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Janix2:
Mamas,is consuming milk good during ttcing especially one with pcos.
Cc:fvine,sugah and all.
Is talkin milk good,if yes what type? And how often?

PCOS women are advised to stay away from Diary. It's good and ok for non PCOS women though.

chom4shizzle:
@Fvine Lol, God will help us dear, u js gave me an idea of wat 2 cook 2moro...dry fish sauce, am expecting visitors 2moro n I wan 2 be d perfect wife Surprised u were 94 kg n size 18 n I was 100kg n size 16 indeed bodies are different! Cud be I have more bone mass or lean muscle n u hv more lipid tissue. It is well.That's y I like using tape because on scale I stall bt d tape mkes me happy. Happy weekend dear.

Yes oh! Enjoy your Sunday. Our bodies are truly different. It was more like a Size 17 because I could still wear most size 16 but some were tight. Could fit into some Size 18 but most were bogus so I could have been 17/16. I also love being comfortable in my clothes so i tend to wear free stuff. Weight doesn't really matter much but the body measurements. Keep keeping on. Am 5ft 7inches which is also a factor.

Today is Day 5 or perhaps Day 1 of my Egg Fast. I say perhaps Day 1 because I messed up big time yesterday evening which was Day 4./So DH and I went out and on our way back he branched into a joint close home. He said he didn't want to go home yet and just sit down, that we should rather hang out. Well I was hungry and the Carnivore in me grabbed N500 Suya. I refused to take any beverage drink. DH ordered for Dry Fish Peppersoup garnished with Ripe Plantain with plenty tomatoes and onions. I couldn't resist and therefore joined him in eating the Peppersoup.

Well I weighed in this morning and was surprised that I didn't gain. I actually lost 0.1kg which brings my weight to 77.5kg and a total loss of 2.1kg. Well I had to continue with the Egg Fast today because my goal is to move from 79.6kg to 77kg on or before Monday morning which means I still have 0.5kg to go. Hopefully weigh in tomorrow will be favorable and I'll be able to transition. If not tomorrow will be another Egg Fast day and I'll definitely transition tomorrow whether the goal is met or not.

chom4shizzle:
Mornin everyone, so js finished my 2 cups of pineapple n watermelon smoothy, had 2 prepare buns 4 DH cos he luvs it n my eye js dey chook 2 collect one...which I finally gave in n collected 2!. D temptation was too much, abeg god of weightloss 4giv meee!

Bt all ds was after d tape measure and am glad 2 say d ministry moved well evn tho I wasn't as dedicated for d egg fast especially d first 2 days cos I was able 2 eat only 3 eggs dose days plus few carbs here n dere n I took mangoes d last 2 days. Bt I measured 2day n I had lost slightly above half (0.5)inches on 70 perc of my body den 1 inch at my upper tummy js below d tip of my boobs n 1 inch from my hips. My bust increased by 0.2 cos my boobs are on 2ww n I lost only 0.2 frm my leg( d yam area lol). So totaling everytin wil be a scale matter but am nt doing dt yet. I normally lose like 0.4 inches weekly bt if I can lose 1/2 inch in 4 days den it was worth it n it means in 1 month i will lose approx 2.8 inches which wil be highly welcom. Am glad I did this, thnks mummy fvine

Glad you gave it a trail and it worked for you. As per the Buns and carbs here and there, we no go kill ourselves nah but I honestly run away from refined Sugar and Flour. I also try to stay away from high carbs. You're not alone on the imperfect Egg Fast, messed up yesterday by eating Dry Fish Peppersoup, garnished with ripe plantains, plenty tomatoes and onions, not forgetting the N500 Suya before the peppersoup. Went out with DH and on our way back he drove to a joint close to our house, said he didn't want to go home and sit down and wanted us to hang out. I was so hungry and grabbed Suya. When they brought the Peppersoup for him, longer throat no gree me so I still joined him in eating it. Weighed in this morning and lost only 0.1kg. Am currently at 77.5kg now. I didn't take tape measurement before starting so can't say the inches I lost.

To maintain your loss, continue on a low carb healthy eating and exercise. Smoothies are great too. Then you can always throw in an Egg Fast when you feel like it. That's what I kept on doing last year until I lost 14kg, moved from Dress Size 18 to Dress size 14.

