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Healthy Food and Fitness Friday Dec 31

maggiemadeitmaggiemadeit member
in August 2022 Moms
Opening up a weekly topical discussion on all things healthy food and fitness. Here are some prompts to get us started, but please feel free to contribute however feels good to you. I hope we can encourage each other and ourselves to start a fitness routine or stay fit during these 9 months. 

What are your fitness goals for this pregnancy?

Did you get any workouts in this week? What type, and how did you feel?

Eat anything healthy and delicious this week?

Any healthy recipes or snacks you want to share? 
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  • ambelanceambelance member
    What are your fitness goals for this pregnancy? I just want to maintain my fitness and do my best to only gain what I'm supposed to.

    Did you get any workouts in this week? What type, and how did you feel? Im a former Zumba instructor and have a ton of DVDs as a result, did all but the last song of one of my DVDs on Tuesday. I ate a little too close to working out so I was a bit nauseous but felt fine otherwise.

    Eat anything healthy and delicious this week? Cooked up some tasty salmon this week, my friend has orange trees that were ripe and I got a bunch so I've been having an orange as a snack at least once a day. 

    Any healthy recipes or snacks you want to share? My go to easy veggie meal is onions, orange bell peppers and zucchini stir fried,.it goes with everything
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  • paytonpedropaytonpedro member
    I’m not super into fitness but I’ll use this as an opportunity to be held accountable. 

    What are your fitness goals for this pregnancy? I would love to only gain 20ish lbs instead of the 30 I’ve gained in previous pregnancies. But I have big babies and had extra amniotic fluid in both pregnancies so I don’t know if I can avoid that. But I’m starting out 7-10lbs heavier than previous pregnancies. 

    Did you get any workouts in this week? What type, and how did you feel?     I did not, I don’t really work out. But I did carry groceries upstairs including 3 cases of water and I got so dizzy and lightheaded that I had to lay down and drink water. Yikes. 

    Eat anything healthy and delicious this week?     We made homemade pho for dinner one night with veggie sushi and summer rolls. It was so good! We also have been doing lots of grilled chicken salads. I’ve also eaten all the fruit. 

    Any healthy recipes or snacks you want to share?     Hmmm. I don’t think so. 
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  • maggiemadeitmaggiemadeit member
    My goal for this pregnancy is just to keep moving. I try not to set any big goals, because you just never know how things are going to play out in pregnancy. I also want to work on my upper body strength. I grow HUGE babies and I know I’ll need those muscles when they come out! 

    I did a few walks, one ride, and some stretching, but I was sick at the beginning of the week so wasn’t as active as I like to be. I felt like I was huffing and puffing the whole time. That pregnancy shortness of breath had kicked in really early this time.

    I have not done my best eating this week. We had a lot of holiday leftovers, so I tried to balance all the yummy things with a lot of fruits and veg. I’ve been craving grapefruit and crunchy carrots and celery. 

    My favorite meal prep lunches are curried chickpeas, aloo ghobi, and rice. So yummy and filled with good fiber. 
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  • wisewitch222wisewitch222 member
    What are your fitness goals for this pregnancy?

    To actually have some. I got really out of shape this past year not wanting to go to the gym because of covid but being completely incapable of self-motivating without the gym. I would like to be able to get in a regular walking routine once the first tri symptoms go away.

    Did you get any workouts in this week? What type, and how did you feel?

    No. I get short of breath whenever I walk up the stairs and the past couple days nauseous every time I stand up.

    Eat anything healthy and delicious this week?

    I’ve been enjoying high-protein Icelandic yogurt with crackers (because carbs) this week
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  • chellelin-34chellelin-34 member
    I’m at the top of my weight from my last pregnancy which is overweight, so I don’t want to gain any weight, and hope eating healthy and continuing to work out balances it out. 
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    I enjoy walking, but we’ve been getting a fair bit of ice and snow, so I’m avoiding the outdoors. Hopefully I can incorporate that soon. 

