Hi everyone,
I'm not sure what happened along the way but my former athletic self is now a pudge. I have so many reasons for wanting to drop the weight. I find myself turning down opportunities because of my weight and that's just not the "real me." My husband and I have been trying to conceive for a while now and found out today that because of several issues ivf is something we are going to have to do. Mydr said that he would let me do it now but considering my morbid obesity I'd rather give myself at least a few months (likely more) to get myself into better earth. Ironic thing is that with the exception of my weight I appear to be completely healthy...blood pressure is solid, cholesterol is perfect etc.

So, I'm hoping to form some solid bonds with people who can relate at least in part to my story. Good to meet you.

Welcome!

I can certainly relate to parts of your story - I'm five foot nine and hoping weight loss will help me conceive too! It's a good motivator, I find. If I'm having trouble getting the motivation to exercise, I picture that baby we're hoping to conceive, and remember that's what I'm doing it for, and that's worth the sweat and the aches and the constant battle with the scales.

Good luck, and I look forward to seeing you around.

Welcome to the forum! Best of luck to you!