier after my doctor told me I was borderline diabetic, and my blood pressure and cholesterol were nearing the danger zone. What scared me the most was the long list of complications he told me I would have if I were to get pregnant. My new years resolution was to lose 50 pounds and get my health in order. Today I am 49.5 pounds lighter than I was on New Years Day last year, and I have no health problems whatsoever. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I learned a lot about myself this year and I don't want to go back to the person I was before - physically, mentally and emotionally. My husband and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary in June and officially started TTC last month. Which is exciting and terrifying at the same time. :laugh:

In 2011 I want to keep the weight off and maybe lose 5 - 10 more pounds. But most importantly I want to stay as healthy as I can for myself and the baby we want to have this year.

epa422 · January 2011

January 2010 started our TTC efforts. After going off of birth control and dealing with the stress of not getting pregnant month after month, I gained 12-15 pounds. At the 7 or 8 month mark, I decided I could at least control my physical aspect and lost pretty much all of that weight in three months. We're still not pregnant, but I'm hoping that 2011 will see us achieve that goal, though soon we'll have to seek out fertility testing and treatment. I hope to keep the weight off even though I know that is going to be really hard to do with the stress and medications. I would like to lose an addition 3-5 pounds or at least some inches. If I can't be a mommy in 2011, I at least want to be freakin' hot! Plus, I have that elliptical that I just spend a nice chunk of change on... :laugh:

fitterpam · January 2011

Just checking in - will view all posts in the morning.....want to get in my topics

SkinnyOat · January 2011

Happy New Year Everyone!!!
2010 was a great year over here. Got a better job closer to home, celebrated my first wedding anniversary, started exercising and found tons of great new healthy recipes (loooooooooove to cook). I started the year off right yesterday by taking the dog for a nice long walk. I have to remember that I make time to do dishes, laundry, watch TV, and clean; it's just as important to make time to exercise!

I bought my husband a used rower about 3 months ago. It looks scary, but will kick my butt way more than the treadmill. So I finally bit the bullet and assembed it this morning. It's right behind me, staring over my shoulder. I'll be trying it out shortly, wish me luck!

Hope everyone is having a great start to 2011!!!

kasey112 · January 2011

Hi Everyone!
I would love to join the group if I could! My husband and I have been married for a little over a year and are planning on TTC in 2011. We are currently house hunting and once we find something we will be getting right to it! I have been off the birth control pills for the past 6 months and have just started taking prenatals. Ideally, I would like to lose 50 pounds before conceiving, but I would be happy after 20 pounds.
I look forward to getting to know everyone and hearing of all the successes in 2011!

heathercrist1 · January 2011

Happy New Year! Welcome newcomers and glad to see the "regulars" have had a good Holiday season and are looking to be on track for this fresh new start we get every January 1st!

2010 brought lots of advancement for me on the infertility issue. I was diagnosed with PCOS and put on Metformin to help with my insulin resistance issue and I was able to get pregnant for the very first time in my entire life (after trying for 7 yrs cumulatively) twice! It also brought about the biggest heartache I've ever known...after losing both pregnancies within 2 months of each other. I saw a specialist who has now declared I am no longer an "infertility patient" but a high risk due to the consecutive miscarriages.

So the positives outweigh the negatives definitely! My marriage is stronger than ever, I've finally figured out HOW to become pregnant (with Clomid, Metformin, OPK, preseed, and acupuncture), I have a beautiful home, wonderful family and friends, and the ability to not work so I can follow my husband around the country if need be to make this baby! lol! Life really is good.

On the weight loss subject, the doctor advised me to follow a low glycemic index diet more closely (no more bowls of chocolate cheerios for dinner...). I found The Diet Solution and believe in the method they use. It is going to be hard not reaching for a processed quick and easy meal....but in the long run, my health and the survival of a baby is so worth it! We will try Clomid again in February so I'm looking to lose that weight that crept onto my body whilst I sat on the couch for 3 weeks...First things first, gotta go get batteries for the scale so I know what I'm working with!

Wishing everyone a very happy, successful new year with lots and lots of BFP!

fitterpam · January 2011

What a great way to start a new year

My reflections of 2010: I found that I can be strong enough to do this, but I have to want it. I have to be highly motivated, this isn't rocket science (losing weight, sometimes I feel TTC can be) but it's just easier not to work at it.

I lost 49.2lbs since June of last year and while that sounds like a lot, I have gained almost 10 back since November (at one point I was at 58lbs lost).

