It’s the little things…
So, after my not so good 24 hours (that was followed by a great 6 hours and a not so great hour) I feel like I’ve bounced back. We spent the weekend eating well….for the most part. We went to Potbelly’s for lunch yesterday. While dieting, I always either get a salad or the turkey sandwich for 7 points. From what I understand, you’re supposed to kind of stay away from deli meat while pregnant. If it’s heated, that’s better, but to be honest, I really don’t eat it much anyways. SO, I got the chicken salad and baked chips. The chicken salad is high in calories due to the mayo, but I’m not stressing too much over it that. On to the little things…
Here’s what I’ve noticed during this pregnancy as I’m trying SO HARD to make it a much less weight-gain than the last.
1) When we go out to eat, I order water. I’m a Diet Coke drinker. I love Diet Coke and have basically been drinking it as my sole drink since I was about 12. While pregnant, I have a couple of caffeine free ones a day. When you eat out, caffeine free isn’t really an option. You can get Sprite, or root beer, or lemonade….but those are all loaded with calories. Last pregnancy, I would always get one of those to satisfy that love for soda. This one, I’m sucking it up and just drinking the water!
2) When I got out to get a sandwich or something for lunch (like Potbelly’s on Sat.) I get baked chips with it. I treated my last pregnancy as a free pass to eat Doritos (um, yeah, I like those just about as much as Diet Coke and don’t get me started on how I think Diet Coke and Doritos are the one of the world’s best combinations…right up there with peanut butter and chocolate!) or any other “real” chip. This pregnancy….NO!
3) I’m exercising. It’s hard. Really hard…but I walked 4 times this week. 3 miles each time. And it seemed like it took forever to get those 3 miles as I feel I’m walking with all my energy. However, I’m always SO GLAD I did it. This is way better than the absolute no movement that accompanied my last pregnancy. It helps that I have a one year old who I want to get outside, but at the same time, I’m just more motivated.
My last pregnancy, I spotted through my whole first trimester. It was the hardest 12 weeks of my life and made me want to be very still and not disrupt anything that was supposed to be going on. This one, I’m just trying to be more healthy, focusing on the positive, and not worry so much. First trimester worrying is excruciating for me!
Finally, this weekend, I kind of popped a little bit. We were all at Toys R Us shopping for Abel’s birthday on Sat. and my hubby looked at me and said, “Wow…you have a little pooch!” And it really is there. I can still fit into my pants, but they are snug. I’m not even 7 weeks yet….I’ve heard you grow faster your subsequent pregnancies, but this is nuts! I pulled out the maternity pants from last fall and some were way too big, others fit fine. I’m going to have to make a couple of purchases (ok fine, it’ll end up being a bunch of purchases!), but during this in between time, I also have a few pairs of pants in 18s and 20s from while I was losing weight. As much as I wanted to be a ravishing 140 pounds before I got pregnant again, I guess it’s not so bad as I actually have some clothes that will fit!
Ok, enough babbling for now. I tried posting on some new blogs tonight. There are just so many out there! But everyone is just working so hard. Cheers to a wonderful week! 
You are doing better than me in the exercise department. I feel like crud in the evenings after working all day and making dinner and then the evening sickness sets it…I’m hoping it gets better in the next few weeks. I’m 12 weeks today and I have a pooch, so I believe you! You pop out sooner and sooner each time!
Way to go! I’m so impressed that you are getting your exercise in. I gave up on it for the first trimester. Now I’m back at it again.
What did you hear about deli meat? I haven’t heard anything about not eating it.
I know what you mean in the maternity clothes dept. I’m right there with ya. I haven’t popped yet, right now I just look like I ate too much for lunch(Probably bloat), but I was already 15lbs heavier at this point with my lasst pregnancy (not all pg-related weight).
You’re doing a great job making healthy choices, esp with the caffeine and exercise. I know it can really help ease some of the anxiety knowing you’re doing everything you can to stay healthy. Keep it up :o)
Thanks for the info on the deli meat. I knew that I needed to avoid the soft cheeses (and I don’t eat hot dogs because the sodium nitrate is a migraine trigger for me) but I hadn’t heard about the deli meats. And, the statistics for pregnant women are really high! Thanks for sharing.