Week 4

Last weekend I went shopping in the States with my BFF. Instead of being super dissapointed that I couldn't fit into the cute clothes that were everywhere I felt inspired. I can't wait to buy stylish clothes again and as a bonus my mastercard bill was kept to an all time low!

Measurements:
Weight 194 lbs -8 lbs
Arm (L) 13 -.5 (R) 13 - .5
Neck 14
Bust 41 -1
Chest 33.5 -1.5
Waist 40.5 -1
Hips 46.5 -.5
Thigh (L) 24.5 -1 (R) 24.5 -1

Wide Eyed

Wide eyed and hopeful
that my womb
will bear
untold treasures

Wide eyed and hopeful
that I will feel
the sweetness
of love

Wide eyed and hopeful
but sure that I will know
the dawn
of a new creation

-Trying to Conceive Poem by Milliande

Down 6 pounds.....

.....in two weeks plus a mini vacation!?!?! Heck YES! But my success will be short lived if I don't get my butt to the store and buy more fruits and veggies! Sorry for such a short post.

Measurements:
Weight 196 lbs -6 lbs
Arm (L) 13.5 (R) 13.5
Neck 14
Bust 42
Chest 35
Waist 41.5 -.5
Hips 46.5 -.5
Thigh (L) 25 -.5 (R) 25 -.5

So I've lost 6 lbs and 2 inches in two weeks...not too shabby :)

TTC Cycle day 1

After two and a half years of marriage and four and a half years of being together my husband is FINALLY ready to work on adding another person in our family. I couldn't be more excited!

To prepare for such an event I have been taking folic acid (as prescribed by my family doctor), charting my morning temperatures to see when I ovulate, and trying to get my eating habits under control. For the past three months these are the things I have learnt with regards to my cycle. I have a pretty average 28 day cycle. However, I do NOT ovulate on cycle day 14. It turns out that it's a few days after that....more like cycle day 18-20.

I have also purchased a sperm friendly lubricant called preseed which we will use in a couple of weeks time. I'm really hoping that our journey to getting pregnant is a short one. But I realize these things can take awhile.

Last weekend my husband and I went away for the weekend to Victoria for part 1 of our "babymoon". A babymoon kind of like a honeymoon but it's a vacation you take before the baby comes as opposed to a honeymoon which you go away after the wedding. It is to celebrate the last vacation together just as a couple. Part 2 of our babymoon will come in the final days of my pregnancy.

I plan on updating throughout my cycles as a way to look back, kind of like an online pregnancy journal.

Please feel free to ask me any questions, and I'll do my best to answer them(so long as they are not super personal).

Copied from old blog...

Thursday, November 4, 2010
Restarting a year latter. Day 1

Ok so this morning reality slapped me in the face. This is the THIRD time I've really broken down and cried about my weight. Each time I vow that it will be the last...each time I set a limit for myself before reality gets the best of me. The first time I started freaking out I think I was about 170 lbs. The next time I was in the 180's. So for the past year I secretly said to myself so long as I don't get to 200 lbs I'll be ok with what I weigh. Well this morning out of the blue I wipped the dust of my bathroom scale, held my breath, and had the devastation devour me. 202 lbs. I knew it was right. It's time to put on my big girl pants (not to be mistaken with my fat girl pants) and do something about this. Like NOW. No more talking about it. I tired of looking at myself in the mirror and not seeing the girl that I feel like inside. It's horrifying to think that I've let it go this bad.

I have no excuses left to use up. I know what I need to do...I just have to stick to it.

Measurements:
Weight 202 lbs
Arm (L) 13.5 (R) 13.5
Neck 14
Bust 42
Chest 35
Waist 42
Hips 47
Thigh (L) 25.5 (R) 25.5