Fit, Fabulous, and Pregnant-October 2011
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Question: I've noticed that I am always STARVING in the mornings...ALL morning. I need some suggestions for good fulfilling snacks that I can have between my breakfast and lunch! Thanks!
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Kristin - oatmeal always works really well for me, anything with a lot of fiber will fill you up!
) Or I like to have a breakfast sandwich. As for snacks in the morning, I usually bring some sort of fruit like a banana or grapes or something and some cheese, almonds that sort of stuff and I drink lots of water and it keeps me full! ) 0 -
Kristen just from what I saw on your average daily food intake, it looks like you get maybe 3-5 grams of protein by lunch which is probably why you are starving by that time. I'd recommend a hard boiled egg, or oatmeal with added protein and fiber to it like Rayna suggested. Greek yogurt is a great form of protein as well. As is cottage cheese and cheese sticks. You should be getting around 80-100 grams of protein a day while pregnant. It really will help you feel more full.
Rayna so glad you have a preggo friend in yoga! I'm happy you had a great class and are looking into the prenatal yoga as well. My Bradley Method instructor said that women who do yoga tend to be able to relax during contractions so much better and more naturally. Hope you have a great day and a fun weekend!
Ashley that's cute. My dog used to watch me in the mirror in our gym as well. She finally realized that the lady or the other dog in the mirror weren't going to play with her either lol. Have fun shopping!0 -
Thanks gals! I totally know it about the protein! I need to boil some eggs and keep them on hand...and I need to pick up some string cheese to keep handy as well. I have almonds at work, but the never seem appetizing for some reason...I used to LOVE almonds! Bummer... Thanks for the suggestions!0
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Also, is there a way to mark this topic as a "favorite" so I don't have to hunt for it among the other threads?
No, but you can just simply go to your own profile, look under "My Recent Forum Posts" on the bottom left of the page. Since you posted something here, you'll have a link.0 -
Just dropping in quick to let you all know we'll be having a boy! He is big & healthy!!! Time to start planning everything now, yay!
Yay! Congrats!0 -
Really needs to get out of the mindset of minless snacking the the thought pattern of oh well Im pregnant anyways. I didnt work out last night, I felt really sleepty at around 7, Ate Supper then ate banana bread, hot chocolate, 4 mini chocolate bars and 2 bowls of doritos!!! I wasnt even really hungry! I woke up feeling mad at myself. I need to get some self control. I did walk for 45 mins yesterday so that was good. Pretty chilly here today so I may walk inside on the treadmill after lunch.
Welcome new ladies, board moves pretty fast hard to keep up especially when Im trying to do this at work
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Busy Busy!!!! Haven't had time to catch up lately! Work is crazy and my week has been filled with meetings! Have done good on drinking water and eating healthy, but not to great on the excercise!! I've worked late every day this week with meetings following immediately after work 3 times, plus so much to do at home. Wrestling season is busy!!! Tournament is at our school tomorrow, nice we don't have to travel, but we do have to set up, then I have to be at the school at 5:30 a.m. - 8:00 to set up the kitchen for concessions, then go get my son ready for weigh ins, have the tournament and then clean the school up!! Ugh! Tiring! I'm exhausted and think I'm getting sick. My pain around my gallbladder is back and I have a huge head ache. Think it might be tension, but not sure. On top of all this, the baby went through a HUGE growth spurt, so shopping soon is a must!!! Nothing fits comfortably!!!
Next week will hopefully be better for me. Work will still be nuts but no meetings any extra stuff! Yay, I'm looking forward to 8:00 bedtime!!! Stressing a little, haven't got nothing done towards the nursery and things are so busy I just don't know when I can even make time!!!
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Congrats Belgianlady on the twins!!!!
H_82 - Yay a lil' boy!!!
Babeed - Hope your u/s goes good!!!
Heather - Your getting so close, sorry your in so much pain, but it shouldn't be too much longer!!!!!
Holly - Good for you getting back to your running!!!!! Congrats, I know it was driving you crazy!!
Welcome to the new people too!
