july16th: Goodmorning to u all this great saturday.I want to say I admire d strenghts of every woman on here. Anytime I come to this forum I get strenghtened.am also ttc almost 3yrs bt lately wen I and DH did a test,it showed we had staph infection. Now my question is-can staph infection deter one frm gettin preggy?also,I wld like an advice frm anyone who's treated it to give me guidelines on ow to go bout it. We'v used antibiotics and it still remained. Pls someone help out. Tnx n cheers!

@July16th.
Sorry bout the test result. Staph is a contaminant according to my gynae. It can be anywhere, even on our skin. The tests can be contaminated by even the skin of a careless attendant at the lab and den it will definitely grow staph. I have treated enuf staph following results from labs in my lifetym. Not until I started going to reputable clinics did they stop seeing the staph infection in my specimen culture. So u may need to go for a second opinion cos u may just be flooding ur system with antibiotics.

Meanwhile sumtin tells me we'll soon get soliciting visitors #justsaying

@camrygmail. If its me, I'll tell that my close friend that my motherinlaw says her pastor instructed that I shld stop all treatments that God has a surprise for me! When am about to reveal,I'll tell her that my menses has been coming but its not been flowing well. If she insists that I should go and test, I'll tell her am scared that I'll like to wait another month. She will most likely begin to pray for me and when I announce it,even when she's sad about hers,she'll be happy for me cos she'll know her prayers helped.
I have a friend that was ttc with me. I used to give her pointers cos she didn't know much about ovulation, timing,etc. Do u know she's the only person that has told me about a bfp that I didn't feel bad for myself? Infact my joy knew no bounds! Funny enuff she had her baby on my birthday. I still love hanging with her! We still talk about ttc.

Okay I get u now hebrewwoman. You're ryt bout the muscle weight. U've already lost some fat anyway so u'r good. The muscle toning has its own benefits. The more they get worked on, the more they burn the fat under the skin,even when they are at rest. So all dat pain u'r feeling?Welcome it wit open arms cos it likely that the fat are still being burnt,even though u'r not exercising.

Breakfast:
Small glass of Aloe Vera and water

Midmorning. One Small Mango

Afternoon. Vegetable salad and grilled fish

Mid Afternoon. Vegetable salad and SweetSensation Ofada sauce (dodges cane,getting good at it)

Dinner. Banana and groundnuts. Water

Exercise. Nil. Bought music tapes for dancing though

Anyone else noticed better toilet visits(TMI sorry)

Who else is with me in suspecting that seanbell don finally 4kup?
Seanbelllllll. My friend come here and post ya truth. The mantle of flogging will be given to udoka because if na me, your back don peel be that!
Which kin phone excuse be that? No be my phone I dey use everyday??Mtschewww!!Come baaaaack jo! Remove ya knicker and lie on the floor. Stretch your hands out!If you move, the bulala will be dropped all over ya bory!

@ shiloh. Pele hon. How are u holding up? Its not over,we are still marching onwards! You will get there soon in Jesus name! This is the saddest you will ever be, from next months is happiness yanfuyanfu! Just keep keeping on! The end of our wait is here!

I went for a transvaginal scan today. They said the uterus is normal, saw follicles maturing. They don't do hsg even tho I wanted to. They prefer sonogram or hystersomethingsomething to check the tubes.

I also gave dem blood samples for further hormone analysis. DH will also go for blood test and maybe fluid test as well.

I am more dan ready to breastfeed a baby! The breast is no longer for yanga!

May is my month of bfp!I claim this by faith!

@all. Lets post some alternative diet meals that can make our mealtyms have variety

1) VEGETABLE SALAD SANS CREAM
Shred carrot,cabbage and some lettuce.. Slice some onion rings. Dice hard ripe tomatoes(scoop out the pulp). Slice some cucumber (divide into two to get half moons).slice one hard boiled egg. Etc.
Toss all in a clean bowl. Chill a little. Then get a plate of well Spiced stew(I prefer sharp ofada stew). Use the stew to eat it,like you eat rice and stew(as in put a spoonful of stew on a small section and eat). I always have fish or small beef in my stew as motivation.

2) PLAINTAIN
Wash unripe or half ripe plantain.Cut one into like 4 pieces. Do not peel! Boil in a pot with salt. As soon as the skin breaks, or when its done, bring it out and peel the skin off!Serve with vegetable soup or egg sauce!(Egg sauce/stew is better for half ripe).

