Bellys to Bumps

[zowiey]

Good morning!

I got weighed on Thursday and stayed the same, I'm a little annoyed with myself, but am now super determined to loose more this week, I only have about 7 weeks until fs appt, so need to get my fat ass in gear!

We have almost finished the bedroom, just have the mammoth task of combining 2 wardrobes into 1! Eeek! I will be around more once that's done! Can't wait!

xx

 

[StrawberryTTC]

Wow ladies, you've been writing a lot!

lovie well done on the 2lbs!

Traskey well done on the cms (if I didn't say that before, hard to keep track!).

I don't really have an official weigh-in day, I just weigh in when I feel like it, try not to do it more often than once a week, but sometimes I do. I just don't mark down if it's a gain, since I've noticed that it screws up my motivation too badly - I just mark down my weight next time it's a loss. Perhaps cheating myself a bit, but of course if I do gain, I look back to see if there's something I could have done better. Usually there's really no explanation for it, which is why I find it so unmotivating! I often get a loss of 2-3lbs only to get a gain of 1lb soon after that, for no good reason.

Yesterday was a no-exercise day for me as I had a reflexology session and you're not supposed to do vigorous exercise after it. Today I think it's Jillian Michaels, I struggle with her dvds a lot but I do so much better than I did at the beginning that it feels great! And after her 'No more trouble zones' I'm always sore, a good sign.

Any of you read Jillian Michaels' book 'Boost your metabolism'? I very much recommend it, it's all about how modern life with all its chemicals may be the reason so many of us are struggling with our weight - and I also keep thinking about fertility! So many of the chemicals in food additives, plastics, etc affect the way our hormones work. I'm not sure I take all that she says in that book at face value, but I am trying to cut out most unnecessary chemicals from my and dh's life, thinking that it can't hurt. Anyway, sorry to go on and on, just interested to hearing your opinions on it if you're read it!

Am not a Jillian Michaels fan even if this is starting to sound like it , she's too 'in your face' for my liking, but she does have some good workouts and the book I really like.

 

[NGRidley]

Hey ladies...

Well...I've been bad. I fell hard off the wagon...haven't done a damn thing lately...not working eating bad...haven't been checking in here...
Someone slap my hand...I need some motivation...seriously

*SLAP!!!!!!!!!!!!*
hows that?
I hear ya with the motivation

Lol...YAY You're here tooooo!!!

yuppers I am!! un-motivated as ever.....so thought this could help. Others in my situation

 

[EmmyReece]

zowiey - it sounds like you're getting lots done

strawberry - I haven't heard of that book hun, but I might get it to read at some point

twinkle - glad you enjoyed the ww cream

afm - I'm feeling loads better after my pig out last night (I really must do something to try and keep myself from comfort eating ) But I have started the day on a good note, I've had my lemon juice and water, then scrambled egg on toast, and still got a banana and a yoghurt to go lol

my temp dipped this morning so I think I might be out for this cycle. I don't mind too much to be honest as it means I'll just get started on my weight loss motivation plan. my trainers should arrive today too, I checked the tracking number and they're at my local depot yay

 

[Traskey]

Morning all,

WW tripped me up this morning! I had 2 bagels, as they said they were 2 points on the packet and when i entered them online it told me they were 4 of the new pro points. Bad WW, so now will have to cut back the rest of the day.

Zowiey ~ Glad the decorating is going well. With the amount of work you've done you must have burned off loads of calories Good luck getting 2 wardrobes into 1!

Twinkle ~ I am not a regularly pudding eater, but the meringues and ww cream with fruit is a nice one

I have not heard of Jillian Michaels but will look her up next time I am in the library. I think someone else here does her dvd. I have a load of housework to do today, the EEC washing mountain to tackle and then hopefully off for a swim at the gym.

 

[EmmyReece]

naughty ww Traskey, hopefully cutting back for the rest of the day isn't too much of a pain in the backside

 

[Traskey]

Morning Emmy, I am glad you are feeling better than yesterday I am sorry about the temp dip, you might not be out yet though, but if you are then you have a very positive attitude towards it Is Chris being more normal today?

 

[NGRidley]

afm - I'm feeling loads better after my pig out last night (I really must do something to try and keep myself from comfort eating ) But I have started the day on a good note, I've had my lemon juice and water, then scrambled egg on toast, and still got a banana and a yoghurt to go lol

my temp dipped this morning so I think I might be out for this cycle. I don't mind too much to be honest as it means I'll just get started on my weight loss motivation plan. my trainers should arrive today too, I checked the tracking number and they're at my local depot yay

glad you are feeling better today.