I know I missed a bunch, but I gotta get back to work!!!!! Hoping to leave at off time today and not stay late!!!0 -
I cannot help and had to share...
This morning while I was still laying on my left side, just waking up, the baby rolled somehow, and got my upper belly a small ping-pong ball shape. :-) Last night she rolled to get my bottom right belly rock solid hard.
Well even it's not my first pregnancy, but it's first time this baby gave me the nice strong rolls. It's fun for now, and I know later on, I'll be having hard time with things like that (poor me). My son used to roll and got my entire belly into a very odd shape and hard to breath while he did that.0 -
TGIF!!
Kristen- You can do it! Tell that lack of motivation who's boss!! Happy yoga-ing. :happy:
Heather- Thank you. Yes, I have been SO busy w/ work and the house lately that I have totally given up for threeish weeks. So I am back to conscience eating and trying to get moving more. I am feeling the effects of my slacking and feel like a total slob! Now its time to get rid of this icky bug too. Take advantage of those good feeling mornings! I can't believe how close you are getting :happy: Have a great weekend!
MissConfidence- Welcome! Congrats! This is our first baby too.
Ashley- Great job on the strength workout! I would love to have a home gym. That’s cute that your pup was a little confused. Mine always chases me if I workout at home, I can only imagine what she would do if we had mirrors. LOL Happy Shopping! I like that cadio.
Rayna- good to hear you have a preggers yoga buddy. I think it is time for me to find a yoga class. I have never tried it, but I know it provides great health benefits. I really hope you find some relief soon. A massage sounds like a great idea. Oh, and when you are done organizing your basement you think you could come do mine? J/k I need to do that exact same thing.
Taldie- Don’t be too hard on yourself. You know what can and needs to be done, just don’t let it become a habit (like I have). Today is a new day! “fast moving” is an understatement! This thread sometimes moves at lightning speed! I have dedicated my afternoon to this thread multiple times…oops sorry work. Hehehe TGIF!
Atomdraco- I can’t wait to start feeling something. Sometimes I still can’t believe that there is a growing baby inside me.
I’m feeling a better today. A co-worker of mine is taking care of me and delivering OJ to my desk. Super sweet. I will be trying to rest and clean this weekend. A little contradicting, but it has to be done. We have a mountain of laundry that I have been trying to ignore and a basement that has turned into a cluttered catchall that needs some serious organizing! Hope everyone has a great weekend!:flowerforyou:0 -
Happy Friday!
Welcome new mommas! These mommas on the board are awesome.
H-82 -Congrats on your lil boy!
Rayna-Yay for a yogi buddy. I wish the prenatal yoga classes would be in the evening at my gym so I cna attend but they are not.
Kim-Glad to hear you are feeling better! Take it easy.
Atomdraco- That is awesome, I get paranoid not feeling the baby move but I think it's because I still had leftover puoch from my 1st and the baby has enough room to swim around. LOL
Misti- Hope you feel better. I can relate with the sports keeping us busy, my son has a soccer tourney next weekend! That's great that your baby is growing. I was asked by an aquantance if I am having twins. I responded no, I wasn't skinny before pregnancy so I know I am looking bigggg!
Ashley & Heather- You guys rock with your S/T workouts. Keep up the good work.
Heather- I hope your chiro visit was good and your feeling a little better.
Taldie- Don't be too hard on your self. You are staying active too, even if it is walking it is still good.
I didn't work out last night a good old family friend dropped by to visit and the SIL cooked so we had a nice social nite. Today we met up again for Sushi but I passed up on all my favs and ate cooked fish & teriyaki beef etc...
Will go for a good walk to flush the sodium.0 -
Peeking in for a visit. So glad that everyone is doing good! I did a quick scan through, I was way way way behind.
