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Well....drumroll, please.... Turns out my husband and I were both right. It's a girl! And a stubborn girl, at that. We showed up on-time for our appointment, which, as I mentioned before, was over 50 miles out of town. Luckily, it was near where my parents live, so we went up the night before to have dinner with them, then…

Dragonfly, you're a machine! I'm down to 388 miles to go. I know I better get a move on it. Should be taking advantage of getting more miles out of the way now before I'm much bigger! I visited my cousin who had a baby on the 11th of this month, and got to hold her new baby boy. I know this may not seem like a big deal,…

So far, I've logged 6 miles of walking/jogging. Got a long ways to go! Yesterday I had a really bad stomachache all day and wasn't able to accomplish anything. Tried Tums, drinking water, etc. and nothing would help it! Argh! I've been getting headaches, too. I tried Tylenol a couple of times but it did nothing, so I don't…

I'm due right around the same time as you. I'd like to join you, but possibly set a different goal. I fell into quite a rut the last couple months because I was feeling awful. But I just started to get back on the treadmill this week and was able to do some very light jogging and walking. -Nicole

I got to see the baby during our NT scan, but only because the technician though it was in a really good position to see. He or she waved to us a few times, then rolled over to be left alone. Haha. It was really cute. I wasn't expecting a definite answer on gender, but a hint would have been nice, even if just a "I think…

I know what you mean. I just had my NT Scan this week. I was hoping to get a hint about the gender, but the technician told me she's hesitant to say anything because a friend of hers did and was wrong--then the couple came back several weeks later, angry that she was wrong about the gender. She said she'd see me back in 10…

I'm somewhere around 12 or 13 weeks (ultrasound and doctor are conflicting on this). I'm with mwilson in that I lost some weight prior so some of my clothes were a little bigger to begin with. But, the pants that were fitting me "just right" after losing the weight are now somewhat snug and more uncomfortable. I can still…

Mwilson: I agree...lots of people lack tact. I was a month away from my wedding and at the jeweler's to pick up my wedding band. One of the employees there (who had probably seen me about 5 times before this incident) asked me, "So, how many months along are you?" I thought I must have misheard her, so I said, "Excuse me?"…

Ooh, I am so with you on that one. I have thankfully not been gaining weight, despite the awful, awful things I've been eating lately. I feel so guilty, but at the same time, I can't bring myself to eat most things. I occasionally have a "good" day where I can eat one real meal with all the good food groups, but for the…

Hello! I confess, I've been lurking around this board for a few weeks. I thought it was time to introduce myself since yesterday I was lucky enough to have an ultrasound that confirmed that my pregnancy is going well so far. I thought I'd finally take a moment to introduce myself before I hop into any conversation. I…

Thank you for saying what has been driving me nuts for weeks. I also keep seeing people talking about how they "want to loss weight". Bah. I'm glad I'm not alone :)

I think the answer to this is pretty vague because there are lots of circumstances for each individual that affect the outcome. I've come to find that there is no one straight answer for anyone with PCOS. My doctor told me that the purpose of losing weight was basically to assure I have more regular cycles because that…

I found this to be an interesting idea, so I gave it a try from 6pm Tuesday to 6pm last night because I'm trying to break through a plateau. It sure takes a lot of discipline to not eat a single calorie for that long. I usually work out every day, but was worried about trying yesterday because by the afternoon, I was…

I'm a bit late joining this thread, but I just completed day 6 (with one day off) of level one of the 30DS. I was wondering if anyone else is having the same problem as me. I will preface this by saying I was in reasonable shape before starting. Exercising 6 days a week with running, hiking, or biking. I have very muscular…

Are you eating enough calories? When I started, I was staying well under my 1200/day allowance. I found that when I bumped my calories up, it seemed to help. I also try to "yo-yo" my calories, sometimes staying well under, sometimes going over with my exercise calories, especially since I am way more hungry these days with…

Yes, you put the potatoes in raw, and then simmer until they are cooked to your liking.

I used to get that really bad and I think it was due mostly in part to the horrible air quality where I lived. The earlier you run, the better the air quality tends to be. Also, really focusing on inhaling through your nose and not your mouth should help reduce getting all the yucky smoggy air going down your throat and…

I just joined MFP a few days ago, and found another thread that several people with PCOS replied to, so you've surely got a lot of people here who understand your troubles. I've had problems in the past losing weight, too, but I've always thought that other factors (i.e. birth control, stress, depression) were factors. I'm…

I just started MFP a few days ago and am really hoping to make some friends on here who can truly understand what struggles I've gone through and will go through. I recently started taking my weight loss very seriously because I was told last week that I have PCOS. I am 28 and this is obviously some difficult news for me…