I have been using Fitness Pal to limit my calories and track my workouts for 33 days so far. I really like it and it is easy to use. I broke the 170 barrier today. I started out at 175.6 and am down to 169.8 today. So I have lost 5.8 lbs so far. I have lost 1/2 an inch off my waist and 1 inch off my hips so far but when I look at myself I can't really tell a difference yet. My husband has lost 10lbs and is already down a size in jeans.
I was 190 at my heaviest, in the summer of 2012 I lost 20 lbs just by limiting calories. I have been pregnant twice since then and gained a little bit back each time. My goal weight is 150, which is what I weighed in high school when I was very active and fit.
I have mostly been walking for exercise. My husband and I try to walk 3 miles everyday but the weather has not been that great so we have only worked out 11 of those days. The weather is starting to get nicer so we should be able to work out just about every day from now on.
The only bad thing is that my cycle decided to get crazy. I am already on Cycle Day 20 and have not had any fertile mucus, just glue-like so far and no positive OPKs. I will either be really late ovulating this cycle or annovulary. I have not had an annovulary cycle since I have been tracking it, which I started in 2012. Last time I lost weight my cycle was still regular so I thought it would do the same this time. From what I have read it seems pretty common. Maybe it is because I am actually working out this time.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
4 years Trying to Conceive
AF started on March 10th. I was very disappointed since that cycle was the 4 year mark of us trying to conceive. I have been depressed about it and starting to feel like we are never going to have kids.
I was also very worried because ever since my HSG my cycles have been more painful. This cycle was unusually light but lasted longer. The first 3 days were very painful.
In the past my cycle was always painful and heavy on the first full day of flow. I would usually then have a medium and light day followed by a few days of spotting. This time I had 5 days of light flow and 2 days of very light spotting. I can't really tell but I am hoping that it was the same amount of flow just spread over more days.
Last cycle I took vitex and royal jelly. I only took the royal jelly until I ovulated but I will be taking it the entire cycle this time. I will not be taking Vitex this cycle.
I was also very worried because ever since my HSG my cycles have been more painful. This cycle was unusually light but lasted longer. The first 3 days were very painful.
In the past my cycle was always painful and heavy on the first full day of flow. I would usually then have a medium and light day followed by a few days of spotting. This time I had 5 days of light flow and 2 days of very light spotting. I can't really tell but I am hoping that it was the same amount of flow just spread over more days.
Last cycle I took vitex and royal jelly. I only took the royal jelly until I ovulated but I will be taking it the entire cycle this time. I will not be taking Vitex this cycle.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Tested Yesterday... BFN
I decided to take a pregnancy test yesterday morning. By that point I thought I was pregnant for sure, I have been having cramping like the last 2 times I was pregnant. It was negative, I was about 10 or 11 dpo.
I was so disappointed and depressed. This month is the 4 year anniversary of us starting to try to have a baby. So that plus the symptoms I have been having got my hopes up. Technically it could have been too early so I am debating on testing again or just waiting for AF to arrive. AF should be arriving on the 10th or 11th, so in 2 or 3 days.
I was so disappointed and depressed. This month is the 4 year anniversary of us starting to try to have a baby. So that plus the symptoms I have been having got my hopes up. Technically it could have been too early so I am debating on testing again or just waiting for AF to arrive. AF should be arriving on the 10th or 11th, so in 2 or 3 days.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Review of Royal Jelly
This is the brand I was taking this cycle.
I have had a hard time finding information
on what dose to take so I took 5 tsp per day which equals
the 1000mg used in the endometriosis study. That equals roughly 2 of
the large spoons we eat with so I will take 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening. At first I tried taking it on an empty stomach which is what is recommended but it tastes pretty gross and was making me naueaus and upsetting my stomach. So I switched to adding it to my greek yogurt. I still upsets my stomach and gives me slight heartburn but much better than it was before.
I also had my husband take it but the taste was making him gag so he switched to these from Walmart. I made the mistake of biting one open to taste it. The royal jelly itself is supposed to taste bitter so I wanted to make sure it was actually royal jelly. If you taste royal jelly by itself and it tastes sweet then that is not real royal jelly. That pill was literally the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted in my life.
Neither one of us have noticed any difference in energy, which is what I was really hoping for. But ... I think my ovulation this cycle was stronger. I was sitting in the car waiting while my husband ran into the store real quick and all of a sudden I had a pulsating pain in my left ovary, it was very painful and lasted about 10 minutes. Normally I just have a dull ache leading up to ovulation, which I had on the days after that. That pain was 3 or 4 days before I actually ovulated and 2 days before a positive OPK, so that makes me think my ovary was more active this cycle.
I ended up stopping the royal jelly once I ovulated and will restart it again if AF arrives. I have a little bit less than half of the jar left. If I use that up and decide I want to continue taking it I will switch to the pill form with royal jelly and propolis. I am hoping that form will not give me heartburn.
I have had a hard time finding information
on what dose to take so I took 5 tsp per day which equals
the 1000mg used in the endometriosis study. That equals roughly 2 of
the large spoons we eat with so I will take 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening. At first I tried taking it on an empty stomach which is what is recommended but it tastes pretty gross and was making me naueaus and upsetting my stomach. So I switched to adding it to my greek yogurt. I still upsets my stomach and gives me slight heartburn but much better than it was before. I also had my husband take it but the taste was making him gag so he switched to these from Walmart. I made the mistake of biting one open to taste it. The royal jelly itself is supposed to taste bitter so I wanted to make sure it was actually royal jelly. If you taste royal jelly by itself and it tastes sweet then that is not real royal jelly. That pill was literally the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted in my life.
Neither one of us have noticed any difference in energy, which is what I was really hoping for. But ... I think my ovulation this cycle was stronger. I was sitting in the car waiting while my husband ran into the store real quick and all of a sudden I had a pulsating pain in my left ovary, it was very painful and lasted about 10 minutes. Normally I just have a dull ache leading up to ovulation, which I had on the days after that. That pain was 3 or 4 days before I actually ovulated and 2 days before a positive OPK, so that makes me think my ovary was more active this cycle.
I ended up stopping the royal jelly once I ovulated and will restart it again if AF arrives. I have a little bit less than half of the jar left. If I use that up and decide I want to continue taking it I will switch to the pill form with royal jelly and propolis. I am hoping that form will not give me heartburn.
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