Morning folks - first time poster!
My husband and I are about to start TTC - had my implant removed two months ago, taking folic acid, have almost entirely cut out the wine (hard to do!) - but am a bit concerned about my weight.
I'm not massively overweight, but have put on just under a stone and a half in the six months since I got married. This is due partially to honeymoon excesses, generally easing up on exercise and not watching what I am eating as much, but mainly attributable to two flare-ups of a chronic medical condition that needs to be treated with steroids. I have lost a little bit by upping my running over the past few weeks, but ideally would like to lose the rest whilst TTC.
I was talking to my friend about it and she said she didn't understand why if I was TTC, and that it might be better not to focus on it so much (she has a 3 year old, not that this qualifies her comments!). My concern is that if I don't lose it I may end up much heavier if I am lucky enough to get pregnant - from a vain point of view and from a health perspective! - especially given that fact that I put on weight easily.
Any thoughts? Is it damaging to be losing weight and doing a fair bit of exercise whilst TTC? Or would you let the weight loss take a back seat?
Any thoughts or musings welcome! 