Healthy Pregnancy

[Kirsten]

Hello lovelies

I just made a lovely minestrone soup for dinner with some lovely warm homemade bread rolls.

Doesn't that sounds so healthy (I'm not going to mention the 3 blocks of chocolate I bought at the supermarket this afternoon ssshhhhhhh)

I have been craving lettuce, I bought the biggest iceberg lettuce I could find and I am planning on eating the whole thing tomorrow. We went to vietnamese for dinner on Sat night because I wanted the springs rolls with lettuce on them, and man was I a lettuce nazi. "THAT'S TOO MUCH LETTUCE! - YOU DON'T NEED THAT MUCH" hee hee...

Audax: at the smurfy spew

Fuzzy and cherished: I had to buy yoghurt today too, yummy organic vanilla - mmmmmmmmmmmm I love vanilla yoghurt!

Dr Tal: yay to eating more than mash and oats! Glad you're feeling a bit better

Entreat: wow, how did have you managed to put on no weight since march? I've put on 2kgs and Im only 9 weeks!!!!

[Cherished]

Audax smurfy spew sooo funny! but not funny that you are so sick hon

Kirsten you are naughty! but lordy lord lord I'd love some of that chocolate especially if it is peanut brittle??? please of pretty please someone bring me in some peanut brittle

AFm I had the BEST yogurt I think I've ever had and it was at the royal Melbourne hospital on the weekend! Who would have thought???????? It was apple crumble on top and it had fresh blueberries through it and so thick and creamy YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[krystals]

Hi girls!
Hope you don't mind me joining in, I've been looking for a bit of motivation to stay on the wagon .... up until 21 weeks I was going so well being healthy, but had a 5 week blow out where I put on a kilo a week- pretty much just using pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever I felt like! The weight wasn't the biggest issue, more the feeling of guilt of letting myself go like that... Back on the wagon now, and am feeling much better. Made a deal with myself that I can only have treats if I've exercised that day (I'll only be strict for a couple of weeks til I'm back into healthy habits). Exercise at the moment is a walk with the dog for 45 minutes and I'm aiming to do that 3-4 times a week. I haven't read the whole thread yet (it's a long one!) but looking forward to sharing with you all!
K x

[belfie]

Krystals - welcome to the group! Sounds like a great healthy plan you have there, and I know that guilt feeling, it's foul isn't it. Walking the dog is a great plan (I need to do that too!).

AFM, I need a biiiiiig kick up the butt! I have just been feeling tiiiiiired and so unmotivated. But I know my GD test is in 6 weeks or so and I really want to be healthy beforehand (may not make a difference, but hey, I've got nothing to lose!). Every day I say I'll start eating better once I feel better/once DH isn't sick/injured/once the sky turns blue/pigs start flying etc etc. I've gotta stop making excuses! And honestly I think I'd actually feel better if I ate better. So today I've tried to drink more water, have just had my metamucil (have to have that in order to have my PG vits - which might also help!). Also have taken my probiotics & vit D. Tomorrow I wanna do everything I did today PLUS have my two serves of fruit, and walk the dog for 30 mins.

I think i've been in a vicious cycle of having foods I know i really shouldn't (contribute to a dietary malabsorption I have) which I KNOW makes me exhausted/tired (but stops me from being constipated). So for e.g. I've been having cherry ripes... omg I haven't been able to eat them for 8 years... and I think I was kidding myself I could get away with them. Plus too many chips Instead I need to eat the safe foods and safe fruits + more water which should = healthier, more energetic belfie.

So this is my 'fess up, kick me post! I got a cold 3 weeks ago (after gastro) and I still just feel SO bleh. But if I eat bleh, I WILL feel bleh. Ok I'll stop ranting at myself now! Hope everyone else is going ok.
Meal plan tomoz: (seriously, my brain is just freezing up trying to think of this!)
Brekkie: porridge with blueberries, peppermint tea
Morning tea: muesli bar
Lunch: salad sandwich
Arvo tea: yoghurt & banana
Dinner: rice paper rolls with prawns & peanut sauce (that's what i feel like anyway - even tho it means a trip to the supermarket!)