About me, for the newbies: My husband and I have been actively TTC using FAM methods since 2002 (we've been not preventing pregnancy since 1998, stupid young people...LOL) :blushing: . In 2002, I was diagnosed with PCOS and he with extreme low counts. We started adoption proceedings in 2003 and in 2004, 2005, 2006 were almost placed with children (2004 was the closest we came - 1 week from having her in our house permanently when it fell through). We bought a house in 2006 and began focusing all our energies on making it child friendly. In 2008, I started seeking medical help with my issues and it took 2 years to get us in any kind of reproductive state that we could have children (me hormonally, him surgically). So here we start 2011 with a follow up on the surgical results in February and then a few days later a follow up with our fertility specialist. I'm hoping that 2011 will be the year that we have a baby, but even if I finish out the year with a ball on my belly, I'll be happy.

This is a phenomenal group of women with a bunch of different issues in a bunch of different stages of TTC. We've had 3 people move from this board to the pregnancy board since it started :happy: Feel free to add me as a friend, if you haven't already :flowerforyou:

Looking forward to 2010

dmdaigle17 · January 2011

My husband and I have been ttc for almost 7 months. We have been married 4.5 years, together for 6.

Maybe this is our year?!?

I have lost almost 120lbs and counting- 40ish till my goal weight.

erlagis · January 2011

I would like to be in this group. My husband and I have been TTC#1 since June 2010.

I have to say I was surprised by how stressful this baby making has been, I thought it will just come straight away. I have arthritis and needed to quit my medicine before we could start to try. It's been about year since I stopped and isn't going well, last month I had to quit my job. Which I'm sorry for but I really want to have children.

I gained 17lb last winter when we moved here to America, I want to get ride of those pounds and a little more.

Hopeful4757 · January 2011

Hello everybody!!!

I was on this site last year with lots of goals that I did not accomplish! This year, I am going to do this. My husband and I want a little one and being healthy is the key.

2010 was good overall. I was diagnosed with a blood clotting disorder so have to keep exercising to keep my blood moving and circulating. That is inspiration enough to get up and move. We are hoping to have a little one next year at this time. Hopefully, 2012 will bring with it a baby to celebrate. :-)

chelleim · January 2011

It has been a while since I have posted on this board. I was here when it first began and now I am back after getting into the swing of things with going back to work. One of my main goals for the beginning of the year is to work on weight loss so that my husband and I can start TTC again around April. I am taking some time off from TTC to focus on weight loss again first. We have had 5 failed cycles using Metformin combined with either Clomid or Femara as well as an HCG injection. 2010 was a great year for us other than the disappointment. We have gotten more accomplished on remodeling our home and have had several family gatherings in our newly renovated home. We are looking forward to taking 2011 to focus on finances, losing weight and making babies!

thepurplestar · January 2011

Morning all

No weight loss for me thig morning, but I restarted after the Christmas eating on Wednesday last week, so not enough time to make a difference really.

I have PCOS too (have just read the posts since I last posted), and had several m/c before I fell with my son. I took clomid and metformin to conceive him, and also temperature charted to make sure I timed things well for ovulation. Big hugs to you all, this is such a rollercoaster at times xxx

ron2282 · January 2011

Ugh Monday….:sad: my first full week back at work in a while and I have a feeling that it’s going to be difficult. I’m back up to 156 today; I’ve been back and forth between 154 – 156 the past few weeks. I just can’t seem to get the message to my body that it needs to drop pounds, not hold on to them. I think I may need to take a break from the scale though. I’ve gotten into the habit of weighing every day and it’s starting to discourage me. My goals this week are to get 10-12 glasses of water a day, workout at least 4 times and to stay off the scale until next Monday.

On a happy note, one of my friends got me a S2H Replay for Christmas. It’s a watch that you wear when working out to track how long you exercise. For every 60 minutes of working out it will give me a code to plug into their website, every time I enter a code I get points. My points will add up and I can “buy” gift cards for Target or Amazon.com with my points. If I really save them I can get a Wii or PS2. I'm excited, hopefully this will help to get me back into my workout grove. I’m going to wear it to Zumba tonight.

andreamichelle82 · January 2011

Bumping for later - I wanted to save this in my topics!

heathercrist1 · January 2011

Happy Monday ladies! Welcome to all the newcomers!

Purplestar- So good to see someone come out on the other end of pcos and miscarriages with a baby. I myself have lost 2 to date. And I also conceived with metformin and clomid. Anything you did differently that you think helped to have your baby to term?

Ron- It has been a rough couple of weeks for you...regroup and try and switch things up (like doing an extra 20 or 30 mins of cardio or nixing the dessert at night, etc.). This usually helps get me out of a funk and those nasty plateaus!

As for me, I'm hitting the ground running today. I just got up and had my green tea and now I'm gonna eat b'fast and change for the gym. Today I'm doing 60 mins of Tracy Anderson's treadmill workout, 60 mins Tracy Anderson mat method toning, and then tonight I'm going to do 60 mins cardio kickbox. I've mentioned before I'm following the diet solution protein type plan and it's been a slow go but I'm hoping I'm getting it down. My sugar cravings yesterday were pretty bad so we will see today.

