Fit, Fabulous and Pregnant - December 2011

Hey all - I have found out that I am 7 weeks pregnant today.
Over the past week and a half I have had some issues (mentally) with my body changes.
I have always been one to diet. I am 5'11 and 165lb. For many years I have (on average) stuck to around 1500 net calories a day. I have been at this level for so long (and with weekly cheat days) that I maintain my weight at this level. I know this has to do with my body adjusting to the minimal calories as that's what bodies do.

Anyways, now I am trying to stay at maintenance calories (1970) and it is so hard to bring myself to eat that much right now. Especially since I am queasy the entire time. The bloating that I am feeling is also making me feel uncomfortable every time after I eat, like I ate too much. It is hard to add calories when you have those things working against you.

I had been running for a bit before getting pregnant. Unfortunately with the stomach issues and having a harsh cold, I have not exercised much in the past three weeks. I am taking the opportunity to do a "new years" challenge and getting a PT at my gym for pre natal fitness. Someone to be accountable to.

Does anyone else have these early symptoms of bloat, queasiness and having to build calories back into your diet for maintenance? How do you deal with the issues that that causes in your head? Any advice would be appreciated.

Morning! I'm going to refer you to page 1 of this thread. Lots of good posts on calories/eating & exercise. As far as bloating, just keep up with water intake...try eating every 2 hours (small snacks)...that helped me tremendously.

Hi ladies! Glad you all had a great holiday!

Ashley I was 1cm dilated at my first cervical check at 36wks and stayed 1cm until 40wks when I was 1.5cm lol (I think they just said that to make me feel better). I didn't change any of my activity and I doubt your doctor would advise you to take it easy either. I mean if your body is telling you that you are doing too much, of course listen to that, but I felt good and even did jog/walk intervals for over an hour on my 40wk due date

Morning all :flowerforyou:

I'm SO tired this morning...had a really rough night sleep wise last night :grumble: my hands kept falling asleep and I got up to pee quite a few times...the last time I did was around 4am and then I just lay there WIDE awake until my alarm went off :sad: seriously SO frustrating...and now I'm a zombie.
Plus my husband's sister and her boyfriend are still in town so we had to go over to his parents house AGAIN last night and we didn't get home until like 9:30 (might not seem late but it is to ME lol)
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed these days...8 weeks left my house is a disaster (no time to do ANYTHING over the past 2 weeks) and work is crazy. Plus I haven't worked out in like 2 weeks either...really need to change that! We just have so much to do before the baby comes and it feels like there is never enough time. I can't wait until all the out of towners head home and things can just go back to normal and I can get back into my regular routine
Next weekend is my pregnancy photos...I'm looking forward to it, but I'm not feeling my prettiest lately...lol...I hope they turn out ok. I'm getting my hair/makeup done so hopefully that helps!
I have my obgyn appointment tomorrow and I'll be 32 weeks tomorrow as well.

Really need to drink a TON of water today...thinking I may be a bit dehydrated.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday! Hopefully I can make it through the day without falling asleep at my desk!

Hope to hear soon from Nichole and Rosanna! Maybe there are 2 new babies to celebrate! :bigsmile:

Rayna
31 weeks 6 days

I'm looking for pregnant friends to get to know and chit chat with! If anyone would like another friend, send me a request!


Better_Balance take the dililation as a good sign! Hopefully it will lead to a vaginal delivery for you. I was a week overdue with my son. After the vaginal induction hormones 24hr before and 12 hours of pitocin I was still at 0 dilation! I ended up with a c-section as the baby wouldn't fit through my birth canal! So I see dililation as a good thing Here I am getting ready for c-section #3! Good luck, try not to worry too much, it's normal!

Rayna- I also didn't sleep well, my mind kept thinking & dreaming crazy stuff. i tossed & turned alot, and feel like a zombie too. I haven't worked out either. I need to get back to walking at least.

Ashley- Nice quite time for you & the hubby. Best wishes for your LO, and hope you can get that U/S sooner.

Welcome to all the new expectants!

Denise- I am so tired too, I cleaned my stove yesterday & washed the dirty pots from the weekend last night and was seriously pooped. Good luck getting out of work early.


~Brenda~31 wks 1 dy Hoping i can walk 20 mins at lunch at least.

millions of peaches - Congrats on the baby GIRL!!! Girls sure are popular on this board. If your used to 30 DS I say go for it!! For me, it seems like a little to much during pregnancy and it seems like you would have to modify so much that it wouldn't be worth it. That's just my opinion. I love 30 DS and can't wait to start it again!!

