I’m newly TTC (currently only on the 3rd cycle) but I’m scared that my weight is going to be the reason I can’t conceive.

At my heaviest I was 350. Currently at 330~. November 2021 I found out I had a hypothyroid, which caused a slow metabolism. I’ve been on a medication since January 2022 to help balance out my thyroid, and I got down to 319. I stopped taking BC (after being on it since May 2014) in January 2023, and quickly gained back 11 pounds to put me where I am now.

I have a hard time eating three proper meals a day because with the thyroid medicine I cannot eat for an hour after I take it and I’m a teacher meaning I don’t usually have any time during my day to stop and eat. I don’t typically eat breakfast because of the medication, and lunch usually consists of a quick snack (usually fruit/vegetable, or something like cheese and crackers). I am usually good about cooking a healthy dinner - consisting of chicken and vegetables of some sort.

I cut out pop (no caffeine) and most sugars (though I do have a sweet tooth so sometimes that’s hard) because of trying to get pregnant. I take prenatal vitamins daily, along with other vitamins.

I also walk, on average, 3-6 miles a day at work. Most of this comes from teaching Kindergarten, thus being up and moving around constantly with the littles. There’s no gym in my small town, and the nearest one is over an hour away.

I’ve spent my whole life trying to lose weight and have had an incredibly hard time. I’m not trying to make excuses, I’m just genuinely scared that I won’t be able to carry a child because of my weight.