Fit For Future Families - August 2011

AFM: Hubs and I just returned from Niagara, which was beautiful! It was a long car ride (5 hours), but we had a great time with absolutely perfect weather! Got some great pictures, ate a lot of food, then headed home. We did plan on going over to the NY side, but were too tired and there was bad storms predicted so we just left instead of sightseeing for an extra half-day.
Still crossing my fingers we did it this month, but who knows. Timing and temps are looking good so far, but we all know that it just isn’t that easy all the time. I’m on CD 27/ 11DPO. Here’s to hoping!:drinker: FF is telling me that they don’t suggest me testing till next Friday, we’ll see if I can wait that long if AF doesn’t show by then. :laugh:
Our renter still hasn’t paid so the eviction process continues and DH is getting pretty impatient. We are just hoping we can do all of the necessary steps without having to get a lawyer, and still get our money out of our tenant. This whole experience has been full of challenges and I only have my wonderful husband to thank for the increasing headaches! Ugh, men!
Well that's about all for me! TTFN
*Hugs and baby dust to all!*

Guys - I'm only gong back one page here......I don't have the energy right now to do more:

Karen *hugs* I feel your pain.....And I'm the same....I have always just asked for the strength to get through whatever happens....

Alisia that's a long time for him to be home - YAY!!!!

Kimberley -sound like a crummy day. How are you feeling now?

Jalara - glad the trip was good!!!!!!!! Looking forward to hearing about the concert

Kim - good thing you left early - we had tornado sightings left right and centre here in Ontario and they all left here going through Niagara to Buffalo.....The storm that hit our house (we're about 2 hours from Niagara) was crazy lightning and thunder and lasted a long time (not sure how long because I fell asleep, but it started at about 7:30 and I was asleep after midnight)

AFM - another rotten day. This time not so much with the dad, now the sister. I have realized that if something isn't about her, she'll either make it about her or not care.....so much for support.....specifically this week she thinks I've been talking about the fertility too much....or how are the plans going for her birthday party (our renewal falls on her birthday, but I asked if she was okay with that) and why isn't it going to be an open bar? And DH's birthday is this Sunday - did we want to meet up for drinks at her local bar.....whoops can't because he's already made plans.....that's okay, i didn't want to celebrate your birthday anyways (but you would have bought me things to drink).....Seriously. I'm so mad and DH is just upset that I'm upset so he's no good to vent to.....*sigh* and I can't even get the aggression out at aqua fit tongiht - our pool is closed and they don't offer it at any of the other local pools (in the next town over).....Hoping this rant helps the emotions....LOL stupid emotions....waiting for my best friend to come back from holidays so I can rant to her too.....By the way - today is 4 months to Christmas!!! LOL

Taldie - Good luck!!!!

Hi, I'm Tasha. I'd like to take part in the weekly weigh in and get to know other people in the same situation. I'm 254 pounds and would love to lose weight so we can start a family.

Holy Crap! I got a positive test today!!!!!!!!

I knew something was different, things were tasting funny ahhhh Im so excited!!!! Hopefully this sticks

Awesome!!! I was thinking about you this morning, and checked earlier to see but you hadn't posted yet. Very exciting! Definitely hope it sticks!

I remember before I got my BFP last time around, I could just sort of tell...I remember eating Mexican food, and normally I don't really care for refried beans, but they tasted so good! I told my husband, "maybe I'm pregnant!" And sure enough, a few days later, I got a positive test. Anyway, congrats!

Holy Crap! I got a positive test today!!!!!!!!

I knew something was different, things were tasting funny ahhhh Im so excited!!!! Hopefully this sticks

CONGRATS!! I hope it works out!

OMG - Taldie!! Congrats on the BFP!!! sticky sticky vibes!!!

Hi, all! I would be honored if you were to include me in this group. Hubby and I have been TTC for 10 years, we are both in our late 30s. I have PCOS and was told by my doctor that I need to lose at least 100 pounds in order to get pregnant. I constantly feel overwhelmed at such a large number, coupled with the fact that I'm soon to be 37. I feel a lot of pressure and a lot of times I just want to give up. I have lost 37 pounds so far, but I battle constantly with food and sometimes gain about 5 or 6 pounds. i would really appreciate the support of people who know what it's like to want something so badly and have your own body be the one thing keeping you from it!

Thanks!!

Happy Friday lovely ladies!!

Pam~ Wow I hope you and your friends are all right with all that crazy weather! Yeah I'm glad we decided to leave when we did. We would've been right in the middle of all of it. Things happen for a reason! Sorry about your sister troubles. I have 2 older sisters and believe me we have our arguments/irritations too, but everything seems to work out in the end. Best wishes and we are always here for your venting pleasure so vent away! Oh, and thanks for that lovely reminder about Christmas....I really need to start saving and buying now. Presents for 6 nieces and nephews start to add up at the end of the year. Thanks!

Tasha and RhoyalT~ Welcome to the group!

Megan~ Sorry, I haven't been around for a bit, have you been to the doc? And no worries, we will be here for you no matter how long it is between your visits :flowerforyou:

AFM: I can only hope I will have the same news as Tara! AF is due Sunday and I hope to not see her ugly face for 9 months or so! LOL I've been good and not tested yet, but FF would like me to wait till next Friday. Do you think that is necessary? That would be 18DPO...

