Whats on your mind this week?
I had my doctor appointment last week. I am up to 172 pounds- EEEK!! That is a gain of 25 pounds in 20 weeks. I am not too too worried since she didn't mention anything, but there is no way I can only gain 10 more pounds between now and May. I am trying to eat a bit better, but the sweet tooth is really (damn you talenti gelato, DAMN YOU!)
What is on everyone's meal plans for the week? I have to say I cannot get the hang of it. It is hard to cook for us as I am not a huge meat eater, and DH has colitis/diverticulitis and every time I turn around he says there is something else he is worried about eating. Would love to hear what is on your menus this week, or any suggestions? EASY meals, as I am not a domestic goddess like some of you are!
As far as working out, I was a slacker last week. I didn't do any of my videos during the week, and only went to the gym yesterday for a walk.
Re: Weekly Health/Fitness Check In 1/11
Exercise does not exist for me other than the walking I do at work... which I am not proud of.
My diet sucks too lately. Still drinking my soda a day and cannot kick the sweet tooth! My appetite is on over drive.
I've been cooking a lot of chicken breast and also pasta (since pasta is quick & easy) The other day I baked chicken breast in the oven with some balsamic vinegar and sugar and cherry tomatoes. It was delicious. My meal prep/planning is fly by the seat of my pants! Tonight left over pasta and a salad... tomorrow maybe order out? -_-
As for exercise, hubby keeps offering to take me to the gym with him, but I decline. He has a membership, I don't, and with two kiddos at home, I feel I can't go with him. Plus, I'm frugal and don't want to spend the money for a membership to a gym that is on the other side of town, when our neighborhood clubhouse has a gym for free. I just need to get my butt in there, is all! It is my goal to go twice this week. And work up from there. I just have to start the habit.
Little brother was born October 1, 2012.
Didn't exercise much last week. Recovering from a cold. But I did spend all day in the snow yesterday. Walking through the snow and helping build snowmen was a workout. Back to it this week. Tonight will be at quick bodyweight circuit at home as my daughter has gymnastics and we get home later than I'd like.
I've been trying to walk a little bit more than usual and I've started taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator. Other than that though nothing really which makes me feel lazy. I told DH since the weather isn't going to suck for a little while we need to start going back to the park by us for our weekly hikes.
It was an all inclusive and I won't even begin to discuss the amount of dessert consumed....
I did have a salad for lunch today
I need exercise motivation. Idk why but I can't find it...like at all
As for fried foods - I caved and bought some sweet potato chips, but I had no french fries or restaurant style mac and cheese! So I'm only counting the fancy mini donuts.
Rest of the week goals:
Tuesday: Gym to walk (I usually walk about 4.5 miles on a 3.5-4 incline)
Wednesday: Insanity
Thursday: Gym to walk - try to squeeze in some weights
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Gym to walk
Continue to step away from the french fries.
**There may have been a midweek brownie binge at one point, but since no one was around to see it, I plead the 5th.
As for exercising- I froze my gym membership because I am just way too tired and busy to workout. I do however go outside and walk everyday during my lunch break lol- and we don't have a car, so we walk pretty much everywhere on the weekends.
As for meals- I am super picky about what I eat and I am not a big meat eater. I do love chicken though- a roasted chicken in the oven can be done in under 2 hours and it's really simple-I season mine with olive oil, paprika and garlic powder. We also do sautéed zucchini with olive oil, garlic and sea salt- again super easy and quick to make. We also make an easy London broil- marinate it in Lowrys sesame ginger dressing overnight, grill on the stove top for a few minutes then finish off in the oven for about 10 more minutes. Pasta with mixed vegetables is also a quick and easy dinner. Mix of red, orange and yellow peppers, zucchini, butternut squash and broccoli with olive oil, and sea salt and either grill them or sauté. Add them to a pan of cooked pasta with a little low sodium chicken broth, garlic and Romano cheese and cook for a few minutes. It's definitely a pain sometimes to cook when we get home from work, but those dishes are pretty quick and are good for leftovers
I finally made it out to the gym for the first time THIS WHOLE YEAR on Saturday. I haven't had any difficulty maintaining my pre-pregnancy workouts yet, but I never did anything that strenuous anyway -- I pretty much just dink around on the elliptical for 30 to 45 minutes, so it's not like I'm doing hardcore weights or marathon training here. (Hats off to those ladies, I don't know how you do it!)
re: healthy eating, I've found it helpful to keep a bunch of fruit in the fridge. Just easy stuff like blackberries or cherries where I don't have to do anything more than wash them, or a bunch of bananas that only need peeling, etc. Then I can grab it on a whim without much effort. I've been keeping a box of roasted unsalted nuts handy for snacking too (in part because I've read studies suggesting that nut consumption during pregnancy reduces allergies in babies, and since peanut allergies run in my family, I'd like to do whatever little I can to avoid or at least mitigate that). And a box of fruit leathers at work for when I get hungry but can't leave my desk.
Where did you go? Can I lilve vicariously through you!?
Meals this week (all with vegetable sides):
Chicken and baked mac and cheese
BBQ pork
Chicken salads
Blackbean sweet potato burrito bowls
Then Dinner our for DH's birthday
It's a comfort food kind of week.