Abeg my Sis and Egg Fast Buddy, run away from Mangoes as much as you can. Mangoes are fattening. Also go easy on Pineapple especially in your tww. We shall surely conquer being Overweight someday. Take care and continue to enjoy the rest of your weekend.

haryourlar:
Am glad am in this forum. Have been married for four year without issues pls can someone in the house interprete these results for me to have more knowledge and possible solution.
Pelvin scan -the uterus measures 6.7*4.65cm with smooth outline and preserved myometrial echopattern. The endometrial plate is well opposed. Both adnexse and POD are free. The urinary bladder contains clear urine,no stone or sludge is seen.
FBS-37%
LH-2.2(0-40)miu/ml
FSH-7.6(0-20)miu/ml
TSH-0.5(0.4-7.0)miu/ml
Progesterone D-21--7.2(2-25)ng/ml
COMMENT - Biochemically suggestive inadequate luteal phase.
-other parameters are within reference limits

HSG(catheter method)
Impression -left hydrosalpinx
-Right perifunbrial adhesions
. ECS -yeast cells seen (*)
. Pus cells (0-2/npf)
No I. Vaginalis seen
. Culture yielded no growth.
Thanks God bless you all.

Hormonal Assay : Like the conclusion said, your levels are normal. And no indication of PCOS which is great. "An FSH under 6 is excellent, 6-9 is good, 9-10 fair, 10-13 diminished reserve, 13+ very hard to stimulate. In PCOS testing, the LH:FSH ratio may be used in the diagnosis.The ratio is usually close to 1:1, but if the LH is higher, it is one possible indication of PCOS". PCOS seems to be the latest fertility torment women go through. I believe the suggestion of inadequate luteal phase is because of the Progesterone value. It's on the low side of normal but it suggests that you didn't ovulate strongly and would therefore make your luteal phase short. Just take Vit B6 or Vit B Complex. Whether or not you have a luteal phase defect or not, it won't harm a thing. They're conception vitamins found in Prenatals too.

HSG : Left Hydrosalphinx means that there's fluid in the Left Fallopian Tube which is not good. You can use Clean Point Tampon sold by Mumihaja - 08094434639 and one other Mama here on the thread or Guaifebao Princess Pearls Tampon. A lady dropped her contact for Guaifebao which is 3337A8CA BBM Pin, 08065664979 WhatsApp. Mamas here and on one international forum I belong to have successfully used the products to unblock their tubes and clear hydrosalphinx.

Right Perifrimbal Adhesion: At the tip of both Fallopian Tubes at the ovary side, there are finger like things which is called the Perifrimbrae. What this does is that when Ovulation occurs, they move like fingers and sweep the released and push them Egg into the Fallopian tube by their negative pressure movement. You have Adhesion on the right Perifrimbrae which is on the right fallopian tube meaning that the finger like things will kinda be glued together and not move effectively. They may be moving but will not have effective functioning. For instance, they could move the Egg into the fallopian tube but not be able to have the efficient pressure to push them very far giving them the fast start that they need in their journey. You can do Castor Oil Pack Treatment which is known to help with the treatment of Adhesions. Serrapeptease, Wobenzym and DIM supplements are also known to help with adhesions.

It may seem like a lot especially if you don't have enough funds. If funds is an issue, what I'll advice is to start with the Clean Point Tampon or Guaifebao, and then the Castor Oil Pack. You can then add either Serrapeptease or Wobenzyme when your pocket full. There are also minimally invasive surgical methods of treating Perifrimbal Adhesion known as Laparoscopic Fimbryolysis and Laparoscopic Adhesiolysis.

No free fluid in the Pouch of Douglas indicates that there's no infection. Your uterine lining is also good.

Take care and God bless.

@ finecheek12, Congrats and happy wedding anniversary. Happy kpekusing too, hold your DH wella today and tomorrow. Amen to your prayers. You're blessed already. May God continue to bless your home with fruitfulness all round and make your love for each other wax stronger with good health and happiness, Amen. Enjoy!

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I love the hamper pic and the message on it.

Fumbaby:
4realwoman congratulation more testimony on the way.

