Fit For Future Families - May 2011

Well now I am so confused. AF has disapeared... i did take a hpt this morning and got a negative.... AF has been so light the last couple months.... it is regualr, but only lasts for like a day.... I think I need to get in and see my OB..... i've been on the low carb (I have PCOS) for a few months now, i've lost 46lbs and I have been taking metformin for 4 months.. i just feel like my body may need a jump start or soemthing...

Hey everyone! sorry i've been MIA lately. it's crazy busy here trying to keep things tidy and organized with my messy family and new 2 y/o daycare child. she's awesome btw.

I just wanted to let you know I'm here, dreading AF next week. hoping she doesn't visit for 9 months or more.

I'm getting ready to participate in our local Relay for Life in 2 weeks. I've already raised $137 plus my sis said she'll pledge $20 and another friend is pledging too. My group is called "Moms getting Fit" and we've already reached/passed our goal of $1200. we're at $1531.00!!! and there's only 7 of us!!!! I'm so proud!

I don't know if the link works but this is my personal page. feel free to ready my "why I'm in the relay" story.
http://convio.cancer.ca/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFL_ON_odd_?px=1786320&pg=personal&fr_id=8767

Aww, Katy, that sounds horrible. Hope you get a lift soon

Hi Hi!

Pam- your garden looks beautiful!

Ashley- still sending good vibes! What are you doing to keep your mind off things? Just curious...

Katy- Sending you the biggest *HUG*! I really hope your body finds it's rhythm soon (before it drives you batty)!

Luki- I missed it...I really like that show though!

Carina- Have fun at Relay! My dance studio just did it and raised about $18,000! (about 40 or so team members) Our studio owner was diagnosed with cancer last November, so it really hit home. She just had her scan and has been deemed cancer free, BTW! It is just in remission, but not there non-the-less.

Stephanie- Great pic! and could you send a little more sunshine this way?! We are really sick of the rain here. LOL (I say this as I watch out my window as the Detroit Tiger baseball game starts to go on a rain delay...)

Jalara- Hope school is going well and not taking up too much of your time!

AFM: Not much to report... trying to eat right, but for some reason all my body wants to do is EAT this week! Hopeful (but not hopefully at the same time ) I will see AF here soon. I'm hoping she is to blame for the poor choices I have been making LOL.
**Check in**
Goals: Zumba Monday(DONE), Thursday(PLANNING TO GO TONIGHT), Saturday
Push ups and Sit ups Tuesday (MISSED BUT MADE UP WEDNESDAY) & Friday
Walk/Jog Sunday
Water Water Water!! (MONDAY 8glasses, TUESDAY 5, WEDNESDAY 12, THURSDAY (so far) 3 gotta bump it up!)
I have come to the conclusion that my body is too used to Zumba and I need to try something new. So I found the rec. center by me has water fitness classes, so I want to try it out! I think my sister and I are going to start going on Wednesdays. :happy:

Katy- It is end of the school year enjoy with the coworkers. Ok maybe not the best advise but a week of celebrating won't totally derail everything as long as you get back on track next week and we have ALL summer to get super fit ) Chin up, don't feel like a failure we need to celebrate a great year!

AFM- I made it to the gym Thanks to the exchange student wanting to go tonight, since I had to drive him it made sense to workout too. Only 30 minutes, but 30 minutes better than sitting on the couch.

Stephanie, love the pic, you look beautiful

Carina, I’ll check out the link later tonight, but good luck none the less

Kim, I think changing up your workout is a great idea! And if I may suggest adding some strength training in there (I know its not always fun) I think that would help you too. As for what I’m doing during the 2www, well…. I’m working, a lot! But I still manage to think about it constantly!

Congrats Luki, that is an amazing accomplishment! I have no idea what my body age would be, but I think it’d be higher than 28!

Jalara, so happy to hear you like the work! And FC for you this month, I hope all you needed was to take a break from the meds!

Katy, don’t worry too much about the weigh in, it’ll just drive you crazy, instead try to be motivated by this (if you can, I know it’s easier said than done). Hugs!

AFM, Ok so I need your advice on two things. The first, is TTC related. So everyone knows I had my IUI Monday, but what is weirding me out is that my temp hasn’t risen yet! I’m still getting low temps, is this something I should be worried about or exited about?
The second this is relating to my personal/work life, the supervisor here lives near me and so we use the same public transit for our commute. We used to have similar shifts and so take the bus together, but when I changed departments I had asked to switch my shift to an earlier one to avoid him. He’s a real chauvinist, and divulges way to many things to me about his personal life that I don’t want to hear (because I still need to work with him and doing so without an ounce of respect is HARD). Now I’m a pretty blunt person, so I’ve come out and told him this exactly the way I said it to you guys, but he somehow didn’t get the hint (I should say he’s not the smartest person either). So now he moved over into my department and he tells me that he’s switching his shift to the earlier one & how fun it’ll be to commute together again! I thought my face expression was enough of an answer (cause I didn’t sensor myself, I was clearly not happy) to that but apparently not! What do I do? I don’t want to switch to a later shift because I actually like getting home earlier, and this is the earliest shift allowed. Urghhh…. Why he have to go and screw up such a good thing!

