Healthy Pregnancy

[Cupcake]

Oh no! Hope you're all better soon belfie!

This thread is a cross between the old Diet & Weightloss thread i used to be apart of & the old 12+ Month TTC thread with all the people in it LOL. Love it!

[[M]umma[M]ia]

Hey girls!

HJ - So glad Dh liked the slice. I asked DF about the veg night once a week and i got "that" look... lol

Belfie - Wow havent you had an interesting week get better soon hun xoxo

Jleigh - enjoy your roast.. ive never had kangaroo before but i have been told its nice.

Hi!! to everyone else, sorry for lack of personals, a bit busy with DD atm.

AFM - I lost another 2.2 kg this week so Im pretty happy with that. I go back to my FS on the 8th June so hopfully by then I would have lost 20kg atleast and she will give me some fertility drugs. Been abit slack this week, so about to put DD to bed and get on the exercise bike. The Monday weigh ins come around so quick lol.

Whats everyone having for tea tonight? Im having Sweet Chilli Chicken Stirfry, loaded with Vegies!

[Cupcake]

Im not posting what i just ate. It was naughty...

[[M]umma[M]ia]

hahahhahaha the best thing you can do is be honest with yourself.. so come on... spill!

[Cupcake]

I can be honest with myself yes but if i spill it might make you all crumble! Hehe i will not be responsible for the demise of this thread! Hahahaha

[Kirsten]

Ammaki: I'll tell you what I ate if you tell me what you ate, mine was pretty gross! And NOT healthy.

Mumma Mia: I don't know what to have for dinner tonight, I am a decide before I start cooking type, which annoys me, I'd rather know what I'm going to cook, but can never decide till I have to start cooking Your stir fry sounds yummy.

Belfie: hope you're feeling better, gastro is the WORST!!! Poor you!

Cherished: My DP is a vegaquarian!! It's hilarious when we go out for dinner, I always order the bit meaty rare meal with a red wine and he has some vegie or seafood meal with a light fruity white wine. They always go to give him the mountain of meat and me the girly food.

Dr Tal: good idea with the maple syrup that would go nicely with the banana and oats....yum! Nothing wrong with maple syrup either.

We eat mostly vegetarian at home because I can't be bothered making 2 meals.

[Dr. Tal]

Kirst - about giving your DH the 'girlie' meal. I really cracked up at that one.

And Tsk tsk about having gross and not healthy.

Ammaki - the tsk tsk goes for you to!

I suppose I can't tsk too much though, I nearly caved for a Dreamy Donut (mmmmm cheesecake flavour) but I passed a healthy juice stall on the way and got one of those instead. Yummy strawberry apple banana juice I was so proud of myself.

MM - Don't give your DH a choice I didn't give mine one the first time. But I also didn't tell him the meal was vegetatian. The trick is to pick something that COULD have meat in it, but leave the meat out! I think he'll find it's not so ba. I know my DH would have come kicking and screaming to vego night when I first started it if he had known.
congrats on loosing 2.2 kilos. That' fantastic!

belfie - How horrible to get gastro :hugs: hope you get over the other end of things soon. I use to get it all the time when I was little and it was no fun at all.

I had to laugh at what you have written next to your name. Can't help but wonder if it's in response to me knowing a recipe for potato fudge. If it is, I can give you the recipe, but I don't think I should post it in here becasue it's anything BUT healthy

AFM - What's for dinner tonight. I am thinking about a scallop stirfry with one of my famous a bit of this a bit of that until it smells right concotion sauces!

[JLeigh29]

Dr Tal - I was craving scallops last week but the seafood shop had none so I had to miss out . Thought I was over it, but now...

MM for losing 2.2kg. That's fantastic!

And belfie - What a yukky way to spend the last few days! How long were you in hossy for?

[[M]umma[M]ia]

What are scallops???

[belfie]

Mumma Mia - scallops are... omg that's hard to answer. Sea-food - little round white things with an orangey bit on the side. Sometimes served crumbed (makes 'em really hard to recognise!). Btw, ur weight loss is going so well, congrats!!!

