Weight Loss for IVF

Well done on the loss Tischler, thats great going! And you too MaebeeBaby and Wispy willow!

My weigh in is on Sunday evening so hopefully I have had a good week, its so hard to tell!! My detox finishes this weekend too so I am really hoping I carry on with the healthy eating and not revert back to old bad habits.

I have been doing lots more walking though. I do find I get a bit bored walking the same places all the time, what sort of excerise do you other ladies do and how do you keep it interesting?

Hey Scaredy Cat,

For varying exercise I've got the following:
1. go for a walk on your own somewhere different, eg at the beach or in the bush, even if you have to drive there first - prob best for weekend variation!
2. if you have a Wii like I do, then I quite enjoy the YourShape programme - you can do either 80s style aerobics (not as bad as it sounds and it tells you approx how many calories you've burned doing it, and you can do a 15min, 30min, 45min etc workout). It also has a yoga programme which is quite enjoyable too.
3. join a yoga or pilates class
4. sitting infront of the telly I sometimes try and do X amount of situps/leg raises/leg kicks/pushups etc
5. walking the dog if you have one
6. I've also tried hulahooping - sounds ridiculous but even if you can't do it round your waist, it definitely gives your arms a good workout doing it around your arm!
7. I've recently taken my skipping rope to work, and occasionally try to do 100 skips

I do think every bit helps ... and the doc said that even a little bit of weight loss will help, so I'm hoping 2nd time round I'll actually get past the injection phase before being told it'snot working!

PS. I've gone from a BMI of 26.3 now down to 25.15, so hopefully that will help ...
Calculator is here if anyone else is interested:
http://www.fertilityassociates.co.nz/boosting-your-fertility/bmi-calculator.aspx

All the exercise sounds good. I try and do 1-3 pilates/yoga classes per week (3 total). I also try and do 3 sessions of cardio. My DH has large boxing pads that I box against. I also have pilates badn that I use for my flabby arms while I am sitting on couch watching tennis (esp at moment). I also have an allover body vibrator which you stand on and vibrates you - used it couple of times last week and feel the workout. My thing is vary the exercise even going for walk with DH is nice gives you opportunity to talk about things and get exercise at the same time.

I have lost about 2kg overall which I am okay with. Every little bit helps.

Thanks ladies for all the ideas, I have been driving to a spot in our local town and doing a board walk a couple of times of week but I am now finding I need something different.

We have a lovely bush walk at the end of our road and the beach not so far away, so I think I will try that out and I have a couple of dogs so I can take them with me there, I can't take them in town as they are major pain in the butts when it comes to being on a lead!

I like the idea of yoga and pilates too, unfort we live rural and our local town doesn't have classes and the next closest is approx 40 mins away, anyone know of a good book or video that gives instructions etc for either of these?

Wow MaebeeBaby, that sounds really hard out, are you doing that at a gym? I think my lungs would get up and walk out if I did something like that to them!

Good luck MAC45 with this round of IVF!

Weigh in tonight, have had a couple of outings this week, but hopefully still have had a loss.

Hi there Kasper and ScardyKat and everyone.

I find pilates and yoga really difficult. I have always said I would go when I got to ideal weight but need to do the cardio walking/swimming/running until then. What do peole think.   Whats best?

Scales show minor improvement today and I think its because I finally got 8 hrs non interrupted sleep with hot flushes or nightmares. Drinking plenty of walter and went for a Walk around Hagley Park for an hour yesterday - perhaps it was an exhaustion sleep lol.

We can do this.

Sorry guys, have been busy and didn't get around to advising my weight loss - another 700g for me, so down 3.3 as my ticker shows. Feeling really good about it, but know I need to stick at it.

I need to get better with my lunches again, the last two weeks have been a bit dicey, hopefully now work is settled in again it'll be fine.

Hope everyone else is doing well, Mac35 I'm going to continue doing things my way, but hope someone else takes you up on the offer - I'll be really interested to see how it goes.

BTW I used to LOVE SnV chips too - OMG, haven't thought about them in ages though!

Hello ladies

Hasnt been a very good last 2 weeks for me, put on 200 gms. No excuses really just been a bit lazy (emotional too), weather hasnt been too good for bike riding and been busy here and there. Decided to get tough on myself as I am the only one that can!!. Went for a good ride last night - plan to go for another one tonight, if weather holds out. Doing Surf to City on Sunday 12 kms. Looking forward to that.

Been feeling really emotional lately too, had my BF's nearly 2 yr old twins over the weekend, (its always hard when she picks them up). Should be used to it though, I have been looking after them on and off since they were 6 months old!.

My 17 yr old DS has moved out of his dads and is on his own in the big wide world of Dunedin - so feeling a bit sad about that too. (Didnt even ask me if I wanted to to and see where he was living) .

Also some family dramas going on up north (feel kind of helpless way down here - nothing I can do to help).
Ohhh and for some reason feels like my time is running out, I will be 40 in 10 months. The count down to having a baby this year is nearly over.

Sometimes just dont know how to deal with all these different emotions!!! just try to keep busy.
Hope everyone has a good week.

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Hey Mac thanks. Yes I dont know how people can stop eating when they are stressed or upset, I am totally opposite.

Was going to post and say sorry for the rant - but I did feel better after writing all that. Feeling even better now - just been for a good ride on my bike 13.28 km's gravel road and hills got home 1.04.06 mins.

Way to go tischler on your loss , you are doing so well.

Welcome Kazper - love the pic of you wee one. So cute.

MayBeeBaby & ScaredyCat - how are you doing?? And anyone else I have missed.

feel fresh after bike ride and nice long shower - dinner with my lovely DH and bit of telly watching.

Edit- double post!

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Thanks for the positive comments gals - wish I could have had them in my mind when I was eating a small bag of chips today - so angry with myself! I've snuck a few licorise alsorts lately too.

And of course I had to sneak a peek on the scales (even though it's not Friday) and I have put on 100g - so need to get my sh*t together and BEHAVE!

Rosie - great that the vent helped. My gym instructor says that when increasing exercise you can actually put weight on (may have said this before) ... doesn't help for BMI's does it?! Anyway, so go with the clothes and how they feel rather than the scales.

See, am I practicing what I preach?! NOT!

Hi Kazpa, Scaredycat and Maebeebaby - how you all doing?

Have a good night everyone