I started going on my walks again, since I hadn't had any spotting or problems with the placenta bleed. Was doing really good the past couple of days, and today I started spotting again. It's scary as all heck and demotivating as well. I want to be healthy for this baby, but I can't even get walks in without something happening now. So far I'm only up 12 lbs though, but half that has been put on in the past few weeks (since I was told to stop trying to exercise). Only thing keeping me sane right now is feeling the little one move around every so often. :ohwell:0 -
Hi ladies! I've been lurking on this board for the past week or so, but waited to post. We made our big announcement to our daughter & families last night that we are expecting our 2nd child in June! Huge surprise to them (and us, really!), as our first daughter is now 13 years old.
I've been here at MFP since late August with a goal of trying to lose weight, and was down 8lbs when I realized I was pregnant and I needed to change those fitness goals! Adjusted my goals to maintain my weight through the first trimester. I also stopped my more intense workouts and dropped back to just walking, but after some spotting last Monday, I stopped those too, at least until my first doc appointment, which was yesterday. And we were glad it was yesterday, because though my spotting had stopped, about an hour before the appointment I started bleeding. We thought for sure I had lost or was losing the baby. An ultrasound at the doctor's office showed the baby was still okay and we saw the heartbeat - such a relief! But the bleeding is still scary and very annoying, so I am taking it easy in hopes that it will stop.
I'm 43 years old, so I know the risks are higher, and also that many women in their 40s deliver healthy kids. Our first daughter was born at 30 weeks after a textbook start to the pregnancy - my water started leaking at 29 weeks, and after 5 days in the hospital, labor started and she was born. So really hoping for a full term baby this time around as all that NICU time was not fun!
You all seem like a fun, supportive group and I'm happy to find you here! I plan to keep tracking my foods and maintain a healthy weight through this pregnancy, and to get back to exercising as soon as I can.
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Amy - Welcome aboard. I'm 40, having my 2nd too. My sister (42) is like you, have a 15 year old daughter (and a 3 yr old boy), now she's pregnant again. My doctor never treat me differently due to age. On the other hand, I'm probably in better shape in my life now than when I was having my first child. Age do not define us. :-)0
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Just wanted to share: my first attempt at making baby uggs lol - sorta cute :bigsmile:
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Happy Saturday to my fit, fabulous friends!
I've met my goals so far this week - walking 45 minutes daily and two easy runs. Yesterday I took Ellie and let me tell you, it's a lot more work to push her too! She did great and I look forward to having that continued bonding time with her. I've also done some strength training and tried abs, but have to say the abs was somewhat uncomfortable. Amy, did you find that with the c-section too? My body feels great, but noticed some very light spotting this morning. I know that is what they told me would be a sign of overdoing it, so maybe I need to back off just a little. I'm just so excited to have been given the okay to exercise again! I never realized how much I truly enjoyed running until I was told I couldn't do it. Funny how we figure those things out.
H-82, Yeah! A boy!! We need a few more little guys in the group ;-)
Kristin, great goals! You can do this!
Heather, hope you are getting some relief. I know by this stage most of my discomfort was in the pelvic area. It seriously felt like she was going to pop out at any moment towards the end. As I said earlier, patience becomes the most challenging from now until delivery. Try and enjoy these last few weeks of just you and Al, which is much easier said than done! By the way, your nursery is adorable!! We did navy and spring green as our main colors since we had a surprise bambina, but seeing the pink makes me want to change out a few things in Ellie's room...
Missconfidence, welcome! This is a fantastic group of ladies!
AmyRubarb, welcome to you too. This is a very supportive group of fabulous women. I just had my first at 38 so yeah to the older ladies :-) It's always awesome to see that heartbeat, I know that gave me such relief for the early part of my pregnancy. I pray that you have a healthy and uneventful, full term pregnancy this go around.
Ashley, glad you are using that home gym you spent so much time putting together. I love how dogs react to mirrors and how it takes them a while to figure out that the "other dog" isn't going to come out to play.
Rayna, great getting your good nutrition in last week. Hope you are feeling better and had a great visit with friends and family.
Atomdraco, I loved feeling Ellie move! It never gets old!
Taldie, you can do this. The mental challenge can sometimes be the hardest!
Misti, glad things are slowing down for you next week. You have been moving at a crazy pace! Remember healthy eating can be such a big challenge. Don't beat yourself up over not exercising, you can get back to it when the rest of your life slows again.
