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Anybody who has weight to loose before starting ttc?

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lexb14 · 20/07/2015 10:28

Hi
So this is quite exciting as we have decided to ttc number 2 (number 1 for us) !! I have one dd who is 6 and my partner has one step son who is 15 so this would be our first together.
First though we both want to loose a stone..... anyone in a similar position who wants to buddy up?
I'm just trying to have a home made fruit and coconut milk smoothie for breakfast, salad for lunch, and healthy meat/fish and veg for dinner.....

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simplydivine05 · 23/07/2015 08:12

Hello,

I have been losing weight before ttc since March. I have lost 25lbs and have have another 16lbs to go to get to a healthy bmi. Like Lily I also have mobility problems and 14 months in a wheelchair made me pile on 4 stone Shock through not running and comfort eating. I have been back on my feet for about 2 years but cannot do any impact exercise and don't have time to swim. I can do things like pilates but cannot find an instructor who knows how to stop me injuring myself as I have hypermobility syndrome and injure very easily.
I have been calorie counting and it is working really well. I have consistently lost weight every week with it and have not been starving at all. I've had countless meals out and takeaways, had alcohol and chocolate regularly, just had less. I tend to avoid fruit due to the sugar content and I find it doesn't fill me up, so a waste of calories. I tend to stick to vegetables and salad for snacking.
We go on holiday tomorrow so won't be calorie counting at all. My fitness pal has become something of a comfort blanket so going it alone is scary. I anticipate a weight gain but will be straight back on it when we return.
I'm constantly in two minds about ttc. One minute I think stuff it, just go for it. The next I think I need the least amount of pressure on my joints and I want a free rein with birthing options. My bmi is 28 (was 32 when I began), so I'm out of the zone considered high risk, but I know weight is frowned upon and I don't want the third degree. Saying all that, my bmi with ds was 26 when I conceived and then I piled on a load because I saw it as a free for all to eat as I wanted! I was 4 stone heavier after having him although I think I gained a lot after having him and suddenly not running around at work for ten hours a day. I plan on keeping an eye on my eating this time round.
I've not tried sw or ww. Neither have ever appealed and after ds I used calorie counting and running to lose weight very successfully. No point changing what works.

lilygirl81 · 24/07/2015 09:23

How are you feeling today Lexb14

simplydevine that's an amazing weight loss. It's so hard when you are restricted in movement, I am going swimming which is really helping, although I basically only use my arms and my legs just kind of float. Trying to build up the muscles again in the water to keep things easier. My BMI has gone up to 34.5 which is atrocious.

We decided to just go for it as age isn't on my side, but with slimming world, you can still do it while pregnant, so I think certainly in the first trimester, I will be able to keep losing weight.

I'm rubbish at calorie counting, I think because I am only accountable to myself, rather than having someone else see my weight and how I have done. I also like the social side, looking to find new friends in the area as I got really antisocial when my mobility worsened, hated meeting people in my wheelchair, because they didn't know me when I was a marathon runner.

Tomorrow was a pretty good day, I did have a tiny bit of coconut ice in the afternoon, but it was so sweet I didn't want anything else.

Today is a bit harder, forgot lunch and really trying not to skip meals like I normally do. Might ask my assistant if she can pick me up some fruit or healthy stuff from the shop if she is going anyway.

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 24/07/2015 18:36

Wow simplydevine you have done so well to lose that much alone.

Lily how are you finding sw

I've been sticking to sw and finding it easy. Although I've got quite a few tummy cramps. Af is due on Sunday though. I keep peeing lots to I was hoping it was a pregnancy symptom but I think it's just all the water and fruit

lilygirl81 · 25/07/2015 17:57

I'm finding it ok, but having a bad weekend since I'm at my parents, just about to have a BBQ and the obligatory wine Smile

How's everyone else's weekend going?

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 25/07/2015 18:12

To be honest I'm struggling now it's the weekend all I want to do is eat

Rainy34 · 26/07/2015 09:18

Hi girls can i join you, I would like to loose another 10 lb or so, around two years ago i lost over a stone in weight and got down to a nice weight but i have been putting back on the pounds, i would not say that i am over weight but i dont feel comfortable in my clothes anymore

I have been using myfitnesspal to record and log my food in take, i am upping my exercise and trying to drink water instead of fizzy drinks!!

