Is anyone else watching what they eat and exercising while pregnant?

[exexe]

I've just joined slimming world as I really can't afford to put on too much weight.
I've also been walking a lot most days and am getting a pre natal exercise dvd.
It would be nice to have some support along the way.

Not pregnant again yet but good for you! Last time I was in the gym the day before going to labour so it's definitely do-able.

Thanks
Well done being in the gym up til the day before labour! wow.

I have 2 other children so I just want to be a fit, healthy and able parent once this one is born.

I'm watching what I eat. I have lost 6.5 stone since I had my dd and have started this pregnancy around 3.5 stone lighter than the last one.
I had all sorts of problems in my last pregnancy and birth and after that could all be put down to speedy and huge weight gain when I was already over weight..
This time it's not happening! I learned the hard way that you can't just eat what ever you like/ how much just because you are pregnant.
I had asked to see a nutritionalist the last time and was just met with ' oh don't worry about that, now is the time you can eat what you like' from my midwife who is supposed to be a health care professional!
I couldnt exercise much the last time because I had spd from about 14 weeks which eventually stopped me walking any distance at all. I am hoping that spd won't be so bad this time simply because I am several stone light and there is less strain on my body. fingers crossed!

I haven't been brilliant so far (still been eating things I shouldn't) but yes, I am trying to get healthy during pregnancy.

I lost 6 stone prior to getting pregnant (with about the same again to lose to get down to a healthy BMI). I lost a bit of weight due to morning sickness but have started putting it back on again now, still lower than booking in weight but not far off it.

I still need to eat a bit better less cereal and chocolate but I'm no where near as bad as I used to be before I started losing weight last year. Will try harder to have more of my evening meal plate be vegetables or salad, and try to change some of my less healthy snacks into healthier ones. No idea what to do about sometimes craving cereal though... I've stuck to one bowl today so far but sometimes I've had two at breakfast, one at lunch and one for supper Clearly baby thinks I need a higher dose of folic acid...

I have never really done a lot of exercise (even when I was losing weight pre-pregnancy). Did a bit of swimming in early pregnancy but fell out of the habit when I needed a new costume. Eventually got a maternity one but haven't used it yet - will remedy that.

I think the best way to make sure I do exercise is to commit to a few things so that it happens (rather than just vaguely say sure, I'll walk more from the comfort of the sofa ).

On that note, I went to my first pregnancy yoga class last night - which was lovely, mainly relaxing but also made me stretch a bit. I'm planning to start aquanatal either this week or next. That'll give me two definate things to do a week with the added benefit of meeting other mums to be and not being the most pregnant woman in the room or pool

I also need to organise going swimming with my partner or a friend once or twice a week I think, to get some actual swimming done. I ordered Davina's pre and post natal work out DVD and got that through the post yesterday. I haven't tried it yet, not sure it'll be my thing never done an exercise dvd before, but maybe between that and practicing some of the moves from my yoga class will give me something to do on the days I don't do exercise out of the house.

The plan is to get myself fit enough for an active labour and to carry new baby about in a sling after birth. Then, once breastfeeding is established and I've recovered from the birth, I'd like to get on and lose the rest of the weight so I can be the active parent I want to be for this little one and to make sure I'm in better shape for the next pregnancy. Maybe

Hi Mrswee and spiritedwolf. Well done to you both for losing so much weight!

Swimming is a great exercise for pregnancy.

I'm ordering a dvd called 10 minute solution - pre natal pilates and will be going for lots of long walks.

So far today I've had apple, slice of toast with lf cream cheese and tomatoes and couscous with chick peas and salad. Not bad but its ds1s birthday today and we're going out to eat at a Thai restaurant. My plan for that is chicken satay, plain rice with something veg and perhaps some ice cream for dessert.

Well done for all the will power! I went swimming yesterday for the first time in ages, it was very soothing and hoping i can keep it up. I'm not a brilliant eater in the sense that I miss meals cause I'm not hungry and what I do eat is bad convenience food, so I'm having to draw up a meal plan (found a good one on babycentre.co.uk) to make sure I'm getting enough nutrition in to feed the baby. It's hard to force food when I'm feeling both queezy and full at the same time!

i am watching what i eat. i wouldnt say dieting but defanitly eating alot healthier and i have lost a stone, my midwife advised against exercise as i had 2 prev mc but said walking swimming and yoga are fine and if i do exercise i wasnt aloud to get out of breath.