Kim, hope you are feeling better. It's always hard to stay on track when you are dealing with not feeling well. Good luck getting back on track.
Brenda, Hope you enjoyed your visit with your friend and got in a great walk afterwards!
Cindy, take care of you and that precious little one. I know it sucks not being able to exercise, but if that's what you have to do right now just try and keep up with good nutrition. You'll have lots of time to exercise again in the future :-)
Wishing everyone a great weekend.
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Happy Saturday as I sit at work lol!
Welcome Amy! I can relate with the kid age gap, my son is also 13. The first appointment is always the tear jerker, glad to hear you're baby is ok and take it easy.
Rayna-Those are so cute! You are very talented.
MDDream-Hang in there, anything for your lil one to be safe. Don't worry when our babies are here, we can get motivated & back on track, as I also slowed my double workouts to just walking, and prenatal yoga.
Holly-It's good to hear your listening to your body and eventualy you will be at full speed on your running.Those bonding moments are always heart melting right!
Well everyone else, have a good weekend!
I am getting my 20-30 min walks, and last night really helped me sleep.0 -
Also, is there a way to mark this topic as a "favorite" so I don't have to hunt for it among the other threads?
Pretty sure if you go under Community and then click on My Topics at the top... It will direct you to the page that you posted on before. That is how I always go back to it.0 -
Question: I've noticed that I am always STARVING in the mornings...ALL morning. I need some suggestions for good fulfilling snacks that I can have between my breakfast and lunch! Thanks!
I wake up starving too... Most likely because you just woke up from not eating for hours. I find that cereal with banana helps me to power through. Or peanut butter toast. As for snacks I usually have fruit or yogurt. 0 -
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Rayna - Those Uggs are super cute! Love that you knit.
Holly - Haven't tried the abs (yet...soon!) but if I recall correctly after #1 there was some discomfort during ab exercises initially. It didn't take long before I was right back where I'd left off however. Muscle memory after 9 months?! ;-)
I also have spotting if I overdue it. After #1 I spotted for the whole 6 weeks.
I have started spotting again as well since my stroller walks have up'd the distance, speed and incline. Sucks but just part of it!
Well gotta run - Little Annie is ready to eat. Colby is having a late nap. There's dinner to be made!!! Never been busier but I love it.0 -
OMG 10 days left. I hope less... much less. I have found this last week my IBS has started to act up giving me severe stomach cramps that are only made worse by having a baby on top of me lol. So now I am all about the high fibre foods, although its hard. I love my junk and carb and I never eat veggies so this will have to be an adjustment. But my cramping was so bad I could barely walk the other day so this has to be done. I don't want labour pains, plus IBS issues , no way!
On a happy note I am still working out 30 min kettlebell a day, plus walking either at the mall or wherever. My last midwife appt I was told the baby has dropped very low, so I am thanking my workouts for that lol. I hope to continue the workouts up until I go into labour. My weight gain has stopped at 30lbs and just as I was hoping is all baby. Its really nice to hear how great you look when you are due in less than 2 weeks, so I am really proud I kept up my workouts and eating. So for you soon to be moms on here, when you have an off day- keep going because it will be worth keeping up your health. I am not too concerned about losing the weight after, as I know its going to fly off and I have set myself up for success, as all you are!0 -
I would love to join this group. We are pregnant with our first child and due in June. I have been on mfp since Feb 2011 and have lost 35 lbs. I would love some support through my pregnancy and am planning on being completely active and healthy during my pregnancy. I can't wait for the little one to get here!0
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Hi! I've been on MFP for not that long and just found out we're expecting #3 in June! Super excited and really want to have a healthy and fit pregnancy. My first ob appt is in a few weeks- until then I upped my calories to "maintain" and trying to exercise (really hard since I'm so wiped out!) looking forward to getting to know everybody!0
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good morning all! hope you all had a great weekend!!!
