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Losing weight... but feeling pointless

As everyone knows DH and I are doing this major healthy lifestyle, weight loss thing. Insanity workouts every day, totally changed our eating and trying to just generally be healthier.  We are doing amazing (him 20lbs, me almost 10lbs). I am SO SO proud of him. And myself I guess.

The problem is now my clothes are getting to big and I would really like to get some smaller stuff. But then I think about how we hope to get pregnant again this summer. We are meeting with the fertility clinic again in April. So now I can't help but think this is all pointless for me. I am just going to gain the weight back and have to do this all over again after having another baby. Hopefully it won't take me 3 years again.

Help talk some logic into me please. lol

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Re: Losing weight... but feeling pointless

  • Definitely NOT pointless.  Any weight you lose now, is weight you will not have to work extra hard to get off after.  You'll still be smaller, even while pregnant. You still took off 10 pounds, and that's 10 pounds lighter when starting.  Plus eating healthier will obviously be better for the baby :)  Keep going! 10 pounds is great!!!
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  • I know you think it feels pointless but you are doing your body good by exercising & eating well! You are making your heart healthy! Stick with it!! You won't regret it!
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  • ^^^^^^^ what they said.

    i'm in pretty much the same spot as you (wanting to get pregnant soon) so i do understand what you're saying. but going into pregnancy in good shape will help immensely. i attribute my very easy pregnancy last time in part to how fit i was before getting pregnant (and staying active/eating very healthy during pregnancy.) i believe it also helped me in my very, very long labor.
  • Not pointless! The more fit you are before pregnancy and during will help with delivery and with bouncing back.
  • Thanks everyone! I lost these same 9lbs before getting pregnant with DS but didn't change my eating as much just worked out a friggin lot every day. My eating has changed so much this time around though.

    Part of me thinks my body needs to be a certain weight to get pregnant. haha Stupid infertile thoughts. But my eating has changed 100% so I hope that makes a difference during the pregnancy and I am able to keep it up etc.

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  • Thanks everyone! I lost these same 9lbs before getting pregnant with DS but didn't change my eating as much just worked out a friggin lot every day. My eating has changed so much this time around though.

    Part of me thinks my body needs to be a certain weight to get pregnant. haha Stupid infertile thoughts. But my eating has changed 100% so I hope that makes a difference during the pregnancy and I am able to keep it up etc.

    i've known quite a few women who were told by their ob/gyn to lose weight after struggling for months with unexplained infertility. so there might be something to it. weight can affect hormones & vice versa. i'm no expert of course.
  • Thanks everyone! I lost these same 9lbs before getting pregnant with DS but didn't change my eating as much just worked out a friggin lot every day. My eating has changed so much this time around though.

    Part of me thinks my body needs to be a certain weight to get pregnant. haha Stupid infertile thoughts. But my eating has changed 100% so I hope that makes a difference during the pregnancy and I am able to keep it up etc.

    i've known quite a few women who were told by their ob/gyn to lose weight after struggling for months with unexplained infertility. so there might be something to it. weight can affect hormones & vice versa. i'm no expert of course.
    I have heard of this as well. But I have heard it only to people that need to lose 50lbs+. I don't know if 10lbs would really make that much of a difference to hormones. That being said, my MIL had a pair of jeans that were one size to small. Every time she fit into them she got pregnant. So maybe there is truth to it even in 10lbs. I sure hope so!
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  • Thanks everyone! I lost these same 9lbs before getting pregnant with DS but didn't change my eating as much just worked out a friggin lot every day. My eating has changed so much this time around though.

    Part of me thinks my body needs to be a certain weight to get pregnant. haha Stupid infertile thoughts. But my eating has changed 100% so I hope that makes a difference during the pregnancy and I am able to keep it up etc.


    i've known quite a few women who were told by their ob/gyn to lose weight after struggling for months with unexplained infertility. so there might be something to it. weight can affect hormones & vice versa. i'm no expert of course.

    I have heard of this as well. But I have heard it only to people that need to lose 50lbs+. I don't know if 10lbs would really make that much of a difference to hormones. That being said, my MIL had a pair of jeans that were one size to small. Every time she fit into them she got pregnant. So maybe there is truth to it even in 10lbs. I sure hope so!


    Well, in my experience, it worked the opposite way. We struggled to get pregnant with DS1 and the doctor suggested I put on five pounds just to see and lo and behold...DS1 was conceived! So, I'm sure there is a connection with hormones and weight.
  • Hollylb3Hollylb3 member
    edited March 2014
    Let me be your success story then. We had been TTC 3 years when I decided to take off some weight. I stopped even thinking about getting pregnant and just focused on getting healthy. The very first month, I lost ten lbs and got pregnant. I have pcos, which is very much affected by diet and exercise. I can't see your siggy or if it says what your diagnosis is, but a healthy weight always helps, never hurts.
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    Diagnosed PCOS '03, TTC #1 Since March '09
    BFP - 10/20/10, M/C - 10/29/10
    June 2011 - 50mg Clomid = No O
    Dieted and exercised my butt off for PCOS = BFP 5/7/2012
    Due 12/29/2012
  • @hollylb3 the is awesome!
    I am unexplained/slightly male factor. I am really hoping his weight loss helps him issues as well. When I got pregnant with Ds i lost 10lbs between my first and second iui.
    This past fall i did an iui that didn't work. Hopefully losing 10lbs will work again! (and i am changing doctors)
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  • Totally not pointless!  You are living a much healthier lifestyle and you can continue it with your next pregnancy.  The more you loose now means you won't have to loose as much after you deliver next time.
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  • I have been thinking about this since last night. It makes so much sense to not want to carry these 10lbs while pregnant. That is really motivating. Thank you.
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