I posted this in another thread that turned out to be really old and I hadn't noticed but here is my loose plan for the next while

I have lost over 6 stone between my last pregnancy and this one, on healthy eating of around 1400 calories a day. I have uped that a small amount for the pregnancy, but no one needs more than 2000 calories a day normally and I don't do much excercise so I need a wee bit less. I will up it but 150-200 calories a day in the last trimester

anyone who needs to watch their weight while pregnant could follow this-
Cutting out or down on fat and sugar is a really good tip. If you did that the whole pregnancy, you would def loose and still be able to eat well and healthly with no harm to yourself or the baby. Just remember to eat a reasonale amount of low fat dairy and a portion of oily fish once a week and couple of portions of fruit a day, so you still get small amounts of good fat and sugar. Easier said than done I know but much better than eating a vanilla cheese cake every day like I di last time... this time it's a fat free vanilla yogurt!

I meant lose not loose the second time round!

I'm doing pregnancy yoga "stretch relax and breathe" which I'm enjoying.

I'd suggest speaking to your MW; if you're over a certain BMI I think there are proper pregnancy slimming groups you can be referred to on the NHS?

Marking my space. Will be back when life calms down a smidgen

Hopefully see you soon ValiumQueen

MrsWee are you losing weight at the moment? I'm hoping to be able to lose 1 stone of fat.

I went for an hr walk this morning and trying to eat healthy today.

How's everyone doing doing?

hi exexe

well I was before pregnancy. I hadn't quite reached my target and still have about 1.5 stone to loose but I am fairly comfertable with where I am. I don't want to gain any though and I hoping that I might still be able to loose a stone or a little less in the first trimester while my appetite isn't huge.
I am sticking to my calorie count, which is a healthy count which is easy to survive on if you eat the right things, not a crash diet style count that would result in not enough nutrition. so here's hoping that by the end of this, I won't of gained any/much or I may even have lost a little more but not too much.
It is all going to depend on how monterous my cravings or hunger gets. I was really into sweet stuff the last time but at least I can swap ice cream for low fat yogurt.. it will be harder if I get into savory I reckon
Omega3 with your pregnancy vitamins is supposed to help with cravings so i am taking that.

lose not loose... god I've done it again! (plus all the other spelling mistakes and corrections!)

I was dieting on and off for years before I got pg. We really struggled to concieve and eventually went to America for a holiday, scrapped the diet and ate what we wanted and did little exercise however it did get us pregnant!

Now I am too scared to step on the scales. Am 8+3 and eating seems to be the only way to stop the sickness! Am concerned about how much weight I am putting on but feel so rubbish that I can't bring myself to do anything about it.

I am eating fruit and veg, can't stand chocolate or sweets atm but eating lots of cheese, bread and crisps.

Want to go swimming and get more exercise in. Does anyone have any suggestions for dvd's that will do appropriate stretches etc for pregnant women? Also my friend did pg yoga classes so going to look into that but not sure when I should start.

I'm really trying to eat healthily and have actually lost about half a stone since getting pregnant. But this last week... I just feel constantly sick, can't stand the thought of preparing food and all I seem to want to eat is bread, cheese and potatoes! I've been going to the gym twice a week and I walk about an hour a day on my work commute anyway so that is helping. I'm just dreading getting any bigger as I'm overweight by a couple of stones anyway and I find it really difficult to lose weight.

The first 12 weeks were awful for me and all I could eat was bread and crisps. I gained 12lbs! Hence the need to sort things out now. I can't go on like that!

Mrswee I think your calorie level sounds fine. I was trying to stick to 1200 before I got pregnant and with organisation, it was quite easy to do. 1200 is a bit low for pregnancy but I think around 1500 sounds fine.

