I have been feeling pretty hefty lately, so I stepped on the bathroom scale today. Lo and behold, since I started the meds for my IVF FET (in vitro fertilization, frozen embryo transfer) on December 8, I have gained five pounds.

holidays + hormones + no exercise = weight gain

I was cautioned not to get “overheated” during the process, so I stopped training in karate except to assist with the white belts. And, I stopped walking altogether. How quickly the pounds come on — and how hard they are to lose. Oh, the irony.

Perhaps when I pick up a fresh supply of Progesterone at the doc’s tomorrow, I’ll ask if I can safely go walking without jeopardizing the Snowflakes. It’s a precarious endeavor, I tell you.