I'm doing good so far. I didn't lose the 5 pounds I was hoping for but 5 pounds is a lot to lose in a week. I did, however, lose 4.6 pounds this week. 4.6 pounds is 2.086 kilograms.
That means that in just two weeks I've lost a total of 9.6 pounds or 4.35 kg. Not bad at all I say. Go Me!
Today for exercise I walked to the Madigan Medical Mall Laboratory and back again. Its roughly a mile there and a mile back. I could have used my bicycle but that would have meant I would have had to of added air to my bike tires. I'm lazy today. So I walked. Parking at the hospital is well, interesting at best. Often my spouse would drop me off and circle about to find a space to park. I'll just walk it as long as the weather is fair.
The reason for the walk was the lab work blood draw. 6 vials with 9 tests in preparation for the IVF. Oh, I still have more blood work to go through and more testing but for now I do what I can according to the calendar they sent me.
I've paid the deposit, as of this morning, for my IVF. The full amount is due in October. I'm still working on my parents to see if they want to contribute to their possible grandchild. I think if a child were a definite outcome they'd be more likely to help out with the costs. But since there is no guarantee they basically are telling me I'm on my own kid.
I did try to explain to my mom that if I can get them to help out with this IVF if it doesn't work then I'll still have enough for a possible next round which wouldn't be until next summer. My mom had no problem getting pregnant, she was only 25 when she had me. Some folks have it easy some, like me, don't.
Until I'm told otherwise I'm going to work hard at losing weight. The first week was easy the second week wasn't so easy to lose the weight. I actually had to do some exercising and cutting back on the food intake to lose what I did. I need to get it off before I get pregnant as I'm considered obese and I'd rather have one less complication in this pregnancy. Well hopefully there will be a pregnancy.
That's great about the weight loss, wow! I think 5lbs is a lot to lose in a week, I only ever did about 2lbs a week :)
ReplyDeleteAnd glad that things are rolling with the IVF, I hope that your parents come around to helping. I know that a lot of times they don't understand, or are worried about cost, or unable too. Good luck!
I know how challenging it is to lose weight. I'd like to drop a few before the wedding. I'll get super motivated...soon? Only I'm running out of time. Mostly, I just try to watch my intake. Even that can be challenging.
ReplyDelete*sigh*
I feel for you!