Lilliana here's a couple of recommendations I got for dvds
www.amazon.co.uk/10-Minute-Solution-Prenatal-Pilates/dp/B001U3EOJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334073930&sr=8-1

www.amazon.co.uk/Davina-Pre-Post-Natal-Workouts/dp/B000LRYTCC/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1334314581&sr=1-1

Keep going RetroOwl it sounds like you're doing the right things. How far pregnant are you? Hopefully that sickness phase will go soon.

www.amazon.co.uk/10-Minute-Solution-Prenatal-Pilates/dp/B001U3EOJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334073930&sr=8-1

www.amazon.co.uk/Davina-Pre-Post-Natal-Workouts/dp/B000LRYTCC/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1334314581&sr=1-1

exexe- that's what happen to me the last time. I felt like could only eat bread cheese and potatoes while I had morning sickness, then get really in to cake, mainly cheese cake after that. it was polar oppoiste of what I normally eat but I thought what the hell, I'm pregnant it doesn't matter.
I didn't realise how big I got till I had DD and didn't feel much smaller!

I'm not weighing myself right now as I normally go to a scottish slimmer class and get weighed there once a week. I know what I was twoo weeks agao and I will compare it to how much I am at my booking appoinmwent in a couple of weeks and go from there.

Thanks exexe, have ordered the 10 minute solution and might add davina at a later date.

Glad I'm not the only one struggling with food in the first trimester, hopefully after 12 weeks it will become easier

Sickness seems to be subsiding so going to motivate myself and go for a brisk walk - and now I've told you I've got to do it!

Not really, in the sense that I'm only really trying to stick to what I did pre-pregnancy.

I really, really, really do not subscribe to the low fat approach. I think the advocacy of that since the 70's has had an incredibly harmful affect on us. I have a high fat diet - full fat milk, butter and yogurts. I eat lots of avocados, eggs, high quality protein, and nuts.

I never eat ready meals or fast food. But I do eat a lot of chocolate! I rarely eat bread, pasta or crisps but do have homemade chips. Tons of leafy greens and cheese. So it's pretty much a high fat, high protein approach!

My only downfall is the chocolate - if I could stop that, I'd weigh a lot less :)

Exercise - swimming, yoga, pilates, my husband's natural movement class and lots of squats!

Not currently pregnant, but just wanted to offer you all my support. I'd always eaten whatever I wanted pre baby and never had any problems with my weight. Ate what I wanted while pregnant and gained 5 stone

My ds is now 13 months and I'm still struggling to lose the last stone, when I have another baby I'll be much more careful - its virtually impossible finding time to exercise with a newborn, and bad nights sleep meant I was basically snorting chocolate after he was born just to keep me going! I definitely wouldn't want to go through it all again, so next baby I'll be forcing myself to gain a lot less!

I am careful about what I eat - I had gestational diabetes last time and am heavier now. So I have wholemeal or sourdough toast + protein for breakfast, and try to have a big salad for one meal and a cooked meal that's heavy on veg and protein for the other, with whole fruit and plain yoghurt for snacks. I am trying to limit cheese and high-GI carbs (white bread, pasta, rice, etc) and eat no refined sugar at all, not even ketchup.

Having said that I had a burger and fries for lunch out with a friend today, and scrambled eggs on toast with DD for supper as I am about to collapse into bed. But tomorrow is another day - hopefully DH will make me some porridge for breakfast.

hi - i'm new on here, as only about 4 weeks into first trimester.. def watching what i eat, and have been for a while. i was naturally slim before i went to uni, put a couple of stone on, then didn't lose it until doing professional exams combined with planning our wedding. have been keeping a stern eye on myself since then and have stayed a size 8-10 but worried that given 'the excuse' i will find a way to justify more food to myself!
go to the gym most evenings but since found out about the crumb (DH and I have decided it's not large enough to qualify as a bun yet) i've been dialling down the running and doing super-fast walking instead.. do you think that's fine for first trimester? on roughly 1400 calories a day and have been for last few years as i do a desk job..

I'm desperate not to put on as much weight as last time. I ate low carb before I got pregnant and I have totally forgotten what 'eating healthy' (when eating carbs) is all about. I'm struggling with nausea too and eating very often. Havnt seen my MW yet for advice. Am sure have put on weight already but too scared to get on the scales! I'm 9 weeks.

Has anyone found a good meal plan? I printed out babycentre ones but they're full of cooking from scratch stuff (can't cook much feel too sick) and weird stuff that I wouldn't normally get (broccoli soup)?