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  • tdribben
    tdribben Posts: 2 Member
    Hello All! I'm Traci and joined MFP about a week ago. Love it so far. My husband and I just started TTC again. I also need to lose about 50 lbs and this seems like a great site to help me.

    Age: 34
    Where you live: Tennessee, USA
    Job: SAHM
    Length of time on the board: Today
    Marital Status: Married for almost 6 years
    Length of time you've been with SO: almost 8 years
    Do you have kids: yes, a 3 year old and a 2 year old
    Length of time TTC: 1 month
    Diagnosis:
    Do you chart your BBT: no
    Do you use OPKs: not yet
    Are you on any meds for TTC: no
    Height: 5' 6"
    Weight: 181
    Goal Weight: 145
    Strange fact about yourself: I have no idea.

    It took us about a year and a half to concieve with my first child and about 2 weeks to concieve my second. lol. I have a feeling it may take a while with this one. Nice to meet you all!

    (Oh, and I have a Mobi wrap that I used with my second child. LOVED IT. I was that woman in Walmart shopping with it. She loved it too. Everytime I would put her in it she would pass out. I'm not sure about the sling things, but the wrap puts them up high next to your chest, so you can see them breathing .)
  • tdribben
    tdribben Posts: 2 Member
    Not sure why, but it posted it twice. Sorry.
  • dexters_dexterity
    dexters_dexterity Posts: 342 Member
    kudos to all the members of this thread, i have never seen this in any other post yet, the way ppl support each other.

    AFM-not taking any medication for TTC infact after a long time im working out quite regularly. planning for treatment this upcoming jan. i would not i must reach my goal weight by then, but i definately want well toned body and not looking out of proportions.

    as im pear shaped i have designed a challenge for myself, if any of u interested join me, its a combo of c25k as a total body cardio and jillian micheals killer buns and thighs to target my lower body

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/372836-dears-pls-help-the-pears
  • kah78
    kah78 Posts: 376 Member

    (Oh, and I have a Mobi wrap that I used with my second child. LOVED IT. I was that woman in Walmart shopping with it. She loved it too. Everytime I would put her in it she would pass out. I'm not sure about the sling things, but the wrap puts them up high next to your chest, so you can see them breathing .)

    My friend has a Mobi wrap and she loves it too. I would like the fact that the weight is spread out over both shoulders...once i figured out how to get it on! Haha. If I had found one of those on sale, I probably would have gotten it too!

    Welcome to the board!
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,064 Member
    kudos to all the members of this thread, i have never seen this in any other post yet, the way ppl support each other.

    AFM-not taking any medication for TTC infact after a long time im working out quite regularly. planning for treatment this upcoming jan. i would not i must reach my goal weight by then, but i definately want well toned body and not looking out of proportions.

    as im pear shaped i have designed a challenge for myself, if any of u interested join me, its a combo of c25k as a total body cardio and jillian micheals killer buns and thighs to target my lower body

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/372836-dears-pls-help-the-pears

    Sounds way hard core!!! Anything with JM's name in it scares me.....LOL
  • dexters_dexterity
    dexters_dexterity Posts: 342 Member
    this buns n thighs dvd looks more killing then 30ds, i have never done 30ds either im scared too, thats y looking for buddies
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    welcome to all the new people. i hope your stay in this thread is short. :)

    so cd3 was yesterday and i started the clomid. hubby and boys will be saying 'hello crazy!' in a few days. especially when i add in estogen on wednesday. lol. ovulation should be november 1 with a due date of july 24. *fingers crossed*
  • mommy2squish
    mommy2squish Posts: 126 Member
    Just wanted to say hello to all the new members!!!!

    AFM! Im down 17lbs since Sept 26. This is the longest I have actually stuck to diet and exercise and I am so proud for doing. I am noticing that I am making better choices and wanting to exercise instead of dreading it.
  • dexters_dexterity
    dexters_dexterity Posts: 342 Member
    Just wanted to say hello to all the new members!!!!

