Old Weight: 140.8 lbs
Current Weight: 139 lbs Change in Weight: -.8 lbs Total Weight Lost: -19 lbs (approx) Pounds Left to Go: 9 lbs (approx) How I Feel: I am really happy I got below 140 lbs before retrieval. That was a secondary goal. I did cheat a bit this week, but nothing too terrible. I'm really proud of myself for finally getting below 140, I haven't seen that I'm a couple years. I'll be sticking to my diet during the tww, and likely throughout pregnancy (if I'm so lucky). I feel my best I've felt in a while. I haven't really ran because of my ovaries being swollen, but I've been walking daily.
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Old Weight: 141.6 lbs
Current Weight: 140.8 lbs Change in Weight: -.8 lbs Total Weight Lost: -18 lbs Pounds left to go: 10 lbs How I feel: I decided to weigh in today just to see where I was at. I honestly wasn't expecting any weight loss, as I've been on 7 days of stims. I am the lowest I've been in regards to doing IVF. I've also still been eating healthy-ish. I say ish because I did have a small ice cream cone and half of a small frosted sunrise from Chick fil a last night. But I also walked there and back. Overall, I've been sticking to my diet. I've been avoiding grains and sugar. I feel awesome because of it. It was over 100 degrees and I wanted either ice cream or a raspa. I felt the ice cream was the healthier option. Raspas are great, it's shaved ice with some type of flavored syrup, chamoy, trechas, gummy bears, and pickles. Or the cream ones with the condensed milk. They're great, but I feel like they are higher in sugar and calories. I really miss Italian ice. That was always my go to on hot days. Fruity and not sugary. Anyway, I feel like I have successfully made a lifestyle change. I am still exercising, but because I'm starting to get really uncomfortable (due to producing many eggs), that will likely stop in the next day or two. It'll just be walking. Which is still fine. I love walking. I could legit walk for days 😊 Despite a weekend with cheats, and a Monday with an ice cream cone, I'm still going.
This weekend I plan to make me some naan bread, I also plan to make meatballs, and likely something else. I need to ensure I have enough for for when I have transfer and bed rest. I also need more greens in my diet. I have been kind of counting calories, kind of not. Trying to. Not sure if I'll have a weight loss or gain on Saturday due to the stim meds. I have only 3 days left of school, then cooking becomes that much easier until I'm on bed rest. I'm trying to avoid cheating until I have my retrieval; however, AF does seem to put sugar cravings into higher drive. So it's a hard battle. In any event, I have noticed that my legs have gotten slimmer, same as arms and back, but I'm a bit bloated in my abdomen. Could be stims, could be HGH, could be dairy in take, could be lack of sleep. I guess I'll cut dairy and see what happens. Current Weight: 141.6 lbs
Old Weight: 142.6 lbs Change In Weight: - 1 lb Total Weight Lost: 17.4 lbs Pounds Left to Go: 11 lbs How I Feel: I'm slightly disappointed in not meeting my goal before IVF #4, but at the same time, I'm happy I lost this much weight to begin with. I've lost almost 20 lbs!! I also think my AF might be interfering with this this week, it's due tomorrow. I tend to gain right before. I also ate really late last night and didn't sleep well this week - also likely contributions. I'm curious to see if I lose anything during stims. As I'll be eating really healthy and continuing exercise. In any event. I'll probably weigh myself the last day of May, or just count June 2nd into the months weight loss count. I'm having a cheat day today, I'm going to have popcorn!! And I might have a cream based pasta, we'll see. Just no sugar, because that always works out so well for me 🙄. I decided to weigh myself this morning when I noticed my one other back roll is just about gone.
Scale Says: 141.2 - meaning I dropped 1.4 lbs since Friday. I'm happy that I'm finally seeing a bit more progress. I just would love to see 137 at the bare minimum by next weekend. Not sure if that'll happen, just because the IVF shots do cause weight gain/bloating, as ill be starting those prior to that weigh in. I cheated yesterday, one of the girls at work is moving to a different school, so I had like 3-4 bites of tres leches cake. Believe it or not, that small amount gave me a major sugar crash.. It was horrible. I had such a hard time getting through the next couple hours of work. I'm trying hard to not cheat anymore this week until Saturday. You'd think I'd learn how crappy sugar makes me feel and just not eat it. And for the most part I do, and I don't eat it. In any event, hoping this weigh in in a couple days gives me a flat 140. 🤞🤞🤞 I'm still going strong.