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 26/07/2015 09:55

Hi Rainy how did you manage to lose the stone before? I'm sure if you have lost weight previously you can do it again Smile

simplydivine05 · 27/07/2015 13:58

Well I'm now on holiday and being fairly saintly. I think I'm less inclined to over eat because I don't want to undo my hard work. We dtd on Friday and I'm ovulating so a bfp may come my way when we return. I'm still stuck in shall I shan't I over ttc now or waiting until I lose more weight but if I continue procrastinating we'll never have a baby!

lilygirl81 · 27/07/2015 16:44

I did not have the most slimming world friendly weekend, probably had a bottle of wine over the 3 days, 2 pain au chocolate, white bread...I could go on. Still, I think I was better than I would normally have been, so that's something. I also managed to get to the swimming pool, and pushed myself up some very steep hills in my wheelchair (got a bit stubborn and refused help!)
Fingers crossed the scales are kind on Wednesday

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 29/07/2015 10:50

Well I've been super good and although I haven't been to class yet I weighed at home this morning and I've put on. How could I possibly have put on. So so annoyed

lilygirl81 · 29/07/2015 11:17

Beautician Fingers crossed the official scales tell a different story. One thing I normally do is to wear the same clothes each week and make sure to go to the loo before

lilygirl81 · 29/07/2015 18:07

Week 1 and I'm down 1.5lbs which is good considering my weekend. Hoping I can get 2lbs off next week, I'll not be drinking as in the 2ww from Friday.

BeauticianNotMagician81 · 29/07/2015 18:37

I'm so upset I put on 2lbs Sadno idea how and the leader was stumped too

birchygoo · 29/07/2015 19:54

Hi everyone I commented at the start of the thread that I need to lose weight but had no motivation well today I joined sw so hopefully that will make me have motivation!

lily well done on your first week lose!

Im on phone and can't remember name of person who put on weight? these things happen - I bet it will be off next week. do you find your weight goes up and down with time of month? water retention?

DamnedRose · 29/07/2015 19:58

Hi All

Mind if I join? Wanting to lose 2 and a half stone before starting ttc. I did loose a stone in the beginning of the year but put half back on on holiday drinking wine getting married in March next year so hoping to be my goal weight by then.

Banana79 · 29/07/2015 21:25

Hi ladies can I join?
Hi Lily, Birchy Wink

I thought I had 4 stone to lose...although I started SW tonight and I'm 10lbs heavier than my worst case guess so 4 stone 10lbs to lose...argh!

I feel better having faced up to it.

Good luck everyone!

birchygoo · 29/07/2015 23:20

Hi banana Wink yehh we are sw buds - how did you get on tonight? I set my first target of getting my bmi under 30 which is 1 stone! (that's my first target in case I need ivf!) then from that I will move my target to getting my bmi under 25 which will be 1stone 10lbs! we can do this!!! although I just went to cinema and had my last splurge - I figure today doesn't count as I didn't do any other sw eating!

does anyone have any breakfast and lunch ideas for sw

Banana79 · 30/07/2015 09:36

SW went well thanks Birchy. I'm glad I went.

I just set an 'ultimate goal' which is 4 st 10lbs off....an interim goal would have been better. I like the BMI idea I think I'll do that too

birchygoo · 30/07/2015 10:53

so nearly 11am and so far I'm succeeding! hahaha

Breakfast - 2 poached eggs, 1 slice of bread (healthy extra)

11am snack - apple

Am stuck for lunch - will probably end up with baked potato.

Dinner will be Chinese chicken recipe - its so good if anyone wants it. Tastes really fresh. all about portion control as well. me and dh use to have a bag of rice each - now we are going with recommended portion sizes

Banana79 · 30/07/2015 12:38

I just had lunch and am still staaarving! Am hoping it's going to hit my tummy soon!! I need to get better prepared with 'free' snacks tomorrow. I didn't realise just how much I was eating until I started tracking it...no wonder I am 4 + stone overweight...I am a gannet! Stay strong ladies

birchygoo · 30/07/2015 14:43

Oh Banana I know the feeling.

I ended up with a mug shot which I put chicken pieces into (would not recommend). Then had a kiwi, banana, hartleys sugar free jelly tub, an orange ... and I am STILL hungry! Thats more than enough to feed a small army! Im just about to rack out the strawberries, blueberries and rasberries! It is just not satisfying me like a sandwich and a packet of crisps :-( We can get through it though - its all about these life changes

What did you have for lunch Banana

birchygoo · 30/07/2015 14:44

Hi damned I missed your post - are you just doing it yourself?

Banana79 · 30/07/2015 14:57

Gammon and vegetables so I should be full! Craving chocolate...must resist...

birchygoo · 30/07/2015 23:36

Ooh sounds tasty banana. How did rest of day go? I managed to get through the day with 1/2 a syn. Have BBQ on sat so will use them all then!

Hunger starting to come on so off to bed I'm taking myself. Not being very good as don't have tomorrow lunch planned either - need to get better at this!

Banana79 · 02/08/2015 20:18

This week has been a DISASTER. I have managed to cut out some snacks but other than that I've strayed back to the dark side...toast...cake...wine...cheese..arghhh! I am going to be super good from tomorrow and I WILL go back to SW on wednesday..but it aint gonna be pretty.....