Previous weight (last week at the Dr's office): 156 lbs
CW: 150 lbs
GW: 135-140

epa422 · January 2011

My goals for January:

Get back to tracking calories.
Work out at least 5 days a week.
Lose at least half an inch on each thigh and my tummy.
Drink all of my water every day.
Get under 130 and maintain on that side.

I'm up to 133.something this morning. I'm hoping it's from too much sodium yesterday. I don't think it's possible that I ate enough calories in a week to gain 2-3 pounds... :noway:

fitterpam · January 2011

First weigh in of the new year....scary that I can't rely on past gains...I've corrected my tickers and stuff - they were slightly off. Not sure why these numbers differed from my manual records, but I've corrected it so we're on the right track now.

2011 SW: 241.8

Week 1: 237.9lbs (-3.9 lbs)

My focus for the week is to come under on calories at least 5 days, help my hubby walk the dogs at least 3x, do all my BL workouts and get 9-12 glasses of water daily. I know I have mini goals posted below, but my first one really is to get below 233 in the next 2 weeks - that was my lowest weight of last year - between November and December, I gained back almost 10lbs so my first order of business is to take that back off and I think two weeks at this point is reasonable.

I'm waiting for AF to show up. I did the second HPT last Thursday and it was an immediate negative so I enjoyed my single glass of champagne on New Years Eve. My Days on the phone is predicting that she should show up on Jan 6 and I don't think it'll be too far off. That in itself is such a major major major accomplishment!!! The fact that something is capable of predicting AF when I have never had anything accurately do it in the past is just amazing - if I can predict AF, then I can predict potential ovulations, which means we have some semblance (okay - so only a minute one right now) of getting pregnant on our own. We only have one more cycle to try (so the chance is so slim) before our fertility appointment, but even a sliver of hope is hope.

My last day off for the holidays.....Think I'm going to go have my breakfast and then finish packing away some of the decorations and then get to my workout.......Happy Monday everyone!

kah78 · January 2011

First weigh in of the new year! I usually weigh in on Fridays...but I'm going to do this Monday thing and see how it goes. Last time I tried, it was just too depressing most Mondays. I just seem to have a really hard time remembering that I'm going to have to weigh in on Monday. Like today for example:

SW 2011: 134.2 (that's two pounds up from last Friday).

Now, AF is just around the corner (durn it), so that could contribute...and maybe it is the 8 frosted sugar cookies, pizza and peanut butter rice krispy treats that I couldn't keep my mitts off of yesterday at my in-law's house. Haha. (Gotta laugh--the other choice is cry!) It was not a proud day for calorie counting. But, that's how it goes sometimes, so today I'm dusting my self off, and saddling back up. I did my 3 mile workout this morning, and might be able to get a few more in later today...depending on what my little guy who isn't feeling well does today.

Goal for 2011: Get the last 5-10 off and work on maintenance. Get pregnant. More specifically for January: Walk at least 65 miles this month. (That works out to be an average of at least 30 of exercise minutes a day). Log the calories as best I can. Incorporate more strength training. (I've ordered the Kettleworx system--it's a Christmas present...we'll see how that goes...I have no idea what to expect.) Start Clomid and see what happens.

Good luck to everyone. New month, new year, new cycles, new possibilities....

heathercrist1 · January 2011

First weigh in of the new year! I usually weigh in on Fridays...but I'm going to do this Monday thing and see how it goes. Last time I tried, it was just too depressing most Mondays. I just seem to have a really hard time remembering that I'm going to have to weigh in on Monday. Like today for example:

SW 2011: 134.2 (that's two pounds up from last Friday).

Now, AF is just around the corner (durn it), so that could contribute...and maybe it is the 8 frosted sugar cookies, pizza and peanut butter rice krispy treats that I couldn't keep my mitts off of yesterday at my in-law's house. Haha. (Gotta laugh--the other choice is cry!) It was not a proud day for calorie counting. But, that's how it goes sometimes, so today I'm dusting my self off, and saddling back up. I did my 3 mile workout this morning, and might be able to get a few more in later today...depending on what my little guy who isn't feeling well does today.

Goal for 2011: Get the last 5-10 off and work on maintenance. Get pregnant. More specifically for January: Walk at least 65 miles this month. (That works out to be an average of at least 30 of exercise minutes a day). Log the calories as best I can. Incorporate more strength training. (I've ordered the Kettleworx system--it's a Christmas present...we'll see how that goes...I have no idea what to expect.) Start Clomid and see what happens.

Good luck to everyone. New month, new year, new cycles, new possibilities....

When are you starting Clomid? I am starting Clomid again in February.