Morning all,

WW tripped me up this morning! I had 2 bagels, as they said they were 2 points on the packet and when i entered them online it told me they were 4 of the new pro points. Bad WW, so now will have to cut back the rest of the day.

I have not heard of Jillian Michaels but will look her up next time I am in the library. I think someone else here does her dvd. I have a load of housework to do today, the EEC washing mountain to tackle and then hopefully off for a swim at the gym.

the points on the bagels were most likely old plan...that sucks!

Jillian Michaels is one of the trainers on The Biggest Loser (US)

 

[lovie]

hia ladies

good morning and happy weekend!!!

just catching up on the posts from last night, ngridley and trasky i so agree, my target weight is between 8 stone 5 and 10 stone 6, (bmi 20-25) I dont think that this is ever going to happen, and actually i wouldnt know how to feel sexy and confident without my curves!

twinkle that pudding sounds divine!

hi zowie! i bet your bedroom looks lovely with it being newly decorated, good luck combining the wardrobes!

strawberry i like your style, i think i wont record it if i get a loss! what i do is slightly under estimate my loss, so round the number up rather than down, i convert from KG to pounds as i dont really understand kg. is the reflexology nice? do you go to a fertility specialist reflexologist? i need a new good workout vid, maybe gillians is the one to try, im not very good with excesise without a purpose, im much better when im walking somewhere or carrying heavy shopping ect. I totally agree with you on the chemicles, processed food is so full of crazy things and hidden sugers and salts. when i have dieted before i have had a stressfull job with odd shift times so relyed on microwave food and quick fix packets but this time i have more time so i am really trying to make everything fresh.

glad your feeling more your PMA self today Em, im with you on the comfort eating! I had 44 calories of håkans sweets last night and they made me feel good for about 2 mins then i felt worse than before id eaten them! usually i try to avaid having stuff that love in the house when im dieting, he was sweet and got sweets that i dont usually like but i still ate them silly me! temp dip sucks onto the next cycle tho, am i right that this was your 1st cycle temping aswell? I hope chris is back to his normal self, i read somewhere that men get a hormone influx that can make them grumpy like us just before AF.

trasky that is so anoying, id write to WW and complain they might send you vouchers or something! hope you dont go hungry today

for me today håkan is at a training course all weekend grrr he will be home in the evenings but i miss him! so I will be doing the washing, we live on 8 stairs up from the washing machines and we have no life so it will be good excersis! TMI i have thrush oh joy! i have got it 2 times before in my 2ww and been all excited that is could be an early pregnancy sign, but it isnt its because i BD too much and try to keep the spermies in me.

on a nicer note does anyone have any recomendations for a low cal valentines dinner? I dont know what to make!!

hugs to you all xx

 

[StrawberryTTC]

Traskey said it, Jillian Michaels is the other trainer on US Biggester Loser. And the book's called 'Master your metabolism', not boost like I said earlier.

I hate it when something I eat surprises me in regards to how much calories it has! Or WW points, though haven't done WW in a long time. Actually there is no WW in Finland anymore, they quit all their business here last year! Can you imagine?

All you ladies have a good day, I'm off to do the grocery shopping!

 

[EmmyReece]

awww lovie, sorry hakan is on a course all weekend, I'm just as bad with Chris when he's away on courses and can't wait for him to get back at night.

as for a low calorie valentines meal, how about a stir fry? that's full of veggies and from what I remember hardly any oil is used

 

[Tarkwa]

Thanks Strawberry, part of me wanted to believe the urologist, but the sensible part of me said 'don't be silly, everyone is different!'.

Traskey, 1lb is great. Glad the CD21 bloods went well for you (as I said before I don't mind needles injecting into me, I just hate them trying to take stuff out of my body, especially from a tiny little vein!!!

Emmy, well done for making that tough decision. Exercise for Life sounds like a great idea - have a great time! Although you might not be 'trying' you can certainly have some fun in the meantime!!!

Well done Twinkle - 1.5lbs is great . Well done with the needles - I HATE it!

Welcome to our thread Bagpuss & NGRidley! You'll love it here; everyone is in the same boat and are very supportive of each other. Some weeks we do well, others not so , but we're getting there.