Dr. Tal - omg potato fudge, I didn't realise such a thing existed!! It's naughty, but gosh I'd love the recipe.

JLeigh - was just in hossie for Monday, but haven't been off the sofa/bed since... tricky with an 18m.o.! Luckily have got my mum flying in to help out so I can recover.

I think I'm actually fantasising about food now lol... can't wait until I can eat properly again. Ok i've hit my "sitting up" limit... hope everyone else is going well and eating lots of super-yummy healthy food

[hj1981]

Dr Tal - LOL thats funny how ur DH didnt even know there was no meat in it! now thats not such a bad idea - i might have to try the spaghetti bog also! but what is bulgur???? hahahaha

and yep maybe i should of put some honey or sugar in my cookies! LOL

JLeigh29 - You crack me up! now im craving scones with jam and cream! YUMMO! can u post the recipe for your soup? sounds so very yummy! and if your DH liked it than i guess its gotta be good! and AWWWWW poor Kangaroo!!!!!!!

belfie - hope your feeling much much better today! LOL goes to show tho that sometimes being healthy isnt good for you!

MM - WOW You are doing such and AMAZING job! well done im so very proud and happy for you!

Ammaki - SPILL....... what did u eat??? u gotta tell us so we can but u in the naughty corner! LOL - was it worse than my............. hot dogs?

Kirsten - you must spill also Missy!!!!

C1 - how you going? ur lucky u dont have probs with vego night! LOL - i quiet enjoyed it and am sticking to it once a week - its good for DD also to make sure she is getting pleanty of vegies! although at this stage she LOVES them which is great!

[Cupcake]

Oh hj ive had so many hot dogs cravings! Its ok, i put myself in the naughty corner..

Jumped on the scales this morning for the first time in a while did NOT liek what i saw. Time to buckle down. No more naughty bits & pieces...

I have an appointment with a nutritionist next week; im going to ask him how to go about possible losing some of this weight healthily. I was over weight before falling pg so dont panic, im not a stick panicing over the kilos haha. I really shouldnt have gained at all

[Dr. Tal]

Ammaki - Don't be too hard on yourself about having gained weight. No where have I ever heard that if you were overweight before being pregnant that you should not gain any weight when pregnant (I could be living in a bubble, but I doubt it). Not that pregnancy should be an excuse to eat whatever you want and not be healthy, but don't beat yourself up for having gained weight.

HJ - Bulgur is a whole grain. You can usually get it at health stores, or if you have a middle eastern specialty store near where you live you can probably get it there as well. It's sort of similar to couscous but is supposidly more healthy (Not sure if that's true or now, but I heard it somewhere). It sort of makes the pasta sauce have that grainy texture that it would have it you had really fine mince in it.

Belfie - I'll PM you my mum's potato fudge recipe (I seem to have missplaced my recipe and can't remember it ) after she e-mails me with it (she's visiting my brother at the moment, so it might be a couple of days). I won't post it on here because it's anything but healthy and I refuse to be the downfall of healthy eating in this thread

MM - Scallops are a mollusk (but VERY different to clams and pipis and the like). I LOVE them they probably come close to being my favourite seafood. Belfie probably did a good job describing them. I like mine without the roe (orange bit) though.

AFM - This weekend on the exercise front (well kinda) I am planning on mowing the lawn (assuming it doesn't rain again). I also want to do some weeding and pruning in my garden beds. I will be cleaning out my bird cages and cleaning my fish tanks. Then I am hoping to finish painting the baby's room. I am also hoping that I can get DH to walk the dogs with me (assuming he gets home from work at a reasonable hour) tonight and each night over the long weekend. On Monday I am hoping to be able to bring my horse up and do some circle work with him (that always uses up HEAPS of energy) and depending on how well he listens there I might get DH to have a ride and if he behaves for DH I'm hoping to be able to ride him in the yards for 20-30 minutes or so

I don't have any ideas on eating yet though.

[Cupcake]

Awesome weekend planned Tal!!

I need to do housework this weekend, i cant mop anymore, hurts my back too much so i'll sweep then attempt to have DP mop. Bathrooms need doing. Cleaning normally makes me work up a sweat. We have DSD so was thinking of maybe taking a walk to the park tomorrow afternoon or something.

