The Exercise Enigma - both genders

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh yes I forgot about my period haha. That would be useful to get back before TTC again. Is it true I can take Vitex to help get my period back sooner? Then I could start the 12 week process before TTC?

Mixed results. Some people have tried it (myself included) but if your period isn't about to come back then it won't work anyway. I'd wait to try it til you've had some signs that your body is thinking about it, if then even. Some people, it's been as if the vitex actually made it take even longer.

Doing LE Diet and exercise may make it take longer too (just like training for a marathon). I'd not even try the vitex before 6-9 month mark and be very sure you're getting 50-60 g fat!!

[chocolate]

Im 6 weeks out from my attempt. I have been doing 60 mins of cardio sometimes 3 times a week, sometimes 5 days a week. It can be very random. The machine at the gym does show I have been loosing muscle mass when I loose weight. I still feel quite toned in my legs and bum though as I dont have much fat there at all and even the stepper machine and bike makes them toned. I do have Pcos tendencies of some sort. The week or 2 before my attempt I can try to increase my exercise to 5 or 6 times a week. I actually was eating more on my work out days too so Ill stop that. Does it sound ok to continue doing an hour of cardio if only just a few times a week still?

[Scurlys]

Mixed results. Some people have tried it (myself included) but if your period isn't about to come back then it won't work anyway. I'd wait to try it til you've had some signs that your body is thinking about it, if then even. Some people, it's been as if the vitex actually made it take even longer.

Doing LE Diet and exercise may make it take longer too (just like training for a marathon). I'd not even try the vitex before 6-9 month mark and be very sure you're getting 50-60 g fat!!

Thank you. So would it be recommended to have baby and wait until I get my period and THEN buy a plan (I feel like my period will take at least 6-9mo to come back cause it did last time)? Be on LE diet that's prescribed to me for 12 weeks before TTC?(so I would basically start trying to have another baby the EARLIEST at 9mo ppd but looks more like a year) And pray and have faith we conceive haha.
Does that sound like a safe, reasonable plan considering I will be nursing as well?

And once I'm cleared by my Dr to exercise again is it ok to do normal exercises with weights to build muscle or should I not at all since I want to sway pink? And just stick with cardio? Yoga? Pilates? Running? Body-weight training?

[atomic sagebrush]

AS long as you're losing weight (or even holding steady) it's really hard for women to be adding muscle (some say impossible). You will look toned but it's because you've lost fat.

Keep doing what you're doing, choc!!

[atomic sagebrush]

Thank you. So would it be recommended to have baby and wait until I get my period and THEN buy a plan (I feel like my period will take at least 6-9mo to come back cause it did last time)? Be on LE diet that's prescribed to me for 12 weeks before TTC?(so I would basically start trying to have another baby the EARLIEST at 9mo ppd but looks more like a year) And pray and have faith we conceive haha.
Does that sound like a safe, reasonable plan considering I will be nursing as well?

And once I'm cleared by my Dr to exercise again is it ok to do normal exercises with weights to build muscle or should I not at all since I want to sway pink? And just stick with cardio? Yoga? Pilates? Running? Body-weight training?

It's totally up to you. I have people buy plans when pregnant and others wait. Totally about what will work better for you. But yes no matter what I'd want you to hold off to start diet until 6-9 months because it's better for your body and your nursing baby!

RE weights - as a general rule I have pink swayers avoid weights, with one exception...if you need to use light weights to get your heartrate up. Some people who are very fit or have a history of athletics may need to use light weights to actually work themselves in an exercise zone they feel comfortable with But if you don't need the weights, skip it and walk or do other cardio.

[Scurlys]

It's totally up to you. I have people buy plans when pregnant and others wait. Totally about what will work better for you. But yes no matter what I'd want you to hold off to start diet until 6-9 months because it's better for your body and your nursing baby!

RE weights - as a general rule I have pink swayers avoid weights, with one exception...if you need to use light weights to get your heartrate up. Some people who are very fit or have a history of athletics may need to use light weights to actually work themselves in an exercise zone they feel comfortable with But if you don't need the weights, skip it and walk or do other cardio.

Thank you. My husband and I talked and after the information you gave us we won't start trying to have another baby until our second is a year old. Before we start trying would it be ok to do my regular exercise routine (running, weights, yoga) and then just drop down to cardio once we are doing the sway?

Also regarding workouts ok with swaying, is kickboxing acceptable or does that encourage building too much muscle? I'm trying to find DVDs that I could use for an hour when I can't get outside to run or walk for an hour when swaying. What about step aerobics programs?

[atomic sagebrush]

I'd avoid kickboxing just because of the "testosterone" idea, that your body thinks it's fighting and may raise T levels accordingly.

I think it's fine to do your normal exercise at first and then stop and go to cardio. I don't KNOW that as fact, that is just my gut instinct.


Step can build some muscle but the thing is as long s you're losing a bit of weight, you can't be building muscle. I know some people did stepping and got girls, others got boys, so no real vibe for how it sways.

[blessedmama2]

I'm a big exerciser, but definitely more of a boy sway. I know I can't get that much time at the gym needed to sway girl, so I'm going to go the couch potato route. What about fast walking 30 mins a day? Does that still count as couch potato?


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[atomic sagebrush]

Here's the thing though blessedmama - exercise has gotten SUCH better results than couch potato that I just HAVE to urge everyone to exercise now. Even if you can't get up to the full amount, the results are just so clear that I think it's worth the risk of doing less than optimal exercise.

I picked the 60 6-7 recommendation to some extent arbitrarily as an amount of exercise that would work for everyone all the time (even those not good on diet, or not even DOING diet.) I have no evidence that less exercise will wreck a sway, esp. along with diet. I just don't like to see anyone who has been exercising, stop exercising, since for all we know that could even be worse. (BUT anyone who is not doing anything, I would not have you START doing only mod. exercise, this advice is only for people who are already exercising) I would have you continue doing what you're doing and then just try your best to get as much in as you can.

[blessedmama2]

Ok great, because I really have to exercise for sanity[emoji6] I do pretty intense DVDs (circuit training with very small weights about 3 days a week-only 20 to 30 mins though) and power walk with a double stroller 2-3 days a week. I will try to get the duration of my workouts up. Thank you!


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