This is episode 24 and today we’re talking about weight gain with IVF.  Our guest is Dr. Stephanie Fein, MD.  She is an internist turned weight loss specialist working exclusively with fertility patients.

She was one of my first experts on the show back in Episode 5 where we talked about how weight loss can optimize fertility.

One of the reasons that I wanted to talk about this topic is because I was totally struggling with gaining about 15-20 pounds over the span of my last 3 cycles that I just could not shake.  When I started to explore these feelings on Instagram, a lot of you shared the same sentiment.  So, I thought this was a great topic to talk about.

Now, I think a lot of us and not all of us have had some battle with weight for many different reasons.  I blame our society’s unrealistic standards for women particularly in the 90s and early 2000s, but I digress.  So, we come into this space with some “stuff” that is already built in and we’re already hating ourselves because some of us feel our bodies are failing us, so I dont think we’re in the right head space.

Today, we talk about all of these things and the top 3 things that has helped Stephanie achieve success with her clients.  We talk about the hormones and the expected weight gain with IVF.  In theory, these concepts appear to be so easy, but the application of these concepts and the emotional things we tie to this whole process, IVF and weight loss/maintenance seem to complicate the whole thing.  So, Stephanie and I dive into that today too!

You guys, if you’ve never reached out to Stephanie, you should.  She’s so amazing to talk to and so positive.  I’m some nobody and she just reaches out to me from time to time to ask me how I’m doing and to cheer me on!  Like, who does that???

She has a lovely YouTube page with some dieting tips that you may also find helpful.

Okay, guys!  I hope you enjoy this episode.  Let’s get to it!

RESOURCES FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:

Work with Dr. Stephanie Fein, MD:  https://www.stephaniefeinmd.com/

Connect with Dr. Stephanie Fein, MD:  https://www.instagram.com/stephaniefeinmd/

Her YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeGllTuxoNCrjw6IC18bGxw