May mama's soul rest in peace.

congratulations to mama that just got her bfp happy bumping

Good morning my wonderful E family

Fvine how can I increase my chances of getting pregnant with 1 tube. cc sugah

I agree with @ Sugah. According to my Dr because this question you asked came up in a Fertility Seminar he organised, "your body and God knows that you have just one good tube and you'll just find yourself ovulating mostly from the ovary with the right tube. So you have nothing to worry about. Just ensure that every other thing fertility wise is good and in no time you'll conceive. A friend of mine has just one tube, lost one to an abortion as a single and has 2 kids now that she's married. She had them in quick succession, she never ttc'd at all.

haryourlar:
@Fvine thanks so much, my cycle length is 26 days. Luteal phase length is 12 days.
(1) Pls I always have a serious pains during my mensuration very severe one and vomiting.
(2) I secrete milk from breast when am neither pregnant nor lactating which I complain to my doctor but he says is normal cos my hubby do play with it. Pls advise God bless you

Your Luteal phase if you're sure it's 12 it's ok. But you can take Vit B6 or Vit B Complex to lengthen it if you're not so sure. The reason I say this is because I glimpsed the Lab Technician's conclusion where Luteal Phase defect is mentioned.

1. You can try taking Ginger Garlic Tea during your period. It will definitely help with the pain and vomiting. Just mix ground fresh ginger and garlic, you can sweeten with a little honey and sip hot (mouth temperature hot)

2. Ha! I wonder for your Dr oh!. That's called Galactorrhea and your system will be talking your brain that you're lactating and nursing a child therefore no need to get pregnant now. A few women are lucky to conceive with it where it's not so bad but most women will not conceive in the presence of it.

You have 2 options to treat this A.. Natural - Ewedu + Vit B6 + Eating Lots of Cabbage. For this you, you steam Ewedu Leaves without Potash or additives and take. Also you take Vit B6 Tablets or take Vit B Complex which also has Vit B6. Eat lots of raw cabbage during the day with plenty of water.

B. Orthodox Method : Drug of choice is Dostinex which you take one Tablet each week. A bottle has 8 tablets and lasts for 2 months. Another drug is Parlodel but it seems most people have had success more with Dostinex than with Parlodel.

Please let DH take am soffry with your 2 Olympus. In fact I've stopped my DH since I started treatment for mine. I took time time to explain to him the impact on fertility and he has since stopped but still tries his luck with small gentle touch touch occasionally.

@ deyoola, Congratulations. Praying God blesses you with a H & H Pregnancy and Childbirth, Amen. Abeg report yourself to your gynae immediately for support. You can Port to the Pregnancy after ttc threadand interact with the Mamas there. Please share your WIDD ( What I Did Differently) even if you did nothing but relax and pray, we'll love to know. TIA.

Just my thoughts but I feel it's wise for women to get their progesterone levels checked immediately they get their bfp so that if it looks low, the Dr can prescribe progesterone support.

Let the BFP Rain continue Lord! We put all our hope & trust in you. Amen.

@ haryourlar, will respond to your post soon if no Mama does before me then. I Just peeped in. But if you can post your cycle length and Luteal Phase length (day after Ovulation to a day before next period) that's if you know

@ All Mamas, have a wonderful weekend.

chom4shizzle:
Huh dat was long. Yes ma, Ok ma.

Sorry Sis for the long post am sure I was a Counselor or Teacher in my past life. Well done on your home exercise moves. Making do with what we have in every situation is very good. If we keep at this, getting ourselves to be better & healthier, we'll definitely achieve and get to our destination someday. Waiting for your weigh in this morning oh.

chom4shizzle:
Oh thnks 4 d eye opener, I went 2 buy fiofio last week n d woman told me my money has increased cos its achicha she had n she explained 2 me dat fiofio is darker dn achicha or vise-versa. Am nt frm Enugu so dunnooo.

You're welcome. Am not from Enugu too
Fio Fio has 2 popular species, the reddish brown one and the clay white one. Whichever one you buy, if you want it to cook faster, first cook in hot boiling water with plenty salt for like 10-15mins, then sieve out the salty water and rinse thoroughly, then continue cooking with normal water. But when mixing after is done, remember to taste before adding salt again because some of the salt will be retained in it. Works like a charm and greatly decreases cooking time.

More Healthy Eating and Low Carb Eating for Health, Weight Maintenance and/or Weight Loss with Nigerian foods below:

You can eat Yam and Potatoes but just do portion control on them and don't eat regularly. They are good carbs.

