Over the last ten years, and honestly longer, I have been concerned that I would not be able to get pregnant or have kids in any way. I have obviously proven some of this to be inaccurate, yet the fear persists. I will be turning 40 this year. While some of my closest friends have had their first children at 41 + years of age, I am still concerned.
So, my options are panic, give up or get to work. Honestly, I have done a bit of both panicking and have thought about giving up. On November 22, 2011 I had surgery for what we thought was a large ovarian cyst. It turned out the cyst was on the fallopian tube and so I lost the cyst and part of a tube. I thought I would lose at least one ovary, maybe both. Upon coming home from surgery I was more determined than ever to get my body into the best shape I could possibly be in to be pregnant. The week of Thanksgiving I started a diet called Healthpointe 2.0.
My mobility was limited and I could barely walk across the apartment without help from my husband. The main principles of the diet: snack, walk, watch your portion control and drink plenty of water. There is obviously more to it than that, but it is what gets me through the day. The only required exercise is walking and you are only required to to as much as you are physically able. By adding a pedometer you can actually determine if you walked more today than yesterday or how many steps you need to catch up. There are obviously no drugs involved, no pre-packaged food, and you can still eat out on most days. Each cycle is about 6 weeks long, 4 weeks of weight loss and 2 weeks of metabolic adjustment.
In my first four weeks I lost 13 lbs all while eating yummy foods. I was also still able to maintain my gluten free needs.
I am now in the first week of my second cycle and have lost 2 lbs and the week is not yet over.
My goal for the next 7 months is to lose between 70 and 100 lbs., reduce my glucose blood levels and be healthy for the next embryo transfer, which I hope will take place in October.
The exciting news for me is that over the last year I have successfully lost 45 lbs. 30 of those lbs was from switching to a gluten free lifestyle and the other 15 is from Healthpointe. My goal this cycle is to lose 20 lbs plus. I'll be very happy with losing anything but I'd really like to hit 20-23 lbs this cycle.
Today the plan is to go to the zoo or maybe the park to get some walking done. Let's see how well I do today. :) Please help by supporting me in my efforts. I know some of you do not need to lose weight and this may seem a bit cliche. My thoughts right now are if my body is healthy how could my pregnancy not be? We'll see what the future brings.
Hugs to you all for now I'll write again this week,
Jen
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