Need to lose weight to conceive

@poptypingchef I'm really sorry about the NHS waiting list, at least there is a positive in that they think you should be able to conceive naturally. Fingers crossed for you.

@Rumtopf Hopefully with the weight loss you won't have to do IVF. Fingers crossed for you too.

I didn't know about the Iron and Vit D. I'll start taking those.

@poptypingchef we have unexplained infertility too, the only thing the clinic did notice was that my vit D and iron levels were exceptionally low so we took a month to get those back up. Vit D plays a huge role which I wasn't aware of before.

Losing weight will help if it comes to IVF, I'm right at the top of the allowed weight and the cocktail of drugs I'm on is a bit mind boggling.

Yeah @Rumtopf it’s a possibility so we’ll look into it. She said that she was still confident we had a chance of conceiving naturally as there was no reason we hadn’t and hopefully the weight loss might help.

I IF too, and tend to just have a black coffee in the morning, plenty of lemon water and then have something to eat at 1pm. I have dinner at 6pm ish and then a snack/treat at 9. So 16:8 overall. Most days it's no problem at all, let's see how I can carry on if this round of IVF has worked.

@poptypingchef I'm sorry to read your call wasn't great. So frustrating for you. Is there any chance you can investigate a private clinic near you?

@littlejalapeno you were recommended IF on your postpartum course? I think I need to be more strict then sometimes I just manage to convince myself it’s unhealthy and unsustainable. 😅

I get that it’s really hard to do under normal circumstances let alone when you’re under stress! The instructor on the postpartum course would say that you’re not getting enough calories so your body is compensating by encouraging a binge! Maybe try upping your protein and doing it every other day for a couple of weeks to ramp up slowly? I could massacre a bowl of icecream now but instead am reaching for a virtuous iced water. It’s definitely not the best of situations 😂 good luck with your exams

@littlejalapeno I’ve lost weight with it before but now due to exams I am really struggling to get into the habit of it. If I could do it for a week straight I know I can stick to it after that but I am caving at like day 2-3 😞

Thanks @Elakiya congratulations to you too, that’s a massive achievement.

I know a 94 year old who does 16:8 and swears by it. She does 8am-4pm and says it’s just habit at this point. She does it for the fast but defo doesn’t hold back during the day. I’ve seen her clear a couple of plates at a buffet and take some home for later 😂. I’m a night person though and wake up ravenous so it’s not for me. If I can get 11-12 hours between breakfast and dinner it’s a win. How are you finding it?

Everyone doing 16:8 what times do you do it?

Welcome @littlejalapeno ! Well done on your 4kg weight loss!

Hi everyone, Can I join please? I’m also on a weight loss journey before TTC number 2. I’ve found it hard to shift the weight I’ve gained with number one and would like to lose 8kgs more. I’ve already lost 4kgs by using a post partum training programme. The trainer is very good and she’s instilled this idea that it’s important to be in a calorie deficit but also train to build muscle. That’s because the more muscle you have = a higher metabolic weight= more weight loss at rest. So I’ve been focusing on 50-75ish Grams of carbs a day and eating about 1600-1800 cals a day, a walk daily and 40 minutes of weights every other day. Results are slow and I’ve had a few back slides of toast at 2am when I couldn’t sleep (kiddo wakes at 5am every day- it’s literally the best contraceptive ive ever experienced 😂😭) and a big bag of Haribo but overall it’s been manageable

Not great @Sunstar16 started off really well as she was delighted that I’m now at a healthy weight and all my tests are grand but moved in to tell me that I likely won’t be approved for NHS as the list is so long I’ll be above the maximum age by the time I reach the top and they won’t allow us to self fund there as the list is so long they are prioritising NHS. Covid has meant the waiting time has been massively extended and will mean that it’ll be too long for us

Disappointing but nothing I can do.

How are you doing 16:8 and still eating 3 meals? Are you squeezing 3 meals into your 8 hour window? I thought the idea was to miss a meal and only eat two meals in your 8 hour window for 16:8.

Couldn't fast this morning as I was feeling a bit nauseous (?!) so had an apple and a couple of cheese triangles. Lunch was a can of tuna, some baby plum toms, cucumber and pickled beetroot with salad cream and some cherries. Dinner is poached salmon, broccoli and a big salad. I've got low carb high protein raspberry ripple ice cream for later courtesy of dh though!

Morning guys

Waiting on my call, was going to risk a walk but I’d hate to be in a blustery bit if they called so I’m staying put.

Avacado and scrambled eggs for breakfast. Thinking grilled chicken breast and veg for dinner 🤔

Hi @Rumtopf

Well done - fingers so firmly crossed for you 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Anyone mind if I join in? I'm 2days past FET and had to lose weight to be allowed IVF. I'm still following my way of eating which is IF and low carb. I've lost 2 1/2st and have another 3 to go to be my ideal weight. Obv if this cycle works and I'm pg I'll have to reassess depending on nausea or hunger but for now it works.
Today I've had:
2 hard boiled eggs, a slice of chicken, half a cucumber sliced, some mayonnaise and some antipasti.
Rocket and lettuce salad, black olives, red pepper and olive oil dressing with some chicken and chorizo casserole.
That comes in at 1186 cals so I've room for a nut bar and small hot choc or some low sugar/high protein ice cream.

Breakfast today was porridge with chai
Always have 1 Brazil but in the morning - apparently good for CM 🤷🏼‍♀️

Went out for a walk, I’ve got several routes I do depending on time but I knocked out my 10k+ steps so that helps.

Had a wee bagel with avocado for lunch and treated us with a homemade sourdough pizza (slimming world friendly topping for me)

All in all a reasonable day and I track EVERYTHING on MFP but I need to get the water in me as I don’t feel I’ve drunk a lot today.

Due a call from the fertility clinic in place of my planned appointment so fingers crossed they will be happy with my weight loss (and me.

@Sunstar16 have you tried water drops? If so what do you think of them?

@Sunstar16 yep fresh start 😃 I gave myself a cold from all the crying yesterday 😂😅

Breakfast: 1 weetabix biscuit with Greek yoghurt, raisins, half a mango
Snack: handful of nuts
Lunch: 1 slice of rye bread with a whole avocado and chilli flakes + water melon for dessert 😋

Drinks: Had a cup of coffee with 1 spoon of sugar ( I can’t cut the sugar 😭😭)

I’ve been told I need to drink 3 litres of water but genuinely struggling to even do a litre :(

I binge ate for the whole weekend and then just sat and had a breakdown 😭😭