So yes, it has been 6 weeks or so since my last post, but I have good reason and I want to tell you all about it. One of the reasons that I wanted to lose weight was so that it would be easier to get pregnant and so that future pregnancies would be easier than my first. When we were trying to get pregnant with our son we heard over and over again the same two pieces of advice. The first was, just forget about it, once you forget about it, it will happen. The second was that it will happen according to God's timing and not before, so don't stress about it. And from my experience that first time getting pregnant the second piece of advice is true. Now I can say that the first piece of advice is also true.
I got focused, I started seeing some really good results too. And then I found out I was pregnant! Thus the "They're Back" instead of "I'm Back", because now it is me and my baby "Butterball".
So here I am, today I am 10 weeks pregnant. I have known since December 12th. I have been tired since December 10th and I really haven't worked out much, maybe 4 or 5 times in the past 6 weeks. The first trimester will be over soon and I hope to have my energy back. I have a good friend in my neighborhood who is also pregnant and also in need of some exercise and 3 days a week we are going to go walking together. YEAH.
So my goals have changed, now I MUST gain weight, but my plan to document my progress has stayed the same, then after the baby is born I will get back to losing the weight again.
During my first pregnancy I gained 60 pounds! I threw up at least once a day for 33 weeks in a row. I was working full time and I was nauseated at least 75 % of my day, I ate what I wanted to eat and unfortunately what I wanted to eat was sugary carbohydrates.
I read somewhere that the higher the amount of saturated fat a woman eats in the year proceeding a pregnancy can dramatically increase her chances of having and the severity of morning sickness. Last year I made a concentrated effort to lower the amount of fat my family ate as well as up the amount of fruits, vegetables and whole grains we consumed. I know there are lots of reasons why a woman can have different experiences during different pregnancies, but I would like to take at least a tiny bit of the credit for the fact that my Morning Sickness with this pregnancy is 90% better than the last, I have my times where I am nauseated and don't want to move, but I have yet to throw up let alone spent whole days not being able to keep anything down. So maybe this baby is a girl, or maybe I just ate better last year. We will just have to wait and see.
As of right now I have two goals for this pregnancy. The first is to NOT gain 60 pounds, I would be happy with 40 or under. The second goal is to stay physically active. I know I can walk and I was running and I hope to at least be able to jog. I don't plan on running in any races, but it would be nice to get out and move. So each week I will document my progress, this time celebrating small gains instead of small loses. See you soon.
