Fit For Future Families - July 2011

Does anyone have any tips for controlling acne/oil due do my hormones freaking out?

bumping so that I can keep stalking! Sorry....I can't help it. :ohwell: :embarassed:

Hey again everyone,
Sorry I've been MIA for the last week. Work has been ridiculously crazy and we finally have some beautiful weather so other then my posts on my food diary from my phone I haven't been inside on the computer to check the posts and boards. Thanks so much for the abbreviations post. I was also in desperate need of some help decipering the code;)

Congrats on the BFP's

AFM- Colitis has been fairly well behaved as of late. I'm probably cursing myself by saying that though ...I did have a bout of tachycardia and heart palpitations a couple days ago. I woke up with my heart just racing and couldn't get it to settle. I'm hoping it's was just my body being angry about another reduction in the prednisone dosage. I stayed with a resting heart rate between 140-175 for about 5 hours. Went down to the hospital and all my ECG's came back normal. They advised to take it easy and to return if any chest pain or shortness of breath occured. It didn't thank goodness and finally settled down. Needless to say I've been a little reluctant about any exercise since this little speed bump. Hoping to head down the gym tomorrow with the hubby once he gets home from work so I won't be alone(our gym just has 24 hour swipe pass cards and there is typically not anyone else there). Here's to hoping for only 5 more weeks of prednisone and then we can start TTC finally. Hope all the American's out there have a wonderful 4th of July!
TT4N
Amanda

Is there room for me too? I am married and we have a 4yr old daughter and a 2 yr old son. I've been struggling more with my weight after baby # 2. My husband just got a job two hours away on night shift. Its a big transition for my family and I need all the help i can get

i took the last clomid on friday the 1st and i am hoping that means i will ovulate on july 9th. i am so worried my hormones won't do the estrogen spike and lh surge that i need to become pregnant. oh well, i can only control what i can control and God is in charge of the rest.

has anyone tried acupuncture to help fertility issues? i was at a picnic yesterday and a women with twins was raving about it. it had me curious.

Wow finding this group on here is awesome, the whole reason I am on here is because I am ttc but went to my dr. for a routine check-up and she suggested I lose some weight, better for me, better for baby, she suggested I check out this site. I am even more motivated now that I see this group on here

Welcome Christian, Aly, and ButterFLee !!

@ alymarphi- i am in the same boat as you with only seeing my husband a few hours a day except for vacations. I work full time as an emergency dept RN and it is really hard to see one another since i work all three shifts and he works days. I totally know here you are coming from with loneliness and trying to make it all work One tip i can give you, we make it a point- NO MATTER WHAT - to have a date night :flowerforyou: at least once a month (if not twice a month)- some people even do it weekly (but that doesnt always work for my schedule). We make the time!! It's hard, but it works for us. The other thing we do is text- ALL DAY some days so we can keep communication completely open! Good luck with everything! :happy:

AFM- weighed in this morning after hubby and i were able to have a mini vaca with my family and two of your best friends this weekend= 182.5 (18.4 pounds lost total)... I had to come home last night- b/c of work But it was great to be able to get away for a little bit this past weekend on our "mini vaca", not constantly focused on the TTC part of our lives for the weekend. And since having had the HSG done last wed, (having gotten good news- as the dr put it, "PERFECT") it was good to be able to sit back and feel a little relief for a change too... And now that we are rested and relaxed a little...:blushing: Other than that, we are scheduled to meet with the fertility MD in 3 days to "discuss treatments and the next step in this process". So hoping to update with some more info on our TTC journey later this week...

Thinking of you all! :happy:

Finally, a Monday I'm excited about, since it is a holiday!! Didn't get to sleep in though, part of my team has to work today to support our Europe operations and one guy called really early for help because he couldn't figure out something about his computer (He just had to reboot it!). Ah, the joys of management! Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, been keeping pretty busy, just checking in long enough to log my food.

More new faces, welcome!! And hello stalkers ! Hope you are all healthy and doing great!