I do need to start mixing in more veggies. My BM's will thank me. In any event, this weekend I cheated a couple times. The hubby and I went to a little German town. I had a crappy slice of crappy pizza, 3 small bites of fudge, and jaeger schnitzel with half of the mashed potato, I guess that was my cheat. We also did stop at Bucees. So I did have the BBQ sandwiches - no bread of course, and the sugar roasted pecans. As a result? Time for me to closely watch my intake. Also doing 2 a days. My goal is to get below 140 before beginning my 4th IVF, and definitely before embryo transfer. I've been trying to figure out how much and when to drop off my weight loads for this cycle. I think I usually make it to stim day 5/6 before I can't do it much. At that point, I'll also be out of school and able to go for a couple walks a day. I have lowered my cardio bursts in the am workout due to the cellulitis, I'm going to increase them tomorrow morning again, as I finish the antibiotic today. I really need to make some naan bread and some Paleo tortillas, I haven't in a couple weeks, but with IVF 4 quickly approaching, I will need food options. I intend on staying mostly grain free, even throughout pregnancy. Again, no joint pain, and I feel overall much healthier. I will update this weekend after weigh in, which I'm hoping shows weight loss, as it'll be the day before AF arrives..... Current Weight: 142.6 lbs
Old Weight: 143.4 lbs Weight Change: -.8 lbs Total Weight Lost: approx 16.8 lbs Pounds Left to Go: approx 12 lbs How I Feel: So, a little shocked I only lost .8 lbs, I think I was expecting to see 1.5 lbs, but it's OK. My hope is to still get below 140 before IVF#4. Which will start not this coming week, but the week after. Not sure if the HGH is causing this to be slow, but my other back roll is almost gone AND the size 8 pants are loose in my waist. Not my legs though, but my waist. Clearly, I have shrunk in size. I'm curious to see where I'm at next week. In a couple weeks, I'll have to start dropping weight loads and cutting down physical movement during IVF. I plan to workout until I'm a good 6 days into stims, but I'll be trading my box jumps for something less likely to cause ovarian torsion. The good thing is I'll be out of school for the last few days, which means I can go for walks throughout the day. What's crazy is that I'm totally addicted to exercise again. I have done a couple 2 a days, and it just propels me to have some energy for the few hours after school. Which is so badly needed. Otherwise I come in like a zombie. So, I totally cheated last night and had an ice cream cone from chick fil a. I've also been doing 2 a days, but need to cut back down to 1 a day with exercise because I have cellulitis on my left ankle. How? Why? No idea whatsoever. Hoping this time the antibiotics work the first time instead of needing hospitalization to get one's that actually work. I'm so close to my 4th ivf cycle and I don't want any interference. Bad enough it's affecting my exercise. I just can't wait till its completely cleared up.
I've also reduced my daily caloric intake by about 150-200. It is surprisingly easy to meet this, and I even met it on both cheat days. It also really forces you to make better choices. I'm noticing that I'm flattening out, my jeans that I just brought this past weekend were slightly snug on Sunday; yesterday, they fit perfect in my waist. However, my legs and butt are so muscular, that they fit a little snug there. Not sure if I will drop below an 8 because of it. Time will tell I guess. Debating on dropping my weight loads on my squats by 10 lbs. I mean, I know I'll probably drop from 20 lb to 10 lb dumbbells in 2 weeks during IVF stims. I'm like super addicted to exercise again. Like I was during college. I notice just such a better overall attitude because of it. I'm less agitated, less snappy, etc. I do need to really make time for ab work though. I haven't been, so I need to retrain those muscles to stay flat. Well, I'll update at weigh in. Current Weight: 143.4 lbs
Old Weight: 144.4 lbs Weight Change: - 1 lb Total Weight Lost: Approx 16 lbs Pounds Left to Go: approx 13 lbs How I Feel: I originally wrote this pre workout, happy I lost a pound, but definitely do want to implement the below. I'm getting closer to my goal of 135 by IVF, but might not hit it 😥 I'm confused to why I gained .2 lbs. My husband thinks it's due to the HGH for the next IVF cycle, because HGH tends to make your muscles denser. Which would make sense since I am definitely smaller looking. Though, I think I might just need to reduce my caloric intake by like 200 calories a day. I was eating between 2000-2300, but now I'm less weight, so I'm thinking 1800-1900 a day. I also think I need to walk or something when I get home from work. When I get home I'm rather sedentary just out of pure exhaustion. Regardless, I'm hoping my next weigh in shows weight loss. I'll admit, I cheated yesterday. I had a piece of my left over birthday cake. But not because I craved it, because I wanted it. Hard to explain, and odd. This morning I greatly regret that choice, as I feel like a train hit me. I'm utterly exhausted this morning. Tonight, I'm going to bed at 20:00, not 20:30, not 21:00, 20:00. I need a solid 8 hours.
I really want to start doing some form of exercise when I get home from work, but I find it difficult to do so. I come home exhausted; perhaps that's when I need to just push myself. I'm going to try to do that tonight. I also need to start dedicating time to my abdominals. That gets skipped most days, just to time constraints. In reality, I can't wait until June. Until school is out and I don't have to go to sleep so early anymore. Like my husband works all different shifts, he's also a night owl, and I'm always trying to be in bed before 9; when in reality, I need to be in bed before 8. I'm sacrificing an hour of sleep every night of the week. I feel like sleep effects weights loss and appetite directly. This turned into a rant. Oops. |
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