Update and Refocus - This SAHM's Newest Adventures

Hey Y'all,

It's been about 6 months since I have posted here and my how life gets crazy. In June, I set out on a mission to lose weight. 100lbs in 10 months to be precise. I can say that I lost nearly 50lbs in 4 months and have (since June) lost 63lbs total so far. One thing has been slowing me down a bit since September...

We found out that we are expecting our newest member of the family and its a boy! David Anthony will be arriving in late May and we feel so blessed that our two year struggle with infertility is over.

I feel whole heartedly that our struggle to conceive was in fact due to my being overweight. I have slowed my weight loss down and eat more since I'm growing a baby but I continue to get stronger every day. Healthy food and fitness have become such an important part of my life. This blog will continue to follow our family life but will also be a way to share my fitness goals and workouts. Yes, that means I am back!

"I feel most beautiful when..."

... I take care of my body. Sweaty face and all, this IS my best side!

What do you do to make yourself feel happy and confident?

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Trying to Conceive = Sex Becomes a Job

Trying to Conceive (TTC)

Attempting to get pregnant can sometimes snuff out the romance flame, for us it certainly has. These days trying to get pregnant is like a science experiment. If you have to try hard like we do you'll know what I mean. There are the tools like: basal thermometers, charts, folic acid, extra folic acid, vitamins, supplements, soft cups, preseed, period tracking apps, ovulation kits, and the list goes on -ugh! Then there's all the advice and rules: no drinking, no caffeine, lots of water, no ibuprofen (as if anything else works), check your cm (don't ask), elevate your hips, don't get up too fast, only once a day, stand on your head & say the alphabet backwards... SMH! Don't forget that sex becomes a job! If all that wasn't enough, you have the "Two Week Wait", during which time you'll drive yourself cray cray thinking any little twinge is a possible sign of pregnancy. You'll test every other day hoping that the last bfn (big fat negative) was just too early to tell. Then Aunt Flo (period, duh!) will arrive -cue the tears now! 

That's why this year we are throwing it all out the window. 20 months ago I had our daughter and if she's the only child I have, I will not be disappointed. She really is the most beautiful thing in my life.  Now the hubs and I plan to focus more on ourselves and our little family and less on the "job" of trying to make a baby. We lost a pregnancy in June and for the past 6 months, we have been going nuts to try to get pregnant again. It's been a roller coaster of stress & emotions and I think we are ready for a break! 

Here's to a less stressful new year! For all of you ladies working on TTC, good luck but don't lose the romance like we almost did. ;)

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