preggy and healthy

One of the things that's getting me down on this pregnancy is that I'm 10 lbs heavier starting out than with my first. I forgot all about portion control and eating healthy while we were on our vacation and indulged heavily on rice and pork-based dishes. I told myself that I'd whoop my ass back into shape once we got back but since I found out that I'm expecting, intensive workouts are no longer an option. Instead, I'm going to concentrate on eating right and not gaining any more excess pounds aside from what a pregnant woman should normally gain. I don't want to end up looking like a beached whale by the time I reach term.

I know it's going to be a bit of a challenge but I was able to successfully do this during my first pregnancy so I'm confident I'll be able to pull it off again. I already enlisted the husbo's aid to help me stay away from sugary and from salty food. We also went grocery-shopping last night for fruits, skimmed milk and skimmed yogurt so I could prepare my favorite pregnancy snack: fruit smoothies. And I'm going to allot 20-30 minutes everyday to walking on the treadmill to stay fit and to keep the edema away. I still need to plan my daily menu though and will try to accomplish that today.

Here's to a healthy eight months ahead for this preggo lady... Cheers!


Mood Music: Amazing by Janelle