so i finally got into the closet in the extra bedroom (which will be our nursery) and cleaned it out!!!! it was seriously such a relief!!! i have been meaning to do it for so long and yesterday i just put my nose to the grind! so having spent a lot of time in the room...i was thinking a lot about the color scheme and what color paint i want to do on the walls...and i think we're going to go with a light light sage green. there is already a darker sage green in there now which i like...but i want to bring as much light into the room as i can because we have a mongo tree in our front yard that steals the sun! so i think this girl is going paint shopping soon! i have a couple rooms on my list...our bedroom, the nursery and our upstairs bathroom! i love having projects lined up for the winter!!!
other than that i have been feeling great...we had a dr.s apt on friday which i was a little disappointed with. I was scheduled for 3:15 and by the time i got in there the dr told me that he had a conference call at 3:30 so i literally spent 10 minutes with him (not my normal dr - and happy about it!)...i just felt so rushed and it was super rude. he also pressed really hard on my lower stomach to the point where i was like 'ouch!' ... so overall...not a good experience at all! praying at this point i dont meet up with him in the delivery room in february!!
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Good morning to all of my fit and fabulous friends! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend and got in lots of healthy foods, some exercise, and some good rest!
Welcome to the newcomers! Please read the intro post and jump right on in!
Andrea I hope you can get the IBS under control before your labor starts! I too am stuck at about 30-32lb gain at this point without the scale moving...and I'm okay with that. And I totally agree with you that about setting yourself up for success! The several women who have had their babies so far from this board already look fantastic beyond words and like they never even had a baby! Good luck with everything!
jchecca sorry your doc appt sucked...hopefully you won't have to deal with Dr. Rude again!
Holly I'm so happy you are getting to run and spend that special time with Ellie! And thanks for the empathetic words...You are right, the end is hard mentally and physically. I just want to meet her and I just want my body to feel somewhat normal again. Soon...I know...soon...
Rayna super cute!
Kim glad you are feeling better. Hope you got your cleaning done AND got to relax!
Misti hope your weekend wasn't too crazy and you got some time to relax.
Lexi I hope all is well...haven't heard from you in a while. I'm sure things are crazy busy, just know you are in our thoughts.
Elce hope you are doing well too.
This weekend was pretty good. Saturday I felt amazing in the morning and Al and I went into the city to do some shopping and then we met some friends for dinner. But by 4pm I was in so much pain with my ribs and so uncomfortable with the rest of my body all I wanted to do was go home. I sucked it up but our 6pm dinner plans turned into 7 because they were running late. I was beyond uncomfortable but I felt horrible about canceling (even though they were running an hour behind....but it was because the husband was driving back from a funeral from a coworker who had killed himself....so it wasn't because they were rude or anything). So I toughed it out and we raced home and I got in my pj's and put the heating pad on immediately. Yesterday I started putting heat on my ribs around noon and did it off and on all day and that helped. Last night I struggled with going hiking/walking with my friend today or doing a solo workout....I hate admitting that I can't anymore so Al talked some sense into me and told me I will be back to my "hardcore" workouts in no time.... So this morning I'm gonna do a walk (haven't decided whether I will go outside or on the treadmill), and then go do Tracy Anderson method.
On another note...as we speak my next door neighbor who is due a week after me is in labor right now cause she went on a stroll last night....AARGH!!! That's all I have to say! She didn't workout her entire pregnancy, restricted her calories at the end cause "the baby is too big...", and now at 37 weeks she takes a stroll and gets to have her baby... Just slightly annoying.
Anyways, hope you ladies have awesome workouts today, eat lots of yummy, healthy food and give those babies all they deserve! 0 -
Hey ladies and new peeps! Heather and atynk, hope your babies get here soon! I was thinking about ya'll this weekend. Rayna, OMG, those boots are too ctue. Send me some to KY!
Hi to everyone else and hope you're all feeling fabulous! I have a hard time keeping up with everyone!
