Speaking of bloated bellies. I'm making it my mission to eat much healthier this pregnancy than the last. You see, the last one started off well. In fact, I was even eating mostly organic in the beginning... but then we found out about Elliot's condition, and it all flew out the window.
Eating a snack while watching TV with my feet up. Basically, all I did every day while I was on bed rest.
I'm an emotional eater in the first place, and then my OB kept telling me how small the baby was, that I needed to eat more so the baby needed to get bigger and stronger. I really took that to heart. In fact, I basically ate anything and everything in sight. I gave in to all of my cravings- no matter how processed, greasy, or sweet they happened to be.
Stuffing my face + laying around all day on bedrest = weight gain.
In the end, I gained around 45 pounds.
36 weeks pregnant with Elliot.
Luckily, I lost the weight easily and quickly, but I know I might not be so lucky this time around. Now that I'm back to my starting pre-pregnancy weight, I'm trying to do it right this time. I want to eat healthy both for myself and the baby. I keep reminding myself that whatever I eat, the baby eats. He or she deserves nutritious, delicious, healthy food! Sure, I'll still give in to the occasional craving... I'm not superwoman, after all! Overall, though, I hope to eat plenty of:
lean meat:
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salad:
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fruit:
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vegetables:
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yogurt:
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and whole grains:
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i really think our bodies are going to gain what they need to gain.
ReplyDeletewith my first pregnancy, i was like you, i started out good, but then the last 6 weeks i quit my job and ate and ate and ate. i ended up going from 128-188 pounds. yikes!
with my second pregnancy i was SUCH a healthy eater. i watched my calories and followed guide diets of what a pregnant woman should eat, and i still gained 50 pounds, going from 123-173.
so yeah, i say definitely choose the healthy route, but i'm not sure if it directly goes hand in hand with 100% of the weight gain.
And might I suggest lots of good fats: wild salmon, fish oil supplements, nuts, avocado. Studies have shown big benefits for baby's developing brain.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Deanna, I am an extremely healthy eater when pregnant, but I still gained 40 lbs with the first two and 50 lbs with each of the last three.
I'm still so excited for you!
I just wanted to say that the bowl of fruit looks so incredibly delicious!
ReplyDeleteand good luck on your healthy eating! <3
Don't feel too bad, I gained like 40lbs during pregnancy too, but I kind of needed it in a sense. I was only like 95lbs before I got pregnant although I did snack a lot too lol. Good luck with it this time around though!!
ReplyDeletePetit Monstree♥
Cutie bump that u had with Elliot !
ReplyDeleteI'm so rubbish with eating healthy, I'm a junk eater to be honest :s
What an awesome thing your doing for your little one! I ate super healthy while pregnant with Rylin & still gained like crazy but I know she got a lot of nutrients from my healthy choices. I actually craved Veggies & had food aversions towards greasy things. I still to this day can not eat Bacon by itself! Lol I loved looking up what kind of vitamins where in the fruits & Veggies I was eating as kind of a motivater to keep it up!
ReplyDeleteGood post! I must eat so much healthier this pregnancy. i went from 130 to 180 with Lo! But so far I'm doing good and right on track :)
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