Pregnant & trying to stay healthy

I'm also 7 weeks pregnant and trying to be healthy. My stomach looks huge because of all the bloating and it's hard to get exercise in because I'm exhausted every day. The struggle is real!

Congrats on your pregnancy ! I would love to give you tips but i gained 66 lbs during pregnancy and now trying to get rid of these pounds. If you dont want to end up gaining this huge amount of extra weight then keep this number "66" in your mind and eat healthy but for nausea i took navidoxine and ginger supplement pills 3 times daily. Good luck

Hey I'm almost 6 weeks with this pregnancy. Last baby I gained 50 lbs almost. I'm still up 25. Been struggling with getting it off. I'm hoping to keep my weight under control this time . I'm currently 214lbs is it unrealistic to only want to gain 15 lbs this time . still waiting fir the preg symptoms to kick in. Hope to hear from you ladies during our journey !!

Congrats on the pregnancies, ladies! I'm 17weeks preggers with #2 and I've been sick since week 5. This blows. I lost weight in the beginning and managed to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight over about 5 weeks. I ate like crap which is not at all normal for me. Outback cheese fries and a bucket of ranch has been the only thing that settles well. Occasionally I can dampen the fire in my stomach by snacking on baby carrots over the course of an hour.
Last pregnancy I was sick until 22 weeks and then gained 50 lbs. I don't want to do that again so here I am using MFP to track what I eat and see if I can gain a reasonable and moderate amount of weight.

jen, I'm sorry you're feeling rotten. You're not alone! If you can stomach chocolate flavor there is a magnesium chewable supplement then helped me early on. It tastes a bit like Nesquik.

Hi ladies! Congratulations on all of your pregnancies. I'm in my first and 16 weeks. I was one of the lucky ones who never got sick so I've been able to maintain and only put on 4 lbs so far. I'm feeling great and eating very healthy. Hoping to stay the course and only gain the 25-35 lbs that is normal for my starting BMI.
I walk every day and run about three days a week. Has anyone done prenatal yoga or other exercises??

jenfunfur wrote: »

Craving fish of all sorts right now so rotating between tuna, mackerel, sardines, pollack & haddock nice healthy protein source

I've had tuna salad four days in a row now! I keep eyeballing sardines and hoping that I can handle the smell, but not yet. Oysters and clam chowder have been high on my "must have" list this pregnancy.

I make a tasty tuna salad using Wild Planet albacore, diced celery and leaves (fresh parsley works too), diced red cabbage, diced Bubbles butter pickles (might be a NW thing?), olive oil, mayo, a touch of dijon, hardboiled eggs, and fresh cracked pepper. It goes well on a small roll with avocado slices for a ton of good baby building nutrition. I've heard people also use shredded jicima (sp?) for crunch but low-cal.

KimmyKicksAss wrote: »

I've been missing a few workout here and there but currently still doing heavy lifting (50-75% of max) and cardio

Congrats on keeping up the weight lifting! I got slammed with morning sickness at 5 weeks and had to quit doing physical activity. Anything that raised my body temperature sent me into fit of sickness. Even walking was awful. Most of it has passed now.

amgreenwell wrote: »

@DigitalAmelia , do you eat mayo often? I was told to avoid any food with raw eggs...including mayo and I am a mayo fanatic!!

Yes I do. A good store bought mayo doesn't contain raw eggs though, or it wouldn't be shelf stable before opening. I'm aware of the salmonella risk in raw eggs. I craved and drank raw milk for baby #1 and it was one of the few things I could keep down during morning sickness.