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Looking for some new Snack Ideas
Hey all I'm looking to change up my snacks a bit. My snacks typclly are One fruit, Tomatos, Sugar Pod Peas, sweet peppers, radishes, string cheese, and cottage cheese. I'm going to start trying to reduce my cheese in take but need a good fat/protein replacement. Please note I do not like Raw Almonds, I like the blue…
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Does anyone else .......
So I have been having a strange feeling in my right ovary, which I have mentioned to my DR. But just wondering if any of you other girls feel this. The best way I can describe the feeling/pain I have there is that it feels like a week musle feels. Does anyone else have have this feeling? Also woundering if anyone else gets…
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Anyone use Progestorone Supositories
Hey, I just started Progestorone Supositories 3 days after taking the HCG Trigger Shot, and 11 days after my first clomid dossage this cycle. This is my first cycle with this treatment and I'm wondering what kinds of side effects others have experienced.
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Starting clomid this month
A few weeks ago I found out my DR was leaving and wasn't sure what that was going to do to our plan of starting Clomid in another 2 months. but since I have done better with my weightloss than my DR expected she is starting me on clomid and since today is Day 1 of my Cycle I get to start it this month. I am woundering what…
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Feeling hopeful ..... having to adjust my workouts as well
Today was my first folicle monitoring appointment at me RE, and I am feeling hopeful. After my baseline I was a little worried as my lining was thick, thick enough that even though it was day three and I had a normal sized period up and till then they made me take a pregnancy test. So I was a little worried that I had…
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Feeling a little bumbed today
The last two days I have been feeling more bumbed about the infertility issues. I'm sure it stems from having to hear all about the royal baby every where you turn, even the christian station I listen to talks about it. The other part Is that my father-in-law passed two weeks ago and I feel just so sad that I was never…
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Feeling a little guilty
On July 4th my father-in-law had a massive heart attack, he is alive but is still fighting to stay that way. It's going to be a long recovery period. I feel guilty because I keep wondering how this is going to affect our trying to conceive. We've been trying for over a year and have an appointment at the top fertility…
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Anyone Conceive while they were actively losing weight?
I posted this on a differet forum as well but this forum is a bit more active and has a larger number of memebers and there are a few of you who are very active who seem to be very knowledgeable. As many of you know I have been trying to conceive for the past year. I am on my first cycle on Clomid, and I am 10 lbs away…
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why is it that we don't listen to our own advise
So over the last month I have lost a total of 4 lbs. But since January I have lost a total of 58 lbs so my weight was bound to slow down. And 58 lbs is great in 1/2 year. But I am finding myself depressed about these 4 lbs in the last month. I know that I shouldn't I know that if someone else was saying this that I would…
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abstainer or moderation
I read an article in Good House Keeping today about how although many people beleive that Moderation is key and it is for many people but it may not be so for some people. The women who wrote this said that she does much better when she abstains from certain foods. This past weekend I was in the wedding the wedding was…
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Got my period today :cry:
May market our first year of TTC unsuccessfully. This last cycle we started Clomid, today I just got my period. It never really gets any easier for me. When each month comes and goes I just start getting the feelings of hopelessness and feelling like I'm all alone. There really isn't many people in my life who just let me…
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New to the group - introducing myself
I'm sure that some of you are on the P.C.O.Sis group, but I just found this group and so glad I found it. I'm Stacy in January I was 265 lbs and started a biggest looser competition and decided to get my health on track because my husband and I had not gotten pregnant in 8 months of trying and during the first 5 months I…
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The small things
I have lost about 50 lbs and have been realizing some of the small things that comes along with loosing weight. Like being able to cross my legs now, my bras are more comfortable, the necklaces that were too small for me now fit me beautifully. What are the small things that you enjoy?
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Emotional Mother's day for me.
So today was mother's day, and at church it was a baby dedication. We have been trying to conceive for a year now and it took a toll on me emotionally today. I was not diagnosed until 4 months ago, my entire family is extremely fertal (Several opses and most not having to really try). So needless to say I didn't think it…
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My DR Is Leaving
So I found out last night that my DR is leaving. I'm not sure what this is going to do with our treatment plan for getting pregnant. I have my next DR apointment on may 17th and hoping that she is still there and I'm not going to see a new DR. The plan she put in place was to be on Metformin for 6 months and if we were not…
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I found a new online resource!
I found a new website that has some good information, it's http://www.conqueryourpcosnaturally.com. There are two other websites that I have liked as well www.pcosnutrition.com and www.pcosdiva.com which someone else mentioned a few months ago.
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How do you keep your sodium intake down
I was woundering how all of you gals keep your sodium intake down. I eat prety clean do not have many processed things, my regular "Processed foods" are String Cheese Sticks, Cheese, cottage cheese, mircle whip, ham, and an some dark chocolate covered berries from costco, salad dressing when I have salads, and occasionally…
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Monthly Cycle Question
I have a question for you all because something strange that has never happend to me before happened today with my period. I should first tell you I am on my second cycle since going on metformin and I am not on Birth Control. I got my period on Sunday (Which was day 31 Yay! I was on a 38-40 day cycle) It was very light on…
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High blood pressure and Heart Rate
I have a question for all of you ladies with High Blood Pressure and are on medication for it. Do you have diffuclties getting your heart rate up? I bought a heart rate monitor and realized that only running can I get my heart rate up to over 130. I cannot get it up on any other machine. Do any of you have the same…
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Heart Rate Monitor question
Hello, I don't usually post on this board I post on my group's board but I figured that my question was better suited to a larger fitness audience hoping someone who reads this knows a good amount about heart rate/calories burned. I just bought a heart rate monitor and used it this morning. I use the Precor Elliptical at…
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ovulation question
Ok Sorry I have been asking lots of questions lately but I'm in the middle of my second full cycle on metformin and I'm starting to see changes. So I have been taking ovulation tests this cycle and on Thursday I got my first High Fertile indicator, I had it again Friday and again today (Saturday) (I bought the advanced one…
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Has Anyone adopted a gluten free lifestyle?
I need to do more research on this but I was reading on PCOS Diva about adopting a Gluten Free Lifestyle to help with PCOS symptoms and fertility. I was thinking about trying it, I think since I try to stay away from Processed Carbs that I would not have to make a major change to my current diet. There may be a few things…
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How many of you have mother's or sisters with PCOS?
So from some of my research I have read that PCOS is beleived to be genetic, and that you are born with it the symptoms just start appearing after you are of reproductive age and some of the most tell tale signs such as facial hair apear in your 20s to 30s. I've been thinking about the gentic part of things and if it is…
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New to the group and newly diagnosed
I am so happy to have found this group. I was just diagnosed with PCOS last month. My husband and I had been trying for 9 months to get pregnant and I had changed insurance thinking for sure in 2013 we would have a baby and my husband has more expensive but better coverage than I do along with a free clinic that the School…
