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Thank you both
I will take a look at the spreadsheets now @wifiresgettingfit
We weren't trying, we just weren't preventing it either and hadn't been for a while. My periods are pretty irregular but I found that they got a lot better when I lost weight last year. So I'm hoping that happens again then time, which should make it a lot easier. I didn't even know that miscarriage was linked to obesity until recently, so I completely agree with you @motivatedsister about that.
I lose weight pretty easily when I actually try, but most of the time I have about 0 willpower, and my boyfriend doesn't help! He is a big guy himself. Fingers crossed I can stick it out this time!
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@CharliWhitman You're welcome!
I've noticed a different in my periods as well as I've lost weight so here's hoping it just gets better!
I have 0 willpower some days too and if I have a bad day, I just chalk it up to it's a part of the process. You can do it! We're here for you! 0 -
@CharliWhitman Welcome to the group! You can definitely do it and hopefully your boyfriend will be a bit more helpful. Try to make everything as easy as you can on yourself so that when you run out of willpower it isn't hard to just stick to the plan. Personally the things that have helped me the most are: water bottle always at hand, planning out dinner meals for the week and keeping healthy snacks prepped in the fridge.
My husband wasn't on board until a few months ago when he saw that I was losing weight without giving up the foods that I love. (What is life without chocolate and pizza at least once a week!?) I feel like learning to eat everything in moderation will help me greatly when it comes to pregnancy cravings and having a healthy weight gain during pregnancy.
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@wifiresgettingfit I've heard that you should 'recharge' willpower every now and again anyway, but when I tend to have a bad day it goes really bad. One day last week for example I had a bacon sandwich, loaded fries and then pizza for dinner! Oh and a 600 calorie coffee cooler ha.
@natashaLP2014 Thanks for your tips! I am pretty lazy with planning stuff, but considering the hours I work I really should try that.
Ha at the moment I am just being mean to my boyfriend and not keeping anything bad in the house. If he picks up something like ice cream I guilt him into putting it down :P He is supportive of me losing weight but I hope that he will want to try and join me as well, however I can't force him. He has always been big and he really isn't bothered by it in the slightest (lucky him!).
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@CharliWhitman I've seen a suggestion to take a deficit/dieting break every 6-8 weeks where you eat at maintenance for a week or two. I've already delayed my progress enough that I'm not interested in doing that but it might be helpful and would probably recharge the will power. What is a coffee cooler? Is it like an iced coffee? I'm not a coffee drinker so I'm drawing a blank here. haha
I've also tried pre-planning my meals and I've yet to have one day go as planned. Other people do it without a hitch, it just doesn't work for me. (I may have to try it again though.) but I've noticed what helps for me is if I have a high protein breakfast. Usually greek yogurt with some fruit on top and i'm good to go until lunch. I do notice if I don't get a decent amount of protein in the morning, I want carbs and lots of them throughout the day. That might just be a me thing though. haha My boyfriend is a bigger guy and he is also on a weight loss journey but he can still eat more (which makes sense since he is 186 pounds heavier than me and a foot and 6 inches taller than me) so he could fit the ice cream in without a problem and probably have seconds. He doesn't weigh his food and pretty much eats how he wants and still loses one to two pounds a week. I on the other hand would not be losing anything because I will just eat and eat and eat. haha0 -
I made planning dinner easier by putting together a list of all the dinners that my husband and I like. Then each week I look at our grocery fliers, if meats or certain veggies are on sale (like bell peppers) then I put them on the grocery list and add the appropriate meal to my dinners for the week list. I like to plan higher calorie dinners (pizza or burgers) for Wednesday and Friday since those are my naturally more active days. Thursday I plan for something pre-made from the freezer like chili or fish baked in sauce that I just have to throw into the oven because I'm always busy. Monday and Tuesday I like to cook things with leftovers for my lunches like stir fry. Since my husband is now using MFP too it keeps us on the same page so that he can plan his lunches accordingly.
We typically try new recipes once every other week, approximately. Some are great and get added, others are eh, and once or twice they've been inedible.