Rice, go for Brown Rice (Ofada Rice) or the local rice instead of the regular
processed foreign ones. You can also eat Basmati Rice instead but in moderation.
Things you can use and cook as rice that are low carb and healthy are Quinoa (Acha
by Northerners), Bulgur Wheat.

Swallow: Unripe Plantain Flour, Oatmeal Flour, Potato Flour.
Breakfast & Vegetables: Drink Quaker oats without Sugar or use the Oats to make
healthy Oatmeal Pancake. You can also make Fritata ( Mr Biggs Tasty Fiesta) in a
healthy way.

Eat Eggs, Fish and Meat. They're healthy and low carb too. Also eat Vegetables
they're low carb as well. Pepper soup is also very good but mind the pepper sha.
Beans in moderation though. You can use to make Moi Moi but reduce the oil,
Pankara - Akara made without Oil without Oil which tastes as good as the regular
akara.

Stews and Soups - Instead of using palm oil, use tomatoes and peppers to colour
and sweeten. You can do this perfectly for Okra Soup, Ewedu Soup, All Vegetables
Soup. I know someone who uses in all soups but I've only listed the ones I've tried. For your stew, use very little oil.

Fruits : Apples, Pear, Grapes, Paw Paw,Oranges but all in moderation because they
contain fructose which at the end of the day is sugar and carbs.

You can go to www.9jafoodie.com for healthy ways of cooking 9ja foods. The lady
who owns the blog has used healthy cooking to lose weight and her before and
after picture is on the blog too.

You can also visit www.africanweightloss.com for healthy cooking recipes of 9ja
foods for those trying to eat healthy and/or lose weight. I've posted 3 Week Sample
Menus from africanweightloss on the Weight Gain/Weight loss TTC Thread. They
have a forum where people interact just like here on Nairaland.

Hoping that this helps someone someday.

Janix2:
Yes dear,but is sounded more for weight loss sha,my weight is perfect and my bmi is abt 23.7,am slim.

The plan and sample menu is for weigh loss but they have a recipes section that tells you how to cook 9ja foods in a healthy way. By looking at it, you'll also get an idea of healthy stuff to eat. That's the aim not just for weight loss. Since you're slim, all you need to do is not to restrict your portions like someone trying to lose weight. But Carbs (Refined Carbs) are the devil to even a slim body. Sugar makes the body acidic.

happymummy:
I did this pelvic scan 3/3/2016
USS shows a bulky, non- gravid anteverted uterus measuring 12.1cm * 8.9cm * 10.1cm‎ (L * AP * T)
There are multiple uterine fibroids measuring 4.7cm * 3.3cm (intramural and anterior) , 
3.3cm* 2.1cm‎ (submucous and anterior), and
4.3cm* 3.0cm (submucous and posterior). 
The endometrial thickness appears normal.
Both Adnexae are normal.
No significant pelvic fund collection.

Ok. It shows you have Submucous Fibroids (inside the Uterine Cavity). The HSG picked up a Subserous Fibroid ie outside the womb. Anyway its possible that it's the Fibroids that are pressing on and blocking the fallopian tube. It's only a Dr by looking at the scan pictures that can decipher that. In any case you need to take care of the Fibroids. Submucous Fibroids usually disturb implantation and can also cause miscarriage especially in the 1st trimester and early 2nd trimester.

Your uterine wall is OK and no significant fluid in the pouch of Douglas is indicative that you have no infection.

happymummy:
what is TVS please?

Trans Vaginal Scan. It's a Pelvic Scan done through the Vagina by inserting the scan device that's like a stick instead of on top of the tummy/pelvic region. It's very painless and shows a clearer picture of the Uterus.

@ Venizia, below are the things to increase EWCM and Veejay wetness.

Natural things / Alternative Methods:

1. Grapefruit Juice squeezed inside warm water. Drink the mixture and drink lots of water during the day

2. Eat Cucumber and drink lots of water during the day (I've tested and it works)

3. Insert the Egg White of fresh and pasteurized chicken eggs like 30mins before BD. Some ttc women swear by this to have helped them conceive. The Egg white part of a chicken Egg is like the female Fertile mucus. but you must ensure is fresh and pasteurized Egg to avoid infection. You can pasteurize Egg yourself by dipping a few secs in boiling water. Please Google and read this method up if you intend to do it. I've only tried it once, didn't get any infection.

