Weight Loss for IVF

look at my ticker!!!!! Im down another kg

Im going to be proud of every kg because it all counts

hi girls, well done on the weight losses. If anyone is interested WW have a free 2 week trial for online.
I joined it yesterday & it is really good. You can just cancel at the end of the trial if you don't want to keep it going & it is $29.95 per month (think I remember right).

WW online put the promotion code in 4-16-2401-7717 (copy & past).

good luck

eta to fix link (i hope)

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Hi guys,

Congrats on the weight loss to you all! Such a good feeling for 2011 isn't it! I have really liked WW online in the past too - I'm a bit like you trouble and don't really do the meetings, but it's low GI for me now.

I've lost 800g this past week with my low GI eating - no processed foods, no caffeine, no chocolate lollies or chips! Thought it might have been more but I can feel my waist change already so not too focused on the 'number'.

I've also just signed up for Curves which I swore I wasn't going to do as I usually don't last long at the gym, but I feel so confident in my ability to stick to my new eating and exercise habits I went for it!! DH and I have just been for a long walk as well.

It's soooo exciting to have motivation and the knowledge I really can do it - whoop whoop

Hope everyone has a good weigh in!

Hi tischler,
Weighed myself this morning and was down 1kg so thats 2kgs so far.... mind you didnt help that I had a ginger kiss at lunch today - yummo

Been trying to go for walks most days and get back onto my eating plan and stick to it!! Proving to be a bit of a challenge

Congrats on your 1.1kg loss - woohoo!!!

Hello Ladies.

Wow everyone is doing so well. I lost another 100 wee gms this week, total now 600 gms. Not very happy with the slow loss, as I have been watching what I am eating - lots of salads and no biscuits and chocies - loads of fruit etc. Been also riding my bike every 2nd day, 10 - 15 kms.
I had a quick look at WW online, thinking I might just join that not sure what to do. ???
Did my bike race yesterday and I was the 8th lady in and 18 person in my class, 10 km in 45 mins. 1st time I have ever done anything like that - so I am really happy with myself.
Have a good week xxx

Wow RosieFarmer - go you and your exercise - that's awesome to do so well in a race!!

MB the spin sounds scary - I couldn't cope with that. My good news is that the grating sound in my knees is getting better now I'm going to the gym. So that's fab. I'm wondering if a long-term goal may be to fit into 'normal' leather knee high boots (not slouch, not wide leg). Do you think that's achievable or ridiculous?? Not sure if you lose much weight/fat from your legs ..........

Welcome to this forum Scaredy - nice to see you around. We seem to be at a similar place waiting on the funding and losing weight in the meantime.

RosieFarmer I've used WW online before and found it really good, but this time we're trying for no spending on weight loss (apart from gym) so I'm doing the low GI eating - it's good as a option.

This website has info on low GI foods
http://www.nutritionfoundation.org.nz/nutrition-facts/nutrition-a-z/gi-and-gl and a link to a GI index listing all types of food

Keep up spirits guys, we can lose it!

Hi Quieteyes - welcome

The emotions associated with TTC and IVF are unfortunately always there. The forums are great places to vent though - and any comments/questions are welcome! You'll find many of us vehemently expressing frustration about others who get pg easily!!

Are you getting any intervention for depression? I know it's a really tough journey - hang in there. There's a lot of support out there and medications can help too.

Good luck with your weight loss! Every little gram helps ... are you a visual person? Would a ticker be helpful? If you want to pick brains about a way to lose weight just ask us, we've had our ups and downs but hopefully more ups these days

Good luck quieteyes - great to see you're getting a break, hope you get to go somewhere fab. I know what it's like to have a wonderful hubby ... can make the world of difference.

Gosh sorry to have you think you killed the thread - no way!

Enjoy your holidays, rest those arms, and go buy yourself a lotto ticket

I have had a few 'treats' this week. I'm grumpy with myself as I don't think I will have had much of a loss. I also have AF which apparently puts on 500g.

On a positive note I do feel my waist is shrinking (not the podgy tummy though) so I guess that's a start ............ will keep you posted later on the weigh in.

Do you think a good workout at the gym could get rid of the bad things I've eaten this week???

I've managed to loose between 3 and 4kg over the last 4 weeks by doing the following. Counting kilojoules for any processed food has been crucial I think - once you start looking at the numbers you quickly realise how bad some food is (ie. by bad I mean providing you with lots of "energy" with little nutrients). Example: 1 small tin of tomato soup is around 350kJ, while one bag of Grainwaves, or some chocolate bars is over 1000kJ. Also don't be fooled by the kJ per serving as some foods, like bounty bars, say X amount of kJ per serving but they count one bounty bar consisting of 2 mini bars as 2 servings, and lets be honest - who ever eats just one of the mini bars?

I've also been looking at the nutritional content in terms of protein, fat and carbs - high protein is good, fat and carbs are obviously important but in a lower proportion.

And the final 2 important things - if you need a treat, have one, just don't make it regular, and try and do at least a 20min walk per day (or two 10 min walks). IVF is hard and I think a treat now and again is warranted.