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The Scale September 28, 2004

Usually I watch the scale to make sure the numbers aren’t climbing, now however, I’m in unfamiliar territory. I’m doing the opposite. Today I weighed 100 pounds. What? I haven’t been this light since my dancing days. Keep in mind that I’m pretty tiny. I’m only 5′3″ and have a small frame, but even so, 100 is a little worrisome.

In a recent post I noted that the progesterone was making me ravishingly hungry. Of course my hubby pointed out in the most endearing way that I meant “ravenously” not “ravishingly.” Anyway, my point is that it’s not like I’m not eating. In fact I’ve been make a conscious effort to eat more than I usually would. Where’s it gotten me? A loss of even more weight.

I think part of it has to do with the fact that I haven’t worked out since starting stims. You would think this would make me gain weight, but I think I’m losing some muscle. This, of course, would make me weigh less. The other reason that I can think of is my “no sweets” phase. It’s been about a month since I cut out all sweets from my diet. No chocolate, cupcakes, cookies, brownies, etc. have crossed my lips in a month. I’m sure that has something to do with my current weight since sweets have always been my week point.

However, by doing a before and after on my boobs, you would think that I would have gained weight from this IVF. I’ve gained a full cup size plus some since before starting birth control pills. I’m not complaining. It’s nice to finally have boobs. My husband thinks so, too, not that he gets to enjoy them other than visually. We’re not about to do anything sex-related while trying to make a baby, now are we?

I guess I’ll just have to start eating even more. I know it’s a problem many people would kill to have, but it’s still a problem. If one or both of these embryos decide to stick around I’ll have to make sure my body will be able to handle that. On the other hand, if they don’t stick around I’m sure I’ll gain 5 pounds in the two or three days following my negative beta. You won’t be able to get between me and chocolate at that point.

Oh, and here’s a little PIO tip I learned recently. If your hip is so sore that you think your husband could have possibly hit a nerve or something, DON’T stretch it. You’ll end up “sleeping” sitting upright on the couch, because
there simply is no position in the bed that doesn’t leave you in tears.

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• Author : amanda

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