4. Mix Lime Juice, 1 Egg into Lipton Tea and drink. This was shared on the thread and confirmed by another Mama. This has reminded me to try it out. Will do so tomorrow, I need to buy Lime. Note that zlime is controversial in ttc so if you need to do this regularly, then please use Lemon, I bet it will work same way. Lemon is TTC safe.

Orthodox Ways

1. Take Evening Primrose Oil Capsules before Ovulation and stop immediately after Ovulation. It can affect implantation or even cause early miscarriage if taken after ovulation. Drink lots of water throughout the day.

2. Omega 3 ,6 & 9 (there's a Capsules that combines the 3 in one) take throughout your cycle to balance tour hormones and increase mucus especially Fertile mucus. Drink lots of water throughout the day. This is what my Dr currently recommended for me.

3. Use Preseed lubricant which mimics the Fertile cervical mucus and is safe and helps the swimmers go up there and stay alive for ttc couples (if you decide on this, use half the recommended quantity otherwise you'll be so wet and it will be so slippery that your DH might not enjoy it.

@ adelolo, I agree with @ Sugah and @ DonaTee. Therefore I don't think it's necessary that I start dissecting and saying what they've already said which is true.

@ 4realwoman , may God grant you, all your family members, friends and well wishers who will be traveling for the burial journey mercies to and fro. May he make the burial go as planned and very successful, may he protect you all from every evil and all anxiety, May he give you all the fortitude to bear the loss and May he continue to grant your Mum eternal rest in his Bossom. Amen. God bless and please take care. You're in our thoughts and prayers.

happymummy:
Fvine and mamas please help me.with this HSG result explanation


Report:
The scout film shows normal bony and soft tissue outline.
Following the retrograde injection of about 30mls of 76% urograffin through a Leech-Wilkinson canula,there was opacification of.a.moderate capacity uterus with irregular margins, and small sized persistent filling drfects.
There is slight leftwards displacement of the uterine cavity.
Both fallopian tubes were not demonstrated, and there was no free intraperitoneal spillage of contrast bilaterally.
Extravasation of contrast is noted.

Conclusion : the findings are suggestive of uterine fibroids, subserous, with bilateral tubal occulation.

You'll need to go for a Pelvic Scan, a TVS will be better. The HSG result shows that you have Subserous Fibroids (outside the Uterus). It also shows that both tubes are blocked. It could be the Fibroids blocking them or it could be blockage from infection or scar tissue if you've had an uterine surgery. Your TVS report will be able to help.

Mamas here have been able to unblock their tubes and take care of Fibroids with various methods so do not be afraid. Besides God is the greatest physician and there's nothing impossible for him to do. Just do the scan and we'll take it up from there. Also take to your Dr. He'll be able to interpret further and give you recommendations.

Pweetiebabe:
Thanks so much @prayerly and mummy fvine may God bless you abundantly

Plssss is d laprascopy same thing as flushing?
Cos a friend of my was booked for flushing by her gynea

No they're different. Tubal Flushing is called Hydrotubation.

Janix2:
My Bfp news will come soonest hopefully by God's grace,He is more than able.God has given my dh another job.
We have been believing God and he has answered us.
Whatever it maybe put ur hope In God, and God alone.
4realmama,its well dear.God will protect u and ur family IJN amen.u and ur dh are covered with the blood of Jesus

Congrats to you and your DH. This is just the beginning. A good job to prepare grounds for the babies coming. That's why when I pray for fruitfulness, I pray for fruitfulness in all areas of life. So that if the babies come, the money will be there to meet their needs, the moral fruitfulness to give them a good foundation and bring them up in the way of God, Fruitfulness of Health to be physically strong to take care of the babies, home and oneself etc. In fact fruitfulness in everything good. May God continue to bless you and your DH and increase him in this new job, Amen.

DonaTee:
@janix2 I tink irish potatoes av less carbs too.
unripe banana
okpa/bambara abi bamboo nut?? Pls some1 confirm if okpa falls into low carbs. It was controversial some time ago
and making it by ur sef u ll b sure its not mixed with flour

Okpa (Black Eye Peas) is proteinous but high carb. If you must eat, then cook yourself with little oil and do portion control. It's very filling so a little fills you up plus it will encourage you to drink lots of water during the day thereby helping limit your food intake if "longer throat" for food even when you're not hungry doesn't disturb you.

