Will I ever be a HOT MAMA again!!!? I mean, I did want to try for a little girl, that's true. But this one was really a little sooner than expected. I have 3 boys ages 5, 2 1/2, and 1years old. I gained a second body for each one except the last and even that one gave me the bubble butt of my life! I don't even know how much I weigh...I am afraid to look, but for my birthday at the end of May, I went to a spa and got on a scale there and it said 128. Nasty (for my height of 5/2), but more acceptable than it was and now I found out I am pregnant again! I have been walking since the day I found out. Now suddenly, I've got this sciatic nerve problem! It's like I am meant to be overweight! I am soooo hungry! Fighting the urge to just eat eat eat cause what I am craving are burgers and meat and anything salty! You don't even want to know what I've got here on my plate in front of me right now--besides the livermush! I know I have to eat though. My first appointment is Monday, but for right now...anyone know how far I can go with my exercises, advice on losing weight before I begin to really have to gain it on this pregnancy--or just any food for thought on what to do afterward. I was thinking P90x...how can I get my tummy not to sag past my belt this round? This sound too vain? Probably, but I've always said, I'd have all the kids God permits me to--cause I was told I was infertile (HA!!!!!), but I'll be darned if my body is not gonna still be lucious for my hubby! OR more so for me!
congratulations! First off, its important to know that you can keep exercising throughout your pregnancy! Whatever you are doing right now, if you are comfortable, you'll still be ok. With my daughter (4 yrs now) I ran until two weeks before my delivery. With my son (2 yrs now), I wasnt able to run much because that dang sciatic nerve and I carried him alot lower and it hurt to run. Main thing is: it's healthy to exercise during pregnancy as long as you keep it safe and don't overdo it.
Do you have a gym membership? If so, the elliptical is awesome...low impact, and will keep your cardio workouts up. I probably wouldnt recommend P90x being pregnant, mainly because its freaking hard as hell when you're not pregnant! I had a friend who was also doing it while nursing and it was burning so many calories and losing so much weight that it decreased her milk supply and she had to stop doing the p90x. save it for after!
As far as eating, you know you need to eat. However, are you eating the right things? If you're eating healthy (whole grains, protein, fruits/veggies) then you will stay full much longer and not get the crap that is in fast food and fatty foods. Have you heard of the Abs Diet for Women? Its awesome...its a green book I bought on amazon and it totally changes your eating lifestyle. Its super healthy and would be great during pregnancy!
Here is the link to it, its awesome!
Theres also an abs diet cafemom group- and they have a special section for pregnant abs dieters:
http://www.cafemom.com/group/89129/forums/
good luck! and congrats on the pregnancy!
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- AntroNet
on Jun. 12, 2010 at 9:11 AM