    AFM! Im down 17lbs since Sept 26. This is the longest I have actually stuck to diet and exercise and I am so proud for doing. I am noticing that I am making better choices and wanting to exercise instead of dreading it.

    congrats! keep this number down
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    welcome to all the new people. i hope your stay in this thread is short. :)

    so cd3 was yesterday and i started the clomid. hubby and boys will be saying 'hello crazy!' in a few days. especially when i add in estogen on wednesday. lol. ovulation should be november 1 with a due date of july 24. *fingers crossed*

    YAY I really really really hope that it works for you, and I hope you don't make the family too nuts hehe
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    Hello All! I'm Traci and joined MFP about a week ago. Love it so far. My husband and I just started TTC again. I also need to lose about 50 lbs and this seems like a great site to help me.

    Age: 34
    Where you live: Tennessee, USA
    Job: SAHM
    Length of time on the board: Today
    Marital Status: Married for almost 6 years
    Length of time you've been with SO: almost 8 years
    Do you have kids: yes, a 3 year old and a 2 year old
    Length of time TTC: 1 month
    Diagnosis:
    Do you chart your BBT: no
    Do you use OPKs: not yet
    Are you on any meds for TTC: no
    Height: 5' 6"
    Weight: 181
    Goal Weight: 145
    Strange fact about yourself: I have no idea.

    It took us about a year and a half to concieve with my first child and about 2 weeks to concieve my second. lol. I have a feeling it may take a while with this one. Nice to meet you all!

    (Oh, and I have a Mobi wrap that I used with my second child. LOVED IT. I was that woman in Walmart shopping with it. She loved it too. Everytime I would put her in it she would pass out. I'm not sure about the sling things, but the wrap puts them up high next to your chest, so you can see them breathing .)

    Welcome and I hope it doesn't take you TOO long! My sister has the mobi and I have used it with my niece, I love it! How big of a kid can it carry? i like the idea of the slings because as they get bigger you can move it to your back for toddlers.
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,064 Member
    I went yesterday to take some more couple pics with hubs for our anniversary and another friend offered to do the photos...I kinda like the idea of having multiple people taking our anniversary photos.....I've got a lot of ones I like to choose from this time....between the two sessions, I'm happy.

    https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=40cd98e3e5425df5&page=play&resid=40CD98E3E5425DF5!117

    Had wisdom tooth removed this morning and so far, so good.....but it's a little achy (more on my lips from being stretched than the actual tooth site)
  • 3ricaAnn
    3ricaAnn Posts: 288
    According to my fertility diary I can early test in 9 days. I try not to think about it so I don't get my hopes up for nothing but it's hard not to when I have it on my phone
  • Smores18
    Smores18 Posts: 119 Member
    Checking in, I updated my goals with a nearly impossible goal for New Year's, especially at the rate I'm going for the last few days, lol. I know it's not good in most cases to make impossible goals but I need a rough goal so I will work my butt off, I won't be disappointed if I don't reach it completely, as long as I've made some AMAZING progress. I'm hoping to be pregnant before New Years anyway, then I won't have to worry about it anymore. :smile:

    Anyway, as far as TTC goes, I got the OK from DH to start again as soon as this Nuva Ring comes out. Here's my countdown to Wednesday!!!! Hopefully I will O 2 weeks later then get my Thanksgiving BFP!!!
  • kah78
    kah78 Posts: 376 Member
    I went yesterday to take some more couple pics with hubs for our anniversary and another friend offered to do the photos...I kinda like the idea of having multiple people taking our anniversary photos.....I've got a lot of ones I like to choose from this time....between the two sessions, I'm happy.

    https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=40cd98e3e5425df5&page=play&resid=40CD98E3E5425DF5!117

    It's 3 am. I'm an insomniac. Sigh. Well, at least I had some pretty pictures to look at. Pam--I really like the first one in the new set--the one in front of the waterfall with your head on his chest. You both just look so happy in it. Love it. (The others are great too.)
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,064 Member
    I went yesterday to take some more couple pics with hubs for our anniversary and another friend offered to do the photos...I kinda like the idea of having multiple people taking our anniversary photos.....I've got a lot of ones I like to choose from this time....between the two sessions, I'm happy.

    https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=40cd98e3e5425df5&page=play&resid=40CD98E3E5425DF5!117

    It's 3 am. I'm an insomniac. Sigh. Well, at least I had some pretty pictures to look at. Pam--I really like the first one in the new set--the one in front of the waterfall with your head on his chest. You both just look so happy in it. Love it. (The others are great too.)

