 [ Symptoms ] how many cups of food should a woman eat in a meal  i find that sometimes i cannot figure out the calories on a meal especially when i am cooking at home so i am trying to find a way to control my food intake so that i consistently intake less calories than i am burning in a day i really want to get to a healthy weight for my children they are small and i am in a high stress job so i do not want to have a heart attack before they are grown please help me [ Disease ] here is a link to a slideshow about fertility and ovulation that i think you will find very helpful it states while the exact timing of ovulation can vary on average it happens between day 11 and 21 of your cycle a brain hormone called luteinizing hormone lh surges triggering the release of the egg that is most ripe at the same time your cervical mucus changes to a slippery egg white consistency to help sperm make their way to the egg  so there is a chance that you could be pregnant if your ovulation cycle fits this pattern the webmd answers staff