Losing Weight During Ivf

About a year after giving birth to my daughter, I tried to get pregnant with baby number two. However, I learned that I suffered from secondary infertility.

Over the next two years, I underwent countless fertility medications, tried intrauterine implantation, and ultimately went through eight in-vitro fertilization cycles in an attempt to harvest viable eggs for later implantation. Still, no baby. As if that weren’t hard enough, I also gained 120 pounds.

(Weight gain caused by fertility treatments is common, says Julie M. Levitt, M.D., a board-certified ob-gyn with the Women's Group of Northwestern in Chicago. Hormonal changes can stimulate appetite. And since some medications can increase the size of the ovaries, some women are sidelined from activity to prevent a twisted or ruptured ovary.)

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In the summer of 2015, a couple of months after finishing up my eighth IVF cycle, I decided to take a “break” from my treatments to focus on my weight. A lot of people said that it would take years to lose the weight, but I didn't want to wait that long to implant my embryos and have a healthy and successful pregnancy.

In September, I found out that my gym, Life Time Fitness, was holding a national weight-loss challenge. I saw it as my chance.

I met with a nutrition coach at Life Time Fitness to help me figure out the foods that I needed to eat, the ones I needed to avoid (see ya never, refined sugar!), and strategies for keeping me on track, like snacking on something

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While I cut calories and lost weight quickly during the first four to six weeks of the challenge, after that I started to plateau. I learned that I was eating too little, given all of my exercise.

I began eating six mini-meals per day, and I kept healthy snacks like berries, chicken breasts, avocado, and packages of sardines, salmon, and tuna fish nearby. Knowing that I always had these healthy foods squashed my anxiety over the food aspect of losing weight.

I went to Life Time Fitness six days a week. Since I used to love running, I was a regular in treadmill and free weight group classes. I strived to hit 30, 000 steps per day. Though I’m not into weights, I lifted to prevent muscle loss and to keep my metabolism up.

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Any time I had a few free moments, I was walking. If I hadn’t achieved my steps goal by the end of the day, I jogged around my neighborhood at night until I hit my total.

When I texted my trainer about feeling overwhelmed and wanting to give up, she suggested I start aiming for 20, 000 steps per day, rather than 30, 000. She also told me to take a yoga or Pilates class to unwind. I ended up loving them!

I had to learn to relax to hit my weight-loss goals. I made getting at least 10 hours of sleep per night my first priority. I needed more sleep for recovery than usual since I was working out so much. Handling normal day-to-day stresses, like bills, became my husband’s responsibility during the contest. I also asked him to help me out more around the house. His support throughout my journey was incredible.

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Losing the weight was difficult. Working towards my goal honestly felt like a full-time job. When I was frustrated, snuggling with my daughter at night helped me put things in perspective. The thought of giving her a sister or brother was worth all of the work.

I lost 90 pounds during the contest, cashing in on $10, 000 in prize money, which was incredible. I used part of the money to take a vacation with my family in Israel, and put the rest toward IVF bills.

Since the contest wrapped up, I'm working on maintaining my weight and building more muscle with healthy foods and regular exercise. I continue with Pilates three times per week and lift weights twice a week. I walk at least 10, 000 steps a day, and still make quality sleep and stress management a priority.

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I’m not going to lie, the money was awesome, but the biggest reward is feeling healthy and more like myself during the in-vitro process. When we undergo our ninth round of IVF this month, I believe that our chances of harvesting healthy embryos will be far greater than they were this time last year.

Surround yourself with people that encourage you and build you up. Whether that’s through friends, family, workout buddies, group fitness classes, or professionals, like your gym’s personal trainers and nutritionists, having a support network is critical to living a healthier life.

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An Australian mum, who has been through a number of life changing events over the past 9 years including, 6 years of IVF, shared how she lost over 8kgs and toned her physique.

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Sally tipped the scales at 72kgs in March 2021 and after giving birth to her first child in 2018, but was determined to lose weight as she constantly felt tired, lacked self-confidence and avoided social situations because of how she felt and looked. 

The 47 year old from Brisbane said that she was uncomfortable with being overweight and if she didn’t start focussing on her weight and health now, she probably would never do it.

She knew she needed to lose weight but struggled to find a diet or exercise program that she could stick to, that actually worked.  

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“I want to be able to wear clothes that are fitted and flattering, not head to toe black and baggy, ” Sally confessed.

By following the Doctors orders of 1000 calories a day, Sally (pictured) on the left  before and now on the  right, managed to drop over 8kgs in seven weeks. 

After learning about the Doctor's program on Instagram, she committed to an appointment with a prescribing Doctor which uses the latest body composition scales to prescribe a calorie intake that will fast-track weight loss. “I saw so many transformation photos on Instagram and it seemed so easy for other people, ” said Sally. 

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At her initial consultation with the Doctor, the body composition scales showed her biological age was 15 years over her chronological age and that she was carrying excess levels of body fat.

Unlike ordinary scales that record only body weight, The Doctor's Kitchen prescribed program incorporates body composition scales which provides additional data such as body fat, visceral fat, and muscle mass to help you determine if your individual biometrics fall in a healthy range.

The latest body composition scales (pictured) are used as part of the Doctor's prescribed program to guide Australian Doctors to prescribe a calorie intake per day that will see their body fat drop. 

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“New research has found that these are the numbers that matter, and can be the key to losing weight and keeping it off” said Dr Phillip Wuth, Australian Doctor and Founder of The Doctor’s Kitchen Australia.

No matter what you weigh or whether your metabolism is fast or slow, you can lose weight if you know what to do, Dr Wuth said.

Individual body composition results enable prescribing Doctors to recommend a calorie intake less than your body expends at rest, ensuring that your weight loss goals are reached. 

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Australian Doctor and Founder of The Doctor's Kitchen Australia, Dr Phillip Wuth (pictured) said the key is to eat fewer calories than your body burns at rest and monitor your progress with regular follow ups with your prescribing Doctor.

By following the Doctors orders of 1000 calories per day from the prescribed weight loss meals, she managed to drop down to 63.9kgs after only 7 weeks. The dedication has only paid off as she has also reduced her biological age by 5 years and dropped her body fat percentage to a healthier range.

In the past, Sally struggled cooking a meal and translating this into a specific amount of calories. On other programs, “I struggled with the amount of preparation and ingredients required to create each meal”, she said. “Having to prepare one meal for me and another for the family was just too much”.

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I didn't need to think about what to cook or how much to eat. When the results came so quickly, I could just relax and trust the process, Sally said.

When asked on how this program differs to others, Sally said, having the Doctor tell her exactly the number