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Well, July was not real productive. LOL. I spent way too much time on the road and making poor (delicious) choices. Oops, I don't think I really gained that much, just ate a lot of junk the last few days and it'll take a bit to straighten out. We'll repeat these goals in August. Start weight: 257.6 Goal weight: 249.9…

Hope you get the AC in ASAP @pezhed! We are supposed to be close to a 100 this week, we just have a tiny window unit it our kitchen and it'll keep us around 75 if we manage it well, but we have to close off 1/2 the house and use fans to push the cool air around. But, hey, it's better than nothing. We'd like a bigger unit…

So, I let my doctor update my tetanus yesterday (I'm pretty sure I remember my last one being in about 2002, oops, been a while!) I am supposed to be into fertile week this week, I wonder if having just got the updated vaccination will have an impact on conception chances? I don't seem to be having any site reaction and…

Yea, my brain will just wake me up at 3:30 for the 4:30 alarm. It's awesome. I can't sleep to an alarm unless totally exhausted. Oh well, I am not even sure I'll track on future cycles at this point.

@Kirstie155 Sounds like you had an enjoyable weekend with your friend! Temping seems to be going pretty good, the biggest issues is that I don't ever sleep to my alarm, so I am usually waking up between 4:30-5:30 am naturally (my alarm is set to 6:05) so there is 30-45 minutes variability to the timing I wake up, but…

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I've got my first few days of temping in. We'll see how it goes for the rest of the month, going to be an adjustment for sure. I feel myself teetering on the edge of trying to not be obsessive and going off the Type A deep end with the whole process! lol

Welcome to the group @steennut. So sorry to hear about your loss, so devastating. Wishing you the very best, glad you can join us.

Well, I'm out. I'm quite sure it's more than spotting and AF is here a couple days early. I'm going to add in BBT tracking in this month as well. Looks like with the shift in days, only 1 of our attempts was actually before ovulation, oops. At least we are well practiced!

Two of the cows are confirmed pregnant at least, but 2 more to check this week! One I'm waiting on showed some signs of not being pregnant while I was out of town and too far way to breed her again. So, until I draw blood Wednesday on her I'm stressing more about her impending pregnancy than mine...okay, that's a lie. I'm…

I usually am great about setting longer term goals but been a bit discouraged in the last year or so. I planned 2016 around getting out of our apartment in June, it took until December. That took the wind out of my usually diligent goal setting and life planning game. I feel like I have spent the first half of 2017 trying…

@Alioth I hadn't even really thought about the allergy medications, I know I checked if they were OK in pregnancy, but didn't consider TTC. I'm allergic to my darn cows, if I forget a dose my eyes itch like something awful. I take a Claritin every morning, I guess if we don't have success it's something I'll have to…

@Kirstie155 So sorry you are having to deal with this all. Thoughts are with you, I hope you're able to get the treatment you need to heal and that everything works out. How frustrating.

Oh no @Kirstie155 I'm so sorry to hear it's hurting again. I hate just dealing with mild cricks and such, I can't even imagine dealing with that kind of pain. I hope your appointment goes well on Monday. Hope everyone has a good weekend! It's been a crazy week here, I'm exhausted and ready to catch some extra sleep this…

@Kirstie155 Thanks for the reminder, I got a $1 off Halo Top coupon the other day. I need to remember to bring it to town with me so I can pick one up. If only they weren't so darn expensive! I tried Yasso Greek Yogurt bars and really liked them, especially the mint ones. They look like they carry about the same protein…

Hope everyone had a great 4th! We didn't go anywhere, which was very nice. We took a walk through the Garbanzo field to the top of the big hill behind our house and spotted fireworks in all directions at dark. It was nice and quiet. We are getting right into the thick of BD-efforts for this cycle. I have a few different…

How in the world is it already July!? Where is the year going? Start weight: 257.6 Goal weight: 249.9 Up early to get walks in while it's cool Work on getting pregnant Not obsess over TTC related things

I've checked out DietBet before, I'll have to look at it again. Thankfully the University of Idaho Rec Center allows for a month by month $40 membership for alumni so it's not a huge commitment! They even sell 10-visit punch cards. LOL @ sexercise! That sounds like the best plan. :)

Well, June kicked my butt! I started at 260, going to finish at about 261 I think. I'm finally getting things back under control after eating like an idiot. Meal prepped like crazy this past weekend, so that's helping. I think July will find me setting a more moderate, 1 lb/week goal. If I need to aim lower to make any…

@pezhed Have a great weekend! Enjoy it :) @Kristie155 Good luck, hope things sort themselves out and this is the month. @Alioth Happy Anniversary! Hope you all have a great weekend! Baby dust to everyone. AF showed today, so not sure what happened after the faint positives last weekend at 9-10dpo, but we are shaking it off…

@Alioth Unfortunately I think their definition of 2 cups of coffee and my definition of 2 cups of coffee are very different!! @Kirstie155 Have fun at Bunco!! Maybe some day I'll figure out wine, but it all tastes like rotten grapes to me, so I don't even try it anymore. We tried to order Sangria on my 21st birthday and I…

Congrats @krizaten33 !!

I did get myself some coffee but then couldn't even finish it, however it helped a bit! Our poor husbands probably need group of their own to talk about how crazy we all are. Trying to focus on other things we need to accomplish and work on this summer but that's depressing too because we never seem to get everything we…

Meh, nothing on the test this morning. So perhaps I was wrong or its gone already. AF is a few days away so likely just wait and see now. Hopefully I can get some sleep and feel better the rest of the week. I haven't been sleeping well (up way early) and just overall anxious. Could really go for a quad shot mocha as I've…

Well, I'm approaching it with cautious optimism...but, I had a very faint positive on Sunday morning and this morning as well with a first response test. Nothing showing up on TrueStick cheapies I have. I'm not quite sure I believe it and am super paranoid it'll end up chemical. I would likely be 9-10dpo today, so it's…

My June has been hit and miss, but I've stayed pretty well the same so far, so I'm calling that a win! I can't believe it's already the 19th! Where has the month gone?

Oh no Kirstie, how disheartening to have the change in O date. I hope that it still works out anyways and this is your month. Fingers crossed for you. It's interesting how my frame of mind has shifted a bit just over the last few days, before we tried I was kind of less than 100%, still with doubts of when it was "perfect"…

Well, I guess I'm entering my first 2WW. We were able to BD at 4 and 2 days before projected ovulation. Between not feeling great with a headache most of the week, the stress of social obligations and feeling like it was 'on demand' my hubby's brain just wasn't on board for anymore attempts than that. I would have liked to…

Fingers crossed for you @Kirstie155! We aren't planning to dive into using OPK's or tracking temperature right away but have been tracking cycles. Projected ovulation is Saturday, so thinking we'll give it a shot a couple of times between Wednesday and Saturday? We naturally spend about 3 hours in bed together at the same…

I think we decided to give things a go this cycle...the second half of this week should be our fertile window. I am running out of excuses to delay and it feels like it's time. I'll let my hubby get razzed at his 30th class reunion on Friday for not having kids yet, then we'll go home and see if we can change that!

Hey Lizz! Thanks for joining us. I'm just starting TTC for the first time too and am fighting urges to go overboard on the research and obsessing. For now, I'm just using the calendar to track cycles and we will see where that gets us...I know I can go overboard at times, so trying to not be that way right off the bat,…