Losing weight to conceive may be driving me mad

[Alwayscommuting]

Reaching out here to help restore sanity. Me and DH have wanted a family for what feels like forever.

We did conceive naturally but had a MC. Was devastated and to cope I comfort ate. I then didn't loose the weight so I wouldn't conceive and therefore there was no risk of another MC.

I have now put my big girl pants on and embarked on a diet to shift the weight I need to and hopefully conceive naturally if not I will be a weight to get help but it's driving me mad. I keep fantasising about what it'll be like to be pregnant etc and I can't seem to get it under control! I really don't want to run away with myself because of things don't happen the way I dream they will I don't want to be completely crushed.

Hey lovely, I’m in a similar boat. I wanted to lose the weight I’ve put on and planned to start losing it at the beginning of the year. Well... I’ve put more on!

I’m off the pill now, so I really do need to be more conscious of what I eat. I’m doing calorie counting on MyFitnessPal and have lost 4lbs so far, but I still have a couple of stone to go.

What has helped me in the past is to make a list of the reasons I want to lose weight, and look at it when I’m tempted to remind me of the end goal.

Hope this helps and good luck with your weight loss and TTC journey xxx

@Alwayscommuting. I am also trying to lose weight. I have a sweet tooth, which makes dieting so much harder! It's not even because I want to stuff my face lol I just like sweet things. I know realistically I haven't got more than 2st to shift but it seems like 100st! I have just been diagnosed with PCOS so I have no choice really, I need to shift it!

Good luck to you x