Brenda - Your baby's nursery looks so cute!! I love the color!!!!

kehowe83 - I think there were a few of us that struggled some with adding extra calories and actually eating them. I am one of them, I don't tend to eat a lot of calories, so the increase for me was very hard. I know it's not healthy but before becoming pregnant, I guess I would consider myself lucky if I ate 1000 -1200 calories a day. So going from that to 1800 for maintenence was hard, but your body needs it and it will get easier. The bloat and queasiness is normal and it will go away. Just keep telling yourself it's for your lil' baby and you have to do everything you can to make sure he/she is healthy!! Good Luck and Congrats!

Ashley - That is big news. I'm sure everything is just fine!!! Could be just a difference in doctors, maybe?? When my doctor first told me I was measuring ahead, I was like WHAT??? So of course I did some research and came to the conclusion it was more fluid that time, or she was stretched out more. IDK, baby's still measuring 2 weeks ahead and has been for the last 8 weeks, so I just goin with it. 1 cm dialated is a start. I was at a 1 with my son for 3 weeks before they induced me, then it took 10 hours to get me to a 2 and another 11 hours to get me to 10. It's different with everyone though. A friend of mine was at a 1 for 2 weeks and her next appt. she was at a 3. Just depends I guess, I would just go about your daily routine just as usual unless your doctor tells you anything different.

Denise - I am starting to get tired a lot easier these days too. It's normal, but I would really love some of the 2nd trimester energy back.

Rayna - It don't just feel like there is never enough time, there really isn't enough time in one day! I would make a list, and start with the small things you need to get done first. Get some of those out of the way and it will feel like you accomplished a lot and then you can move on to the little things. As far as workouts, try to get in a quick one. Don't plan on and tell yourself your DOING an hour or more workout, just do what you can. Hey, a 15 minute walk is better than nothing at all! Good luck with things. Hope things slow down for you a little bit and you can get some rest.

Welcome to the new people again.....lots of new people everyday!!!

AFM: Had my appt. yesterday, it was another good appt. I hit the 20lb gain mark yesterday......at the beginning I really hoped no more than that, then I up'd it to 25 and I am really hoping I can do it!! So 3lbs in 2 weeks!!! Holy Moly!! Baby's HB was good, measuring 35wks. Anyway, after all the contractions over the holiday, she decided to check me and she said my cervix is soft and I am dialated to .5 cm. Not much but it's something, she didn't seem to concerned, and she did confirm baby is low, and said at this point she could move back up still, but it's not likely. Basically she said my body is just beginning to prepare to have a baby. I need to drink more water!!!! NO more pop!!! I had a lil binge with pop and I can totally tell...ugh drinking it just makes me feel sick, but it's so good sometimes. I got the last few things I needed for the baby's room. Actually I think I will get one more small rug to go in front of the door, then it's done.

Well my boss just informed me I am getting off work at 2:00 for the rest of the week!! Woo Hoo, 2 more hours and 2 hours earlier than usual! I need to get some things at home done.

Hi all, I'd love to join this group My name is Lindsay and I'm 11 weeks pregnant with my second. My son, Lukas, turns 1 tomorrow!
When I was pregnant with him, I didn't really care what I ate or how active I was. I gained 35lbs. Not too bad except I was already overweight when I got pregnant. I managed to lose the baby weight thanks to MFP and while I was trying to lose another 15-20lbs we found out we are expecting again!
I have been doing a mixture of Insanity, JM workouts, walking and jogging for the last 10 months. So I started out this pregnancy walking at least 2 miles a day, pre-natal yoga daily and doing weights 3-4 times a week. I am determined to stay healthy this time around. I'm still considered overweight so my goal is to not gain over 30lbs, but I'm not going to beat myself up if I do and I'm eating healthily. However I had a scary incident 3 weeks ago, which the doctor essentially put me on bed rest (told me to lay as low as possible) until January 3rd (horrible timing with all the Christmas goodies!!).
Anyways, until I get the ok to start walking again, I really need to focus on my nutrition at least and GET THE SWEETS AWAY FROM ME! The more I stay sedentary, the more I want to munch, it's a vicious cycle! I hope by joining this group I can help others stay motivated and you'll help me :bigsmile:

HI All,

Wow you ladies are so super busy...Welcome to all the newcomers..

