4 Pounds!!!!!!! And hubby is doing it too!

So here I am coming to the end of cleans day 3. I stepped on the scale this morning before I ate breakfast and I was down 4 lbs! I’m excited to measure on Wednesday to see if I’m down any inches. AdvoCare really does work. I am so much more motivated now then I was on Saturday lol.

Today my hubby started his 24-day challenge. It was a bit rocky at first because he was freaking out about the things he could and couldn’t eat. He is doing better now that I showed him how good some of the healthy foods can be. Anyway I though I would share his measurements too so we can both show you how we have changed at the end of the challenge.

Chest............................43 1/2 Inches                    

Waist ...........................44 ¾ Inches

Hips.............................45 Inches

Left thigh.....................25 1/4 Inches

Right thigh...................25 1/4 Inches

Upper arm left..............14 1/4 Inches

Upper arm right............14 1/4 Inches

Weight...........................250 Lbs

AdvoCare 24-Day Challenge

Well AF came and went and I am currently on like CD 14 or 16 or something. I kinda lost track seeing how we are not really trying. I took the Lydia Pinkham to see if it could help regulate my cycle. And I toke the last of that today. Never got a positive OPK so I guess it didn’t really work. Oh well on to the next experiment lol.

I recently started selling AdvoCare. I am in love with the Spark and the Slam products that they have. I am staring their 24-day challenge tomorrow. It starts off with a 10 day cleans and then for the other 14 days you focus on eating right and staying healthy. My goal is to lose around 10 lbs or 10 inches. Right now this is my current standings before

stating day one:

Chest............................53 ¼ Inches                    

Waist ...........................57 ¾ Inches

Hips.............................55 Inches

Left thigh.....................30 Inches

Right thigh...................33 Inches

Upper arm left..............17 Inches

Upper arm right............18 Inches

Weight..........................308 Lbs

Date: August 17, 2012

Now please don’t make fun or anything like that. Rude comments will be deleted. It is taking a lot for me to post that on this blog but mostly I feel safe because I’m trying to stay anonymous. I will not be posting my before photos until I have after photos to post with them. I will keep you all updated as I go along. I am checking progress on day 5 day 10 day (end of cleanse phase) day 17 and day 24. I am very optimistic about this so I hope I have good results to share with you all! My other hopes are that by dropping some healthy weight by the time we start TTC again I will have an easier time!

If interested in joining me on my 24-day challenge or getting involved in AdvoCare message me and I'll get you the info!

What is it with men!?!

            We started Provera on Monday. It was CD39 and I took a home pregnancy test (HPT) and it was negative. That’s what I expected so I stated the Provera. Like I said in the last post my temps were not very promising. We are going on to an UN RX cycle. I am going to start taking Lydia Pinkham three times a day from CD1 till I ovulate or the bottle is gone what ever works. For some reason they say that the black cosh in the LP can make you have a girl but I really don’t care the gender of the baby! I just want to have another baby.

            The hubby and I got into a huge fight on Sunday night about adoption. I really feel very strongly in my heart that I need to adopt a baby. I have prayed about it and I feel that it is what we need to do. Only thing is that my husband is against it all of a sudden. He actually told me that he would not love the child because it wouldn’t be his. It would be like someone else’s child came to live with us. It broke my heart. He is an amazing father to our daughter and I know he would be a great one to any child that we brought into our family. I guess I will just have to let him stew on it for a while. That is usually what I end up doing and things usually end up in my favor!

Basal Body Temp

            If you are a seasoned trying to conceiver you know all about basal body temping (BBT). If not then here is a little background: You take your temp using a special basal body thermometer. You have to make sure and take your temp first thing in the morning before you even sit up. You also need to take it at the same time every day! You can take the temp oral or vaginal (vaginal is more accurate) and then you track it on a chart. The reason for doing this is that after ovulation the spot where the egg was released from is called the corpus luteum. This spot on the ovary now produces progesterone. Progesterone is a thermal producing hormone that will spike your BBT. The temp will spike at least .3 degrees above the last 6 temps and stay elevated for an average of 14 days. Then if you are not pregnant it will drop back down to where it was pre ovulation and your period will start.

            Anyway the reason for this tracking is to make sure you know when you ovulated and to make sure your not testing to early. Well I have posted my chart for the last cycle below. It is really pissing me off because it isn’t doing anything that a normal temp would do. I am getting so aggravated because for the last week or so as you can see below my temp will spike and I will get excited because I might have ovulated but then it goes right back down! But then back up and I get my hopes up again! I think I’m done with this whole temping thing! Its just driving me crazy!

Provera here we come

            Well today is CD 36 for me and still not for sure sign of ovulation. :o( The hubby and I have been baby dancing every other day just to be safe but I think another round of Provera is in my future! I hate taking Provera with a passion. Their really are not side effects but just knowing that my body has failed me yet again just really makes me mad!

            We are going unmedicated this next cycle. I am going to try Lydia Pinkham herbal supplement. It is suppose to help regulate your cycle so we will see if it helps. They use to market it as “a baby in every bottle” I really hope it works for use because I am just so emotionally drained with all the trying.

            On a brighter note my best friend who is due in November found out last week that she is having a little boy! This is a bad thing for my pocket book though lol cause I keep seeing cute little boy things! And of course I end up buying them! I am so happy for her.