This week I made it to the gym this morning and plan to every day except Thursday and Sunday. Volleyball also starts up again this week. It's very competitive and we play in the highest division, so hopefully I can keep up!
I made some zucchini-banana-oatmeal cups for the first part of the week along with some healthy veggie/fruit juices. Lunches will be some kind of a soup/salad/sandwich combo and I have a ton of vegetables from my bountiful basket to include in our dinners.
Happy week, all!
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As far as plans this week: DH has been cooking breakfast every morning. I'm more of a coffee and silence in the morning type of gal, but his omelettes can persuade me otherwise.
Lunch this week: cooked a bunch of curried broccoli soup that I'll take for leftovers, probably roast a chicken and make soup later in the week, today did roasted butternut squash with feta and baked tofu. Yogurt and fruit has been a lifesaver for busy days.
Dinner: working every night this week, so I'll probably keep it simple. Salads and sandwiches are easy, then I usually make a giant smoothie to drink mid-shift. Peanut butter banana!
Snacks are key. I've been eating so many dried fruits and nuts. Wasabi almonds and chili covered dried mango have been my recent go-to. And pickles DUH!
Workouts: tomorrow is my first workout since I started getting sick on Thursday. I've been walking, but not running for the past few days and am looking forward to a nice slow jog tomorrow to get back into it.
Tuesday: meditation/5 mile run
Wednesday: aqua cycle/weights
Thursday: vinyasa yoga/4 mile run
Friday: ballet/weights
Saturday: 4 mile run
Sunday: 3 mile walk
I'm doing pretty well! Weight wise I went from 117.8 at my OB appointment last month to 118.8 this month. The midwife didn't seem concerned that I've only gained a pound, so neither am I. I think, according to them, I've gained a total of 5 pounds since my initial appointment. Based off of my calculations, I've gained about 6-7.
As far as working out, I'm doing great. My same workouts five days a week.
Meal planning... yeah, right. I wish. I am sure if I talked to DH about this and we had a plan for meals he would help me with it, but I don't know. It just seems like a lot of effort. Some nights I will cook dinner, then I will cook the next night, and the rest of the week we will just have leftovers. lol I usually have a greek yogurt with some grape nuts in it for breakfast. I have either a peanut butter and banana sandwich, avocado egg salad sandwich, or cream cheese, avocado, and tomato sandwich for lunch with celery, carrots, cucumber and fat free ranch.
It's after dinner I need to work on. This past week I feel like I've had too many sweets (even though when I do it's just a cookie after dinner or maybe 2-3 small pieces of chocolate... or frozen yogurt).
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!https://www.buzzfeed.com/nataliebrown/frozen-smoothies-are-the-easiest-way-to-eat-a-healthy-breakf#.byY9nb8By
DH and I have also completely overhauled our eating. It's tough because we are both picky esters, but I've just been sticking to the same 5-6 recipes so far lol
I am only STARTING to gain weight after having lost much in the first trimester.
So far I'm doing well, I took her advice and cut carbs out of dinner and breakfast. I said no to dessert last night (oh how I missed you, coffee ice cream) and had salad for lunch.
Just gotta keep it up!
Also, I second the feeling of having to go pee quite often when I exercise. It's super annoying.
Does anyone have a support belt/plan to wear a support belt later on for exercising? I think I am definitely going to try it.
Me: 31
DH: 29, SA - Great
Married: June 12,2011
TTC #1: 1/2014
Diagnosis: Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Treatment: Clomid: 50mg, 100mg, 150mg - not successful and not monitored
Menopur 75ml (upped to 112.5ml), Ovidrel, & IUI IUI #1 8/31/2015
9/15/2015: BFP HCG - 400, 9/17/2015: HCG - 827, 9/21/2015 - HCG 3,327!@ladysamlady I had a really rough 24 week weigh-in with my first pregnancy, and I still remember it the opposite of fondly. I went into a pretty deep funk after it because I had gained 9 lbs in four weeks and it was so overwhelming and I cried and sobbed and threw a fit to my husband. Looking back, my OB was kind and simply stated: the more you gain, the more you have to lose. Sounds like you have a really good attitude and are already making really good choices, so major props to you. Just know, that I know how hard appts like that are, you will lose the weight (if you want to), and its for the most epic and amazing gift in this life. I am sure you already know that though!
@jss8812 I have been thinking about a belt, my friend recommended the gabrialla maternity support belt but I haven't gotten far enough to order it. After my a/s the tech told me my baby is laying as long as she basically can, and is "on top" of my bladder. I have to pee constantly and then I get Braxton hicks, so I am not sure how much longer this running will actually last? No tailbone pain, just uterine irritability. . .
Give me alllll the Thin Mints and Caramel Delites (or Samoas depending on where you live).
Give me alllll the Thin Mints and Caramel Delites (or Samoas depending on where you live).
Still 3.50 a box here in Central Wi
@yogahh Totally!!!
First week back running! (Running might be too strong of a word, actually). I've been walking the pups a few days a week on some trails by our house and doing the occasional yoga video but I have really, really missed my runs. I can only do about a mile before it starts to hurt a bit and I have to walk but I hope to increase that as the weeks go on!