TTC Check-In Oct. 28 - CONGRATS KRISTAN!!!

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Hello ladies!!! I'm starting the new thread. I will be MIA from Halloween until Veteren's Day because I will be on vacation!!!!! Yay!!!

Melanie - I haven't tried the low intensity step, but I know what you mean about the weight lifting. I didn't mind it, but it did seem longer to get through then PUB or the GS dvds. I did like High Intensity and Boot Camp a lot though. I liked the choreography on High Intensity and I like the variation on Boot Camp. Yes, it's not cardio driven, but that was okay for me because I used to be a cardio queen until couple years ago. I like doing a lot more strength training because my body has changed quite a bit since I started focusing more on strength training vs. just a whole lot of cardio. I did Kickboxing yesterday and that was okay. I bought a Jari Love dvd and she's okay. Other than Cathe, I go to the gym so I'm not to up to date on other workout dvds although I always look at them on collage videos.

Morris - Wow, 10 miles and pregnant!!! Can't believe it! I don't think I could do 10 miles and I'm not even pg, lol!

Jen - I hope you find your dvd! What a bummer!

Hi Anne, Autumn, and Kristan!!

I got 4 workouts in last week. I haven't tried the low instensity step yet so maybe I'll do that tomorrow. I think I'll pull out IMAX3 today since I can't remember the last time I did that one. I actually ate okay except for a couple days where for some reason I kept putting crap in my mouth. I had a cupcake on Friday night and so not worth it. x( :-( Other than that and the french fries, it was okay.

How is everyone's weekend so far?

Lisa
 
Lisa, I thought the same thing when Morris mentioned the 10 miles. My goodness girl! Are you trying to make us feel bad? First we fight the urge not to be envioius of your pregnancy, THEN you out do us on workouts too? LOL :D :D You're a real champion, girl! :D :D You know that we totally adore you, and I'm just teasing. :)

I"m due to try bootcamp today, but I"m not sure if I want to do it, if it's going to be just 30 minutes or so of cardio? Maybe I'll try a pre-mix.

I'm hoping you gals will recommend an intense cardio DVD for me to try...otherwise I may just end up buying that elliptical machine this winter!!!!!

Oh, I worked out 4 days this past week. I work five days this upcoming week. One of the days is in my hometown (on Wednesday) and next week I'm only working TWO days! Ha!!! Can't wait! We have some cold weather here...already in teens overnight. I will pack my surviver kit for the car today. :)

Who's due this week for a pg test? October has been a fertile month!! I'm actually hoping to conceive so baby 4 comes in winter again. So,...that puts me in March or April... No sex until then. Ha Ha. Just kidding.


~Melanie~

Jadon born 11/23/05
Justin born 1/17/04
Jory born 4/9/94
 
Hi everyone. Thank you for your warm wishes. Yes, Melanie, that was me who had Gus the month before you had Jadon.

I did a run on Saturday (only 4 miles though, nothing compared to 10 mile MOrris) and 3 of the 4 new DVD's. I agree- they don't satisfy the cardio junkie in me.

I am hoping this week I will get some runs in and some trips to the gym. I've put off the new boot camp because it looks harder than the rest. Any thoughts?

kristan
 
kristan, try the boot camp. it isn't as hard as drill max i don't think. it is fun and goes fast. i highly recommend it combined with the kb cardio (melanie!) to amp it up a bit.

melanie, i hope you get thru the five days and realaly enjoy the 2 days!! great workouts - how do you manage with your work schedule? i am looking into ellipticals a bit but have no idea what i'd be looking for. any thoughts? as for other instructors, i am a cathe fan mainly but liked amy bento's kbx. her new workouts intrigue me, but i do not care for her older stuff - it just does not have the bells and whistles

lisa, we will MISS you. no checking in on the road???

who is next to pregnancy test?

and melanie, why do you want a baby in winter? i am the opposite - i want the summer off.
 
Did KP & BC Cardio Only today. I liked it a lot. :)

Morris, isn't it obvious? I don't want to travel in the winter. I'm a little nervous about driving so far in the Northwoods....along a super curvy bumpy road that's hardly traveled. I CAN do it, but it'd be nice not to worry about it.