I want to beg all Mamas to bring diet related discussions to the Weight Gain/Weight loss Thread for women TTC. It will be nice to keep that thread alive and also both threads will be focused in their discussion. This one for plain TTC Matters and the other thread for Weight loss and Diet Matters. I take God beg una. Una Doh! Tankio everyone.

chom4shizzle:
Brown beans is also among bt d red beans am talking abt is wat dey call fiofio or achicha in igbo. (Dunno d real name in english). Bt a clue is dt it takes almost a whole day 2 cook. Acha(hungary rice) is mostly found in d north. If u know any northerner js tell dem acha they knw it very well n dey can direct u were 2 buy it. it is d tiniest among grains, milkish brown in color, extremely proteinous n always recommended for diabetics. Can be cooked jollof, pudding or in form of swallow.

Nne Fio- Fio- is different from Achicha. Achicha is optionally used in cooking Fio Fio, just like you can also add Yam to Fio Fio. Enugu people even add it to Abacha agwolu agwo ( African Salad). Fio Fio is very healthy and proteinous and also suitable for diabetics when cooked and consumed alone. Achicha is cocoyam (Ede) that is cooked until its Brown and then it's sun dried and used for cooking Fio Fio.

Janix2:
Hey sisters we are told to run from carbs that it is bad for pcos,but with the current typical Nigerian foods do U think is it possible,cos I don try and try.except say na only beans person go dey eat.
Cc; Fvine,how u take dey do am and other mamas.Make una give me Typical foods witout carbs that one can eat daily.
Am seriously wanna run from carbs
Thanks ooo
UNa Doh
My Benin mamas I salute

Lol. It looks difficult in 9ja settings but very doable. You can eat Yam and Potatoes but just do portion control on them and don't eat regularly. They are good carbs.

Rice, go for Brown Rice (Ofada Rice) or the local rice instead of the regular processed foreign ones. You can also eat Basmati Rice instead but in moderation. Things you can use and cook as rice that are low carb and healthy are Quinoa (Acha by Northerners), Bulgur Wheat.

Swallow: Unripe Plantain Flour, Oatmeal Flour, Potato Flour.

Breakfast & Vegetables: Drink Quaker oats without Sugar or use the Oats to make healthy Oatmeal Pancake. You can also make Fritata ( Mr Biggs Tasty Fiesta) in a healthy way.

Eat Eggs, Fish and Meat. They're healthy and low carb too. Also eat Vegetables they're low carb as well. Pepper soup is also very good but mind the pepper sha.

Beans in moderation though. You can use to make Moi Moi but reduce the oil, Pankara - Akara made without Oil without Oil which tastes as good as the regular akara.

Stews and Soups - Instead of using palm oil, use tomatoes and peppers to colour and sweeten. You can do this perfectly for Okra Soup, Ewedu Soup, All Vegetables Soup
I know someone who uses in all soups but I've only listed the ones I've tried. For your stew, use very little oil.

Fruits : Apples, Pear, Grapes, Paw Paw,Oranges but all in moderation because they contain fructose which at the end of the day is sugar and carbs.

You can go to www.9jafoodie.com for healthy ways of cooking 9ja foods. The lady who owns the blog has used healthy cooking to lose weight and her before and after picture is on the blog too.

You can also visit www.africanweightloss.com for healthy cooking recipes of 9ja foods for those trying to eat healthy and/or lose weight. I've posted 3 Week Sample Menus from africanweightloss on the Weight Gain/Weight loss TTC Thread. They have a forum where people interact just like here on Nairaland.

Hope this helps.

Janix2:
I have a testimony! God is ever faithful God,he indeed makes all things beautiful in His time.

We're waiting. This one na @ imoge2 style. Suspense before the announcement.
Nothing spoil we just want to hear good news always anyway, anyhow, anytime doesn't matter.