    Thanks - it was freezing. I really like that one too!!!
  • thedestar
    thedestar Posts: 1,275 Member
    Hi ladies! Things here have been so stressful and crazy lately but I just wanted to stop by and say hi and let you all know I'm still around. Welcome to all the newbies! Hope everyone is doing great. Will try and catch up with everyone soon! Baby dust to us all!!
  • melissaforster07
    melissaforster07 Posts: 145 Member
    Hi Everyone. I've been MIA lately...work has been so nuts! I would say this past week was one of my worst ever. I love my job, and I love what I do, but this week I seriously thought about walking out MULTIPLE times. I spent this weekend just relaxing, spending quality time with the hubby, knitting, and cleaning. Hopefully the down time will help this week be better.

    I have been on Metformin for a week and a half now. It was such a tough decision for me to go on the pill, but now that I am on it I just feel so much better about doing it. I just feel like I am making a decision that will result in good health. So far I haven't had any of the dreaded stomach issues but I have had headaches every day (possibly a mix of the pill AND a mix of the stress in my life) and I have been overly tired (again probably from the mix of the pill and the stress).

    My goals for this week are to take my pills everyday, drink 10+ glasses of water a day, stay at or under my calorie goal, work out at least 3 times a week, AND work to find a stress reliever that helps. I don't care if it's knitting, playing my keyboard, scrapbooking, or simply sitting on the couch with my hubby and watching a sitcom each night. I need to find some time just to let go of the stress!

    Hope you are all well. I've been thinking of you lots lately. :-)
  • melissaforster07
    melissaforster07 Posts: 145 Member
    I went yesterday to take some more couple pics with hubs for our anniversary and another friend offered to do the photos...I kinda like the idea of having multiple people taking our anniversary photos.....I've got a lot of ones I like to choose from this time....between the two sessions, I'm happy.

    https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=40cd98e3e5425df5&page=play&resid=40CD98E3E5425DF5!117

    Had wisdom tooth removed this morning and so far, so good.....but it's a little achy (more on my lips from being stretched than the actual tooth site)

    I LOVE the second set of photos! You look so happy and in love in all of them! Great shots!
  • fitterpam
    fitterpam Posts: 3,064 Member
    I went yesterday to take some more couple pics with hubs for our anniversary and another friend offered to do the photos...I kinda like the idea of having multiple people taking our anniversary photos.....I've got a lot of ones I like to choose from this time....between the two sessions, I'm happy.

    https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=40cd98e3e5425df5&page=play&resid=40CD98E3E5425DF5!117

    Had wisdom tooth removed this morning and so far, so good.....but it's a little achy (more on my lips from being stretched than the actual tooth site)

    I LOVE the second set of photos! You look so happy and in love in all of them! Great shots!

    Thanks - it was much less awkward and more fun... I have a couple of stupid shots too.....LOL just cause I wanted to straddle the log or pretend I was bigfoot. I think it really helped blow off steam for the more serious shots.... :) I've decided to open it up to anyone that wants to take photos of us. Then I have a crafting party coming up so I'll display the top 10 and have the ladies pick out which 5 are going to be displayed at my renewal.....
  • jalara
    jalara Posts: 2,599 Member
    Mommy2squish - glad it's going well!

    Pam - love the photos and I hope your tooth/mouth feels better quickly!

    About the slings - I'm trying to stay away from baby stuff for the most part - I have 2 onsies and that's enough. DH and I are a little too emotionally fragile at this point.

    AFM: I did graet on my test! 87%!! I'm so pleased! I honestly walked out of it thinking that I failed. I was sooo mad. And upset. The class average was a fail so I'm super pleased. 4 of the other 5 tests passed easily, and I'll get the last one back tomorrow. So thankful to be done that hell!

