YAY I have a friend! 5kg's last pg wowsers that is great! I'm not so focused on how much weight I put on but rather just being healthy I'd just like to give bubs the best start possible so I'm so happy you have joined me to keep eachother motivated YAY
MummaMia thanks so much gorgeousness! After reading your list I now feel like I'm already a super mum I do eat loads of veg/salad stuff and We also eat heaps of nuts and beans + lentils & rice and we even drink oat mil rather than regular dairy. So I now feel great and happy that I'm doing well. Any advice you have along the will be great and I can't wait to see a BFP announcement from you soon
hj Oh no, what side effects does Elevit have on you? I do take Elevit but I think the multivitamin I used to take which was Metegenics Femme is much better all round, it's got pretty much everything Elevit has but higher levels and more, I think there may have been one or 2 things it didn't have but I haven't noticed any side effects from the Elevit so haven't bothered changing back. I think if you are eating well and getting in what exercise you can that you'll be doing well hon, I tend to be sitting down more often than not so I need to make an effort, I can't imagine you get to do that running around after a little on when you are home and running around at work too! Again I'm so happy you have joined me and sill so super dooper excited you are pregnant!!!!
Update on me: Yesterday, walked a little... it was around the shopping center so I don't think that really counts but I did eat well. Today I am doing up my meal plan and going shopping. I will aim to eat well before I go so that I don't buy unnecessary treats while I'm there! The other think I did last week when I did up my meal plan (this will be my 3rd week of doing it) I also factored in snacks such as yogurt and I made pumpkin and lemon scones and some sugarless oat & banana cookies which have been great cause they were healthy and filling This week I am making some other yummy healthy treat but not sure what yet. Today is also house work day so I may not get my walk in......
YAY again it's so nice to have some friends in here
C1 - yeh i meant to say its not the amount of weight that i put on thats important its the healthy bub side of things! Elevit the folate tabs make me extreamly constipated! not a nice feeling! Sorry but u did ask! LOL - those oats and bananana biscuits sound very yummy! can u send thru the recipe? dont stress on not getting ur walk in on house work day - u might find doing the house work u do just as much exercise if not more!
MM - yay on joining us! and hopefully u will be joinin us with a BFP VERY VERY SOON! i get so excited at the thought! and your list is a GREAT help for me! thankyou heaps xo
also how did pop corn get in the vegetable list???????? im bad most of that vegie list i do not like! naughty me!!!!
Im so hoping cravings go away soon also - so far i have ended up losing 3kgs this pregnancy - i try so hard to eat something but food really isnt apealing to me atm! so i know this is not a good thing! im trying to think of easy healthy snack ideas that i can just grab and eat on the run! any idea!
Oh and i guess i better start eating my apples with the skin on! LOL i peel them for Miss B now i have taken a liking to peeled apple! LOL
I dont eat much on the beans, nuts and seeds list - those things have never really appealed to me much!
Morning hj Yeah those cookies were great and the recipe made lots of cookies so they actually lasted a whole week and both dh and I feel like we've eaten heaps of them! so easy to make too and healthy. I will let you know how the snack for this week turns out and if it's any good I'll add the recipe for that too. As for the beans and seeds maybe have tacos with beans instead of mince meat mix, you just use a can for 4 bean mix or refried beans, add the taco seasoning and a can of crushed tomatoes and you're done, if you eat curries add beans to them or we always thicken up the sauces with red lentils, just chuck in 1/4 of a cup and they cook really quickly and give your curry (or soup) a lovely thick texture. Seeds and nuts are great for throwing into salads and instead of using pre made dressings or olive oil we use flaxseed oil which is full of omega3 (great for bubs brain development) mixed with lemon juice or balsamic vinegar. In the 1st tri I felt so lazy and didn't know 'what' to make but I was hungry!!! I so wish it was the other way around like you lol I found it great to make up some real food to have in the fridge so that it was ready to go, stuff like pasta salad, potato salad, bean and rice salad, all with home made dressings and lots of veg & salad ingredients and nuts etc. I have to admit that I did eat lots of cookies as I wasn't making my own healthy treats like I starting to now. I also bought some V8 juices to take with me on the go, They are not really the best but better than spewing from being too hungry. Loads of fruit is also great for quick snacks, especially bananas and a yummy organic flavored yogurt.
SugarLess Banana-Oatmeal Cookies
3 med-large ripe banans, mashed
2 cups uncooked quick-cooking oats
½ cup rasins
1/3 cup butter, melted
¼ cup fat-free milk
1tsp vanilla extract
mix all ingredients together. Let set for 5 mins for oats to absorb moisture. Drop teaspoonfuls (or roll into a ball with hands and flatten) onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 175 C for 15-20 mins. Let stand for 1 min before removing from cookie sheet. When I make them again I will add a little more vanilla and some honey or maple syrup for added sweetness. You could also add whatever nuts you like or different dried fruit. They are kinda like flat muffins! They do tend to be a little fragile so try to keep compact when putting into balls for the oven tray and flatten gently, also don't make them too thin
C1 - u are soooooo well organised and on top of everything! keep up the great work! ur bub is going to be super healthy just like mummy!
