Healthy Habits w/o 7/5

Re: Healthy Habits w/o 7/5

• bows22 member

  July 2021

  What habits, goals, or resolutions are you focusing on this week? Tracking calories. I had my hysteroscopy today and I remember feeling pretty exhausted for multiple days last time but hoping I’ll feel up to do some light exercising.

  
  How's everything going? Any recent wins? So far so good! I’m down a couple of pounds and the only thing I’ve really sacrificed is snacking so I’m feeling good about being able to get back to my normal weight. 

  
  What has you motivated or struggling this week? It might be mostly in my head because of the scale but I feel pretty great too which is definitely a motivator.
  

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• optimistgardener member

  July 2021 edited July 2021

  @bows22 great to hear that the hysteroscopy is done! good luck with the recovery. treat yourself gently.
  

  
  

  What habits, goals, or resolutions are you focusing on this week? Started my IVF meds this week and even though it's only day 2, the sleepy heavy blanket fog thing is already real. Since my usual jogging schedule is definitely a No for the next little while, my goal is to get out and walk a couple of miles every day, even if it's slow. My dog will love me for it but she's an absolute jerk on the leash (she's a farm dog and doesn't do formal walks very often), so gearing myself up to deal with her shenanigans is a process in itself.
  

  
  How's everything going? Any recent wins? I can't say I lost any weight in the past month and change, but I feel really good and healthy. I was glad to run right up into the start of my IVF cycle.
  
  What has you motivated or struggling this week? The aforementioned gonadotropin haze, plus it's still super hot here. I'm trying to stay good with my water intake.
  

  History

  I am doing this on my own. Left ovary and fallopian tube removed due to cyst/necrosis just after birth. Right ovary and tube still purport to function.

  Began TTC in Aug '18 @ age 35

  5 or 6 (or 7?!) cycles using frozen donor sperm, ICI. All BFN

  Mar-Jun '19 IUIs, all BFN
  

  Began process of referral for RE in spring of '19, blood tests confirm low AMH (.54) but all else is good.

  May '19 HSG shows open tube, but ultrasound suggests fibroids
  

  MRI in June '19 confirms two large fibroids, one growing through wall of uterus

  In June '19 I move from California to Oregon, disrupting my insurance, referrals, etc. 5 months spent piecing it all back together.
  

  Nov. '19 attempted myomectomy (vaginal approach) failed. 2nd surgery using laparoscopic method in Jan '20 is successful.
  

  April '20 --> June '20, natural IUIs, all BFN.

  July? saline ultrasound and bubble test demonstrate open tube
  

  July '20 clomid cycle cancelled for thin lining

  Aug-Oct, 3 femara cycles, all BFN

  RE referral. While waiting to set up an appointment Nov-Jan,I continue with natural cycles and ICI, using a known donor, BFN...
  

  Jan '21 more bloodwork, AMH is worse (.30), FSH high albeit not catastrophic at 13.2. hysteroscopy all good. "looks cozy!" says the RE.
  

  Feb '21, injectables (menopur, novarel), iui, BFN (doc said the frozen donor sperm sample had the "best numbers she'd ever seen!")
  

  Mar '21, injectables, iui cancelled due to lack of follicles, converted to at home-insem. BFN
  

  May '21, first IVF round cancelled due to cyst.

  July '21 IVF: standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 7; 6 days of stims. 8 eggs retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilize, 4 made it to blast. 3 are 4AB, 1 is 4BB. PGT-A results all abnormal.
  Oct '21 somewhat improved AMH (.51) and significantly improved FSH (8.9). Maybe it's all the pills I swallow.
  Dec -21, standard antagonist. 225menupur/225gonal-f/cetrotide/5000u trigger, AFC 5; 11 days of stims. retrieval yields 5, 4M, 2 reach day-6 blast (4AB & 4BB). 1 low-level mosaic (chr. 3 deletion), 1 complex abnormal.
  Feb '22 FET (low-level mosaic): CP.
  May '22 egg retrieval, lupron flare protocol. HGH priming for 1 month before stims; md lupron 20/20u daily; menopur 225, follistim 225, 10k trigger after 8 days of stims; AFC 10; 13 retrieved; 10 mature; 8 fertilized. All frozen at 2PN for later thaw, grow, and biopsy.
  July '22 egg retrieval same protocol: 9 days of stims; AFC 8; 10 retrieved, 8 mature, 4 fertilized and frozen.
  Sept '22 ER same protocol: AFC 10; 12 retrieved, 11 mature, 11 fertilized.
  From the 3 retrievals, 7 survived to day 5-6 blastocyst, from which I have 2 normal embryos!
  Jan 20, Fully medicated FET, baby aspirin, dexamethasone, acupuncture, and as much woo as I can stand (which isn't very much). BFN.
  July 23, Natural FET + baby aspirin. BFN.
  

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• SmashJam member

  July 2021

  What habits, goals, or resolutions are you focusing on this week? Continuing tracking my food to figure out how bad my habits really are. I honestly don't feel like I'm doing that bad in the last few weeks and my pants still fit but the scale is not loving me today.

  
  How's everything going? Any recent wins? I'm starting a workout in the morning, and today was the first day. Yoga!
  
  What has you motivated or struggling this week? I weighed myself. I don't know if this is going to motivating or frustrating but the scale says all 20lbs I had lost before the pandemic hit are back. Around two weeks before my period I gain about 5lbs, pretty consistently, so its possible this number isn't as high as I think. But its motivation to truly start getting my grazing under control or that number is just going to keep going up. 
  

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• keikilove member

  July 2021

  Posting for weekend accountability!
  
  

  What habits, goals, or resolutions are you focusing on this week? I focused on moving everyday this week and did a great job of it. As of today I really need to focus on taking off some of this IVF-meds weight. 

  
  How's everything going? Any recent wins? A major win is that I LOVE my Fitbit smartwatch. It has been super motivating to see the step count be accurate all day everyday.😄 And I went way over my daily  step goal of 10k steps a day, except for retrieval day when I surprisingly still got in 8k steps before resting. 
  
  What has you motivated or struggling this week? The way I look and feel has me struggling a bit. But the outrageously high number on the scale has me motivated to do something about it! I figure I have about a month before embryo transfer and that is enough time to make a major dent in this weight loss goal. 
  
  
  

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• kaylaandreano member

  July 2021

  I joined a gym with my daughter a couple of months ago to get as fit as I can before trying to conceive next month. Also, something for us to do together. The recent win is just how great it has been to have this routine with my daughter! 

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