    I enjoyed a very lazy and relaxed weekend. I actually got a little drunk last night and loved it. I slept in today, napped with DH on the couch, bummed around and did some housework and laundry. I'm thinking this is going to be a fairly good week!

    We are now telling people about IVF. It's no longer a secret from my family or our close friends. Mind you, it's not open for discussion on FB or anything, but we're being open to questions and stuff. It may impact our Christmas for monitoring so we thought we shoudl share. The only people that don't know now is DH's parents and brother. His mother has a VERY big mouth and his brother and he don't talk too often. I've left it to him as th when/where/if to share.

    So, about our End-of-The-Year Challenge. Let's Announce since it's Monday morning (techically it is here, since it's after midnight).

    Me: Be down 20lbs by Dec 31.

    I can't wait to hear from everyone else! We'll check in each Monday, like we do for weigh-ins.
  • mrsjenfrank
    mrsjenfrank Posts: 1,015 Member
    End of Year Challenge - I'm saying my goal is 15 lbs. That would be the first time in 2.5 years that I'd be under the 250lb mark. :) It's only 1:20am... so I wont do weigh in until I get up (which I usually try to weigh-in around 11am) so I will post my weight once I do that. :)

    Good luck to all that decide to partake in the challenge!! :)
  • cutmd
    cutmd Posts: 1,168 Member
    this buns n thighs dvd looks more killing then 30ds, i have never done 30ds either im scared too, thats y looking for buddies

    I just finished a killer buns and thighs challenge. The DVD is tough but effective! I can't seem to get not jogging but I will expand my elliptical time...

    What are you supposed to do each month while awaiting AF? Just pretend like nothing is happening until you miss your period? Or avoid alcohol and sushi and chug prenatals? I felt a little funny going wine tasting this weekend, but if it takes months to conceive on average I can't act pregnant the whole time, can I? What is everyone else doing?
  • dexters_dexterity
    dexters_dexterity Posts: 342 Member
    fitterpam--happy anniversary may both of enjoy ur lifeatits fullest and may God bless u with baby joys

    cutmd--thats what i havebeen doing since 2008--acting like as if am pregnant--not working out what if I damage something, and ihave gained 9kgs

    anyways wish me luck with JM but infact im doing 3days/week of c25k and rest of days JM killer buns and thighs.

    how many did u lose,if ud like to share
  • M_lifts
    M_lifts Posts: 2,218 Member
    hiya ladies! im new to this group. We decided on saturday to try for no 2, i think the time is right now as im ovulating so fingers crossed. Im a bit worried about gaining all the weight back . I just lost all my baby weight! eek and now to start again. We want an age gap no longer than 5 years so the time is now or never!

    Age:30
    Where you live: uk
    Job: nurse (practitioner)
    Length of time on the board: since jan 11
    Marital Status: married
    Length of time you've been with SO:
    Do you have kids: yes, one daughter
    Length of time TTC: 2 days!
    Diagnosis:
    Do you chart your BBT: no
    Do you use OPKs: no
    Are you on any meds for TTC: no
    Height: 5'2.5"
    Weight: 124
    Goal Weight: 118
    Strange fact about yourself: I love ketchup on everything
  • melissaforster07
    melissaforster07 Posts: 145 Member
    Mommy2squish - glad it's going well!

    Pam - love the photos and I hope your tooth/mouth feels better quickly!

    About the slings - I'm trying to stay away from baby stuff for the most part - I have 2 onsies and that's enough. DH and I are a little too emotionally fragile at this point.

    AFM: I did graet on my test! 87%!! I'm so pleased! I honestly walked out of it thinking that I failed. I was sooo mad. And upset. The class average was a fail so I'm super pleased. 4 of the other 5 tests passed easily, and I'll get the last one back tomorrow. So thankful to be done that hell!

    I enjoyed a very lazy and relaxed weekend. I actually got a little drunk last night and loved it. I slept in today, napped with DH on the couch, bummed around and did some housework and laundry. I'm thinking this is going to be a fairly good week!

