Am I killing my sway? Slacking on cardio, been sick :-(

[Kmomofthree]

I've been good about cardio for 50-60 min 5 to 6 days a week since first of December. But the end of January was so bad. I had to miss 4 days in a row because of sick kids. Then I managed to go a couple days before I came down with a nasty cold.... sore throat, head aches, sinus pressure etc. The sore throat lasted a couple days and then I caught the tummy bug my kids had the previous weekend! So missed another couple days due to my stomach then as soon as it went away the cold set back in. So I've missed all this week. I'm at the end of it now but I am coughing my head off still. I can't go to the gym coughing up mucus constantly, nose is still running non stop. Ugh. I just want to feel normal and good!! I miss the gym :-(

Am I ruining my attempt this month by missing so much?

I'm still fully LE vegetarian, skipping breakfast, on clomid etc. Can I still have hope?

[honeybee37]

I am in a similar position. Was so good Dec and and early January, then my son was sick and I had a really bad chest and have now gone 3 weeks without doing any! Our first attempt is on Monday. I'm going ahead but will restart on Tuesday in case I don't get a bfp. I figured if I restart this week, the surge in testosterone might harm this month's attempt so I've gone couch potato and hoping the lost muscle mass from earlier cardio will have done something. Good luck with your attempt!

[atomic sagebrush]

Remember, it's not these things we do, but the overall effect on our body and fertility that sways. So you're still going to be run down, your body is still reeling from exercise and now illness, I think you're fine to try this month!

Aside from that, if you've taken Clomid, you HAVE TO TRY. No skipping months when on Clomid, that's against the rules.

[atomic sagebrush]

I am in a similar position. Was so good Dec and and early January, then my son was sick and I had a really bad chest and have now gone 3 weeks without doing any! Our first attempt is on Monday. I'm going ahead but will restart on Tuesday in case I don't get a bfp. I figured if I restart this week, the surge in testosterone might harm this month's attempt so I've gone couch potato and hoping the lost muscle mass from earlier cardio will have done something. Good luck with your attempt!

The idea that testosterone wwould surge is just a theory. I would go ahead with exercise and not worry about it. Your body looks at the big picture, not a couple weeks here or there.

[Kmomofthree]

Thank you. I definitely wasn't going to skip, I just needed some encouraging words :-)

[atomic sagebrush]

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[maidentomother]

I think if you're sick enough that you can't exercise, the illness is probably swaying at least as much as the exercise. And, if you don't take a break when you're sick you could delay your recovery and return to exercise. So I definitely wouldn't worry about that.

There are 2 things you can do to further sway:

1. Make sure to exercise the FULL 60 min. Not 50 min. Not 55min. 60 min, MINIMUM. So maybe even try for 75 min sometimes. But the 1hr minimum is really, REALLY important in my opinion and going under an hour puts you too close to blue territory and does not achieve nearly the same result as the full hour, in terms of physiological effects. (This point does not apply as much to PCOS ladies. )

2. When you are well, try for the full 6 days a week, or even taking a break once every 10 days or so. If you can't always do 6+ days a week, then at least try to avoid having 2 break days in a row as that gives your body more time to recover. I don't think this is as important as the 1hr minimum, but I do think it helps significantly to keep your body as run down as possible. No/few breaks maximises muscle breakdown. (Lower impact exercise like brisk walking is best when exercising continuously, so you may need some/more breaks if you're doing more intense/high impact cardio, or if you are prone to injury.)

The above are based on my understanding of exercise physiology but you should ALWAYS listen to your body and be vigilant about avoiding injury. Never power through a workout if you feel 'bad' pain.

[MyByC]

Dont worry. Just take your time but avoid medicine as much...
I was sick the week before I got pregnant and it helped ;)
Good luck!


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