thepetnanny

So I am on week 5 of my pregnancy and have already gained 3 lbs since my weigh in on Saturday.  I have been eating pretty healthy, but I am down to almost no exercise.  I’m sure that is to blame for the gain even though I am bloated as hell and my boobs feel like 2 bowling balls attached to my chest. 

 I did get up early to help my fiance with the work (he’s been letting me take most of the day off everyday) and walked two dogs for 30 minutes each, so I got my goal of an hour in today, I’ll just have to keep that up.  If I feel up to it, I’ll probably take our dog for a nice walk tonight when it cools off some.

Have a good one buddies!

But it is happening for a very good reason: I recently found out I’m pregnant :)  So instead of trying to lose weight, I will now be focusing more on not gaining any more than I have to, and getting rid of some bad habits.  This will include: eating well balanced meals, exercising daily, cutting out diet sodas (this is a toughie) and drinking more water (another toughie).

I will admit though, I am a little frusterated with the fact that I am 40 lbs overweight and pregnant.  I know I shouldn’t be, but I delivered my first child at what I weigh now, so it’s a little scary for me to think about how huge I will get!  Maybe it’s just my hormones making my emotions run wild, lol!  I have known for about a week now and have already gained two lbs due to my bingeing (Though I would like to think it’s really beacuse of my new huge boobs!)  I am looking at this as an opportunity to eat whatever I want and that is very unhealthy. I am sure to blow up that way!  I was reading that the average pregnant woman only needs about 300 extra calories a day to nourish her baby and this is only in the second and third trimesters.  So I am going to try and stay within my maintaining range of calories and lessen my cardio some.  I will try that for a week or two, make sure I’m not losing or gaining too much and than adjust accordingly.

 Have a nice weekend buddies!