Bellys to Bumps

[EmmyReece]

hi bethy, welcome to the thread and the forum.

I'm like you and af is very irregular because of my weight. So I have now put myself on the slimming world diet and just trying to get the hang of it. But the lovely ladies on here are very supportive and always ready to answer any questions or to give advice, and lots of hugs when needed.

Are you doing any particular diet?

 

[Bethy]

Hi Emmy thank you!

I'm not really actually, just trying to eat what will help my fertility with a little low carb thrown in there and smaller portions. More exercise too I'm guilty of being a lazy bum so I need to get off my ass and get moving! I also don't drink enough water so must start reminding myself to do that too. Hopefully it's all best for the baby and will help us conceive Hubby is on it too hehe

hi bethy, welcome to the thread and the forum.

I'm like you and af is very irregular because of my weight. So I have now put myself on the slimming world diet and just trying to get the hang of it. But the lovely ladies on here are very supportive and always ready to answer any questions or to give advice, and lots of hugs when needed.

Are you doing any particular diet?

 

[cranberry987]

Seems everyone's on low carb/low gi diets at the moment. Think that might be the way forward tbh....

 

[Traskey]

Yep, love carbs but they don't love me. I won't lose if eat them, only gain.

Welcome Bethy

 

[dodgercpkl]

Yeah so far the low gi diet is really working for me. I'm not sure I would have lost the nearly 40 pounds that I have without changing to that diet! That and for the most part I feel better, healthier as well.

 

[EmmyReece]

I don't think I've got the will power to do low carb, I might give it a go further down the line and see how I do on it, but it won't be for a while yet until I'm fully on my feet with sw

 

[Bethy]

I love low carb/low gi.. While I was studying it when I was losing the weight on it it all made so much sense in how it works. I don't think I will ever try anything else ever again - Low carb/low gi is what made me lose 8 stone, and eating refined carbs again was the reason I put it all back on. When I was on low carb before I remember it being best to choose full fat items over low fat - Because the fat didn't cause weight gain in the way that the refined carbs did, and the lower fat items had added carbohydrates to compensate for the removal of the fat and give the food back some flavour. It's so sneaky. Also the goverment don't want us to know the secrets to losing weight really, because they make so much money off of it! So they are quite happy to offer guidelines on the "balanced diet" that is in fact greatly unbalanced for being loaded with carbs. "Cut down on fat and eat lots of fruits and vegetables"... Absolute rubbish!

Sorry, It just gets on my tits

Take a look at this if you have time, it is absolutely brilliant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

 

[Traskey]

Ooops, fell off my diet today. Big family get together and had a dessert (Bakewell tart). Not good for the diet so back on it tomorrow. I'm back to being over 50lbs down so i'm not feeling too bad about it.

 

[bdawn8403]

I just found this thread, I decided to venture over to LTTTC forum. Hope you don't mind me posting.

My name is Brandy, I am 27 years old. My husband is 30 and we have been married about a year and a half, been ttc for almost 3 years. I have PCOS (although I wonder if I really do or not) so I take metformin, I also have Epilepsy and have since I was 12 years old. I used to be skinny and then my neurologist decided it was okay to give a pubescent girl a med that causes extreme weight gain. I gained 50 pounds that year and it just went from there. I weigh about 210 now at 5'7 so not too bad but still pretty nasty IMO.

Anyway, back to tttc. In all those years we never even got a glimmer of a BFP or any kind of hope. Finally got my husband to get a SA done and he has low count/motility, of course he does because we needed more issues. I discovered softcups back in May and about a week after I bought them and used them we got pregnant the second time using one. I was about 3 weeks late when I tested, mostly because every time I was late before I would test and get AF the very next day so I wouldn't do it. I got a very light BFP so called the doc, wouldn't see me until I was 8 weeks. The very next day I started bleeding, called them, nobody cared, said it was normal and to rest and don't lift anything. 6 days later we lost our baby. It hit very hard, especially my husband who still won't let himself grieve over it.

All I was told from the doctor was "well you definitely had a miscarriage but the good news is you are still young and can get pregnant again". Really??? This is my 3rd cycle since the mc and again I have failed. AF just showed up today. I find myself so irritated over all the BFPs on the 2ww forum, I can't grasp why its them and not me. What did I do so wrong? I am 27 years old, I don't have time to play games in life.

To add to this I am taking care of my 15 year old niece who is pregnant (on purpose) who is due 4 days after I was. Also just found out my baby sister is pregnant from her abusive, ignorant bf who told my husband and I he hopes we never had kids and at least his isn't dead (that is how we found out she was pregnant). So she is due about a week before I would've been had we succeeded in that cycle. I now suspect my cousin is with her 3rd as she changed her wedding date from May 2012 to Dec 10 2011. Too drastic of a change I think. I feel like these are my babies and they are given to others, like I'm being taunted or something

 

[4magpies]

Hello newbies.