Bagpuss, I had a CBFM and used it for a year but nothing. Got peaks virtually every cycle but all BFNs . I've stopped using it as I'm on clomid which can affect the readings (lots of highs). Well done on the 19lbs! I think what the doctors say about weight affecting our fertility is unfair. Yeah sure, the more regular your cycles the better chance you have of ovulating, but they give anyone overweight the reason for the problem as being too fat! But what about all those skinny beans and slim girls who have problems, eh?! They are told it's 'unexplained'! I really don't buy into the whole weight thing as being the ONLY reason we're not getting PG (lots of curvy girls fall PG all the time!).

NGRidley, well done on the weight loss so far. I know what you mean about body shape. I don't feel 'fat'. I have quite a small waist in comparison to my hips and bust so feel in proportion. I genuinely think I have heavy bones(!) and a large frame which will never allow me to have a BMI below 25 (BMI 25-30 is still considered overweight!)

Lovie, 2lbs is great - it's not easy to keep losing 1/2 stone every wekk unless you are on The Biggest Loser! And they are usually over 300/400lbs to start with and exercise all day long with personal trainers. It's not realistic so 2lbs is perfect! As for Valentine's me and DH are going to get a takeaway as we don't do that very often and I hate eating out on occasions like that. I have a 'recipe' for paprika pork which is meant to be low fat (depends how you cook it I guess!) which is a realy deep red colour and you serve with soured cream (low fat or L/F fromage frais) with boiled rice. Let me know if you want details.

Naughty BranDivah!! Tee hee, only joking hun. We all have times where we just don't want to/can't do it, but it's picking yourself back up which is the hardest and that's what you've done.

Zowiey, STS is better than gaining chick! Sorting through your clothes will definitely help get 2 wardrobes into 1!!!

BIG HELLO to everyone else on here! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

AFM, my mum has been and gone. We cleared out 12 black bags of my old clothes (including a couple from DH, and lots of shoes)!!! I did pop out to the shops with her and bought a new pair of jeans from M&S, and then discovered several pairs that now fit me again

And I think I'm out of the race for a BFP this month - my temp dipped on Friday morning big time and TMI ALERT my CM is light brown (normally happens a few days before AF shows up, I'm due on 17 Feb). I also had a fresh batch of spots appear (I feel like a teenager again and I hate it) especially when I have DRY skin that goes flakey so can't use anything that strips oil away from the surface (not that they are oily spots, they are hormonal spots - either way I HATE THEM!!!). Soooo, I know what the result will be tomorrow morning...BFN. I'll do it just to confirm though (not much of a POAS'aholic, but I like to know for sure).

Have the rest of the day to chill out now. Was thinking of going to the gym for a swim, but don't know if I can be arsed! We'll see. Scrambled eggs on toast for lunch me thinks, and something nice for dinner.
xxx

 

[lovie]

hia all

ummm stirfry sounds good but my OH is a bit veg-phobic, the pork sounds amazing tarkwa, if you have the recipe to hand id love it! meat+flavour=happy håkan it sounds like you had a great time with your mum, you can never have to many jeans! congrats on fitting into your old ones sorry to here your temp dropped grrr for pre AF symptoms

I just got an e-mail asking me to go for a job interveiw on monday eak!! its a job as a teaching assistant in an english speaking school, I really hope I get it, i dont have any experience with children in a classroom enviroment but I was a childrens photographer for 6 years so I hope that will be enough! Im stressing because I have nothing to wear!! I find it really hard to dress smart, shirts just make me look tarty as my boobs mean the buttons dont do up properly, trousers never fit me properly on my bum and my waist either wont go over my bum but good on the waist or fit my bum and you could hide a small dog in the gap at my waist. I am going to have to get OH to take me shopping after his course tonight.

my excersise today is running up and down all the stairs to keep putting new loads of washing in.. seriously how do we make so much washing!

xxx

 

[Traskey]

I had a lovely swim at the gym today and a jacuzzi afterwards (not for long), just enough to soothe the sore muscles. I had to dig out my fat swimsuit though as the one I used to use last year didn't fit properly

Tarkwa, I am glad that you had a good visit with your mum. 12 back blags is a lot of clothes, I hope they are now all too big for you I am sorry that you think you are out this month as your temp as dipped. I have only just started taking my temp but could it go back up again tomorrow? Can it just be an odd reading? Boo to the spots though, I hate it when I get hormonal.

Lovie, good luck with the job interview Monday. I am sure you would be great with the kids. Just be yourself and I am sure you will be fine. If you have any questions though about what they might ask you, just drop me a pm.

