WTO Weekend of 7/17-7/18

acleverusername · July 2021

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GTKY: What's your favorite/indispensable kitchen gadget?

paytonpedro · July 2021

Month/Cycle: 2/ 1AL

CD: lucky 13

WAYDTGKU: benched

R/R: Everyday autocorrect tries to correct “benched” to “benches” 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’ve been so busy in the kitchen all morning making pasta salad and ambrosia. I’ve made 2 dozen carrot cake cupcakes and a double layer cake with fresh strawberries in the middle. I sat down to watch the last episode of a show I was binging and fold clothes, and I realized I have frosting all over me. Haha. It’s on my ankle. Lol like how!? But ugh back to pouring here. All day. My poor husband came home from work for lunch to change his clothes and put his coat in the dryer. I hate that he has to work outside on days like these. And also there is a tornado warning for the southern portion of my county… a little too close to home for me. Hopefully nothing comes of it.

CS/Q: we’ve been sleeping with the ac on and my temps are all over the place. Ugh.

GTKY: What's your favorite/indispensable kitchen gadget?

Hmmm. I got a new pizza cutter that I’m thrilled with. I also love my crockpot and soup pots. I prefer to do everything the hard way so I don’t really use “gadgets” per say.

pajamstagrams · July 2021

@paytonpedro mmmm carrot cake 🤤 definitely my favorite type of cake because the frosting is so yummy. So...since you prefer to do everything the hard way, to you grate carrots by hand? 😜

Stay safe today! Tornado warnings are no fun.

Month/Cycle: 2AL

CD: 4

WAYDTGKU: benched

R/R: had a good session at the (home) gym today! Should be close to hitting some of my goals so that's exciting.

CS/Q: nope

GTKY: What's your favorite/indispensable kitchen gadget? Hmmmm probably my espresso machine 🙈 I'm such a coffee snob and I looove having the ability to make myself an americano be with foamy milk anytime I want. I'd also say that my instant pot and food processor are a close behind for a 2nd place tie.

paytonpedro · July 2021

@pajamstagrams generally yes. But I’m a super cheater and bought box mix 🙈🙈 I just had way too much to do to make it from scratch. It’s my dads favorite too. Yay to you for getting close to hitting exercise goals!! I have no accountability and I wish I had more motivation. And an espresso machine sounds so nice!!! But I’m probably way too lazy so I just use my keurig. Which is a kitchen gadget??!?! And actually my favorite. Lol.

keikilove · July 2021

I’m happy to finally be getting back into the dailies! It’s nice to know what’s going on with everybody.

@pajamstagrams & @paytonpedro Feel free to join us in the Healthy Habits thread. We are all at different levels of fitness and health goals.

@paytonpedro Today’s menu at your house sounds amazing! Were you prepping for a gathering? Carrot cake is delish with that cream cheese frosting. Hummingbird cake with the same frosting is my absolute fave, next to that delicious strawberry layer cake you described. Can I come over?😀

@pajamstagrams Jelly of your espresso machine! Fancy coffee with a frothy top is so fulfilling, hahaha. What kind do you have? I’ve always wanted a machine for that reason but don’t drink enough coffee to justify it.

Month/Cycle: I have no idea today.

CD: 1

WAYDTGKU: Thankfully, I think this cycle is going to be fairly quiet as I reset after two back-to-back egg retrievals. I also get to lay off a bunch of TTC meds, which is lovely.

R/R: Rave: I’m all caught up with work stuff ahead of deadline so I can actually relax this weekend. Rant: MH was being a Mr. Poopy-head this morning and we got into it so now I’m ignoring him, lol. I’m going to lie in bed the rest of the afternoon with these CD1 cramps and watch TV. Self-care.😉

CS/Q: One lonely dot.

GTKY: What's your favorite/indispensable kitchen gadget? It would probably be my Keurig. We have a nice wooden tray set up next to it with the tea collection, monkfruit sugar alternative in a pretty jar with a scooper, myo-inositol powder next to that, and collagen powder next to that. Form & function. (The plastic of the Keurig is the one thing I couldn’t eliminate after reading “It Starts With The Egg”. 🤷‍♀️)

paytonpedro · July 2021

@keikilove you’re invited! Haha. We have a couple birthdays this weekend so we’re just doing a smallish family get together. 20ish people. two back to back egg retrieval’s?! You’re a champ! How many did they get for you? I hope today is a better day with Mr. Poopy-head. lol. Also could never eliminate my keurig. Your set up sounds Pinterest worthy!

fantasyflyte · July 2021

@paytonpedro sounds like you had a productive day! It's amazing how stuff gets everywhere when baking isnt it?
@pajamstagrams oooh goals in reach! Nice!
@keikilove back to back retrievals sound rough, glad you get to lay off a bit. Fingers crossed for you!