Well, first week on Dukan and I have lost 7lbs! Amazing!

I also appear to be erm... late.. which is odd! Must be having a cysty month and ov'd late or not at all. Just know shes gonna come whilst I am away with work.

I wanted to do lots of swimming.

xxx

 

[twinkle1975]

Hey Bethy - thanks for the GI ideas - I'll give them a go. My AF was irregular when I started ttc and it didn't take much weightloss to get it back to a 28 day cycle.

Welcome Brandy, I'm really sorry to hear about your loss. Seeing other people getting pregnant really easily is very hard.

Emmy - how is Slimming World going?

Cran - how are thing with you? I shall be heading over to your journal in a mo to have a look!

Traskey - big hugs to you, you're doing so well!!

Becca - wow 7lbs is fabulous - well done! Late hey??????!

Hello Lisa & dodger

 

[4magpies]

2 days late.

Not getting my hopes up. Longest cycle I've had in a long time was 32 days at the start of the year. I am on CD31 today. If shes not here by Wed night, I'll test. Worried cause I've got shooting pains in my bum. Had that with my ectopic.

xx

 

[dodgercpkl]

Well today marks the end of my period. I'm also having my pelvic u/s done tonight so hopefully the timing is still ok. They weren't open over the weekend, so this really was the only time that was feasible. I'm looking forward to seeing the results and seeing the results of the SA!

I definitely have a baby overload going on in my brain though - well that and a hyper-active imagination. All day yesterday I was getting these visions of the u/s tech asking me if I knew I was pregnant. lol Wouldn't that be nice though?

@Bethy - I'm a firm advocate of the low GI diet as well.

@Twinkle - You made my day by saying hi! Thank you!

@bdawn - *hugs* I'm sorry to hear all the troubles you've had. I can only imagine how hard it is to have your niece right there in the house with you. Don't let yourself get bitter over it though - just take a moment to realize what a strong kind person you are! You opened your home to your pregnant niece and are actively helping her through her pregnancy. That shows a TON of strength and kindness! I'm rooting for your bfp soon.

 

[dodgercpkl]

2 days late.

Not getting my hopes up. Longest cycle I've had in a long time was 32 days at the start of the year. I am on CD31 today. If shes not here by Wed night, I'll test. Worried cause I've got shooting pains in my bum. Had that with my ectopic.

xx

*hugs* I'm hoping it's a bfp and NOT an ectopic!

 

[twinkle1975]

Well today marks the end of my period. I'm also having my pelvic u/s done tonight so hopefully the timing is still ok. They weren't open over the weekend, so this really was the only time that was feasible. I'm looking forward to seeing the results and seeing the results of the SA!

I definitely have a baby overload going on in my brain though - well that and a hyper-active imagination. All day yesterday I was getting these visions of the u/s tech asking me if I knew I was pregnant. lol Wouldn't that be nice though?

@Bethy - I'm a firm advocate of the low GI diet as well.

@Twinkle - You made my day by saying hi! Thank you!

@bdawn - *hugs* I'm sorry to hear all the troubles you've had. I can only imagine how hard it is to have your niece right there in the house with you. Don't let yourself get bitter over it though - just take a moment to realize what a strong kind person you are! You opened your home to your pregnant niece and are actively helping her through her pregnancy. That shows a TON of strength and kindness! I'm rooting for your bfp soon.

Hope it goes well with the u/s tonight!

 

[Traskey]

Hello newbies, dodger, Brandy and Bethy

Good luck with your scan Dodger. Brandy, mc is very hard on you, stay as strong as you are doing

Beccs, wow 7lbs in a week on Dukan. That's awesome. Are you going to poas in the morning? Enquiring minds need to know

Twinks, Ebs, Amy, hope the diet is going ok. Who else did I miss?

 

[lovie]

hello all

im not sure how the diet has gone this week we will see tonight at wi!

4 magpies i hope its a non ectopic bfp fx for you, stay away af!

all the people doing low carb diets it sounds great! i really need the oficial weekly wi to keep me motivated thats why ww is good for me, i was fantersising about doing a low carb diet the other day thinking oh yum i could eat beef with garlic butter and blue chease! it might be hard to eat with hakan tho... he likes his carbs.

 

[twinkle1975]

Ladies - I need a kick up the bum please - really haven't been dieting properly since August and have put 7lbs on

 

[EmmyReece]

Twinks I need to get back on the diet after today as well - really need to snap out of it and pull myself together We can do it hun

 

[dodgercpkl]

@Twinkle and Emmy - just keep trying and don't beat yourself up for having a bad moment/day/week. We can all do it!

AFM - the u/s went well and I think the results were pretty normal, but the tech didn't say a whole lot of detail. I will find out the results on Monday at the latest! I am really looking forward to seeing what those results are and my hubby's SA.