    We are now telling people about IVF. It's no longer a secret from my family or our close friends. Mind you, it's not open for discussion on FB or anything, but we're being open to questions and stuff. It may impact our Christmas for monitoring so we thought we shoudl share. The only people that don't know now is DH's parents and brother. His mother has a VERY big mouth and his brother and he don't talk too often. I've left it to him as th when/where/if to share.

    So, about our End-of-The-Year Challenge. Let's Announce since it's Monday morning (techically it is here, since it's after midnight).

    Me: Be down 20lbs by Dec 31.

    I can't wait to hear from everyone else! We'll check in each Monday, like we do for weigh-ins.

    I know what you mean about staying away from baby stuff. Since my husband and I aren't technically trying...we aren't buying either. So far I have been able to walk away from everything...BUT yesterday we went to Cracker Barrel for brunch and they had this adorable penguin bib. (my MIL collect penguins so it just would have been perfect). The bib was only 4.99$ and I about had a breakdown after we didn't buy it. :-( As my DH says...our day will come and there will still be adorable finds out there.
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    Welcome Maria, you're freakin beautiful!

    Pam: i'm glad you got some good pictures, I will be looking at them after I post :)

    Sorry I'm so bad at keeping up guys, I would love to respond to everyone but I simply don't have the time...I started classes and it's NUTS I'm taking math, and not only have I already taken this class at a differenct college but it's freaking HARD. I barely squeezed by with a C last time and that was with a teacher! (I'm taking online classes)...Oh and Jalara, I'm a Psych major, but this semester I'm catching up on the 2 general education classes that I have been puttin off (history and math) so we'll see how this goes

    I have a consult scheduled for surgery on the 8th. Hubby will go with me so that he knows what we are in for. I'm still freaked out about it but I trust my surgeon and I know it will put me in a better position to do all the things I am aspiring to including baby making.

    I don't have any weightloss goals, so here are my end of the year goals.

    1. Work out 3x a week or more
    2. follow ALL of the post op instructions (I'm terrible at that!)
    3. floss daily
    4. Pass my two classes (which will be interesting when i'm all doped up after surgery and trying to do homework)
  • RisOnTheRun
    RisOnTheRun Posts: 624 Member

    What are you supposed to do each month while awaiting AF? Just pretend like nothing is happening until you miss your period? Or avoid alcohol and sushi and chug prenatals? I felt a little funny going wine tasting this weekend, but if it takes months to conceive on average I can't act pregnant the whole time, can I? What is everyone else doing?

    I was wondring the same thing! AF is due tomorrow (I think, I've been on birth control so long I'm not really sure right now). At first I was avoiding alcohol etc. just in case, but then the stress of just waiting started to get to me so I let myself have a few drinks here and there. At this point I'm going to go back to abstaining until I know one way or the other.
  • jalara
    jalara Posts: 2,599 Member
    Cutemd & RisOnTheRun (ROTR) - until you're pregnant, don't worry about intake or having a drink. The baby survives off the yolk sac until 6-8 weeks (studies vary) so you're not sharing a bloodstream yet.

    Welcome Maria!
  • kah78
    kah78 Posts: 376 Member
    Hey all! Hold on to your hats, I have a story to tell.

    i went into my OBGYN today for my annual exam. I came out... PREGNANT. That's right---BFP ladies!

    Okay--so that's really the whole story, but it deserved it's own paragraph. So yeah...it happened...naturally. I was waiting for AF to start and had promised myself that I wouldn't track days this month, and would just call the Fertility peeps on day one so we could start a new treatment cycle. I guess I did a little too good of a job of not tracking the days.

    Of course we aren't out of the woods yet...I'm barely barely 5 weeks. So I had a bloodtest today, and will have another on one Wed, and if those look right, sonogram next Wed, and if that looks good, I'm on progesterone till who knows when, and if everything goes according to plan, a little one in late late June. Wow.

    I'm just gonna go think about this for a while...I still can't quite wrap my head around it. In a good way, though.

    I'm still in shock. Eye-popping, pick my jaw up off the floor, couldn't talk for a while shock. Shock shock shock.

    Hey Jalara--I guess I have to change my Year End Challenge goal...
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