Month/Cycle: 9/9

CD: 6

WAYDTGKU: bbt, cm, opks, cinnamon, metformin

R/R: I've mobile bumped so much my predictive text has my WAYDTGKU memorized lol.
We're on VACATION! WOO! And I remembered my thermometer, double woo!

CS/Q: not yet

GTKY: What's your favorite/indispensable kitchen gadget? Probably my KitchenAid mixer. Mine is a nice cast iron tilt head from the 80s, my mom got it when my parents got married and mom held on to it when she got a fancier one, and gave it to me when we got our own house. All it needed was a $5 base plate replaced and it was good as new and I love it.

pajamstagrams · July 2021

@keikilove it's a breville! We got it I think in 2016 and it still works great! You could always switch to the "diy" k cups where you use your own coffee. But still, the container has plastic 😕.
Yay for being off meds! I'm sure it's nice to have a more 'relaxing' cycle, if that's even possible.

@fantasyflyte oooh enjoy your vacation! I always bring my thermometer, but never remember to use it, so don't be like me 🙈

+1 for a KitchenAid mixer, those things are legit and last forever!

acleverusername · July 2021

@paytonpedro wow, the carrot cupcakes sounds amazing! Do you have a dog around to lick the ankle frosting? What does YH do that he has to work out in the pouring rain? Poor guy!

@pajamstagrams I’m a coffee snob too lol. And I’ve turned MH into one. So now he’s saving up for a really expensive espresso machine. I’ve got a deal alert set up for a Breville espresso machine but to be honest, we’ve been disappointed with a couple of Breville purchases that went kaput.

@keikilove I hope you had a relaxing CD1 yesterday and that YH stopped being a poopy head. MH is like that a bit too. Last weekend I finally got him convinced that he needs to get studying for interviews just in case the startup where he works goes kaput (there are signs that it could happen) and now he’s doing that but he gets so cranky when he’s pretty for interviews. I forgot just how cranky.

@fantasyflyte woohoo for remembering the thermometer. Now just remember to take a break from TB! It’s nice to do that once in a while. Enjoy your vacation!!!

Month/Cycle: 19/19

CD: 23 (O day!)

WAYDTGKU: attempt #2 at IVF #1. Also, taking so many vitamins and supplements that I’m 😵‍💫. Feeding lots of vits and supps to MH too.

R/R: we had such a great training session with our dog trainer yesterday! We go to her every 2 months or so, so that we can practice what she teaches us. We drive 1h20min to meet with her because she’s A-MAZING!!! She has a Master’s in Animal Behavior and Wellness and is a Karen Pryor certified training partner. We’ve immediately started implementing the stuff she taught us and already seeing results.

Plus, since I got my LH surge yesterday, I confirmed with my clinic that my baseline ultrasound will be on Tuesday and I’ll likely be starting stim meds that day. Woo!

CS/Q: actually, since I’m doing mid-luteal start IVF, I think I’m technically going to remain in WTO until after the retrieval. I don’t see the point of moving to TWW since I won’t be waiting to take an HPT. So… should I stay here? Or move to TWW?

GTKY: What's your favorite/indispensable kitchen gadget? It would have to be my vacuum sealer. I picked it up at Costco at the start of pandemic and have grown to love it. I can stock up on meat and separate it into small portions.

fantasyflyte · July 2021

I think? my bloodwork all came back good, at least it's all in the normal ranges on Quests site? I'll put the numbers in a spoiler, I think the plan is to discuss them with my doctor next month if this cycle isn't the one, and we do an ultrasound on CD12.

Testosterone 25

17-hydroxyprogesterone 12

FSH 5.0

LH 1.3

DHEA sulfate 108

Prolactin 7.8

pinkkillersheep · July 2021

Month/Cycle: 3/3

CD: 13

WAYDTGKU: bbt, cm, opk’s

R/R: Work turned into a mess in a really emotionally draining way and pulled me away from schoolwork for a significant portion of the weekend. So now I have to figure out how I catch up…not great. I have so much on my plate right now and there’s no end in sight.

CS/Q: none

GTKY: What's your favorite/indispensable kitchen gadget? Rice maker! I actually am posting explicitly because I love my rice maker so much and needed to let everyone know lol

mamanbebe · July 2021

@fantasyflyte have you had 7dpo bloodwork done yet? To my understanding, the combination of the two labs can get a full snapshot of your hormonal health so that you know if your body is doing its job in both phases of your cycle (forgive me if this is redundant to what you have known or completed)

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