Fit For Future Families - November 2011

Are you on any meds for TTC: pre-natals, clomid 50 mg, estogen 3mg, and progrestrone suppositories (and I hate them with a passion, my side effects are pregnancy symptoms.)

I'm on the same thing - progesterone suppositories after IUI - and I have the EXACT same side effects as you, every time - early pregnancy symptoms. UGH. I'm on IUI #3 and have just given up on paying attention to symptoms. I'm trying really hard to stay busy so I have other things to pay attention to than my body!

Thank you all! Yeah the doctor had me on the progrestrone for the 6 clomid only cycles, it took 3 for me to figure my symptoms were due to the clomid.

@Christina, it sounds as if we have the same diagonsis or lack of one! Good luck on your journey, I know what you mean about needing to be off of the rollercoaster. I think I need a break soon myself. Its very hard for me to live, we I'm consumed ttc.

AF might be coming this week... Or not! I'm trying not to get so optimistic that I end up having an accident. Recently my cycle has been between 19-25 days. I'm glad to have a short cycle when TTC, but as I'm anaemic it's normally awful. I was so upset by that 19 day cycle!

Weigh in - 252.8lbs

I'll do the comparisons etc later.....not surprised though - just finished a round of Provera so AF is due to hit within the week. On day 45 of this cycle.....Find out the results of the ABPM test next Wednesday and then have a follow up with the high BP specialist the following week.

I'm also not surprised because Saturday was quite the party - we were doing centrepieces for the vow renewal and I ended up having a few drinks (which I don't normally do) and quite a bit of munchies that I wouldn't normally have had....

Happy Monday! Getting back on track with my weigh-in today. I'm not really sure about the number I got this morning, the scale was all over the place both above and below what I ended up taking as my measurement. Sometimes it does that and it's just so frustrating. I know I was up a little because of the conference last week, so it makes sense that I'd be at about the same place I was two weeks ago. I want to work pretty hard this week to be down before I go home to see my family next week and then all the Thanksgiving & football festivities the week after that. In other news, we went to the 2nd level of yoga yesterday and it was pretty intense. We starting learning how to do hand stands (not so successfully - yet)!! :noway: But, the good news is hubby & I both made it through relatively unscathed. Just a little bit of soreness in muscles we never use!

MFP SW (March 2011): 211
Calendar week 31: 169.6 (-1.0)
Calendar week 32: 168.4 (-1.2)
Calendar week 33: 166.8 (-1.6)
Calendar week 34: no weigh in
Calendar week 35: 166.4 (-0.4)

Welcome Howbouto, tinachris1, & sunyatasong!

Pam, promise you'll put up some pics from your vow renewal after its over. I'm getting so excited for you hearing about all your preparations!!

*HUGS* & baby dust to everyone!
:flowerforyou: Stephanie

Are you on any meds for TTC: pre-natals, clomid 50 mg, estogen 3mg, and progrestrone suppositories (and I hate them with a passion, my side effects are pregnancy symptoms.)

I'm on the same thing - progesterone suppositories after IUI - and I have the EXACT same side effects as you, every time - early pregnancy symptoms. UGH. I'm on IUI #3 and have just given up on paying attention to symptoms. I'm trying really hard to stay busy so I have other things to pay attention to than my body!

same here. plus i gain like 10 pounds in the short 12 days i'm on in. frustrating!

i'm back at my nemesis weight (123.6). it is down from last week, but still up overall. i think i will get to start concentrating on getting rid of those last 10 pounds without the fertility meds messing with me. i am pretty sure i still have not ovulated. i go in for a blood test this afternoon. i am pretty bummed out. trying to look on the positive side of things as i know God has a plan for me and my family.

I'm finally up for the weekly weigh-ins and goal-setting. I've looked at Pam's for the last few weeks and have been very impressed with hers (I'm going to borrow from you a bit to get me going). I actually put my scale away because I know that I haven't been good with my eating or working out but it's a new day and a new week. Time to get my butt back in gear!


Week 1: 140
Goal: 120 - 20 pounds to go


Goals for this week:
1. Water
- 2 litres a day (water bottles in fridge, ready for the day)

2. Medications & Supplements from Acupuncturist:
- Take all my pills everyday as directed
- Take my youth juice daily

3. Food:
- Stay with my calorie goals 6 days this week
- Stick with my fertility diet 80% of the time and eat at least 2 foods from each category a day

4. Exercise:
-Hot yoga 2 days
-weights 3 times this week
-cardio 3 times this week


5. Mental:
- 20 minutes of meditation (guided), 5 times a week
- 1 acupuncturist appt this week
- catch up with 2 friends

I'm already more motivated just writing them down! Happy Monday to everyone!

