So today is day 4. I go and weigh myself, nothing has changed, haven't gained or loss today. Which is a good thing. Good too especially considering Aunt Flow is around the corner and I normally pick up about three pounds just about the time she comes to visit. My legs are cramping I can feel her coming. ...More to come when i get home from the gym.
Went to the gym today did 40 minutes on the treadmill with a moderate incline and a slower speed. Still i was about to burn 333 calories and did my two miles which is my goal per treadmill session. Got back home had leftovers and greens with the family.
Now here comes the revelation.... I have been having problems ovulating. Considering we want another child this is of course heart breaking news....heartbreaking to the point i felt myself going into a depression, then I remembered with Layna, our first child I took diet pills and lost some weight. She was conceived in May a month before our scheduled meeting with the fertility specialist. Soooo I started thinking ok I know i am bigger than I was when I conceived her, and I know from the holidays I have been in this mode of eating everything not nailed down.....Allll my heart's desire....So today, day four Friday, I started thinking about what the doctor told me. My Obgyn said that i didn't necessarily need to lose weight as much as lower my BMI which duuuhhhh translates into losing weight. Anyway while in his office I burst into tears telling him I had been trying to lose weight how discouraging it was, how getting below 200 was like a herculean feat for me.....Poor man he looked like he was saying, "fly me outta here sweet Jesus""""....Reminded me of Jenny from Forest Gump, God make me a bird so I can fly far far away..Hehe...So after getting a hold of myself I didn't knoww hat to do so i went back into polite Southern Lady mode, asked about his kids, how he was doing etc. He seemed to relax we bantered for a bit and then he said keep trying to lose weight I am going to double your letrozole....and we will go from there. I said ok...went back to work....
While at work I prayed and DECIDED to believe God that one, I would have another child from my womb and my husband's seed and two that I was going to confront my eating habits and my fertility. I did two things. One i bought a book I had been hearing about. Taking Charge of Your Fertility, haven't opened it yet. And got on the internet researching.....yes i was researching at work. It was either that or start screaming at the top of my lungs while crying and flailing about. I chose research. Anyway,,,,,I believe it was a idea from God, but i typed in blood sugar and infertility. A ton of stuff came across the screen...The one that got my attention was this article.
http://www.deliciousobsessions.com/2012/08/lets-get-personal-blood-sugar-control-is-vital-and-how-lowering-your-carbs-can-help-boost-fertility/
I immediately read the article identified myself, as the high carb eating, somewhat gluttons, good intentioned spirit that the article talks about. And then was shocked disturbed and amazed that my hight carb diet was raising my blood sugar and may be the cause of the ovarian problems i was experiencing. I immediately sent a email to hubbin, see below for excerpt of email.
OMG OMG…… SERIOUSLY…. GOD. I AM TELLING YOU IT WAS GOD….. THAT IS WHO PUT THE THOUGHT IN MY MIND TO TYPE INTO GOOGLE LINK BETWEEN BLOOD SUGAR AND FERTILITY.
THIS ARTICLE BASICALLY SAYS THAT PEOPLE WITH HIGH CARB DIETS (ME) EXPERIENCE OVARIAN REALITY FERTITILTY PROBLEMS. I AM SENDING YOU THE LINK THAT I SOOOO WANT YOU TO READ AND FOR US TO DISCUSS TONIGHT ALONG WITH THE EXCEPTS….WOW…. I AM LOW CARB LOW CARB……GOOOD GOD ALMIGHTY THEY ARE KILLING US WITH MCDONALDS.
…The results of this study found that compared to women eating diets of lower GL values, those eating diets with the highest GL were 92 per cent more likely to suffer from ovulatory infertility. Total carbohydrate intake was also associated with risk of ovulatory fertility, with highest intakes associated with a 91 per cent increased risk compared to the lowest intakes.
According to Dr. Fox, women at his clinic who follow a low-carb diet double their chances of conception. Those who stick to a diet as close to zero carbs as possible rarely need aggressive therapies and become pregnant in one or two cycles with simple oral fertility drugs.
I am sure most people would be like duh, but you see this is revelation for me. I wasn't raised understanding carbs or calories or healthy eating choices. I was raised create a comfy home with good food and happy faces. That centered around carbs, dipping sauces, fast food two or three or four or five times a week and maybe a couple of times a day.....I didn't realize that i couldn't eat pizza and fries in the cafeteria like the rest of my skinny friends. Aaaaannnd further more did not realize that was what was making me fat. I just thought I was unlucky. When you have friends in highschool and college who are basically eating the same diet you are, and at most are thick, no where near fat.... You think you are unlucky......It wasn't till I was grown and nearing the middle of my college career that I started to understand you have to eat for YOUR body type.... Anywho... this blog, day 4 is to say.....I believe the articles....and because I believe it, I am now doing a low carb paleo diet. This thing is serious friends. I won't let obesity rob me of children with my husband. Till next time.
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