Baby dust to all!
Ashley

@ Ashley, how often does the bus run? could you catch an earlier connection? like 15 min or so? I would probably talk to him again, once last time, being as clear, as you can, staying with facts and how you feel. "I am not comfortable with this kind of topic." etc. or like Kah said

tell him that you really just want your commute to be "you-time"

if he doesn't get it, could you talk to a supervisor and request that his shift switch not be approved?

good luck, let us know what happens. situations like this are never easy. *hugs*

Ashley- I agree with Pam. I'd talk to my boss about the situation. You shouldn't feel uncomfortable around coworker even after hours. Or go the route of Saying you need personal time on the bus and put in head phones.
Well I have been eating complete crap yesterday and today! I'm craving everything and anything I see. So goes to say this week weighin will be horrible! I mean seriously I ate a chilli dog for breakfast! Oh goodness, but it was soooo good! I'll try to get back on track tomorrow.

Good morning everyone!

Memorial Day here in the US. I made it through the weekend in great shape, first we did active stuff like walking through an outdoor gardens area and a cave, and swimming, then all the meals we were invited had some healthy options, so I readjusted the portions that I took (i.e. more salad, less spaghetti). I'm more worried about today, I think we're going to a potluck this afternoon and after turning down homemade desserts all weekend, I'm craving now. Just a taste, right?!

Anyway, good progress on the weigh in front. Also, I did ok with balancing my eating throughout the day during the week, it really helped with not having blood sugar spikes. Mini-goal for this week is definitely upping the water intake. I'm doing about 5 glasses or so a day (+ whatever else I drink: diet coke, tea, milk). I'm a diet coke junkie, but I think if I switch out some of the meals to water instead I think I can up my overall water number.

SW: 211 (March 2011)

Calendar week 19: 193.6
Calendar week 20: 189.8 (-3.8)
Calendar week 21: 189.2 (-0.6)
Calendar week 22: 187.4 (-1.8)

Thinking good thoughts for all of you this week!

Ashley, good luck with the job situation. If you end up having to do the commute thing with him, here's my suggestion. Bring an mp3 player or a book and tell him that you're studying for something and you can't talk. Even if you have to make something up, like learning a new language or taking a grad school entrance exam. Anything that gets you a seat by yourself and no conversation. Also, don't worry about the temping. I just have never felt that was reliable. I know it's hard to wait for when you can take a test, but sometimes that's just the best way. FC!!!

Karen, glad that you're scheduled for the HSG. My word of advice, take some pain meds (tylenol, advil, whatever) about a 1/2 hour before the procedure. The cramping is pretty awful, and the drugs definitely help take the edge off. The nurse technician actually recommended it to me when they called to give me the details when I had it done. Also, if they let you look at the x-ray screen, it is really cool to see the dye stuff go through your fallopian tubes.

Pam, weird dream. Anyone know anything about dream interpreting? Not me! You've had a crazy couple of weeks too, so don't worry about detouring a little. You'll be back on track in no time!

What a gorgeous day out there right night - it's supposed to hit 40C here today.....but that's fine for one day

I have to admit to not being so engaged since my trip....I've had back issues and pains but I've been trying to stay around the right cal intake and am starting to up my water.

Hoping to re-engage next week. Hopefully all I need is to take a bit of a breather I think part of it is because I wanted to be around 225 when I got pregnant and I'm around there......so my brain is shutting off This week we're definitely going swimming though and then Saturday is my big gardening day (it'll be about 5 hours of gardening). My inlaws arrive in a few weeks so there are some renos to do, etc. I'm not worried about a lack of exercise, that's for sure!

Hope everyone is having a good day!!

It has been one crazy rollercoaster here for me. The last two weeks of school are always insane for me due to Yearbook distribution and all the finishing up stuff. It has been a little more stressful than normal with someone new living with us over the summer months. Our college student starts training for her job today at a local fast food joint so maybe she will be out of the house a little more and not so mopey/moody on my couch anymore. We did get to go to Atlanta this past weekend and get some furniture we had been eyeing at Ikea. My DH also got our grill put together and we had the most delicious steaks on it yesterday for memorial day. Looking forward to more healthy meals on it this summer. It is HOT!! Here - 95 degrees F today. I am hoping to loose some pounds on the way to the car in this heat to make up for my Mexican lunch. Two more half days of school and 1 more yearbook distribution to live through and I will count this school year as over! :happy: I didn't weigh in yesterday b/c my normal weigh in bible study was cancelled for the holiday. Hoping I maintained or lost, but not really sure. Definitely need to get a scale for home. Any suggestions?

Thankfully it cooled off tonight - it's supposed to be down to 9C tonight, which is a far cry from the 40C from yesterday.

Missionchick - at least it's only for a bit and then you get a break
Pixie - totally get the hoping for AF - I haven't been the greatest at charting this cycle with the trip and then the funky weather seems to have thrown me off. I am due in the next few days, so I hope so!!!

I've been spending all my spare time in the backyard - I am getting quite the tan, but then I'm similarly bitten all over. This weekend is my big plant purchase weekend. I have a nursery we go to where all plants are $6 (including 1 year old trees and shrubs) so the savings are substantial enough to make up for the 2 hour drive there :P Plus I've invited a whole bunch of friends and family so it becomes and excursion and not just a trip to buy plants....LOL I'm hoping to keep it to 25 plants, but we'll have to see. I have found this year that I'm the one saying no to plants, DH seems to have caught the gardening bug :P We went to a friend's place today who is renovating their garden and picked up about 80 odd rocks...so that's my chore for tomorrow...placing the rocks in the garden....good weight lifting....Bedtime. I've been a bear to wake up all week!!!

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http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/254620-fit-for-future-families-june-2011