Oh Pregnancy and weight

Everytime I watch the show Biggest Loser, it makes me want to eat healthier and work out. I just cant do it to extremes right now because uhh the little peanut growing inside of me. Which I need to control my weight...Im gaining too much. The doc didnt say that but he kinda hinted it. Like we just need to watch it, my blood pressure is fine and what not but just to be careful, cuz I gained ten pounds since last month..pfft yea, Im going to be a whale. By the time this is over im gonnanreach 300 pounds I swear. When I met the bf I was probably around 220's 230's I looked great and was still a size 16 but  I sure wasnt 196 anymore lol. Now I am at 259. Yes Im about to cry..so I need to walk and walk and walk to maintain and keep in shape so I dont gain so much...Oi its hard.  Like I wish I could go work out for 2 to 3 hours like I used to but that would strain the baby. Its not like Im pigging out...ok wait. Maybe I am. I am trying to watch it now. Like today I had 1 packet of oatmeal for breakfast with a light and fit yogurt. Then today for lunch I will have my homemade Turkey Chili which is packed with protein. Dinner...hmm chicken or porkchops or chili again. Walk for sure tonight. Its all I can think about...gaining weight and how I am going to lose it. Like  iam counting down to when I can diet again. Thats horrible. Im so traumatized with being fat. Its all I think about. By the time Feb comes I am going to be HUGE! AHHHH

Christa....have you asked your doctor what you can safely do, exercise wise?  Most doctors will tell you that you can do anything your body was used to before pregnancy....certainly not 2-3 hours at the gym, bu****er aerobics and low impact aerobics and stuff like that should be fine.  I'm sure he'll let you do more than just walk!!  There are even programs out there for pregnant moms, yoga, stretch N tone, etc.  Get online....bet you'll be surprised.

As far as the eating goes....I'm not one to preach.  Try to make healthy choices with a "treat" now and then.  It's hard....whole different mentality takes over with those hormones, I swear!!

Mmm, you have made me want chili!!

Just remember that everything you eat doesn't have to be in quantities of two!!haha  I know i had a blast eating with my first pregancy.  I gained at least 70 pounds with him.  Of course hardly none of it came off too!  So be careful!  I have mixed feelings about eating with pregnancy, especially your first.  I know you still should eat good foods, etc..  But your first one is special yanno?  I think every one likes to go a little overboard with thier first.  Just maybe downsize your special treats, and only occasional.  But I know it's rough, it's a happy time!! :)

I know my daughter already is making it as an excuse and she's only two months.  I can just see how much weight she is going to gain if she isn't careful.  Some of those cravings can get pretty intense sometimes.  

You just got to remember being pregnant isn't an excuse not to do anything.  I'm also finding this out with my daughter.  She's acting like it's an illness!!lol  Got to smack her into shape here soon.  Give her a reality check that she will gain more if she isn't careful! (*smack is a gesture of course. :) hehe)  

I hope you have fun with this pregnancy.  Okay, I'm rambling..lol  Think I'm trying to get out of housework.haha  

Be healthy!!

At your current weight, your weight gain guidelines set forth by ACOG are no more than 0-15 lbs. during your entire pregnancy. You must be vigilant about your diet or you will gain 80 lbs. and have a 7 lb. baby and 73 lbs. to lose!

You are consuming at least 2,590 calories each day to maintain your weight at 259. Your fetus only requires an additional 300 calories per day for nourishment, which means that you do not necessarily have to gain weight to be healthy. You can initiate moderate daily exercise at your stage of pregnancy (walking is great!) and track your calories.

If you eat 2100 calories per day you will eat plenty for yourself and your baby and may maintain your current weight or even lose weight as your pregnancy progresses. This is not the same as unhealthy, drastic dieting during pregnancy. The risks associated with morbid obesity during pregnancy and childbirth are horrendous and you want to avoid them at all costs. Ask your physician to be blunt with you--he will give you the facts.

Well as of this week I am keeping track of my calories. I used to eat barely 1000 cals. I have upped it to 1800 - 2000 and am actually watching it. And no more fast food or junk.  I have deli meats and wheat bread for sandwiches, I have oatmeal, cereal, yogurts, fruit, veggies. Chicken, pork chops, venison. I am watching it but making sure I am also eating enough for the baby :] After I seen the scale it hit me. I need to be snapped into reality sometimes lol. Yea I will walk, I love walking. And probably do some TurboJam, at low intensity, I also have the P90x that I will do the stretching and what not. And i have 3 pound weights I can do bicep curls and such :] The less I have to lose the better. I am going to be a bride next October! lol. As for the baby.....

I got some news yesterday that about killed me but I am calm and understanding now :]

I had the AFP Screening test or known as the Triple Screen or Quad Screen tests. They came back low giving me a 1/186 chance of baby with Downs. I have the option of an Amniocentesis. But I declined as of now. There is a high rate of 90% False Positives. And my chance of having a Downs baby is less than 1%. It doesnt run on either side of the families. So we are going to have the Level 2 Ultrasound in October. Which will tell me what I am having and see if there is anything wrong. :] I'm not worried. Either way I will love the little peanut :]

I read up on this all day yesterday. Most women decline having the screening due to the stress when mostly your baby comes out healthy. So yea. :]

i declined this test myself because of all the false positives they said came back and added a lot of stress to the expecting mother.  When I declined they just done the ultrasound and checked more that way to be sure all was fine with the baby.  

I know it's hard not to stress but I think it's very common to get these false positives with that test.


Johnita

Yea I'm not stressing voer it anymore after reading up on it all night yesterday. If I would have known before signing the papers I would have declined. But now I know if I ever plan on having another one :]

Hunnybuns, I totally understand your stress.  You were so unhappy with yourself for SO long, and you finally reached a point where you could feel like you're acceptable to yourself, and then the peanut comes and here you go again...

The only thing I can say is to try to counteract that stress by saying "It's only temporary.  It's only temporary."  You got the weight off before and yes it was hard, but you can do it again.

You've got a munchkin growing inside you - you need to do what's best for the munchkin and losing weight is not the answer for that. 

What about those exercise DVD's for pregnant women?  Ever look into those?  Just a suggestion.

Love ya!!

Christa....just relax and enjoy your pregnancy!!!! You know what foods to eat less of! 

Fast food is very dangerous at this point, being so full of sodium. If you did nothing else, curb that one area - do NOT go out to eat more than like 1x monthly - if at all!!!!

Salty foods will add to the bloat - so that is the number one thing to avoid!  Try to buy fresh fruit, celery sticks, cucumbers to munch on between meals - eat it even if they don't sound good, just to fill the hungry hole you may have here and there!

Make sure to have a salad with very leafy greens with lunch and supper - trust me - the nutrients in the green will really help you fight cravings. If those types of foods are easier to eat cooked, okay...do it:  steamed spinach, kale, add to soups even!

Just walk, go swim...enjoy this time of your life above all.

Bottom line:  avoid fast food totally if you do nothing else!