    My go to exercise is hula hooping, so I’ve done that a little bit since it’s what my body is used to. I’ll change to a lighter hoop or stop in later pregnancy. I like to put on some music and dance around a bit while I hoop. 

    I have a Zumba steps basics DVD so I’ll probably follow along with that sometimes too. 

    Thankfully the last half of my pregnancy will be in the spring/summer and ideal for getting regular walks. 

    Inspiration for working out: If you are moving at all, way to go momma! Keep it light and fun! Put on a favorite song and move your body to it. Or tell yourself you only have to exercise for 1 minute if it’s a hard day. Often you’ll start to feel better once you move a bit. 

    I’ve been eating Chicken, Salmon, Avocado, Kiwi, small amounts of pregnancy safe seafood, grapefruit, pistachios, crackers, and let’s be real-some leftover sweets that I’m trying to use good self control with. My goal is to eat as much healthy food as I can while it sounds stomachable, since that may change!

    Since I think the nausea is coming soon, I got lots of potatoes for mashed potatoes, because they should hopefully be fairly bland, BUT my GOAL is to boil some other vegetables (such as cauliflower, carrots, squash, etc..) add some puréed to the mashed potatoes. I also I can stomach quinoa and pistachios for some non meat, faulty mild proteins when nauseous. 

    I want to not care what the scale says and see if I feel healthy and like I am using healthy habits regardless. I am interested in knowing how much I gain, but only for the sheer curiosity. I hope my doctor will support me just eating healthy intuitively, and focus on what the baby gains, not me. And remember when you look at a scale-you aren’t gaining fat, you’re gaining a sweet little baby! 
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  • wisewitch222wisewitch222 member
    @meagan-firsttimemommy8-22 It sounds like you have some great healthy eating goals for when the nausea comes, but I just had to comment because of all the foods I could have an a aversion to, it's potatoes. We have a root cellar full of potatoes that are probably going to last the winter because I can't even look at them right now. Good luck!
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  • geshemgeshem member
    @maggiemadeit I like the goal to keep moving. I (assumed I) had to give up parkour, which I've been starting to learn for the last few months, so between losing that regular weekly class and feeling pretty blah, I haven't moved as much as I'd like other than a few light walks with my toddlers.

    This week I got in a bike ride, a few walks, a few yoga sessions and a treadmill incline hike, so I'm feeling much better about my movement and I hope I can continue this trend! Just getting moving really helped me feel better most of the time when I didn't really feel up to anything. Also my almost 4 year old joined me for some of the yoga for the first time, which was really sweet!

    I've been appreciating my peanut butter energy bites for a quick protein with some carbs and fat as well. Here's the recipe (with my notes added in parentheses) in case anyone wants to try:

    Chef Savvy
    5 INGREDIENT PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BITES

     PREP TIME: 10 MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 10 MINUTES
     SERVINGS: 12 BITES

    No Bake 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Energy Bites. Loaded with old fashioned oats, peanut butter and flax seeds. A healthy protein packed breakfast or snack!

    INGREDIENTS
    2/3 cup crunchy peanut butter (I prefer crunchy)
    1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (I usually prefer this with raisins instead)
    1 cup old fashioned oats
    1/2 cup ground flax seeds (omitted)
    2 tablespoons honey (used 3 tablespoons)

    INSTRUCTIONS
    Combine all 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Stir to combine. Place in the refrigerator for 15-30 minutes so they are easier to roll.
    Roll into 12 bites and store in the fridge for up to a week. (I have also made this by spreading the mixture in a parchment lined baking dish and pressed very firmly, then I cut and stored in small bars)

    RECIPE NOTES
    Original recipe from chefsavvy.com. Please do not publish my recipe or pictures without linking back to the original post. Thank you!

