I'm alive!! No, really I am! Sorry I haven't been blogging regularly or even semi-regularly. I am still reading your blogs via the wonderful Google reader everyday but of course I haven't been commenting much. Again, sorry! This will get better I promise!
Things have been kind of nutty in my life. I'm still pregnant (woo hoo!) As of today I am 16 weeks along. I have another appointment in 2 weeks and then another 2 weeks after that I have my 20wk ultrasound and I'll find out what I'm having!! Crazy! I can't believe the time is flying by so quickly. I am still pretty sick. It seems to be easing up a bit, I'm not throwing up everyday more like every other ;-) I still have lots of food aversions like Subway. Oh how I miss you Subway! But currently even looking at the sign makes me gag. TMI? Sorry! Also many vegetables and pasta look pretty gross, so needless to say I am currently getting most of my veggie servings from the lovely V8 and salad. Basically lettuce and tomatoes are the only veggies I can stand the sight of. Oh and corn but umm is corn a vegetable? I heard it was a "starch". Anywho I'm trying to keep my eating just as good as it was before I got pregnant mostly for the health of the baby but also because I'm concerned about my blood pressure. It was slightly elevated before I got pregnant and I know if it gets too high it can be dangerous to both me and the baby. Right now it's pretty good. This week I'm finally finding enough energy to start exercising so I will either be walking or biking 1hr everyday starting tonight! Fun fun :-) Too bad I couldn't just use this pregnancy to vedge out and be lazy huh? Such is life..
School is going okay. Pretty crazy but I'm hanging in there. The end :-)
A new reader of mine (hey new reader!!) posted a question asking how I feel about being pregnant and gaining back some of the weight I lost. Do I feel discouraged? Well, that's a very good question. Luckily enough I have only gained about 3 pounds so far but we'll see what the scale says at my next doctor's appointment ;-) At first I was a little discouraged because I've only lost 40 pounds so far and some women have been known to gain that much during pregnancy so honestly I knew it would be possible for me to as well. Aaand ironically enough my due date is only 4 days after what would have been my 1 year anniversary on this healthiness journey. But after thinking about it and getting used to the idea of being pregnant, my outlook on it has changed. I know many people who aren't able to have children of their own so honestly I feel blessed that I am. Am I going to gain some of my weight back? Yes, I am. But just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I'll revert back to how I used to eat and how lazy I used to be; if anything I'm eating healthier than I did before. To me this journey has been about getting healthy and yes, losing weight has been nice but my health is more important than what the scale says. If me and my baby are healthy come August then that's all that matters to me. I also look at this as kind of a challenge. I can't wait to knock people's socks off when I get into the best shape of my life AFTER my baby is born. Everyone knows the dreaded "have a baby, ruin your body" issue but for me it'll be the exact opposite. I can't wait to get down to my goal wait within the first year of my baby's life. I can't wait to take walks with my baby in it's stroller and attach a carrier to the back of a bike. I can't wait to join walking clubs with other mom's in the area and take that opportunity to meet new people. And most of all I can't wait to teach my child how to be healthy so that they don't have to go through a "healthiness journey". It will just be part of their life.
Sorry it was so lengthy but I hope it answered your question :-)
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Good to hear from you. I have 2 kids and I lost the most weight of my life after each of them. I believe you can do it to. Feel free to call me if you ever need anything.
ReplyDeleteCorn is actually a grain / cereal. Some people think it's a vegetable, but then I respond with, so what are Cornflakes?
ReplyDeleteErr a Cereal?
Exactly, because if it was a Veggeie, you'd probably be able to buy things like Broccoli Bix, Onion Flakes and Carrott Bran, because you'd be able to meake cereal out of other veggies as well :-p :-p
I say don't apologise to me for anything. I'd be rude to accept, so I will politely decline.
You're adjusting to a new situation and learning all the time. It must be a prominent thing in your life right now, to the point where some things are on a back burner.
I have a sneaking suspicion that having a baby, will focus you more on your own goals as you say and be something you are perfectly capable of dealing with.
Rolemodel potential is something you possess in my mind and the capability to Mother any child, is something I believe you will be very good at, as you have shown before you are someone with a wonderful Heart and your way with people is another primary indicator.
GOOD LUCK in getting through this. He / She is very lucky to be getting you for a Mother, as plenty of people don't get that luxury.
I am sure you'll be brilliant. Keep smiling, don't worry about your blog or about being human, just keep taking it a day at a time and remembering your own worth and human value.
You deserve to be a Mother, so GOOD LUCK again and no worries yeah :-) :-).
Matt