This week for example: Sun- Chicken Tacos, Mon- Salmon Stir fry, Tues- BBQ drumsticks+roasted potatoes and yams, Wed- Burgers, Thurs- Chili, Fri- Coconut Cauliflower Curry (new recipe), Sat- Pizza
It sounds like a lot of work, but our grocery shopping takes half the time, costs less and we throw out a lot less. Plus I hate the 'what do you want for dinner' back and forth conversation!
So far I've lost 44 pounds and my husband has lost 25.0 -
Well it was actually one of these... and it wasn't even that nice! It was actually just mint I think rather than coffee.
We work such different shifts most of the time so generally we don't eat together. I end up having just meat/fish with veg generally as my main meal. Which does get a bit boring. I did get some recipes the other day that I want to try, but usually don't like my own cooking! For breakfast I generally have cereal or eggs, or if I'm at work a cereal bar and fruit.
Yeah my boyfriend has a lot more calories he can eat day to day than me, because I'm so short there isn't really any margin for error! But congrats, 44lb is impressive 1 -
NatashaLP2014 wrote: »I made planning dinner easier by putting together a list of all the dinners that my husband and I like. Then each week I look at our grocery fliers, if meats or certain veggies are on sale (like bell peppers) then I put them on the grocery list and add the appropriate meal to my dinners for the week list. I like to plan higher calorie dinners (pizza or burgers) for Wednesday and Friday since those are my naturally more active days. Thursday I plan for something pre-made from the freezer like chili or fish baked in sauce that I just have to throw into the oven because I'm always busy. Monday and Tuesday I like to cook things with leftovers for my lunches like stir fry. Since my husband is now using MFP too it keeps us on the same page so that he can plan his lunches accordingly.
We typically try new recipes once every other week, approximately. Some are great and get added, others are eh, and once or twice they've been inedible.
This week for example: Sun- Chicken Tacos, Mon- Salmon Stir fry, Tues- BBQ drumsticks+roasted potatoes and yams, Wed- Burgers, Thurs- Chili, Fri- Coconut Cauliflower Curry (new recipe), Sat- Pizza
It sounds like a lot of work, but our grocery shopping takes half the time, costs less and we throw out a lot less. Plus I hate the 'what do you want for dinner' back and forth conversation!
So far I've lost 44 pounds and my husband has lost 25.
@NatashaLP2014 The bolded parts really clicked with me because my boyfriend and I have this back and forth conversation about everyday and I think sometimes we really just don't know what we want and we definitely need to get better at using the food we are buying as well so I'm gonna take your suggestions above and try planning again. It will at least take out the guess work and if it saves us money, that'll be nice too. Thanks for the sharing/insight!
By the way, way to go on losing 44 pounds and your husband for 25 pounds, that's great!!!
@CharliWhitman Yeah it looks like a mint chocolate chip milkshake - I'm not a huge fan of mint so I know I wouldn't like it. Now if it was a chocolate milkshake..whole different story. =P
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Ha yes we also have very circular conversations about what we're having on the nights we are eating together! Then it's usually whatever I say goes, anything for a quiet life for him!
@wifiresgettingfit Yeah it was, I love mint but it was pretty disappointing. Especially for 600 calories :P Next time I'll stick to the iced tea for 140 calories...
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@CharliWhitman Sounds like a good plan! and now I'm wanting a milkshake. haha0
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@wifiresgettingfit Yes and I love my iced tea. It's more difficult here I think because especially eating out there are no calories anywhere, so it was only after I had it that I realised just how bad it was. I remember when I was in the states at TGI Fridays restaurant the calories were on the menu! I don't know why we don't have that...
Haha yeah I'd loooove a milkshake now... damn
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@CharliWhitman I eat at a couple places that have no nutritional information (no website - nothing on the menus) (and this also happens if I visit someone)- I just guestimate as close as I can. It isn't my favorite thing to do but it seems to work just as well. The only time I've had my weight loss hindered is when I was knowingly over consuming.
I don't have room for a milkshake today but may squeeze it in tomorrow. haha0 -
@wifiresgettingfit Yeah I end up estimating a lot. I think just the act of trying to log everything is enough really. We all know when we've had too much really, we are just good at ignoring it!