     COURSE: BREAKFAST, SNACK CUISINE: AMERICAN KEYWORD: 5 INGREDIENT PEANUT BUTTER ENERGY BITES, ENERGY BITES, FIT MEALS, HEALTHY, MEAL PREP
    Copyright © 2020 Chef Savvy
    Pregnancy Ticker Lilypie Maternity tickers
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  • ced45ced45 member
    Does anyone have any experience with getting completely side lined from exercise during the first trimester but picking it back up in the second? Im typically extremely active - weight training 5 to 6 days a week pre pregnancy, but since the nausea hit Ive been pretty incapacitated. I feel like ive lost an incredible amount of strength in such a short time :(. Ive read you shouldnt "start" anything new in pregnancy your body isnt used to, but does getting back into it after a 2-3 month break fit in that same no-no category? Obviously i wouldnt be picking back up the same weights immediately, but ideally id like to build back up some of the strength ive lost to help with the later months of pregnancy and delivery.

    (Disclaimer: will check with my doc as well but just curious to hear anyone else's experience!)
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  • anniemarie887anniemarie887 member
    @ced45 from friends (and it’ll be me this time, I’ve had zero energy all of December) super common and def do-able to get back at it 
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  • wisewitch222wisewitch222 member
    @ced45 yeah, during my first pregnancy I was pretty active at the boxing gym and running. I think I took about 3-4 weeks off during the extreme fatigue of the first tri, but then right back to it. I ran until about 20 weeks (after that it bothered my bladder too much and I didn't want any long term of those issues) and did the boxing gym until the third tri.
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  • darkrose88darkrose88 member
    @cede45 I don't have much knowledge on this topic, but what I will say is I'm hoping once 1st trimester naseau and low energy subsides I want to get back into working out as well. I wouldn't say I was as active as you but I had a good workout routine that went down the drain right before I got pregnant (whole family was sick) and as soon as I got pregnant nausea and low energy hit me like a steam roller. I don't like being so inactive, so I'm really hoping to pick a routine back up soon. 
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  • jenkm1110jenkm1110 member
    What are your fitness goals for this pregnancy? To stay active! I hope to keep running for as long as possible, and to find other ways to stay active if/when that's no longer an option. I'm typically a pretty serious runner, so it's also a goal of mine to give myself grace and listen to my body, and not get hung up on the fact that I'm not currently able to train how I'm used to.

    Did you get any workouts in this week? What type, and how did you feel? I ran 6 days, and got some harder efforts in on 2 of the days. "Effort" is the key word there--I'm amazed by how much slower I've become already, so I'm just going by what feels good.

    Eat anything healthy and delicious this week? It's been a rough week for me food-wise. No real nausea, but food aversions like crazy. Veggies have limited appeal, but fruits have been great. I've been loving my morning berry smoothie!

    Any healthy recipes or snacks you want to share? Most recipes I've followed lately have been for cookies--but I'm definitely planning to reset my eating this week! Hopefully I'll be more inspired to share next week!
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    @wisewitch222 Oh my goodness! I hope I can tolerate *that vegetable*! I’m sorry they sound terrible to you! Have you found certain healthy things that sounds yummy? Can you tolerate fruits or vegetables better? What textures do you find are the best? If I can’t eat *those vegetables* I’m sure there will be others, but I was trying to plan ahead. My body may surprise me and my aversions all be different than I expect! 😅 I hope things go well and that all good sounds delicious soon! 💕
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    @ced45 Hey!! I think the main thing it to not start new exercises your body hasn’t ever done/done semi recently, especially if it’s a little more exerting. Even if someone never works out, it’ll be healthy if they pick up walking in their pregnancies. It is super common to have nausea get you down a little bit and keep you from eating healthy and exercising. Both of those are very important for a healthy pregnancy though, so getting back to them are great when you can! I would suggest NOT going from months off  back to a full hardcore workout regimen, however listen to your body and add a little at a time. If you are in pain or something doesn’t feel right, stop and talk to your doctor. There’s lots of people in the same boat. Getting back up after nausea knocks you down is admirable! :) 
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  • meagan822meagan822 member
    @jenkm1110 I love that your goal is to listen to your body, while still giving yourself grace! You got this! I’m happy to hear that fruits sound good, even with food aversions. If that ends up being true for me, I will live of fruits for a bit too!😅😊
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  • wisewitch222wisewitch222 member
    @meagan-firsttimemommy8-22 Food aversions can surprise you every time! My first pregnancy it was all vegetables and anything "fresh" tasting, including water. All I wanted to eat were like chicken fingers and fries and stuff like that. Second pregnancy it was literally all food, which was terrible. I tolerated sweet better than savory, but really didn't want any of it. This time the aversions are better (because I have actual unceasing nausea?) and to less things: potatoes (except chips), more than a couple bites of meat, eggs, sometimes vegetables but not always, and tea. So you can't plan ahead. Good luck!
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  • ced45ced45 member
    edited January 2022
    @anniemarie887 @wisewitch222 @darkrose88 glad to hear this is a common predicament and Im not alone, and that its been done before! Gives me hope i can get back into it. I too just dont feel as good being so inactive so its giving me something to look forward to.

