ickle pand
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Well as you can see from my signature, I'm losing weight so that I can get IVF. I'm currently above the BMI required for funding for NHS treatment in this area so I need to get it down.
We were given a conditional place on the waiting list last March (conditional on me getting my BMI below 35) and nearly a year later and I weigh a stone more than I did then.
The fertility consultant was the one who suggested lighter life, after he'd read some studies about it. He knows that I've tried everything else - WW, WW online, SW, seeing dietitians, hypnotherapy, xenical, reductil etc.
I'm really feeling the pressure of time, we're due to go back in July to see how things are going, but with LL, I think I will have reached my target and more by then.
I've decided that I'm not just going to stick to LL to get my BMI below 35, I'm going to keep going until its in the normal range. I've hated my body shape for years and I think that if I'm going to do this then I might as well see it through. I have so many reasons for wanting to do this - to get IVF or even better to boost my fertility enough to get pregnant naturally, to have a healthier pregnancy and labour, to have the energy to run about after my baby, to be able to do things I can't do just now, to improve my arithritis, the list goes on and on.
I've got my first weigh in on Wednesday. I'm really looking forward to seeing how I've done, although I don't feel like I've lost any weight yet. I'm hoping for a good initial loss to boost me through week 2.
We were given a conditional place on the waiting list last March (conditional on me getting my BMI below 35) and nearly a year later and I weigh a stone more than I did then.
The fertility consultant was the one who suggested lighter life, after he'd read some studies about it. He knows that I've tried everything else - WW, WW online, SW, seeing dietitians, hypnotherapy, xenical, reductil etc.
I'm really feeling the pressure of time, we're due to go back in July to see how things are going, but with LL, I think I will have reached my target and more by then.
I've decided that I'm not just going to stick to LL to get my BMI below 35, I'm going to keep going until its in the normal range. I've hated my body shape for years and I think that if I'm going to do this then I might as well see it through. I have so many reasons for wanting to do this - to get IVF or even better to boost my fertility enough to get pregnant naturally, to have a healthier pregnancy and labour, to have the energy to run about after my baby, to be able to do things I can't do just now, to improve my arithritis, the list goes on and on.
I've got my first weigh in on Wednesday. I'm really looking forward to seeing how I've done, although I don't feel like I've lost any weight yet. I'm hoping for a good initial loss to boost me through week 2.