Last week: 148.0
Today: 151.0

Boo. But it could have been a lot worse because I ate terribly last week! I was determined to turn things around this week so I woke up extra early to get a work out in before LO woke up. Now I'm exhausted. I seriously considered taking a nap while she did (well, she is right now) but I decided to go to bed early instead so hopefully I can wake up early again tomorrow.

I don't know what is going on this cycle. AF was due on Friday and still hasn't showed up. I tested Saturday and this morning and both were negative. So today is CD34. I guess I'll have to just keep playing the waiting game.

Hope everyone has a great Monday!

I saw the acupuncturist again today. She basically said that I am confusing case for her. She can't discern any pattern from my BBT chart and my physical complaints/symptoms. :frown:

Today is CD35 and no AF yet. Negative pregnancy test on CD33. But who knows? I've had 50-day cycles before.

Hi, I checked in earlier but I went out to buy some new clothes today since I've lost so much weight and I just wanted to share my experience.

A little background, I weighed in the 160's during high school, lost a bit and was down to 145 pre-pregnancy, I was at my smallest size before I got pregnant. When I got pregnant with DD I was doing great, I barely gained anything until I hit my third trimester, then I really gained. I was 60 lbs heavier by the time I had her, my last weight before she was born was 208, I went to get my weight checked a couple weeks later and was only at 205! I hadn't even lost her birth weight! Anyway, one year after she was born I was only at 195 (only 10 lbs lighter than my pregnancy weight), I felt terrible! I had no energy, just felt bad about myself, by body shape was completely gone, I couldn't even see my c/s scar cause my stomach was a flap, I couldn't wear hip huggers for the same reason.

Anyway, I threw away all my pre-pregnancy clothes because they just made me depressed. When I started loosing weight I was scared to go down a size, I thought it would just kill me if I couldn't fit. Well I'm finally starting to become a little proud of my body again and was looking for a slightly tight fitting shirt in my closet the other day and couldn't find one. So I told DH that I wanted to go buy new shirts. This is the first time I've really tried on clothes since my pregnancy, other than baggy shirts and yoga pants, lol. I'm now down to 169, I know it doesn't seem like a ton but it has made a world of difference in how much energy I have and how I feel about myself.

After DD was born I was in a size 18 pants and XL shirts, I'm now proud to say that I fit comfortably into size 14 pants and Medium shirts. It just makes me feel so wonderful about myself that I had to share! I'm in the same size clothes that I wore in high school, and looking towards fitting in my college size hopefully soon and hopefully even smaller! I've never fit smaller than a medium shirt (I don't know if I could due to my boobs) and I've never been in lower than a size 12 pants. I'm really looking forward to dropping at least one more size in pants and looking even better in my shirts!

Thanks for listening ladies, I just had to share with someone cause I'm so excited. I actually look/feel cute today! It's the first time I've worn form fitting clothes in 2 1/2 years!

I'll have to check in later, running late for work, but just wanted to remind people that if you regularly have a long AF, to get the provera and jump start. Long exposures to estrogen, like having the 45+ cycles regularly can lead to issues. I used to regularly have nothing shorter than 35 days (I've gone 90 days without a period). Two years ago, I had a bit of a cancer scare that needed to be addressed by heavy duty meds for 3 months. If they hadn't have worked, I would have had to go for a D&C and further treatments. My OB and fertility specialist both recommend getting the Provera if you haven't had a cycle at around the 35 day mark (10 days of meds and about 5 days after before AF means I have around a 50 day cycle which is a long one). This doesn't apply to those who have them less than 1x every 1 or two years so much, but I'm just putting it out there.......

Hi ladies! i joined in October and then never came back.

so my lowest weight was 175 - i've gained 4 lbs in the last two weeks. i've allowed myself to go astray. i'm not happy about it. i just had the mirena removed on Halloween and i'm ready to TTC but disappointed in myself for not keeping up with my healthy lifestyle.

so i'm shaking off the last two weeks and here we go -- 2 under 2! Let's do this!

Hi

Im age 30, live with boyfriend of 10 years, no kids (so far). From the UK.

We are about to start trying to conceive. I have been taking folic acid for the last month.

My first question is should I take prenatal vitamins (which include the folic acid) or is folic acid enough?

Any advice appreciated - I m loving reading all the info.x

Thanks x

Bumping so I can come back and find this again