Janix2:
And to think of it am not fat at all,am so slim,Noticed I have hairs on my chin which I pluck off and my period are regular like clockwort. My doc placed me on metformin but the side effect is Killin had to stop.na natural approach I need.
Fvine,i need to know how and we're I can get inositol too

My Dear it's not everyone who has PCOS that's overweight. There are lots of Lean women with PCOS too. Which side effects did you get from Metformin? I count myself lucky for now. Today is my 4th day on Metformin and the only side effect I have so far is just Nausea. Although I had terrible tummy runs once yesterday night.

You can get Inositol at GNC shop at Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos or just try big pharmacies wherever you are. It sells for N4,500 for a bottle of 100 Capsules and N18,000 + for a bottle of the powdered form. I have a feeling it will be in big Pharmacies in Abuja. or if you have the cash, go for Ovaboost. It has 2000mg of Inositol and other Vits that PCOS women need. Another alternative to Metformin is Cinnamon. Some women have successfully used Cinnamon Supplement to win PCOS and achieve Pregnancy. It's also available at GNC Ikeja but I don't know the price.

chom4shizzle:
Lol @Henmaris, I felt ur pain wen I read d lemonade diet.

Hi mamas am new to ds forum bt hv bin in ttc forum

But I heard dat lemon or lime is not good for ttc because of d acidic content, it makes ur cm n uterus hostile n can cause early miscarriage, pple even use it for abortion. It might be an old-wives tale o bt I feel dias an element of truth in it cos I knw sm1 who committed an abortion by drinking lime n salt solution daily.

Mama fvine be careful wit dose o.
Anywayz I never knew we were egg fast buddies until 2day n its my 4th day too. Bt me I don decide say I nogo climb scale o, 4 werin nah. I no want HBP or discouragmnt cos it hs happned b4. Rather I use a tape n measure every weekend n wow d ministry is moving sha will measure 4 egg fast 2moro mornin cos ds my last day. Last I check scale I was 99kg infact 100 bt now I can see my neck bones from a distance, glory 2 God. Me am nt in a hurry 2 slim sha, av given myslf 2 yrs frm now n takin it jejely.

Mamas I salute una, sorry 4 d long writeup am kinda jobless now, friday tins. TGIF. May ur day be fruitful.

Dear Sis, you're very wrong about Lemon at least. Lemon and Lime are acidic but turn alkaline when they get into the body. An Alkaline body is good for optimal health. As for TTC, Lime is very controversial so I tell people ttc to stay away from it. Lemon can actually help you get pregnant and also help in trying to conceive a Son. This is because it turns your body and CM alkaline which helps nourish the sperm, make it live as long as possible and great Motility for the Y Sperm. Our own very Mama on the ttc forum actually conceived using Lemon in Feb. If you want to use Lemon for TTC, all you need do is to add lemon juice to your drinking water. Even none ttc people are encouraged to take Lemon juice in warm water 1st thing in the morning for good health.

Lime is used and called a culprit in miscarriages because it has a very high content of Vit C and a high dose of Vit C causes abortion in most female, whether it's from Lime or from Vit C Tablets or syrup. Vit C is also used in pregnancy prevention by some people, it works sometimes but fails too. Some even insert Vit C into the Vagina few minutes before sex to make the CM and Cervix acidic. An acidic CM kills of sperm especially the Male Sperm and discourages movement. It is only the female sperm X that can live in a slightly acidic environment but that's if it's not way too acidic to kill it off.

If you read my previous posts on the past pages, you'll see that when I mentioned the Lemonade Diet / Lemon Cleanse / Master Cleanse whichever name you choose to call it. I discouraged TTC Mum's from doing it not just because of the high Lime Content but also the high Purging. If at all a TTC Mum wants to do it, then it's better done after period and many days before Ovulation. But to me there are better ways of losing weight but remember that this is a weight loss thread so all am doing is posting all the successful weight loss stuff I know. You can read up the Master Cleanse. The author Charles Burroughs used it for cure of several ailments like Ulcer, Piles etc. It's been around for ages but only got popular when Beyounce used it for weight loss to be able to act in the movie Dream Girls.

Your approach of Tape Measure is the best because you can weight high due to muscles and bones but be a good size in measurement. Another easy way is targeting a dress size. I understand that the average healthy dress size for females is 10/12. You can do your researches on all I've said. Don't take my word for it. When am interested in stuff, I don't condemn them rather I research and experiment if I can. All I post on this thread are things I have done myself and I usually include my source and support group where one can meet and interact with people on the same diet as he/she is.