3) VEGETABLE EGG STIR FRY
Chop tomatoes, pepper and onions. Stir fry for a short while. Put ur spices ad seasonings. When its okay, add the egg and stir for a bit. Next add your already washed and cut ugu leave (i.e fluted pumpkin) to the sauce (not too much o!). Allow to fry for few minutes and serve with plantain, noodles, irish potato or boiled yam.

@seanbell. You see dat ur digital scale, my recommendation is that you flush it down the toilet! I have two digital scales. One is always dancing around 83kg to 85kg. The second one keep shaving 10kg from my real weight thereby deceiving me! I weighed last week at the clinic. That's where I got the 82. I also confirmed dis at anoda clinic.

Meanwhile I have a confession. Today I had to weigh myself as part of a routine medical examination. I HAFF LOST 2KG!!!! I was 80kg today and the last tym I went there was Monday and I was still 82kg!

BECAUSE of this, I am minding what I eat this weekend,lemme not spoil result! So u see, if not for the weighing, I for chop dis weekend den continue on Monday.

So Seanbell, go and buy ya scale hanlele!!!!

@all. If anyone wants to wait longer than one week b4 weighing,well I guess they can. As for me o I will do it weekly cos na d fear of posting additional kg naim make me dey wake up to jog!

@Hebrewwoman. I just bought my CDs for dancing..oldies, igbo highlife,foreign R&B and one naija mix. So ama dance dance!

@all. How far naaaaa? E be like say na only me hunger dey catch for this thread!!!

Dis one that no one is talking...abi hunger don close everybody mouth ??

As for me, even if I don't drop the weight by saturday's weigh in, I know am looking finer. That means my face has lost some of its fat.#happydance

@hebrewwoman. I didn't know that u'v started o! Also is weighing in at monthend not cheating? . Make people no come dey postpone the verdict o! Shey u know say d longer the period for weighing in, the higher the possibility of people defaulting and promising themselves that they will regularise 'nextweek'. Or don't you think so?

@temimine. Its called Hausa Groundnut in the East. Remember all those Aboki men that push it in wheelbarrow? They measure and tie in small waterproof. Its yellow and has the dry one. It has some dark spots on it, hence the name.

Thanks udoka

@toronto. Welcome on board.

@udoka. You did well again today. Aki Hausa is called 'Tiger Nut' in English. I dey envy ur diet! Can't wait for the weight in weekend!

@seanbell. Lol!Anoda funny pix meanwhile I dey trip for ur diet o!Me I dey fear to weigh in this weekend cos I have been flogged severally. Na u and udoka go rush una scales(I.e if udoka never climb scale already)

@hebrewwoman...when are we starting the hour cardio, shebi na this weekend?

Status update
Breakfast: Reduced the Hot Akara to 4 balls plus water

Lunch: 5 Medium size Mangoes and water

Dinner: 4 wraps of moi moi with half gizzard,half a piece of beef and two small chicken drumsticks

1:30am: constipation plus internal heat!

@believer84. How you take know wetin I dey think? Am with u on this. May 1st is it then! Anyone else care to join?

@nubiaanqueen. That's me ryt there in ur words of inspiration. Thanks a lot for making me read dis!

Dear Lord, Your daughter that is behind the name 'Shiloh' on NL's TTC thread need a miracle from You.Please let this be the pregnancy she has been waiting for...we ask this IJN..Amen!

@all. I wish it would happen for all of us. You know the way the Angels used to pass over the face of the water to heal the sick, so shall the spirit of the Lord move over this thread to give us healthy babies in 9months tym! There is nothing God cannot do! He said in his word 'is there anything too hard for Me to do?'. Our cases are so simple before Him. We only have to pray for a miracle and for His grace!

@canemistress! Abeg no make me laf for midnyt o! meanwhile ur exercise routines are so on point! Beta person...But d day u 4kup! Na wire we go take flog u for leg..that type wey go dey make u jump as we dey flog!Tnx for the sorry,I was wearing a wedge that's why the fall affected my ankles (sob story to evoke sympathy instead of flogging)

@nefertitiram: lol! If u wanna know how plantain flour tastes,ask for it at Jev. They are the ones dat even made me start eating it! Also yoga sound interesting...is it something that makes u sweat? Post some routines here lemme see if I can do them now that my feet ache!

@udoka! (Salutes)Respect! As in ur immunity sef go skyrocket!Ugu leaf juice as dinner?e be like say na u go lose that 8kg o! Keep it up!

@argent: post ya story and present ya bumbum for the bulala!Choose fat cain,the slim cane naim dey pain pass!

@all. Where una dey o! No fear yab, just post ya update. Small changes to ur existing diet goes a long way u know? Logging it helps us work on it.

