Today I took a pregnancy test, and it was negative. This first round of clomid with my RE did not work, and so now we're gearing up for round 2. And though it's disappointing, of course, my attitude has been pretty good today. I'm excited about trying a new drug in addition to the clomid this next round, and I know it just takes time to find the right drug cocktail to treat my PCOS and succeed in trying to get pregnant.
But I realized today, in light of the fact that I will be starting another cycle of trying, that I need to be losing this weight now, before I get pregnant. For some reason, I think I have not stuck with a diet because I think I will get pregnant this time around, and then I won't be dieting anyway. But hello... I'm not pregnant now! So I need to be dieting now. And when I am pregnant, because I am already insulin resistant, I'm going to have to eat like I have gestational diabetes... and I may even develop it for real. So I really should begin eating that way now, so that when I am pregnant, it's no big deal eating healthy, because I've already been doing it.
So I'm using that negative pregnancy test as my arrow pointing me toward healthy choices now. And I pray that this next round of trying to conceive on fertility meds will be successful. But whether it is or isn't, it will only benefit me to eat the way I know I should. It may actually help the fertility drugs to work better if I lose some of this extra weight. And I know it will make me a healthier preggo if I get into the healthy eating habit now.
I'm not only gearing up for a new cycle... I'm going to start eating the way I should for the rest of my life. Low-carb (not no-carb!), lean meats, fruits and veggies, low-fat dairy, and very little refined sugar or flour. And water. Lots and lots of water.
I'm gonna get pregnant AND skinny!
Uh-huh!
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