Those who are waiting to TTC

euronorris

Cheers dear. Have seen it and replied. Have seen yours too BZ and will reply asap, but as you can imagine things are a bit 'up in the air' for me at the moment. Got a lot to sort out and do.

xxxxx

clearing_out_my_pockets

Also sending hugs to bigz - seen you're having a tough time at the moment

claire16c

good news on the contract Euro! Sorry to hear you have bad news too though, hope its not anything too awful.

bigzippy

Thanks comp things could certainly be better :cool: how's your last stubborn pounds going?

No worries euro, I figured as much

clearing_out_my_pockets

bigzippy wrote: »

Thanks comp things could certainly be better :cool: how's your last stubborn pounds going?

No worries euro, I figured as much

Stubbornly

Every time I get near to a milestone I just hit a mental block. It happened when I was about to go into the next stone down on the scales and it's happening again now I'm almost at 2st lost. I still have 3lb to go until I am no longer classified as overweight. BUT..... DH has said that regardless of whether I've got there or not, the implant is definitely coming out on 1st March even if he has to rip it out himself :eek:

I did then tell him I have a Client meeting on the 1st, so could we go for 29th Feb (hoping that'll be a lucky day :rotfl:)

bigzippy

Sounds good comp!
I know how you feel though - I feel like I'm dancing around this 3st lost mark, not quite confident enough to say 8bmi s lost, not feeling like I'm getting anywhere :cool:

Glad you've got dh firmly on board now! 2st is a huge loss though, I remember from your wedding pics you didn't look like you had 2st to lose, so you must look and feel completely different now??

andthethreebears

*bump*

hi all - hope everyone is well?
i'm sat home alone on the sofa, watching a chick-flick, drinking a glass of white wine and was almost tempted to join a baby forum - eek!
i know i have at least 12 months to wait until even starting ttc, possibly/probably even longer than that but i can't help thinking about it! i read an article in a magazine today about a new and revolutionary baby toy and i was almost tempted to buy it and hide it
*blush*

clearing_out_my_pockets

bigzippy wrote: »

Sounds good comp!
I know how you feel though - I feel like I'm dancing around this 3st lost mark, not quite confident enough to say 8bmi s lost, not feeling like I'm getting anywhere :cool:

Glad you've got dh firmly on board now! 2st is a huge loss though, I remember from your wedding pics you didn't look like you had 2st to lose, so you must look and feel completely different now??

On my wedding day my BMI was almost 31 and my body shape was all over the place. But yeah, I feel different and I've been told I look different even if I don't see it myself when I look in the mirror. I've always had 'body issues' which stem from a previous partner and it's difficult to see the real me.

8 BMI points is a massive drop, you should be so proud of yourself :T

bigzippy

clearing_out_my_pockets wrote: »

On my wedding day my BMI was almost 31 and my body shape was all over the place. But yeah, I feel different and I've been told I look different even if I don't see it myself when I look in the mirror. I've always had 'body issues' which stem from a previous partner and it's difficult to see the real me.

8 BMI points is a massive drop, you should be so proud of yourself :T

I don't even remember being bmi of 31! I must've been a teenager... Depending on what height I was at the time you have just described how I feel though - I know that 3st/8bmi is a lot, and in certain things I know there's a difference, but looking in the mirror I still see a slightly shrunken fat bird :rotfl::o I think I started putting weight on when I was about 8 though, so I'm not sure what size I'd have to be to recognise/think of myself as anything but a slightly shrunken fat bird

Attb - just post on here more, is what I reckon. If you join more clubs and forums and buy more gear, you'll just wind yourself up more and more tightly and be like a coiled spring of stress by the time you do get to ttc - it's not worth the pressure, on yourself, on your partner, on each cycle, on each bd, etc etc. Try to find things to enjoy during this year, with your oh, relaxed - cos when you do step onto the rollercoaster of ttc, you'll need your relationship (and sanity!) to be as strong as possible

I hope that doesn't around to preachy or condescending I do understand the grimness of wttc, I was there for a long time, but having been ttc for over a year, I can tell you that unless you "catch" quickly, it only gets harder, and living in the moment is the only way to get through. Looking back at how long it has already been isn't helpful, mentally, and looking too far in the future just drives you bonkers with the whatifs too :cool: Don't wish your life away wanting to be fast forwarding to what you think will be the good stuff, cos you'll miss the good stuff that's there right now
(and yes, I'm telling myself that, as much as anyone else )

clearing_out_my_pockets

bigzippy wrote: »

I don't even remember being bmi of 31! I must've been a teenager... Depending on what height I was at the time you have just described how I feel though - I know that 3st/8bmi is a lot, and in certain things I know there's a difference, but looking in the mirror I still see a slightly shrunken fat bird :rotfl::o I think I started putting weight on when I was about 8 though, so I'm not sure what size I'd have to be to recognise/think of myself as anything but a slightly shrunken fat bird

I currently have loads of photos around the house of me pre-weight gain and when they're next to my wedding photos, I can really see the difference. I wish someone had said something to me beofre I put the weight on. I can only put it down to one of two things - in July 2009 I had the contraceptive implant put in (studies show it is linked to weight gain, apparently) and then in December that year I moved in with DH and he likes big portions. So I'm fairly happy that once the weight is off, it should stay off because my tastes have changed.

I'd also agree that buying baby stuff will only make things worse in the long run - my friend is expecting her first in July and I've been buying her a couple of bits & bobs and it's horrible having tham in the house. Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely thrilled for her and her husband, but looking at the pile of scratch mittens, bibs, muslin squares and baby-gros.... I just want to keep them 'just in case'