Well, my diet plan is a complete success! I'm eating healthier than I ever have. Tons of veggies and fruits. I'm walking at least once a day and riding our new exercise bike like a fiend!
Ha. That's just a "little" untrue. How do you keep up a diet/exercise plan during pregnancy? Well, you don't. The good news? My morning sickness is calming down and I'm finding it gets worse the junkier food that I eat, thereby forcing me to eat healthier. As in no pizza or mac and cheese, but McDonald's burgers are still my favorite. I am oddly craving salads which would be nice if I liked salads from home or if my hubby approved of any joint with good salads. I also lost a pound and have found I have to keep my meals moderate to small or baby spits them back up.
What I can't do:
- Exercise
- Walking
- Getting up off the couch
- Cleaning
- Some days, playing with or feeding my son
You get the idea.
I thought by the second trimester I'd be past the pregnancy zombie mode, but it's still going strong. Our whole house finds this frustrating. I hate watching my house gain dirt before my eyes and being unable to form any plan of attack. My husband tires of doing the majority of chores, fetching things for me, and listening to me whine about my inability to do anything. My son misses having mommy play with him and doesn't understand why mommy can't just roughhouse and swing him all 24 pounds of him around all day. The cat gets really annoyed to find me asleep and his bowl empty yet again.
Once again, pregnancy is about survival. What do you do when you do what you can, but you can't really do anything? My one comfort is that this doesn't last forever. In fact, in a few months I'll become a nesting monster who can't stop cleaning and has to be told to sit down. For now, I'll just yearn for those days and enjoy my close relationship with my couch.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Pregnancy and Dieting Do Not Mix!
I hate to make this blog about diet and exercise become a blog about pregnancy woes, but the truth is we moms are gonna get pregnant and it's really hard to stay healthy while pregnant. Just like baby #1, this baby is making momma pretty darn sick. My caloric intake is through the roof eating between 4-5 meals a day. I'm stuck eating whatever limited menu my belly will accept that day/moment/second. If my belly only wants an Arby's roast beef sandwich with a side of loaded Wendy's baked potato then anything else will just be thrown up. It's a matter of survival these days.
Exercise? Ha! Getting out of bed is my exercise right now. I must take one nap a day to survive which means I get behind on chores which snowballs into no exercising. In the evenings when we used to work out in front of the TV, I am honestly too tired to participate.
So how is it possible to keep healthy during pregnancy? Be realistic. The good news is that my body at least for now is balancing it all out. I'm starting to show, but I haven't gained any weight despite my crazed appetite and disgusting selections. In fact, during my last pregnancy I never gained any weight while I had morning sickness. Around 21 weeks the morning sickness went away and then I started gaining. So I suppose it's those times where you can control your diet that count. Once again, it's what you can do. Walking a few more parking spaces, napping so you'll be ready for more later, trying to shove the veggies down...it's the little things that matter. They add up.
In the end, yes it is all about the baby and a healthy delivery. However, anything you can do to help your health directly affects your baby positively. So do what you can! And when you can't...it's ok. You're baby won't die from a steady diet of McDonalds, Wendys, and Arby's in the beginning. Trust me, I've already delivered one extremely healthy little boy who I'm guilty to say had plenty of that in utero. Do what you need to survive, but when you can choose to do more, DO IT!
Exercise? Ha! Getting out of bed is my exercise right now. I must take one nap a day to survive which means I get behind on chores which snowballs into no exercising. In the evenings when we used to work out in front of the TV, I am honestly too tired to participate.
So how is it possible to keep healthy during pregnancy? Be realistic. The good news is that my body at least for now is balancing it all out. I'm starting to show, but I haven't gained any weight despite my crazed appetite and disgusting selections. In fact, during my last pregnancy I never gained any weight while I had morning sickness. Around 21 weeks the morning sickness went away and then I started gaining. So I suppose it's those times where you can control your diet that count. Once again, it's what you can do. Walking a few more parking spaces, napping so you'll be ready for more later, trying to shove the veggies down...it's the little things that matter. They add up.
In the end, yes it is all about the baby and a healthy delivery. However, anything you can do to help your health directly affects your baby positively. So do what you can! And when you can't...it's ok. You're baby won't die from a steady diet of McDonalds, Wendys, and Arby's in the beginning. Trust me, I've already delivered one extremely healthy little boy who I'm guilty to say had plenty of that in utero. Do what you need to survive, but when you can choose to do more, DO IT!
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