Audax & Dr. Tal - so sorry you're both sick, hope it stops asap!
Cherished - did you end up finding out what colour bundle you're having? or are you leaving it as a surprise now? I got another peek at bubba girl today... still a girl (thank goodness *looks at the sea of pink stuff in the nursery*)

[krystals]

Thanks Belfie! Walking the dog is a good plan, she gets so excited and she's not fussed at all that it's a lot slower than we used to be/when she walks with hubby...she just LOVES being on her lead! The water intake is a good point, and I've been making an effort to get a couple of litres a day in for the last couple of weeks- I've found my leg cramps have eased up...not sure if the water has contributed, but I'd like to think so... (cross fingers)

Congrats on getting motivated!!! The tiredness/crappy feeling is what I'm trying to avoid- and I *know* that when I eat well and exercise I feel much better, no matter how much grizzling I let out beforehand!

Are you eating enough in your meal plan?
Mine for tomorrow is:
Brekky: Oatbrits with HEAPS of milk & a banana
Morning Tea: Mandarin
Morning Tea #2: Hot chocolate
Lunch: Tuna, cheese and salad sandwich and a juice box (explanation: one of the reasons I put on so much in a short time was sooooo much juice- am drinking a juicebox a day now to portion control!!! hehehe)
Afternoon tea #1: Nut bar
Afternoon tea #2: Stewed apples and yoghurt
Dinner: Pumpkin soup and toast

Oh, and because of State of Origin tomorrow night, there's some S&V chippies in there as well- hubby and I always share a bag. But tomorrow is my treat day- have been saving them the last couple of days- 2 days chocolate free!!!! I think I should get a badge (I've certainly got the chest to pin it on!!!)

[belfie]

2 days chocolate free!!!! I think I should get a badge (I've certainly got the chest to pin it on!!!)

tehehe that's awesome! Well done to you. I too have the chest to pin a badge on... but don't think I've earnt that one at present!

As for my meal plan, i was toying with popping supper in there too, and actually the arvo tea is quite big for me. Plus I didn't include drinks, might pop a milo in there somewhere.

[Cherished]

krystals and YAY another inspiring healthy muma to lean on for good ideas and support. Sounds like you have really got it together I love my 1st & 2nd morning and afternoon teas lol. Mine are usually fruit for one and a treat for the other, a biscut or yogurt etc I do feel naughty having a couple of biscuts every day but figure it's better than feeling like I am depriving myself and then go on a binge. My breakfast is either my home made spelt toast or sultana bran (that's a new thing as I'm not a cereal girl at all)! I am going to start having my oats again though as it's getting cooler so when the sultana bran is gone there will be no more for me. Lunch is often left overs from dinner and dinner is well whatever we make

I was making up a weekly food plan so that i knew what my snacks were (healthy home made ones) and what we would have for dinner every day and lunches etc. It worked well for about a month... dont' know what happened! I will start it agian on Saturday so will need to do my meal planing on Friday and go shopping. It was so handy organising to have meals that dh could take to work for lunch or dinner too so I really must get motivted to do it again.

belfie hon bubs is now a suprise and I am loving my nursery, it's multi coloured, all bright colours so great for boy or girl. So glad your little bundle is a pink one

OK so my meal plan for today...
Brekky: Sultana bran with oat milk
Morning Tea: 4 x vita wheat crackers and low fat cheese slice x 2
Morning Tea #2: Apple
Lunch: 1/2 a vegetarian mexican pie with beans and 1/2 a lentil pie (dh will have the other half) plus salad
Afternoon tea #1: cherry bar (ummmmm it's chocolate coated)
Afternoon tea #2: hot chocolate & mandarine
Dinner: not sure yet! maybe some sort of vegie thing with rice