@believe84. Nice meal choices. Red meat isn't too good for us but who is d pot to call the kettle black!

Status:
Breakfast: 6 balls of Akara and water

Lunch: vegetable salad and stew fish

Dinner: vegetable salad and stripped beef with buffalo wings.

Exercise: pls I beg to postpone. I lost my footing and fell down on my butt! Ankle feels tender so I can't put much weight on it..

@Pslm. Welcome on board. Sorry bout the failed ivf! The next one will be it! Or better yet, you may just get a bfp miracle b4 u even do it!
Thanks for that info on bmi o! When dem tell me 'morbidly obese' I first fear cos I knew that it wasn't that bad! Now am even bigger and I just face my weight loss target and forget their yeye results! Baby dust all around!

@Believer84..That's so sad but don't let it get you down please hon? I know firsthand how it feels to have people close to you have babies easily.
While you are genuinely happy for them, it hurts so so bad dat you just wanna avoid dem!
I know that nothing I say can make u feel better about this. So what I will say is this...look for a friend who is TTC as well and spend time with her. You can also come here a lot,its what I do when I want to escape from the despair!
IT WILL HAPPEN SOON! It is well IJN...Amen!

@Nubiaanqueen. Listen, many ttcers have had results that changed by the next doctor's visit! Nothing is permanent except God says so and He says there will be none barren in the land!
You will surely come here to dance for joy IJN...Amen!

Lisaa: Lose weight. Why we talk about this topic everyday?
When can I actually lose weight

Hi lisaa and welcome. Are you ttc? What's ur stats and what have you tried?

@Hebrewwoman!choi! Another bomb! Just after I congratulated myself that I tried in the cardio aspect today! Anyway, I opt for the dancing for one hour...myt as well have fun wyl am at it! Only that I need company or an audience...so dh is gonna sit thru my dancing and also enjoy it lol!

Update
Exercise 1: Wee hours Cardio on the 'babydance machine' courtesy of DH plus 5mins cardio on the cross stepper at 6am,courtesy of DH too (I asked for support,but I wan cry when dh wake me up again at that 6am)

Breakfast: Small glass of Aloe vera....one small Mango, plenty hunger for belle

Lunch: Bread and water

Exercise 2:10min cardio on the cross stepper

Dinner: Plantain flour and vegetable soup

Exercise 3 (at 3:30am): 15mins cardio on the cross stepper

Back to sleep!
@seanbell, If to say u see this bread ehn u for beef me! Its a bakery somewhere in Gbagada. The bread came straight from the oven, I was shaking! But after the guilt and exercises that followed, I realised that it wasn't worth it!Its not gonna be easy but...we are a determined bunch!

I wish all the ladies in their 2ww a very BIG FAT POSITIVE at the end of the wait!Amen!

Shiloh...FX'ed for you! Would be so happy when u come here to announce! PS. No extreme dieting or exercising till you test o! #TtcWeightWatchersThread!!

Mandate...e go happen for you too..Amen!

MSTIA. Thank God say d hsg no pain..hopeful that ur bfp is just around the corner.

@All..the prayers of the many women who are in this thread cannot go unanswered!

I will be fasting in the month of May for fruit of the womb,will be praying for all of us.
Please let's all remember one another in our prayers...that's the power of synergy! If we are all praying for each other, perhaps the miracles will be plenty berekete! Atleast those whose faiths are strong will uplift the weak in prayer and the love we have for one anoda will move the hands of the Lord in our favour..

I love you all, you are my family!

=D =)) ºнaĦaнaº°˚˚˚°º‎​=)) ‎​‎​‎​​​​​​ºнaĦaнaº°˚˚˚°º‎​=)) @seanbell! I just received a stern look from my boss! Cos I burst into laughter and it was so loud! The sight of that cane has me in stitches! Wow! U are too much! I could hear the 'fear the cane' in my head and can't stop laffing!

Welcome Mandate,Twinkles and Mooretes. Thanks Mooretes for the write up! I feel so guilty for even thinking about food

@udoka..Lmao! U dey find trouble...mehn the picture of that koboko and the comment na priceless shock

@all. I will do exercise 2nyt and eat last meal at 7pm...its a promise I mean to keep to myslf..now wey I don check am, e no worth am! I for ignore the bread (though only took a piece). I can do beta than dis..its just this first week that seems so hard!
I will try harder!

This is to all the silent readers who are ttc and wanna lose weight, but feel they can't be as determined as some here....its not easy but together we will get there. That's what this forum is for, we accept that we are weak and use the motivations of others as our sources of strength.

