TTCing and Losing weight anyone else??

Hello !!

I am new to the site and I was looking thru the groups on here, and there is a group called Losing weight - TTC and there is only one  other member besides me. And I was wondering if there is anyone else out there in the same situation that wishes to come and join and form a group to s'port each other both thru the weight loss and the ttcing.

Hope to talk to you soon.

Take Care,

gigi

I'm trying to finish losing weight before we start ttc.  Hubby and I have agreed to start trying in May after I'm finished with school for the summer (I'm a teacher).  I'd like to lose about 10-15 more lbs before We start trying.  I'm not sure if I'm exactly in the same boat as you, but I wouldn't mind finding another weight loss buddy :-). 

Me too stephanie. My husband and I are looking to start trying around May.

I would like to lose about 3 kg more before we start... i think that's about 7 pounds or so?

Have you guys got any other tips for preparing for pregnancy? I know about the vitamins - I'll start taking those around february.

Thanks.

Jessica, we sound like we're in almost the same situation!

 I already take a good multivitamin everyday, but I'm going to my ob/gyn in February to see what prenatals I should take.  I also know that if you are on the pill, you should go off of it a few months before you want to start trying, just to let your body get used to functioning normally. 

I'm going to add you to friends, I bet we'll have a lot to talk about over the next year :-).

Gigi - I am TTC and lose weight at the same time, can be hard becuase during the 2WW I want to eat lol, but I have been TTC for  along time now and I think my weight is part of the problem so I more focused on getting the weight ofd than TTC but still TTC lol

I am in the same boat. I am TTC and lose weight. I have been TTC for over a year and I think my wieght gain in the past year and a half is part of my problem. I went to the gyno last week, we are doing test to see if anything eles is going on I need to fix. I want a baby but I also want to be healthy to. I would love to join your group but not real sure how to.

Me too!  We are going to start TTC summer/late summer 2009.  I want to reach my goal weight before we start because I think it will make it easier for me to deal with the weight gain post-pregnancy...kinda like getting a head start.  Glad to see lots of others in a similar situation.  Looking forward to talking with everyone in the future!

My husband and I are also TTC. (for about 6 months now) with no luck, So I went to the Dr. and had all the tests, and he did too, come to find out i'm just to over-weight (big surprise for me, I never thought it would get to this point)  I have allot of weight to lose -68lbs!- I'm down ten this month! so there is a shinning hope. good luck to everyone!

glad to see I'm not the only one trying!

Does any one have any websites or books to recommend for reading??

angelinthedark19 - you can do it! What a great motivation :o)

Also, how can we join the group gigi?

Thanks

hey guys. I figured out how to join the group, if you click on gigi's screen name or mine it will take you to our profile which then you can see any groups that the person belongs to the name of the group is Losing wieght - TTC

And angelinthedark I need to lose 65lbs myself, so we can be in this together.

thanks I just joined!!!!!

When I started a year ago I hade about 40lbs to go, I hit some bumps in the roda got sidetricked ect, I was at 183 in Feb, down to around 170 this summer gained bak 4 lbs now I am down to 161, so a total of 20 lbs gone and about 20 left to go, I am ina much better place though TTC had done a number on me (2 years) and I have Unexplained Secondary Infertility. Also See a Thyroid specialst should get my result son Friday.

My husband and I are literally just about to start trying (as in, I have a pre-consultation meeting with my doctor on Monday, and will either go off the pill then or for February).

I'm 180 and 5'2", so I know that ideally I need to get down to at least 160 (which puts me below the 30 BMI), but that's definitely going to take some time... I figure I'll keep working on it while we're trying.  Anyone know if there's a safe way to continue losing a small amount of weight while in early pregnancy?   (I'm a research addict: reading about gestational diabetes makes me want to make sure I put that weight off for sure!)

Good luck! :)

I starting loosing a year and a half ago for this very reason. I don't think I was ovulating. We weren't ready to try yet but I wanted to be ready for when we do. I never did reach my goal and even gained some back. I would like to get back into the 130's before ttc which I am really hoping will be next month. I will continue to try to loose until I become pregnant or reach 130.

We'll be trying again in July so I hope to be at a maintenance level by then (plus we are going to Disney in July and I don't want to be pregnant when we go).