SkinnyOat · January 2011

Had my first weigh-in of 2011 this AM. I wasn't expecting much since I opened my shiny new scale Thursday and put that weight in as my current weight, so I wasn't surprised to only be down 0.2! It's definately the right direction. Especially considering I ate out for different events 4 times over the past 4 days.

Just bought a Groupon deal for Jazzercise with my mom. Unlimited classes for 2 months. That will definately help kick start my exercising for 2011. It's so nice to read everyone's fresh starts and goals for 2011. VERY INSPIRING, LADIES! Hope you're all having a good day!

jalara · January 2011

Good day!

So it's a holiday here in Nova Scotia, so hubby is home today,a nd tomorrow is my first real day of not having a job. I thik I'm going to like it!

Pam - I saw the CBC challenge and registered, but haven't signed up for much yet. I'll make some time to look at it later today.

Ron - what a cool watch/points program!

To everyone who is new, welcome!

So, I weighed in on Saturday, deleted all my previous stats, and re-set my entire profile. I'm starting fresh. I'll weigh in 17th, if I can hold out that long.

On day 1 I worked out, yesterday was Zumba, and I am going to workout in a few minutes again. Here's hoping! Not so sure about my calories..... already today I've had WAY too many. Maybe I can off-set it with a good salad tonight. Maybe i'll add in some haddock too.

TTC - we're in cycle 4 now, but not in the fun part of it yet. Next week will be fun, that's for sure!

andreamichelle82 · January 2011

jalara- Thanks for keeping this group up - what a neat concept! How do you like Zumba? My sister in law gave me a DVD and a certificate for classes for Zumba for Christmas, which I am really excited to start!

SkinnyOat - I'm impressed by your scale going down over the holiday! Nice job! You must have made some great choices at those 4 restaurants

I saw the Groupon for Jazzercise this morning - have you done it before?

kah78- I am up a couple pounds from my last weigh in; I was bad for New Years then had sushi with a lot of soy sauce! I'm hoping it will come off this week! PS - you have some great goals!!

fitterpam - Nice job on losing during the holiday!

ericaroo - great goals! Mine are pretty similar!

heathercrist1 - How do you like Tracy Anderson? I listen to cosmo radio (sattelite station) and one of the hosts on there absolutely loves her stuff. How long have you been doing it?

ron - Don't let being up bring you down!!! I'm sure a lot of us are up due to sodium alone!!! That watch thing is so fun!!! I'm going to google it now!

I'm embarressed to say that I don't know what AF is - I am new to message boards. Can someone clue me in?

I should be ovulating Friday so my husband and I are crossing our fingers! I had kind of a weird period (only two days, though very heavy) and this last week I felt pretty sick, so it got our hopes up, but I took a pregnancy test and it was negative. I've had some dizzy spells too, so I am going to the doctor on Friday. I am secretly hoping he does some bloodwork and says that i AM pregnant, but it will probably just be that my thyroid meds need to be adjusted or that I have a bug or something. Does anyone in this group have thyroid issues? How does it affect TTC?

Goals: Get to 125 this year slowly, gaining some muscle along the way. Take my prenatal vitamins faithfully. Drink enough water. Whittle at my waist. Workout at least 4 days a week. Get pregnant!

fitterpam · January 2011

Sorry AndreaMichelle, AF is Aunt Flo (so your period).....LOL

I have a slightly high thyroid, so the fertility doctor has put me on meds. She says that it can not only impact TTC efforts, but carrying a healthy pregnancy to term too. It also inhibits weight loss so triple whammy - YAY! NOT!

And I so didn't lose over the holidays...LOL, overally, I gained about 10lbs since November.....working on taking it back off slowly though!!!! WOO HOO!!!

epa422 · January 2011

I have thyroid issues, too. What Pam said is correct. It can make your cycles pretty wacky if your levels are off.

AlisaToth · January 2011

Hey Ladies! I have missed you all! i've been creeping every few days but with my parents in town and with the holidays i haven't had much time to post....and when i DID post i wrote this big long dissertation and then it never posted! :mad:

Glad to see everyone back from the holiday break with some pretty admirable goals! Welcome newbies! i'm excited to get to know you all and keeping my fingers crossed for some BFP this month! New month, new year, ready to get things started! I'm still deciding WHAT i want my goals to be...I'm up to 142 from 134...however, this month being our first and only month TTC. So i'm going to focus on just staying active, eating healthy and enjoying the little time i have left with my hubby.

I am on CD 30 and waiting on AF to show....4 weeks until deployment, so the longer it takes AF to show the smaller our TTC window becomes! Unless i'm already preggo (which per a test on Saturday i'm not....) FF says i should wait until this Saturday to test...so we shall see what happens, we stopped using condoms last week (CD 25) so it would be a shock if i was preggo but i guess crazier things have happened.

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