Im so going to try those cookies - and some honey in them sounds good!
This may sound like a cop out but right now i just really dont have time to be as organised as you are and to prepare meals in advance etc, i really wish i did! maybe i should hire u as my cheif? LOL
I will try that taco idea although i will have to do a separate batch for me - my husband will go nuts if he dosent get his meat!
ur full of great ideas and i apprechiate you sharing them!
Hello ladies and cherished what a great idea to start this thread, im hoping ill be able to get in and post quite regularly.
Im trying my hardest to be as healthy as i can at the moment for bubs but i just seem to want to eat anything and everything. I do eat quite a lot of fruit 2-3 serves a day generally but nowhere near enough vegies as i do shift work and quite often just grab whatevas easiest. I think i might have to cook up a huge plate of vegies for tea tonight as im not at work. As for the excercise, before i was pregnant i used to walk my dog every day but as im getting further along its getting less & less which is terrible. He is such a big dog and very strong and it puts me off taking him and i feel so guilty walking out the gate without him.
So anyway today is housework day for me too and my mum is coming over and were going down the street for lunch so i might suggest we walk down the street and i have a nice healthy salad roll YUMMO!
Take care & Talk soon
YUM! look at that dip recipe!! I'm totally making that tonight!
I'll join you ladies!
As a plus sized woman to begin with, I've been really chuffed with myself & how healthy and trouble free my pg has been so far. No morning sickness, no high blood pressure, no odema, no major food adversion, cravings have only been fresh fruit & vegies, and I've been exercising heaps - and I dodged the GD bullet . I've only had some SPD, which -strangly - was mostly solved by a massive fall on my butt that realigned my pelvis (i didn't enjoy being pushed over by my horse at the time!!).
I've grabbed the program at the gym & highlighted all the classes I can attend (BodyBalance & BodyVive are AWESOME, but I will settle for Aqua, but most of the ladies in that class are so lazy!!), and I have 2 pg fitness DVDs I can do if I don't want to go out. And there's always walking the dogs, but I like to do that with DH when he's on break from work.
That's enough from me (as I need to feed the horses & go to Body Balance). I'll catch up with the thread later.
YAY another inspiring friend, Entreat! Sounds like you've been really healthy and that's so great to hear!
Adux pumpkin is my fav veg and ontop of that roasted pumpkin is right on the top of the list!!! I've been getting into the roasted vegies too lately and we always pop garlic in mmmmmm. Frozen spinach portions are fantastic aren't they! You can chuck them in so much stuff.
hj1981 you're a crack up with your vegies! I admit frozen ones are not the best but as I said any is better than none... I think you could give the soup a go too Do you like any vegies such as corn and potato? Maybe soups will be a good start for you if you do because those flavors are strong and could disguise other vegies you add? oh an re the massuse... I'm sure you can train your dh to get all the right spots
Belfie good on you getting that exercise in... I've just got back form the supermarket, dh is mowing the lawn and then I think we'll go for that walk
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YAY I have a friend! 5kg's last pg wowsers that is great! I'm not so focused on how much weight I put on but rather just being healthy
I'd just like to give bubs the best start possible so I'm so happy you have joined me to keep eachother motivated YAY
This week I am making some other yummy healthy treat but not sure what yet. Today is also house work day so I may not get my walk in......
Yeah those cookies were great and the recipe made lots of cookies so they actually lasted a whole week and both dh and I feel like we've eaten heaps of them! so easy to make too and healthy. I will let you know how the snack for this week turns out and if it's any good I'll add the recipe for that too. As for the beans and seeds maybe have tacos with beans instead of mince meat mix, you just use a can for 4 bean mix or refried beans, add the taco seasoning and a can of crushed tomatoes and you're done, if you eat curries add beans to them or we always thicken up the sauces with red lentils, just chuck in 1/4 of a cup and they cook really quickly and give your curry (or soup) a lovely thick texture. Seeds and nuts are great for throwing into salads and instead of using pre made dressings or olive oil we use flaxseed oil which is full of omega3 (great for bubs brain development) mixed with lemon juice or balsamic vinegar. In the 1st tri I felt so lazy and didn't know 'what' to make but I was hungry!!! I so wish it was the other way around like you lol I found it great to make up some real food to have in the fridge so that it was ready to go, stuff like pasta salad, potato salad, bean and rice salad, all with home made dressings and lots of veg & salad ingredients and nuts etc. I have to admit that I did eat lots of cookies as I wasn't making my own healthy treats like I starting to now. I also bought some V8 juices to take with me on the go, They are not really the best but better than spewing from being too hungry. Loads of fruit is also great for quick snacks, especially bananas and a yummy organic flavored yogurt.
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