The Sacrifice of Motherhood starts today!

Today starts my fertility diet and ALL kinds of sacrificing of my favorite foods! Now, if you know me and Keith, you know we are HUGE foodies! We love to cook fancy gourmet meals, but today that all ends! Today is the day I get my body ready to get pregannt and carry a baby! I am starting a diet that consists of organic foods, gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, artificial sweetener free, caffeine free, and alcohol free. Pretty much I will be eating a high protein low carb diet. Studies have proven this kind of eating shows to increase egg quality and help increase overall fertility. Hey, whatever works!! For breakfast I made a protein smoothie with Arbonne vanilla pea protein, almond milk, strawberries and blueberries! It was delicious! Lunch will consist of a turkey burger lettuce wrap with tomato and hummus and baby carrots and a apple for snack later on.... Its really not as bad as it sounds! Just eating healthy! The picture above is all the supplements Keith and I are taking to get our bodies ready for IVF. I am taking Co-q10 (icrease egg quality), royal jelly (helps thicken uterine lining and increase overall fertility), an extensive pre-natal vitamin, lysine, b12, and omega 3 fish oil. Also drinking Rasberry Leaf tea once a day. I am also starting fertility yoga (a dvd called AM/PM Yoga) that my RE recommended. I will start accupuncture in a few weeks. Keith is taking Conception XR motility support and clomid. He is also participating in the diet! The countdown to start our first (and hopefully only) IVF cycle is about 2 weeks!!!!! EEEK!!!! Getting so close! Keep the prayers coming! We are certainly going to need them!