Thanks all as we do this!!

LWKMD!!!
I just dey laf for office since morning..my colleagues dey cast surreptitious glances at me since in case my brain wires don finally dey touch!

Eyes open wide!! OMO SEE HOT BREADES!!! I forsee a postponement of today's diet!I dey my own jeje my inlaw just chat me say make I buy her 'THAT MY HOT SWEET' bread during my lunch!Naim I come run enter temptation so!

Mgbo! I shall chop dis bread even if I go put finger for throat bring am out immediately after!
I will do 30mins non-stop on the cross stepper and 10mins jumping in a spot (as I dey type, my hunger for the bread dey wane)

@ shiloh. Good to have u here! When hunger dey bulala person, if we no laf, na to cry be dat! I read online that you should take healthy carbs (not fast food cos of ttc but vegetables and fruits), take plenty of ice cream if its okay for u to take dairy,eat frequently and let ur body relax.

Status
Exercise: Wee hours Cardio on the 'babydance machine' courtesy of DH plus 5mins cardio on the cross stepper at 6am,courtesy of DH too (I asked for support,but I wan cry when dh wake me up again at that 6am)

Breakfast: Small glass of Aloe vera....one small Mango, plenty hunger for belle

Lunch: Still looking for the best 'filling meal'

@seanbell..shey na because u spend the whole of yesterday dey make moimoi naim make u no chop! Oya make I see wetin u go do today..

@udoka...that vegetable soup was sent on its way down my gullet with a palmfull of eba (holding my ears and dodging seanbell's cane)

@kem...nice one. Keep it up!

@nefertitiram. Infact u need to quarrel with the suya man if not u go begin use suya and ijebu garri dey console urself

Hebrew woman:

Y'all i didnt do well today at all. Its still monday for me.
I started off very well this morning, i had whole grain cereal which contained lots of fiber with milk and midday i very small spaghetti and sauce with lots of broccoli and carrots and then temptation set in.

What had happened was, my friend had been telling me about how good Corndog taste but i've never had it before so mehn i had to try it oo and boi was it good or wat? That corndog alone had 230 calories but the girl just wouldnt let me rest.
Thas not all oo, i then went to the movies to see Think Like a Man (very funny movie, go see it if u hvnt) and i had popcorn ad Icee. But cos of that i didnt have dinner, i decided i'l go to bed hungry.

I feel so bad, pls feel free to blast me, am so ashamed of myself. I can't believe i did this poorly on my first day of this diet plan. I always knew i have a problem with food, i didnt realize it was this bad....

@hebrewwoman..awwwwww! Don't beat urself up..u are doin such a good job of gingering us up that we forgot u need support too! ((Hug)). Let's start afresh today.

@seanbell..which kin punishment be this na? Why are u frustrating madu with the picture of a perfectly baked crusty,crunchy and sexy bread....#salivating..

@udoka. Yes plantain flour is better to me o! Cos it doesn't have that smell of suffering (the way the smell of wheat swallow makes me feel )

@Ebony13..I fared poorly myself, let's try and do better today.

@chioma. You tried o! So u didn't eat at the party?

Awwwwwwww! Been hoping and hoping that the story would end well! Accept my sympathy...so so so sorry!
Its well! This is the worst thing that will ever happen to your family...from now on, it will be blessings upon blessings IJN! Amen!

First of all, lemme present my bumbum for flogging..I didn't do the exercise cos as soon as I came in from work, I collapsed on the couch (probably from hunger lol) and slept off!

Secondly, just woke up from hunger laden sleep...currently in kitchen warming soup (yes ur watch is correct )

I will do better tomorrow..am so so sorry.

Status update
Dinner: 2 Mangoes, Vegetable Soup on fire..

@Hebrewwoman...thanks. I will do that 7pm from 2mrw.

Chei!Am so ashamed of myself... Pls don't tell me say na only me falter...

SeanBell: hahahahahahahaha RocksQueen [/b]you are so on point.
I'd eat grass if it would gimme the quickie bfp jaree.

[b]Ebony,
You are doing great,ride on!!!
So far,just eaten a banana and a swig of juice,i've been busy so not hungry.Will have an apple soon.

udoka love,do you know what the honeywheat thing is??

@udoka..she meant Honeywell Wheat Flour...honeywell is a popular brand. They make spag, noodles, wheatflour,etc, in Naija.

@invoice247..truth be told,the items in ur list will make u lose weight without the added pills. Moreso, this thread is for ttcers. We need to steer clear from any drug that can lead to complications.