Hi, all! I would be honored if you were to include me in this group. Hubby and I have been TTC for 10 years, we are both in our late 30s. I have PCOS and was told by my doctor that I need to lose at least 100 pounds in order to get pregnant. I constantly feel overwhelmed at such a large number, coupled with the fact that I'm soon to be 37. I feel a lot of pressure and a lot of times I just want to give up. I have lost 37 pounds so far, but I battle constantly with food and sometimes gain about 5 or 6 pounds. i would really appreciate the support of people who know what it's like to want something so badly and have your own body be the one thing keeping you from it!

Thanks!!

Welcome! And you've definitely come to the right place! Best of luck to you on your weight loss and TTC.

Taldie- Congratulations!!!! Sticky vibes for you!
I'll post more later, saw taldie's awesome news and need to post :0)

Good Morning All,

Luki- Yes 5 pounds. The program I'm on it's not uncommon for females to lose 3-4 pounds a week and men can lose 5-7 pounds(Damn them and their higher metabolisms ) So the 5 was an extra bonus but I'm not complaining. Best part about the whole thing is the weight stays off when you finish and doesn't typically pile back on like a lot of other diet programs.

Jalara-Welcome back.

Kim- My furry babies are the love of my life as well, don't know what I would do without them. I am starting temping with this cycle I hadn't before because I never understood it mostly, but found a great article that simplified it for me. I would test on Sunday if AF hasn't showed up but that is me. Praying for lots of stickiness for you and a BFP!!

Pam- Sorry you are feeling down. I've had a few friends that were like that and I simply stopped hanging out with them because of it. Now when it's a family member it sure makes it a lot tougher! I don't blame the anger of you and your DH. I hope things get better and ou have a great day today!

Tasha- Welcome there is lots of support here if you want it. Feel free to jump in as you see fit.

Tara- Gratz! Exciting news. Hope it stays and I can join you on the pregnancy board soon!

Megga- Have you been stressed lately? I had a period of time I went 5-6 months with no AF. I don't know how many sticks I pee'd on before heading into the Doctors to find out what was up. They told me it was stress related put me on B/C for 2 months and they returned normally. That's my only guess. I would go in and see the doctor and hopefully they can figure it out for you.

Alisha- 4 days!!!! EEEK I'm sooo excited for you. I almost feel like it's me going on the vacation haha.

RHO- Welcome! Have you ever tried any type of diet support system? My sister and I are doing the same physician coached weightloss program. She started out at 248 in January and is now 157 as of last week. Me on the other hand don't have as much weight to lose I started at 180 and am 168.5 this morning in 3 weeks. The pathophysiology of it is 90% of peoples pancreas doesn't work properly which is why there has been such an increase in diabetes recently. Your pancreas is responsible for secreting the correct amount of insulin to regulate our blood glucose levels. When it's not working correcting our sugar levels fluctuate very quickly and badly causing our body to store much more fat then it should be. This program "Resets" your pancreas to allow it to regulate properly therefore not storing excess fat. And on top of it all in the first 2 phases of the program (there are 4) you are not allowed to work out. You don't gain any of the weight back unless you go hardcore high sugar and fastfood for like 3 months after you have stopped the program because your pancreas is doing it's job! It's also a very alkaline based diet which works great for helping TTC. Anyways just some food for thought.

AFM- Well AF showed up 4 days early :grumble: Which maybe for once is a good thing considering I have a PAP test for the 1st and may have still been on the tail end of it if it had come on time or late. I wasn't expecting it to NOT show up this month anyways. Started temping this am and we'll see how that goes. I will have no problem doing it at home but when I'm at work there is no time I am guaranteed to be able to test it before getting up(since I have 120 seconds to get out of bed, dressed, and on the road) so we'll see how it goes. Hope everyone has a great day! Babydust to all and fat melting genies to those who want them first!

AFM: Feeling much less stressed about the whole thing today - I have some fantastic friends. Everyone has been soooo supportive (that I have told that is....LOL)...Besides, why let it ruin a perfectly happy birthday weekend for my DH!!!! We did get a call from the clinic. Because we`re looking at donor sperm as a potential option, we might have to have another counselling session (mandatory). The reason I say might is because I`m sure we discussed it during our initial counselling session (here it`s mandatory to have a counselling session before undergoing the IVF) - we have to call tomorrow and ask the clinician if that counts....if it doesn`t, we have a counselling session on Wednesday and if it does, then we`re all good. We`ve also finalized the financing piece of it and I`m feeling really good about the conditions around that - I`ve been worried since Mat leave is 1 year but I don`t want to take on payments that are several hundred dollars when we are not getting paid.....we have worked out the situation so we can pay lots now and reduce it when we are on mat leave and finish paying it off within those 21 months!!! So it will be all done. Overall positive day today,,,,,oh and I just walked out and Ièm missing front steps. I should find out what that is all about....

Okay, so before vacation I called my carrier to see if I could get a list of covered meds. The said they don't have a list but that all I needed to do is log in online and search by the medication DIN number and it would tell me what was covered and what was not. No problem.

So I'm trying to do this tonight and I can't find a place online to look. I call the carrier for help and they say it doesn't exist. Huh? What do you mean it doesn't exist? You're the ones that told me about it!!!!!!!!!:explode:

So how do I find out what meds are covered? Pay OOP and submit a claim.

And ofcourse the supervisor isn't available but can call me back on Monday.

I'd definitely talk to a supervisor. Surely there is a way to find out on the front end. Frustrating!

Oh -- I got my basal thermometer in this week! Today was my first day of temping! :happy: