8dpo and other stuff

I did end up ovulating on July 14. Boy could I ever feel it. Definitely a lefty I am now 8 dpo. I promised myself I would not poas until Friday this week 13 dpo let's see if I can hold out....it wont be easy. I am off this Friday so I figured it would be a perfect day for analyzing pee sticks....if anything shows. I know on my last mc cycle I did have some implantation type twinges/cramping but while it was happening I didn't really give it any merit...I thought there is no way of course....now I am waiting for it, hoping it happens...lol. So I a trying something new with my grocery shopping. I was trying to keep myself to a weekly budget but it's not so easy when some weeks you need pricier items. Anyways someone shared a blog of a lady who basically shops once a month so last week we bought a freezer and this week I got a Costco membership. I stocked up on $250 worth of meat, snacks, papertowel etc. The idea is I will do a big shop at Costco once a month,then buy fresh produce/dairy once a week with a say $50 budget. My weight loss is going really badly. I gave up this week and am up like 2 lbs even though I haven't exactly gone crazy. It all started last week I had one day where I ate above my points it was blood donor day and also we celebrated our anniversary. So by the time Tuesday weigh in came around I was up.....even though I was barely over my weekly allowance. I am incredibly frustrated with my up and down cycle on the ww program. The first 25 lbs or so were easy compare to the next 10 and the last 10 seem like they will never go away. I decided I need a ww break. Timing works well because my ww and gym buddy will be gone for the next 5 weeks. So this week I have taken a complete break from tracking....but still trying to make good choices. I will start tracking again this week. My ww/gym buddy has been doing those shakes that are popular right now. She doesn't really have much to lose but says they are helping. She gave me a sample to try....I dunno...do I really want to pay for another weight loss measure....especially since the shakes are not a normal way of eating so once you stop you know what could happen. I am going to try it out tomorrow and see if I can make it through the work day without feeling like I am starving.