ELIZABETH, congrats on a the good result of your HSG. Also sounds like you had a great weekend, love when those work out!
ALY, when I first got married, I had a consulting job that put me on the road from Mon - Fri every week. We weren't TTC back then, but from an emotional stand point, we really made extra effort to do something fun together (even a little something) every weekend that I was home. In fact, I think we probably were better at that kind of thing back then as opposed to now when we see each other all the time. The only other advice I'd share is keep busy with projects, whether it's stuff around the house or hobbies, or even working out, the busier you are, the more quickly the time away from him will pass. Good luck! Oh, and how did the whole wheat pot pie turn out?
JALARA, thanks for setting up the new board! And girl, embrace the cranky! I had one of those a couple of days ago (which makes sense, because today is CD1 :grumble: ), and I just let it rip for like half a day. I warned everyone first, and it ended up being kind of fun not to put it in check. I suppose I can only get away with that once in a blue moon - ha!
AMANDA, still thinking good thoughts for you on this crazy roller coaster ride you're on. Hang in there!
KAREN, you are so right about tomorrow and the food complaints! I'll probably be one of them.

AFM, weigh in day. It was a good week! For my weekly mini-goal, I would really like to post a weight <180 next week. FC!

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)
Calendar week 23: 186.2 (-1.2)
Calendar week 24: 184.0 (-2.2)
Calendar week 25: 184.8 (+0.8)
Calendar week 26: 183.4 (-1.4)
Calendar week 27: 181.4 (-2.0)

We're having a big cookout at our place later (20+ people coming) and then will watch the city fireworks from our front driveway (we live up on a hill and have a great view!). Needless to say, there is a still a lot of prep work to do today. So... better get back to it. Happy Independence Day to all the other US peeps!

:flowerforyou: Stephanie

Thanks for your help
A date night would be great! But we never have a sitter:(
we used to txt all day but now im sleeping when he works and he sleeps when im up
Im really trying on the project thing I try to be busyall the time and it helps
Thanks again for the support I do really need it.

Oh, and my pot pie turned out great! 100% all whole wheat loaded with veggies s! Idk if its for everyones taste buds cause the crust is wheaty it tastes healthy. Lol but I like the tase of healthy so I love it

Wow, welcome to all the newbies! Sorry that I’m not responding back to everyone today, but I’ll do better tomorrow I swear!

Jalara, DH is 6f and I’m 5’2, so I understand the frustration about running with them! This weekend DH would run a bit then walk till I caught up then repeat. Meanwhile I’m running the entire way!

Alymarphi, you get 4 hours a day with your husband? Wow I’m lucky if I get 2! I always said that it was what kept our marriage strong though (jokes)

AFM, I had an ok weekend diet wise, well not Thursday night though I went to a 5a7 (happy hour is what I believe it to be called to the rest of you) and had a few too many. I figured that this was my off month anyway and so I would indulge (9dpo at this point). Then I did well all Friday including an 8k walk/run I was so proud of myself for running at least 6 of the 8k! Then we climbed another mountain on Saturday (I have pics this time because it was nice enough outside this time).



I did upset myself on Sunday by going bikini shopping (we were planning to go kayaking next weekend and I desperately needed a suit). I was in a horrible mood! Poor DH didn’t know what to do, he wanted to make me feel better so badly but couldn’t! So instead of binging I used the experience to reiterate how much I need to buckle down with this weight loss thing.
On the TTC front, I broke out a bit on Sunday (right on schedule) so I’ll be back to temping & OPK’s and all that fun stuff, I should have AF by this weekend.

About me: I'm 31, married to a wonderful guy and we have a dog named LaKota. We have been TTC since last August and are having no luck. We have currently done 3 rounds of 50mg clomid and 1 HCG injection. I am able to test next week - I hope it goes well. I love being active, but the fertility drugs make me feel icky 90% of the time. Otherwise, I enjoy running, walking Lakota, cleaning, cross stitching and hanging with the hubby.

i can so relate to the hormones making you feel icky. i'm crazy on a normal day, but the last two weeks, i have felt like bionic-nutso. my poor family. i don't want to live with me and yet they have too. i hope we have the results that make it worth it.