Food wise, no idea what im going to do. Have to sit and plan that today so i can do grocery shopping this weekend!

Any food ideas ladies?

[JLeigh29]

Belfie - I had 2 nights in hossy at about 22 weeks because of vomiting too, so you get heaps of sympathy from me. It was weeks before I felt OK again. Enjoy having your mum with you!

hj - The kangaroo roast was yummo - I think I love roasts more for the veges than the meat. I did roast potatoes (skin on cos it's low gi), carrots, pumpkin, onion, peas and zuchini. Usually I do sweet potato and parsnip or turnip, but didn't have any and I really missed it!

Sweet Potato and Garlic Soup (Serves 6)

1kg sweet potato, peeled and chopped
1 onion, chopped
6 cloves of garlic, crushed/chopped (or as much/little as you like!)
6 cups stock (chicken or vege)
250g extra light spreadable Philly cheese (I use less than this - about 180-200g)
Parsley, for garnish

Boil sweet potato, onion, garlic and stock until soft (about 15 minutes).
Allow to cool slightly before blending until smooth. (You can freeze it at this stage if you like.)
Return to the saucepan. Whisk in the Philly cheese as it reheats.
Serve garnished with parsley and with toast etc.

Ammaki - Try not to stress too much about the weight gain. Focussing on healthy eating and moderate exercise is more important than how much you weigh.

Dr Tal - Seeing as you're also doing my share of exercise, I have decided that I don't need to do any this weekend, lol!

AFM - I have decided to honour the ANZACS by making Anzac bikkies for tomorrow - they're not too unhealthy, are they? I will halve the sugar, and they have lots of yummy oats!

Any ideas for how I can drink more water? It's never been my favourite drink, but lately I have just been totally forgetting to drink - breakfast is OK, but I often then get to tea time and realise I've had nothing all day, water or otherwise! Even if I have a bottle next to me, I still forget to drink it!

[Cupcake]

AFM - I have decided to honour the ANZACS by making Anzac bikkies for tomorrow - they're not too unhealthy, are they? I will halve the sugar, and they have lots of yummy oats!

Me too!!

[fuzzy]

Hi everyone,

Thought I might pop in and join you. I havent read all your posts yet so I am sorry if I double up on already mentioned things.

Few things I have been thinking about;
1. Should I get a swine flu jab? My instinct is saying no... especially after all the bad things in the media yesterday! Thoughts?
2. Where the hell is my belly (no seriously is it normal to still be tiny at 5 months??)
3. I thought shellfish was off limits, i.e. mussels/scallops. Is this right?

thanks guys and nice to meet many of you!! xx

[Kirsten]

Hi Fuzzy,

1. Swine flu jab is up to you, I wouldn't personally get it, I have heard too many stories of it causing problems.
2. Some people don't show I know a girl who had a completely flat belly with her first until about 8 months (and she is very skinny) and is only showing now with her 2nd and is 7 months. Lucky you, I looked like I was carrying a watermelon under my top with DS ("I carried a watermelon?")
3. So many conflicting reports about seafood...I tend to eat it if I trust it. but with DS I was off seafood altogether.

Dr Tal: you are way too busy for my liking, I'm at the sit on the couch and be exhausted point.

hj: ok, I'll spill I ate gross bain marie chinese food, it was disgusting but I loved it. Today for lunch I had a yummy salad and boiled eggs so all better again

Jleigh: I was going to suggest taking a bottle with you, but if you already do that, I have no idea...you'll drink a whole lot more when your bub is born, I was the thirstiest person in the world when breast feeding!

Belfie: hope you're feeling up to eating very soon, poor thing. not fun with an 18m/o I agree!

Ammaki: people put on different amounts of weight when pg, I think if the body is hungry it needs to be fed - esp when pregnant, the nutritionist will be able to help out with ideas though. good luck.

I am thinking about making a pumpkin and coconut cake, found the recipe recently and have been wanting to make it, although I am sitting and being tired and not wanting to move, I just wish the cake would make itself, I'm at that 5 week super tired phase!