Month 8

It is now officially the middle of August...I don't know where this year went! Eric and I have done a lot of traveling this year, which I'm sure hasn't helped the whole rushing time thing. We just got back from a family trip to Minnesota with my mom and brother and his family. One of my cousins got married. It was great to see my extended family, especially because I haven't seen a lot of them since 2004, when I was there last. The wedding was beautiful and the reception was full of dancing and excellent cake!

The hardest part about the trip was that it fell right in the middle of clomid cycle #2, which means Eric and I had to get a little creative;) Unfortunately, I don't think this second cycle of clomid worked because I'm now on cd24 and still waiting for a positive opk. I'm debating on whether or not to email my doc now or wait until cd32 like I'm supposed to. It's not like there's even a chance I could be pg because I've had no temp spike and no +opk, so what harm would there be in cutting this cycle short and moving on to the next one?

In other news, a friend of mine introduced me to Advocare. Eric, my mom and I have started and are about to finish the 24 day challenge. It consisted of a 10 day cleanse (which I didn't really do all the way because I didn't want to knock out any of the meds I've been taking...so I only did the vitamin, health part of it), a free day (which we skipped to try and get better results), and a "lean in 13" program. The "lean in 13" has been hard because on burn days, you don't get to eat carbs...and carbs are my life:( We've been eating a lot of chicken and turkey burgers. Eric has really been getting into grilling meat on the BBQ. And on refuel days (when we're allowed to have carbs) you better believe I make a mean sandwich for myself and enjoy every last bite!

The challenge has been good because it's forced us to take a look at what we've been eating (junk) and how we can change it. I have not had soda in 3 weeks and I don't crave it anymore. Fruits and veggies are an every day thing for us and we've cut a lot of fatty foods out of our diet. We all feel pretty good about what we've changed and how up our energy is, and even the pounds we've lost. I'll try to post another entry in a few days with results to the challenge. I can say this for sure, my eating habits are definitely different now then they were a few weeks back. I'm looking forward to continuing to eat healthy and try to really get myself to a healthy weight. Who knows, maybe it'll even jump start my body into working right...one can hope!