Yeah I don't think the 60 odd calories I have left today is enough for milk... let alone milkshake!0 -
@CharliWhitman Yeah that's true. Though I admit I can really pack it away some days and still don't feel full. haha I'm like a bottomless pit, thankfully that doesn't happen often.
I had about 500 and some left but hadn't has dinner yet. You could fit some milk in but not a whole glass! =P0 -
@wifiresgettingfit I did have some milk in the end, did another 20 mins on the wii fii :P0
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I want a milkshake so much now! Mmm, I might just save some calories to have one on Thursday. Or make cookies... hmm.
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@CharlitWhitman Awesome job! I love Wii Fit!!
@NatashaLP2014 I think you should definitely do that! I need cookies now too! haha0 -
Hi All, my name is Shy and I am from Virginia. I am 38 and trying to lose weight before I start fertility treatment plan this September. My heaviest weight was 205 lbs about a week and half ago, but I decided to get real serious about focusing on myself no matter how much craziness is happening around me. Current weight is 197lbs and I plan to stay healthy, eat right and focus on me and trying to conceive...hopefully this will be motivation enough for me to keep it up. I've been a yo-yo dieter and it's hard for me to pay attention to myself and my health needs which usually go on the back burner when I am trying to help and take care of my family. I am looking forward to visiting this board more often and wishing you ladies lots of baby dust! 0
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@shyjaan Welcome to the group! We're glad to have you! 0
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@shyjaan We are happy to have you! We're here to support you in your efforts, as we're all here for similar reasons.
There is a group spreadsheet in the description that you're welcome to join anytime. It's not a really active spreadsheet but you might still find it useful. It usually starts on the 1st of every month, but you can start using it even joining now.0 -
I'm so happy to have found this group. I've been looking online for the past couple weeks and I haven't been able to find a forum for people trying to lose weight BEFORE ttc and I was beginning to doubt such a thing existed. My name is Rae. I'm hoping to start ttc sometime next year, but before we try I want to slim down to 185 pounds which is 80 pounds less than my start weight. I'm worried about the risk of gestational diabetes and other health risks that come with being an overweight mom-to-be so I really want to get healthy before we even start trying. I would love to chat with other similarly motivated ladies.1
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Hi Rae! Welcome to the group! I'm glad you will be joining us. Its true there aren't a lot of support groups for weight loss before ttc. Good luck with your goals and check out the spreadsheet. It might be a little quiet for now but I'm hoping to get back into it since it seems I'm gaining weight faster than expected lol.
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@arendiva Welcome to the group Rae, we're glad to have you!
We have something in common; I also would like to lose about 80 pounds before TTC but I've been at this weight loss thing for a couple years though without much progress and that's been my goal the entire time. haha0 -
@WifiresGettingFit Don't be discouraged, everyday is a new day to remotivate and get on track. I'm new to the whole ttc thing but this is by no means my first rodeo when it comes to weightless stuff. While it's easy to get mad at myself for letting the pounds creep back up after having worked so hard back in 2010 to get down to a healthy weight I've found for myself that self-recrimination isn't helpful. It's better to look forward to what you can do now to make things better. Best of luck on your ongoing efforts. 0
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@arendiva Thank you, I appreciate the encouraging words 0
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Arrrgh, I just posted this in the TTC thread by mistake... so here it is again!
Hi! I'm new to this group. I've been TTC for a little over 4 years, had one m/c in 2016, and have a 12yr old daughter... so I know it is possible for me to get pregnant! I live in NZ
I'm waiting to see a Fertility specialist for a second appointment (had my first appointment in March). Hoping this will be next month. The aim is to reduce my weight to help with ovulation and hormone regulation (I have PCOS), and start me on a fertility drug. I have already lost a little over 25kg, and am close to the weight the specialist wanted me to hit (still another 25kg away from goal though!)
Fingers are crossed!1 -
@Leannep2201 welcome to the group! That sounds like a really difficult time you are going through. I hope you can get the next appointment with the fertility specialist soon!1
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@Leannep2201 welcome to the group! I hope the fertility doctor gives you good news.1
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@Leannep2201 Welcome to the group! We're glad to have you! 1
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