Speaking of my drive. I've gotten a revelation about my circumstance. It seems that it bothers people that I drive so far. I get questions daily, "Why do you drive so far?" or, "Doesn't that drive suck". It really is mind of matter. I've found that these peoples negaitivity has really brought me down, almost to a depressed state. I am determined to turn this around...I remember how we used to hear all the time negative stuff about DH being a stay at home Dad. Eventually I began to reply, "We find that it bothers other people, much more than it does ourselves. It works for us, and we like it". NOt only does it shut people up, but I find that they even become more positive. There's my pep-talk to myself. Wish me luck!

Kristan, so you forgive me for being rude? :d

~Melanie~

Jadon born 11/23/05
Justin born 1/17/04
Jory born 4/9/94
 
Melanie - Do whatever you need to do for your family and don't listen to other people's criticism. You are a positive force so I know you'll be fine no matter what. Be safe on your drive and hope the weather isn't too bad.

Morris - I will be staying with my BIL so I'll definitely try to jump on the computer. You know I'll be so curious as to how many you'll be having!

Kristan - I liked Bootcamp because it had good variation. Not as hard as Drill Max like Morris said, but fun and different from any of her other workouts.

So I did IMAX 3 to get a little more cardio in this week since I did mostly the new workouts as is. That felt good! I'll try the premixes when I get back on my trip. I will miss chatting with all of you, but I have 2 more days before I leave.

Lisa
 
melanie, that makes complete sense about why you want your baby in the winter. and i hope i did not sound negative about your drive. i can see lots of positive reasons why a drive would not be bad - most especially b/c of the down time it enforces upon you to really unwind before either getting to work or getting home. i am in maine, and i know the weather isn't quite so bad as where you are. i am glad to have all that time outside with a baby before it gets cold!

okay ladies, moment of truth - i have put on 2 of the 6lbs i lost. is this pregnancy weight at 5.5 weeks or me being careless? i am trying to not obsess about weight, b/c i know it will only go up, and my body will definately change. i try to remind myself to keep exercising as long as it is comfortable and eat nutritiously. my first pregnancy i gained 10lbs the first trimester:eek: i don't mind if that happens i guess, but it is a change mentally for sure. how soon did everyone start showing with their second?
 
Morris, I didn't think YOU were being negative. :) Just venting, proclaiming positiveiness on my own life. ;) I blame hormones for early weight increase in pg. As long as your active, and eating nutriously...you can't be upset with weight gain. AND if you're having multiples you can expect more weight gain, can't wait for an update on that!!!!

Lisa, have you done lower intensity step yet? I liked that one,...and I enjoyed her boot camp cardio (a lot like Mindy Mylrea's slammin' sports cardio).

Happy Monday ladies!

~Melanie~

Jadon born 11/23/05
Justin born 1/17/04
Jory born 4/9/94
 
Morris - 2 lbs is nothing. You have a lot more fluid going through your body now and like you said, as long as you keep excercising to your comfort level and eating well, you'll be fine.

Melanie - Today is lower intensity step day.

My temp dropped yesterday am and today AF is due so I took a test and a BFN like I thought since we did not make any deposits during my fertile days, but just wanted to make sure.

Lisa
 
CONGRATULATOINS KRISTAN!!! I believe I was up your way the over the weekend. I was at the Adams Mark.

Hi ladies! I have been reading... just no time to post. My DD got the thingee and now DS has a respiratory thingee, which I diagnosed as croup (I am such a typical nurse).

AF is due tomorrow. I missed a progesterone though... so I will take it tonight which my delay me. I did test, but it was negative. I was hoping for a positive for my d-day (yesterday).

Gotta go... toodles
 
>>Autumn-I hope your child (I can't remember if your child is a boy or a girl) is feeling better. My DS is 100% better-he was sick last week. Also, thanks again for all the info you had given me! Is it normal for temps to go down in the evening? I thought I'd try to squeeze one more thing out of you>>

Jen, why are you taking your temps in the evening? :)

You can ask me as many more questions as you wish.
 