Great that you're seeing the effects of the Egg Fast even without weighing. Honestly the advice is not to weigh until the 4th day morning if you're doing a 3 day Egg Fast or the 6th Day morning if you're doing a 5 days Egg Fast. The reason is that for some people their body doesn't recognise the weight then until they get what is called the "Whoosh" . But hey am a Scale Junkie but the good thing is, if I don't see a loss, rather than get depressed, it motivates me to continue and get the success others are getting

Looking forward to your weigh in tomorrow. Please remember to weigh and share your weight loss numbers with is.

henmaris:
@Fvine, t hanks. U loosing 2kg in 3days on Egg Fast is great. Like I said I'll go dieting with portion n do Egg Fast from March 25th. Will give accounts here n pls feel free to fluck me when I mess/if I mess up lol. Thanks again

Ok Dear. Just go low carb with portion control for now and you'll be fine. Am using the Egg Fast for weight crashing and to relieve myself of the Carb build up and sweet cravings from all the Carbs I ate during Myomectomy recovery. From Monday am going back to my regular Carnivore Zero Carb eating.

Ok so today is Day 4 of my Egg Fast. Am a scale junkie so I didn't take my own good advice and continued to weigh daily. I weighed in at 77.6kg which means that I've had a total loss of 2kg in 3days. Well I'll take it, am happy although it wouldn't have been bad if I lost more. Lots of people on the Facebook Support Group are losing more than this but well some are also losing less than what I've lost so I really need to be grateful and happy.

Yesterday's Meal which am also going to adopt today is:
Breakfast : 1 Bullet Proof Lipton Tea. I make this with 1 Egg, 1 Tablespoon of Real Butter, I cup of Lipton Tea. Very Yummy

Lunch/Evening Meal : 5 Eggs and 5 Tablespoon of Real Butter made into Egg Pancake. Recipe is Eggs, Mixed with Butter, a dash of Cinnamon, Artificial Sweetener to taste ( I use Sweetex which is pure Sachharin) and Fried in Butter. Note that artificial sweeteners are not good for long term use as they affect the liver as also keep your cravings alive. The only artificial sweetener that is an exception is Stevia. This is available at GNC store at Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos.

Dinner: The remainder of my Pancakes if I don't finish it when I made it. 2 Agbalumo. Yes Agbalumo is not part of the Egg Fast but I've been taking 1-2 each night while watching TV before bed to curb Nausea a side effect am getting from Metformin. Am glad it hasn't affected my Egg Fast so far.

Note: I also take lots of water during the day, a Bottle of Sugar Free Soda which I sip all through the day when I feel like it. Also chilled Lipton Tea when I feel like it.

Right now I can't stand Boiled Eggs or Mayonnaise. So I take my eggs in the form of BPT and Egg Pancakes. Am also unable to eat more than 6-7 eggs per day as I feel full and lack appetite for more. There's no Maximum number of eggs per day but there's a minimum of 6 per day.

Hoping Day 4 goes perfect and I even lose more at morning weigh in tomorrow. *Fingers Crossed*

@ henmaris and all who want to lose weight, another meal plan you can also adopt is a Pepper Soup diet for 1-2weeks. Yes it works. What this means is that you eat only Meat and Fish pepper soup of all kinds for the duration. So each meal and each time you're hungry, you eat pepper soup and nothing else. Combine with exercise. Meat is very filling, you'll be surprised how full you'll be that you won't even eat much in a day.

@ henmaris and all interested in weight loss, this is another Nigerian Food weight loss sample Menu courtesy of www.africanweightloss.com

@ henmaris and all interested in weight loss, another weight loss sample menu tested and trusted by me and lots of people on the website if combined with exercise. This sample meal plan is courtesy of www.africanweightloss.com

@ henmaris and all interested in weight loss. This is a sample Menu for 1 week tested and trusted by me and a lot of people if you do and incorporate exercise. This is courtesy of www.africanweightloss.com

Note that for all the Sample Menus, you don't have to follow verbatim if you can't, I for one didn't. The most important thing is to stick to the foods and the portions in the Menu and switch around as per food availability. For instance all through the week one, my breakfast was Oatmeal. I never took the other cereals like kellog. I also preferred Apples to Watermelon so I went with eat but maintained the calorie count. Hope you get my drift.