Hello Readers -

Here I am 6 months pregnant, always starving and trying to come up with some good advice for my Sensa readers (Thanks mom!) and the only thing on my mind is food and not the healthy kind. All the way up until a few weeks ago my doctor was really happy with the progress of my pregnancy weight gain. But after the holidays she had to sit me down and give me a little chat about cutting back and counting calories. I guess I can’t blame her since I more than doubled my weight gain during this pregnancy in one month, but it was still sad to hear that just because I’m starving every minute of the day does not mean I need to eat all day. Here are a few things I changed, that will hopefully prevent me from getting my hand smacked when I see the doc this month.

My Attitude: Before, “I’m pregnant, where’s the food!?!” Now, “I’m not that hungry, I’ll wait till lunch.”

Foods: Before, “McDonalds, ice cream, gummi bears, whatever and whenever” Now, “carrots, oranges, salads and veggie delight sandwiches from Subway” Bottom line I am making smarter choices. All those that have gestated know that the list of “No’s” is no fun, but I try not to get carried away with the treats (although if I was being completely honest, I would tell you I suck at this, but at least I’m making an effort.)

Support: Before, I hung out with my food buddies. Now, I go to lunch with friends that tell me I do not need a 20pc chicken nugget meal from McDonalds. I also told my husband about my doctors recommendations and he simply supported me by saying we will watch what we eat together (of course, if you need support you could probably break the news in a less emotional, traumatic way than I did.)

Exercise: Before, “Do trips to the bathroom count?” Now, I still have to take it easy (Doctors orders) but I take the stairs instead of the elevator and take the dog for longer walks.

H2O: Surprisingly, this has not been a problem for me. I have never been a huge water drinker but pregnancy has changed that. I am ALWAYS thirsty and it’s water that I thirst for the most. I do love my occasional soda, but more often than not it is water that I’m drinking. Plus, staying hydrated really helps your body adjust to all of the changes it is experiencing.

Where does the weight go?

How much weight should you gain?

For more tips on eating for two please click here: Eating for Two

And for fun, here are pictures of me that demonstrate the major growth spurt I had in just one week!

The first one is me at 23 weeks and the other is me at 24 weeks!

Bye for now!

Missy

Posted in Main at February 11th, 2010 by Guest Blogger
Tags: pregnancy weight
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