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[Aayla]

if I may ask, how overweight are you? I could see someone my size (I'm over 300lbs) may have more risk but there are loads of overweight women who have healthy pregnancies. and I know lots of women of healthy weight that have had multiple miscarriages.

Of course losing weight is a healthy thing to do but don't stress about it. Stressing just puts the body into a state and that will not only hinder weight loss but getting pregnant too.

Do you have a plan on how to lose weight? I'd be more than happy to help and give tips if needed.

 

[kmpreston]

if I may ask, how overweight are you? I could see someone my size (I'm over 300lbs) may have more risk but there are loads of overweight women who have healthy pregnancies. and I know lots of women of healthy weight that have had multiple miscarriages.

Of course losing weight is a healthy thing to do but don't stress about it. Stressing just puts the body into a state and that will not only hinder weight loss but getting pregnant too.

Do you have a plan on how to lose weight? I'd be more than happy to help and give tips if needed.

I'm sure with being slightly overweight the issue is more getting the right nutrients. I'm 180lb and the doctor basically just said "make sure you get the right amount of vitamins and exercise regularly, you aren't too fat to conceive your body just isn't hugely healthy"

 

[mrs.green2015]

Thanks ladies. I definitely eat pretty healthy. Lots of veggies but probably too many starches so I'm cutting those back but I would love any advice aayla! I'm 260 it's the heaviest I've been so it's a little stressful but I've already lost 10 pounds (from time or mc) and think just cutting down the starch will help a lot. I would LOVE to loose 20 pounds before conceiving and probably can since it'll take awhile to get my test done for the fertility specialist to even get an appointment.
I agree though Km it's more about nutrients. If I ate junk food all day it would be bad.

 

[Uni tsi]

Hey ladies, if I could chime in a moment I want to recommend a book called Always Hungry? by David Ludwig. He's an endocrinologist at Harvard. The gist is that basically the "low fat" diet craze of the past few decades is what made us all fat because when they took out the fat in processed foods they started adding sugar, and the high carb diet leads to metabolic syndrome which causes a host of problems.

One of his research findings is that becoming overweight is a symptom not a cause. I heard an interview with him on NPR which is why I bought his book originally. I haven't had the chance to finish reading it yet, but basically he's claiming his dietary suggestions will fix metabolic problems. I would write it off as another diet craze, except he's a legit Harvard researcher.

Plus, the recipes look yummy

 

[Aayla]

Low carb is the way to go not low fat for sure. I am going to take a look at that book. I love reading new research.

It was also proven that the original study that said fat causes weight gain and heart disease was doctored to produce those results.

My advice is 30 min of activity daily if you can. Nothing to much. Even brisk walking to start is good. Lots of veggies, fruit is ok but berries are the best as they don't raise blood sugar like others. Plus they are super healthy.
Don't go completely carb free. Your carbs should be root veggies (think sweet potatoes and yams), quinoa, lentils. Limit white potatoes and wheat.

 

[mrs.green2015]

I'll definantly look into the book.

Aayla- that's pretty much exactly what I'm doing! Lol I have been exercising regularly for a couple months and eating less but the simple carbs I think are what's hindering dropping more weight.

 

[Uni tsi]

It's interesting to learn those old studies were fraudulent. I didn't know that, but it makes sense now that the real data is finally coming out.

 

[mrs.green2015]

I've heard they were bad awhile ago. It's really about making good choices with natural foods. No preservatives or chemicals. And when eating carbs and starch to make sure they're complex carbs. Not simple sugars.

 

[kmpreston]

How we all doing today?

 

[mrs.green2015]

I'm doing really good. Blood tests were yesterday. Everything looks normal but my thyroid is on the "normal-high" range so I'll be getting more blood tests tomorrow along with getting my hsg. But then I'll be on vacation out of the country from sat- thurs. it's perfect timing to get away and relax.

How are you doing? Any better?

 

[kmpreston]

I'm doing really good. Blood tests were yesterday. Everything looks normal but my thyroid is on the "normal-high" range so I'll be getting more blood tests tomorrow along with getting my hsg. But then I'll be on vacation out of the country from sat- thurs. it's perfect timing to get away and relax.

How are you doing? Any better?

I'm feeling a bit better Ye but still not fab. Always feel a bit better when I'm about to ovulate, then it's downhill from here

 

[mrs.green2015]

That's is so the truth! I feel good a couple days before ov and a couple days after and ten everything else is down hill!

 

[kmpreston]

For the first time since October 2014 I just ovulated on my own at the right time! cD17 might be a bit later than average. but after months of not ovulating, then using soya ISO and ovulating on like day 21-25 and then needing clomid to get it back down to sensible days where my uterus lining will be righ, this is a huge step!

Hopefully this is a good sign that my body is over the miscarriage

 

[mrs.green2015]

Omg km!!! That's so awesome I'm soooooo happy for you!!!! Did you get some bd in?

I had my hsg yesterday and I have a blocked tube. I won't know more until we meet with our RE in a couple weeks.

 

[Aayla]

KM: congrats on ovulating on your own! How did you figure out that you did?

Green: sorry to hear about your blocked tube.

Afm: not much going on. Will find out on Wednesday if I ovulated on my own. I am in the tww now. If I didn't then no biggie because we will be back to using femara next cycle. Af is due in exactly 2 weeks. Body seemed to gear up for O so who knows.

 

[kmpreston]

KM: congrats on ovulating on your own! How did you figure out that you did?

Green: sorry to hear about your blocked tube.

Afm: not much going on. Will find out on Wednesday if I ovulated on my own. I am in the tww now. If I didn't then no biggie because we will be back to using femara next cycle. Af is due in exactly 2 weeks. Body seemed to gear up for O so who knows.

I'm sorry about the blocked tube Mrs g. Hopefully the hsg will have unblocked it, seems to have happened to a lot of women on here.


Postive opk that I did on a whim and I can feel it when it happens. Should Probs have sore boobs tomorrow to confirm it. Managed BD Thursday night and Saturday morning. Hopefully get one in tomorrow morning (Sunday) too

We aren't really "trying" this month but it's made me feel much more postive either way

 

[Aayla]

I wish I could feel it. Someone on another thread said she ovulated at 10pm because she felt it. I get cramps, twinges, pokes and stuff all throughout my cycle (both on and off femara) so I would have no clue. If I went by those I'm ovulating all the time. lol

 

[mrs.green2015]

Aayla- are you getting your progestrone tested to see if you ovulated?

Km- the hsg didn't unblock it. They waited to take more pictures to see if it would. But oh well. Nothing I can do about it. And I'm going on vacation so I'm not stressing.

 

[kmpreston]

I wish I could feel it. Someone on another thread said she ovulated at 10pm because she felt it. I get cramps, twinges, pokes and stuff all throughout my cycle (both on and off femara) so I would have no clue. If I went by those I'm ovulating all the time. lol

It's a really distinct really sharp one sided pain that always happens on the day of my strong positive OPKs. I get a lot of cramps and twinges too, often on that one side before O. but after so long watching my cycles I can distinguish this pain - or at least I can if it happens when I'm awake.

 

[Aayla]

I do get that checked. Every cycle at 7dpo. They started with cd21 but then I ovulated on cd17 so I said screw that and went 7dpo.
Only the first cycle had no ovulation. After that they upped my dose and I was good to go. I have ovulated each month.
This is my first cycle not on femara. I am going on Wednesday to check my progesterone to see if I have ovulated on my own this cycle. Not sure what I will do of I did. Talk to the doc and wait and see if I am pregnant. If not we will see if the doc wants to try and other cycle without femara.
If I haven't no biggie and I start femara on cd 3.