SeanBell: hahahahahahahaha RocksQueen [/b]you are so on point.
I'd eat grass if it would gimme the quickie bfp jaree.

[b]Ebony,
You are doing great,ride on!!!
So far,just eaten a banana and a swig of juice,i've been busy so not hungry.Will have an apple soon.

udoka love,do you know what the honeywheat thing is??

@udoka..she meant Honeywell Wheat Flour...honeywell is a popular brand. They make spag, noodles, wheatflour,etc, in Naija.

@Ebony, you try...but spagetti is flour made into strings...are u sure it doesn't contain more calories?
I envy ur exercise routine...wish I could skip but I don't want people to see me jumping around 6am or 9pm..maybe I should try jumping in a spot!
Plus that egg and water will compensate for any carb u ate in the morning. So far person no faint with hunger,all join

@seanbell, you moi-moi never done?

I love the energy in here...do u know that if our husbands were friends, they would be extremely puzzled as to why all their wives are busy making protein meal,or not even eating at all.

My stats so far
Breakfast: Small glass of Aloe vera and water

Lunch: Grilled fish, vegetable salad without cream and bubble gum

Dinner: Will revert later tonight.(So long as hebrewwoman hasn't said anytin den am not restricted by tym yet )

Exercise: Will revert later tonight (fingers and toes crossed)

SeanBell: [b].Nawa for the zobo thing ooo.can't someone just have peace.Im the end we may just start eating grass

Haven't we started? But btw me and u, if someone gives me 200percent assurance that eating grass will lead to a bfp, safe delivery and healthy baby, wallahi I go run go the nearest field!

Welcome all...sorry I was MIA, I was busy stuffing my face with food and bracing myself to face the BLEAK week ahead!

Now am set for the week...I have taken the Aloe Vera juice (will stop after O), still battling wit the water..

I am modifying my proposed diet as I go cos there are so many on point tips here. As for exercise, my plan was to climb the cross stepper dis morning but did y'all see that rain It was Cross Stepper versus cuddling up to DH for an extra 30mins...Am sure u can guess who won!

@seanbell, you crack me up!I love ur preparations..
@udoka, how u take know? I can eat swallow as early as 1am and as late as 12am..was taking wheat but prefer plantain flour to it...
Unfortunately for me I cooked vegetable soup on Saturday..so sometin tells me that I shall be tempted to swallow Plantain flour 2nyt!I pray I overcome!

Instead of me to dey stay one corner dey pity myself,anytym am hungry,I'll come on here to look for others who are also crying but doing it...so dat I can chin up!

@hebrewwoman..anytym I read ur post, my mind dey fly lol! Choi! 6pm??Already the thot of no carbs has sent the worms in my tummy into turmoil! Now wey u don add 6pm cutoff tym, I haf follow Seanbell to drop to my knees and beg, can we make it 7pm?

The way we're going and if we keep at it am sure we'll post happy stories soon...just imagine that as we redirect some focus to weight loss/gain, na so our bfps go just dey appear one after the other.

This evening I must post that I did atleast 30mins of exercise otherwise feel free to flog me!
Its funny how I can fast till 6pm but call it a diet and am hungry from 8am.
Now where is that fish and salad?Make hunger no kill person!

@ MrsKem09. Lovely write up! Puts me in a mood of prayer and expectation of grace

@MSTIA. Not yet but I'll be going there soon. Most likely dis week. Will keep u updated!

@udoka. Lol! Also learnt the hard way bout the messy-ness of Preseed..No traction,no friction,no come quick, which kin life! FX'ed for you though..

By the way I have been feeling twinges in my sides...like ovulation twinges. I just saw AF so I know its not likely O. Anyone else felt this before?

Lmao!
This is not gonna be easy
I just ate bread and tea with fried eggs and sausage! I wanted to feel guilty then I remembered that today is my 'cheat day'

I think daily is good! If u can post after each meal, all the better
But know ur pre diet weight and DO NOT weigh urself till after one week! If not u go lose interest cos the weight loss isn't immediate.

@seanbell..niceeeeee. Meanwhile run away from bread like ur feet is on fire! Or eat wheat bread if u must! Let that be d extreme thing u do...I have packed out all my jam bottles to send to me sister (no sense in tempting myself)
@udoka..you can make your last meal not later than 7pm...that helps a lot!!

Another tin...carry dh along! Unless u can serve him food without being tempted to eat.. Me I can't...I no fit see dh dey eat beta food make I waka pass!HOW?!

Like I said, this is NOT gonna be easy!