Hi Autumn,
I am not charting them in the p.m. I take my temp at 5:30a.m. every morning. I was just curious one day and took it at night as well and saw that it went down. I just wondered if that is normal.

I should have ovulated already, so we'll see...

Have a great week everyone!
-Jen
 
Hi Jen~I understand. Just making sure you aren't obsessing over temps... which sounds like something I would do... I'm kinda serious. It seems I heard or read something about that so let me investigate and get back to you. How much fluctuation? Had you been chewing gum, drinking, talking, etc. before?
 
Autumn - I totally obsess over my temp and now that I'm going on a trip, I don't know what I'm going to do! :eek:

Anyway, I found out yesterday my hs friend is preg and she smokes and doesn't know if she can quit. She takes these herbs to replace her prozac without getting the dr's advice. She has life and marriage issues, but still opted to TTC and got pg after a few mos. I can't but help a little blah about it which makes me do that whole conflict thing of, no I'm grateful I have two beautiful, healthy, wonderful children, but then why do I feel at the same time, why not me be pregnant? KWIM? Why can't these women see how incredibly lucky they are to be pg? I'm sounding evil, but I really don't mean it in a bad way. Just a "I don't get it" way I guess. I'm not trying to pass judgement, but I would at least think having a healthy baby would surpass wanting that next cigarette.

Lisa
 
Autumn (and the rest of you)...
I don't think I am ovulatingx( . It is day 18 (or 19)of my cycle. I don't have my chart right in front of me at the moment. My temp did not change AT ALL, and I have that new super duper thermometer, so that is why I think so. EVery morning, at the same time, I take my temp, and it has been 97.7 (and little variations like 97.75, 97.74, 97.76). I did use an OPK stick on Sat, Sun and Mon, and it was + on Saturday. There was just a little faint pink line yesterday (and I read the directions that faint lines are -). I am getting frustrated!!! I just needed to vent. This is the first cycle that I used the good therm. I want to make an appt to see the doctor, so I would probably need more than one cycle of good data. How many will I need (2,3,4?). We have been TTC for 4 solid months now.
Any suggestions??? Thanks so much!
-Jen
 
jen, how frustrating! i am sorry, and i have no advice as i do not ovulate on my own at all! is it possible you missed it?

lisa,that is kind of sad about your friend being pregnant, and sad for the baby. i never understood how people can treat their unborn babies that way. i too found it frustrating especially when i work so hard to do everything right and cannot get pregnanct without a lot of help! then, people who abuse their bodies or do not even want babies just bam, get pregnant. on a different note, are you already for your trip? are you excited? how is the puppy dog feeling?

i did the new step workouts premix today and aded on blast from bm2. i like the new workout music, but i kind of wish they were as intense as bms or drill max.

my in laws come today for a week. i love them dearly, and they are really nice, but 1 week seems quite long to me for visitors. dh wants to tell them we are pregnant, but i wanted to wait until after the us next week. i just want to see a heartbeat (or 2).i feel ind of gross this morning, so that should be reassuring:).

melanie, when do you start your 5 days on? do you like the job close by better?

hi anne, hi autumn, hi kristan!

bbl
 
I meant to address the above post to Jen. Sorry!

Autumn - I hope this is your month! Prayers and fingers crossed for you!

Morris - I'm so not ready for the trip. My dog is doing great actually and I spoke with the lady at the boarding place and she's totally supportive about the whole situation.

I'm at work so I better get going!

Lisa
 
lisa, have a great trip!!

autumn, i hope things happen for you.

what is everyone else up to this halloween?

i woke up on the wrong side of the bed with a case of the grumpies. my inlaws are here, and we have not told them we are pregnant yet. i wanted to see the first us before i told anyone. anyways, i was so frazzled and short with everyone this morning and could not see to do anything about it. i pleased errand running so i could get 1hr to myself and instead had a big cup of decaf and 3 big cookies out. i am so gross!! talk about stress eating! but boy oh boy, it was soooo good. and i feel a bit more even tempered now. i just cannot indulge any more.

okay, i feel better for confessions now. anyone else have one to add?;)
 
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