Getting ready for baby challenge

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Hi all, we are planning on TTC in the new year. Before that I want to get a bit healthier lose three stone and generally be in the best shape possible to get pregnant and run around after a baby. Is anyone else in the same boat? Would you be up for a little thread to keep us all on track? Planning on doing a dry January as a kick start and then will be dragging my arse to the gym after Christmas as well. Very open to suggestion and ideas to shift the bulge. Would be good to have a few buddies though. Anyone fancy joining in?

confused - couch to 5k is a newbie running program where you walk some/run some, slowly building up the running bits and decreasing the walking bits!

It is really good. The app I used for it is called get running.

I love the idea of a weekly update. I'm fairly happy with my weight, it's been quite stable for the last 3 years but my biggest thing to conquer is nutrition. I am the worst for skipping meals and snacking on junk food. My mission is to eat breakfast and plan healthy balanced lunches for work so I'm not panic buying in Tescos on the day. Evening meals are prepped by DP so not so much of an issue (Until he's out for a night, then it's straight to the ready meals!)

Ooh Lucy I'm up for trying a 30 day shred in the New Year as I tried before xmas and got stuck at day 14 due to insane busyness. I have also done c25k and want to get back to doing my local parkruns every week too.

As for my diet...I might start on mfp again to try and keep on track a bit. We have a lodger moving in on Monday who I am also cooking for so I'm hoping that will help me to cook healthier meals.

Excellent - Monday 2nd sounds like a plan then. Right heading off to airport for return journey. See you on the other side girls!

I'm planning on doing the 5:2 diet as we tend to eat our quite a bit- this helps to keep things under control. Plus it helps with reducing portion sizes generally as you soon get used to eating less. I'm not bad with exercising once I put my mind to it and can already run 5k....its just doing it and my motivation for exercise has dropped dramatically over the winter months!
Anyway new year new start!!

Heeey :)

Wow such an active thread! Just an update, am now 11 days late, BFNs all round though :/ Am starting to think I must have ov'd very late for some reason? But then that makes me wonder if I am still pregnant but am only 8 -10 dpo or something... this is madness!

Good luck with the weigh ins, I'm doing something similar eith my my mum and am planning to shift the ridiculous 3 stone I've put on

Would love to know how C25K goes, I was thinking of doing something like that, and some pilates/yoga

Thought this was appropriate!

Right, I think me and DH feel the new year is quite a significant moment to mark and tonight will see me abandoning the pill and diving into a world of OPKs, POAS and feeling super broody (and emotional too!) This train is crazy!!

If we DTD on 26th and I stopped taking pill that day (last pill) what do you reckon are the chances of ovulation in the 5 days after stopping cerazette? Pretty small right? Sore boobs & bit nauseous but could just be normal hormones returning.

Have you got an Ovulation sticks Grumpy

Yeah but at home with the CBFM and I'm away for Xmas/NY

What a lovely thread for the New Year! I've just read the whole thing and find alot of what you ladies saying is relevant to me.

I've been off the pill since July and had a 92 and 41 day cycle. Currently on cd35 but not even bothering to test anymore! Lol! I hope that doing more exercise, losing a stone (ideally) and generally eating a more nutritious diet will help my cycles get back to normal!

I found I had loads of symptoms coming off the pill for the first month and was convinced I was preggers but you're body really does screw with you when you first come off so pay no attention! Ha!

Oh my seven I'm hoping I'm not going to be screwing about it too much. I'm such a control freak, this does all worry me a lot!! Grumpy I'm not sure what CBFM means?!?! Novice still!

Sorry, the clearblue fertility monitor. Not used it yet.

You're probably right - am v unlikely to be pregnant already!

Wow Ive seen those but saw they were also quite expensive. Will be interested to find out how you find it and if it's really useful.

Ssh I'm not planning on using it before march when we are actively TTC as the refills are expensive but will certainly give updates! They are 30% off on amazon at the moment.

Ooh pounds exciting. I'm about to take my first seven seas, trying for a baby vits with my lunch, whilst slinging my pill into the bin with my other hand!!

Happy new year ladies!! dry January officially starts tomorrow! We're going to do a big list of meals and food plan for a few weeks to help stick to healthy eating. I've bought that Lean In 15 book so might give that a try too. Here's to this time next year when hopefully we'll have bumps (and maybe even a few babies)

Happy new year everyone! Here's to our bfp's in 2017 sometime!!

I'm also doing dry January btw - who else's in?

So I just weighed myself and took my measurements aka the numbers of shame! I'm going to weigh myself every Monday and take measurements every fortnight/month. Fingers crossed the numbers move in the right direction. I had poached egg on toast for breakfast/brunch and going to have coq au vin casserole with baby potatoes for tea. I'm going to do low carb but not no carb otherwise I won't stick to it! Hope you're all having a lovely New Year's Day.

Well done Theres! I took measurements yesterday before all the alcohol was consumed so will go from that and start tomorrow as today I am far too hungover to cook! Yes to dry January, and then a big cut back after that. This is the year of the BFP's!!

I'm not a big drinkers but will definitely not be consuming alcohol during January. I've now stopped taking the pill and am planning to just stay positive eek.

Shh are you officially ttc now?! Sorry if I missed information, tried to read back but couldn't see it! Exciting that you've ditched the pills!

Officially!! Last pill 30/12!! Eekk.