Great xmas here...it was supper busy...We had Xmas lunch at our house with both my family and my husband's family. It was so crazy and busy...I went to a Holiday party the night before, went to bed at 2am and woke up at 7am to take care of the kids and clean for christmas lunch...it was crazy but I had a great time and it was nice seeing everyone...needless to say by 6pm I was knocked out on the couch...lol...

Have only worked out 2x in the last week...I was doing ok on the food until Christmas day and today hasn't been great either...

Goal is to do something everyday for the rest of the week.

I hope Nicole and Rosanna have had there little ones.

Sounds like everyone else is doing fairly well...hang in there keep moving and eating as best as you can.

Ashley - with my first son I was 1cm-2cm at 38 weeks and stayed there until I was 40 weeks.. And when I wasn't feeling any contractions or anything and was tired of being pregnant...I went for a 2 mile walk and drank raspberry leaf tea...pretty sure the walking did it because that night I went into labor but then it took about 16 hrs to get to 7 cm and I stayed there for about 2-3hrs...
Hopefully you progress a lot quicker and better...

Hey gals...I'm lurking...

Not much exercise in this past week and probably won't get in much until after the New Year...we'll be out at my parents tonight thru Monday. But then it's back to business...BIG TIME! Getting rid of all the cookies and sweets from our house also (I'm taking it all with me to leave at my parents!)

Hope you are all well. Excited for my second ultrasound next Wednesday (hopefully Baby cooperates a little better this time and we can get some great pictures!)

Kristin--25 weeks, 1 day

Hi ladies, pleased I have found this thread as you all seem to be in the right frame of mind for healthy happy pregnancies! :-)

I'm English, 28yrs old and a newly wed. I previously lost 36lbs for my wedding (191lbs Jan 2009 - 155lbs Oct 2011, so slow pace) which didnt see me at my goal weight, however I then gained 10lbs after the wedding and am now pregnant. I therefore don't want to put too much weight on as I am classed as technically overweight still on our nhs bmi scale.

I've done lots of research into first trimester workouts - I am a home fitness dvd obessive and usually do Davina McCall workouts (not sure if you americans will know who she is?) and I also have 2 jillian michaels dvds. There is mixed advice out there about HIIT workouts which is pretty much what these dvds are based around, therefore i'm asking should I adapt and do them at low impact? Would that keep me and bump safe?

Hi ladies, pleased I have found this thread as you all seem to be in the right frame of mind for healthy happy pregnancies! :-)

I'm English, 28yrs old and a newly wed. I previously lost 36lbs for my wedding (191lbs Jan 2009 - 155lbs Oct 2011, so slow pace) which didnt see me at my goal weight, however I then gained 10lbs after the wedding and am now pregnant. I therefore don't want to put too much weight on as I am classed as technically overweight still on our nhs bmi scale.

I've done lots of research into first trimester workouts - I am a home fitness dvd obessive and usually do Davina McCall workouts (not sure if you americans will know who she is?) and I also have 2 jillian michaels dvds. There is mixed advice out there about HIIT workouts which is pretty much what these dvds are based around, therefore i'm asking should I adapt and do them at low impact? Would that keep me and bump safe?

I would say if you haven't been to the doctor then start there first...as they are going to be your first resource. After you talk to your doctor they can give you a pretty good idea of what you can and can't do.

I did JM DVD's before I got pregnant and then had to stop due to my doctors request (I'm a high risk prego). So I walked around the block instead. Another thing to keep in mind is that alot of home DVD's are high impact. Your first trimester your so tired & nauseaus thats really the last thing you want....but you're body should be able to guide you as far as what you can do and can't do. We're all a little different have have different thresholds. You may also want to read the beginning of this thread for some additional info-

Bumping!

Hope you ladies have a wonderful Fit and Fabulous day!

Of course get the go ahead from your doctor first but from my experience ...

... whatever you were used to doing pre-pregnancy, you can pretty much do during pregnancy. You just have to watch yourself getting oxygen deprived. If you are huffing and puffing, so is the baby.

I've had 3 babies and I ran a 10k 8 lbs pregnant (running throughout my entire pregnancy) in fact, I was on the treadmill a few hours before I went to the hospital to have the baby.

So the key here is to NOT start up a new excercise program that has any, um, "vigor" to it. If you do start things up, you'll want them to be super low impact where your HRM stays below the cardio threshold.