    Agree with @meagan-firsttimemommy8-22, i love @jenkm1110's perspective of paying more attention to effort instead of comparing to what i used to do. And easing back into it is good advice too. I used to always see these rockstar pregnant women at the gym lifting like nothing was different and now i just have even more admiration for what they were able to do!!!
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  • itsme215itsme215 member
    My fitness today consisted of walking around the block and stopping at the mailbox, making some boxed cornbread, and doing about 6 dishes. I’m worn out now! Luckily my husband made a delicious soup for dinner so I’ll be eating that on the sofa and watching tv the rest of the night. 
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  • onlygooddays08onlygooddays08 member
    What are your fitness goals for this pregnancy?
    To keep moving and stay healthy. I'm older so I want to do everything possible to have a healthy pregnancy.

    Did you get any workouts in this week? What type, and how did you feel?
    Not yet, but it's only Monday! I bought a Peloton two days before I found out I was pregnant, so I'll use that. I love cycling and it gives me energy.

    Eat anything healthy and delicious this week?
    I have a smoothie most mornings that's pretty good. I'll add the recipe below. I won't pretend all of my meals have been healthy, though. Right now I'm eating whatever sounds edible at that particular moment.

    Any healthy recipes or snacks you want to share? 
    My favorite breakfast is a smoothie made from a handful of low glycemic frozen fruit (usually strawberries or blueberries), a few chunks of frozen avocado, a tablespoon of chia seeds, some arugula, Orgain vanilla protein powder, and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. It has about 19 grams of fiber and it's tasty!
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  • kbtt2022kbtt2022 member
    What are your fitness goals for this pregnancy?
    To maintain active and lower BP. My first prenatal visit it was much higher than my norm. Though I was crazy nervous.

    Did you get any workouts in this week? What type, and how did you feel? Long walks- jogging up the hill to increase HR, cross country skiing and some resistance training

    Eat anything healthy and delicious this week? Oatmeal, spinach salads, kiwi, green apples, salmon, sweet potato black bean wraps. ( Also my fair share of unhealthy- milk shake, pizza and chocolate chip pancakes) Basically I'm starving and want to eat everything..as long as I don't have to open the fridge first thing in the AM- then I'm dry heaving.

    Any healthy recipes or snacks you want to share? I bought the mama natural book and have tried a few recipes from there. Some were surprisingly good.

    I've been making the sweet potato wraps for years as a healthy yet satisfying meal.
    Dice 1 sweet potato and cook in large skillet with olive oil. When about half cooked, add 1 diced onion. Once potato easily pierced with fork, add can of black bean. Season with taco seasoning. Assemble wrap with Greek yogurt or sour cream , potato mixture and mex cheese. Cilantro optional.

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