My weekend was fun but exhausting. I had a couple friends in from out of town. We shopped and had lunch and hung out and had girls night Friday. Saturday one left after coffee and hanging out and then there was more shopping, food and hanging out. I was up till around 1am both nights and up around 8am both mronings. Yesterday we started registering and I had a mini breakdown. It was overwhelming to pick out all this stuff and know that there is so much to get before Baby GaGa comes. And the walls aren't done and we don't have furniture, and I didn't get hardly anything done this weekend yada yada yada. Eric of course told me everything woudl be fine and we have plenty of time. On top of it all, I was just tired. I sucked it up and did laundry and went grocery shopping desptie me being tired and was able to get some lazy time in yesterday. I love having company but I am getting to the point where I feel like I need weekends to get stuff done around the house and time to just relax. Not to mention I have GOT TO start studying for my exam. This weekend we have another house guest. Ahhhh!!! Don't get me wrong; I love that we have out of town friends visit often, but it puts a damper on productivity. All that being said, I am going to still focus on my activity and nutrition this week, but I feel my time may be better spent painting and looking for baby stuff than spending lots of time working out. It's kind of one of the other for me. After work and before dinner and a couple hours of down time at night there isn't a whole lot of time left over. So here are my goals for the week:
Monday - walk some at lunch (6pm meeting tonight....boo)
Tuesday - finish painting the nursery, maybe a walk/run
Wednesday - yoga
Thursday - go to the gym and get a quick workout in and cancel membership
Friday - walk/run or strength if I have time
I also want to find furniture this week to order. I also will schedule my exam so I have a date set so hopefully I'll start studying. I also want to not eat out at all this week during the week except Friday lunch. No eating out until the weekend either. On top of being better, it saves money. Cost of baby stuff was also overwhelming also.
Hope you all have a great week!
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Morning :flowerforyou:
I finally got that **BURST** of energy that everyone keeps talking about!! I'm right at 20 weeks and what a world of difference, energy makes!! Managed to walk a couple of miles Friday night, we spent all day Saturday spring cleaning, organizing the baby's room, seperating the baby clothes out, organized my spring/fall/maternity wear closet, got some Xmas shopping done, got some groceries and still managed to have a house full of peeps for the Rangers game!! Can't remember the last time I felt this good!!
SONOGRAM IS TODAY at 4pm CST, awaiting axiously and I can already tell I'm not going to get a thing done at work!! Hubby was already worthless by 5am this morning!! :laugh:
Goals:
Finish Halloween Costumes
Pick paint colors for the nursery
Call the pedatrician and confirm prenatal consulation appt
Continue eating well, specifcally more protien
MORE water (majorly slacking in this area)
and if the energy continues, I will be hitting the soft trail for an hour every day this week!!0 -
Heading to the dr this afternoon. I had some funkiness going on with my left vision this morning. it's better now but they want me to come in so they can check me out. My left vision slowly got worse this morning. it was making me kinda dizzy, so I thought maybe I put my contacts in wrong. I switched them and that made it worse so that wasn't the problem. I decided to wear my glasses today in case it was the contacts. I went downstairs and it was like I was slowly losing my left peripheal vision and it was flickery and almost like water was in there floating around. I don't know how to describe it. I was almost scared to drive to work. Well, it's better now, but they still want me to come in. I still feel a little off, but my vision is better. Didn't get a headache so I don't think it was an onset of a migraine. They're going to check my blood pressure and stuff. It was 130/84 this morning when I checked it, which is a little high, but not TOO bad.
My goals of working out last week didn't work out so great. I walked once and did yoga once.
We shopped yesterday so I did walk a lot with that and then was so tired when we got home that I napped for a couple hours. I'm hoping to get in a walk this afternoon after the dr (depending on what they say of course). I had planned on jogging, but that may not happen. Hopefully though! 0 -
So it’s been several days that I’ve not been on here, and sadly I haven’t been doing so great either. I didn’t get to go on the hike this weekend because Bobby came down with a cold and it was in full bloom this weekend. So besides the inactivity, I didn’t eat so great either (I kinda attacked the Halloween candy) but this is a new week and I plan on doing better, that’s if I can fight off this cold that he gave me.
Hope everyone is doing well, and I’ll try to catch up!
Ash0
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