 

[Tarkwa]

Hey Traskey - I think I will go to the gym now! Waiting for the call from DH to say he's finished uni and then I have a couple of hours before he gets home. A lot of the clothes were ones that were too big now, but there was also a lot of clothes from when I was thinner (that are hideously out of fashion now!).

My temp dip was on yesterday and today - I've attached a screenshot of my chart (I do it at home in Excel - I know lots of you have FF charts which I may consider in the future). At least todays (CD24) is above the average line before I O'd, but it is still lower than it has been. The green rectangle is when I O'd - completely forgot to take my temp that day! The red line is when I am due on . It's my first month temping and I think I fit the 'norm', just a shame it had to dip, I had to get spots and get 'AF is on her way' CM. Humph!

If anyone wants the Paprika Pork recipe please let me know and I will PM it to you (I've entered it into a competition so don't want to get in trouble for publishing it on here!).
xxx

 

[Traskey]

Oh, I wonder if that means I am out too? I am on day 25 and 36.5. Mind you i've only done 4 measurements so it's hard to know what's normal for me. I guess i'll just have to wait and see. No af symptoms yet but then i'd expect them more Monday/Tuesday.

Paprika pork recipe for me please Sounds yummy! Good luck with the competition

 

[EmmyReece]

Tarkwa hun I really don't want to get your hopes up, but it could be an implantation dip. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Yay for fitting back into some of your old jeans hun and glad to hear you had a nice time with your mum

Traskey it sounds like you had a productive day at the gym, we only have a swimming pool and a fitness suite at our leisure centre, other than that I don't think we have anywhere else in town with gym facilities

Lovie, good luck with the interview on Monday, as Traskey says, just be yourself hun Have you decided on a meal for valentines night? My oh is a vegaphobic (I love that word lol) too and he's a nightmare to cook for.

I'm feeling on top of the world today. Food has gone well -
Brekkie - Scrambled egg on toast, yoghurt and banana
Lunch - Tuna mayo wrap
Snacks - 1 go ahead bar, a few polos and another yoghurt
Dinner - I think I'll probably have a lasagne

We've been sorting through our finances, figuring out a few things and Chris says we can afford for me to go to the gym a few extra times each week so that I can fit in one workout each weekday, and then at the weekends I'll go walking with the dog (though I'll still be taking her as she loves her walkies).

It kinda feels a bit weird having that we're on a break in my siggy tickers, but I know it's for the best if it helps me to get healthier so that we get our forever baby

 

[Traskey]

Emmy, I am SO pleased you are feeling, "On top of the world" today. That's so much better than yesterday.

 

[StrawberryTTC]

Tarkwa- Emmy's right, could be an implantation dip but I have to say that it's pretty late in your lp for one. Fx that it is one! For me lowish temps, dips or constant at around 8-10dpo, always mean af will arrive in a few days. My temps go down well before af.

Traskey we all have different temp ranges, so unless you know your pre-o temps, can't really tell much by your current temp. For me the "cut off" for pre-o and post-o temps is around 36.55-36.6. So if it's over, I've o'd, if not, most likely have not or the temp is just rising (ie ovulation has just happened).

lovie - my dh has been on work trips a lot ever since we moved in together, but I always miss him, doesn't seem to get much easier with time. The first year I moved here, he was gone for a month without being at home at all, even during weekends... He'll be gone again all next week, leaving on Monday and back on Friday. HE has a lot trips like that, so it's been such good luck that he hasn't been away during ovulation more than once in our 14 months!

I really hate pms symptoms, the (TMI) sore boobs are killing me!

 

[lovie]

hia all thank you all for the encouragement for the job interveiw! im excited to have an enterveiw even if it doesnt turn into a job its still hopefull! any advice would be awsome trasky my mum is a maths teacher and I considered doing a PGCE when i finished my degree but she said dont amy you are not strict enough the kids will just be naughty!

i am going to make tarkwas paprika pork for valentines night it looks so tasty, im so excited! tarkwa is our resident delia smith!

emmy it is great news about the extra gym session! you are going to be so fit! your break will be over before you know it you can allways cut it short if it doesnt feel right anyway

strawberry poor you missing having your hubby away so much its a mini miracle that you havnt missed too many OV's! sorry your boobs are hurting, i think that is the pms symptom i dislike most!

im off to brave the shops, my OH helpfully said would i like him to invite one of his sisters so she could tell me what is fasionable in Sweden.. i said no thank you im quite happy with my odd sence of fasion!

catch you all later xxxx