My Total Preggo and healthy blog

I guess my "moodiness" is really in full swing with all my hormones in full baby making gear now.  Had a really bad day.  Woke up sick, nauseated and puking.  Exhasted, took a nap.  Woke up and still sick.  I called in sick to work and just really laying around all day!  UGHHH..  Now I am in that mode, you know, poor poor pitiful me.  Missed my step class and shoulder workout.  MAN, I really hate it when I get in a bummed out mood!

 I am hoping (and praying!) that tomorrow is a better day. 

POLL:  What do you guys do when you are feeling down in the dumps and unmotivated?

I slept terribly last night. I keep getting up to use the restroom. Super busy week this week at work plus I am now looking for pregnancy nutritionist to make sure I stay on track with my weight gain. I want to keep close tabs on the nutrition as well as making it easy to get the extra weight off when I deliver the little "bean" in January! Sunday night I had my first bout with Morning sickness. Funny though, it was at 8pm!!! I was getting dinner on the table and it hit me like a brick! Poor Kenneth (my son), he did not know what to do so he went and got me a cold washcloth. What a doll! It did not last too terribly long which was good! I will continue to think positively and hope that it is not TOO bad! The more active I am, the better chance I have of having a mild case. Next Dr. appt is June 25th. We are just DYING to see the little one! Have a great week! Cya!

Well, what news today! We had our first ultrasound! Mommy did not have morning sickness but daddy sure did! Acutally, he picked up a little bug at work and is feeling horrible. He hung in there though to get the first peek at the newest little one! Turns out we estimated our due date incorrectly. It is so interesting how modern technology can give you the age of a embryo down to the day! Anyhew, we miscalculated the last cycle and I am apparently a “late ovulator” lol. Got a kick out of that! SO- Baby Poe is only about 5 and 1/2 weeks old! It was really hard to see anything BUT we did manage to see and hear the heartbeat. WOW- that was really cool!!! Also, the technician said that the heartbeat was strong and normal for that age and the sac looked fine. I also had about 100 (ok, not quite a hundred) vials of blood taken for all my lab work. The lab tech said that my blood looked GREAT! VERY red, meaning that my diet is very good and I am very hydrated. So that made me feel good too! So, our new due date is January 30th! Daddy is really hoping we don’t get pushed into Superbowl time, especially if the Cowboys are playing! Our next appointment is June 25th for our 8 week ultrasound. THEN we should get some good shots! We will also have the option of doing what they call an Ultrascreen. It is a test using ultrasound and bloodwork to determine the risk of Down syndrome, Trisomy 18 and certain congenital heart defects. It will give us a good estimate of where we fall in terms of likelyhood of detection/risk. It has a 90% success rate of detecting those conditions WITHOUT having to do amniocenticis or other more invasive tests. Also, looks like I may not be out of the woods as far as morning sickness like I thought, what a BUMMER!!!! Aparantly that happens from 6-8 weeks. Until next time! Smiles, Laurie 

Ok, I went to my local nutrition store to load up on fish oil (barf- but it is supposed to help my baby’s development and make it SUPER smart!) and we got into a conversation regarding clean cooking.. Since I cook clean the majority of the time (ok, I make my son some cookies every now and then, the old fashioned way with white flour-gasp!) I was very interested in what she had to say.  She went on to tell me that you CANNOT under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES heat flax oil.  It turns it car?cin?o?gen?ic Yep, that is UGLY my friends!!!  The only way you should use it is to drizzle it on the food POST cooking…  Also, it goes rancid very quickly (as does olive oil!) so you need to keep it refrigerated. 

I was FREAKING out!  I have been cooking with it for months now!  At least since August last year.  She told me about Coconut oil.  I have heard about the benefits before but she is RAVING about it!  Not only is it a healthy oil with a high smoke point (meaning you can heat it to high temps and it won’t smoke like your olive or vegetable oils) BUT it actually LOWERS bad cholersterol and RAISES the good!  It helps you LOSE weight as well (you need to take 3 TBSP’s a day and drop your carbs!!!).

Lots of fun info from the health food store.  If you would like to know more about the Coconut diet, hit me up!

Thanks guys!

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Oh yes, I am pregnant!  Wow!  Hubby and I did not exect it to happen this fast!  Yes, we had planned on having one but not until later this year..  By my calculations, we conceived less than 2 weeks after he got home from Afghanistan!  he he! We had allot of catching up to do after his being gone for a year!!!

 I have my first Dr. appt tomorrow at 1:30pm.  We are both so excited and blessed!!!  NOW I get to blog about being a mommy to be AND a fitness freak!  Yes, it is possible to be the hottest pregnant woman on the planet AND I plan on proving it!

XOXO

Cya

Yikes!!!  I am in a slump right now.  Feeling really unmotivated.  Don’t know if it is due to my hubby being home, my schedule interupted and gaining the 3 lbs. or WHAT!!!  Just feeling really un motivated!

Pass your motivating thoughts AND what do YOU do to stay motivated?

All help is so appreciated!

Ya’ll ROCK!!!

Cya,

Mrs. S

Aha, back to the plan ladies and gents!  Now that the "new ness" of hubby being home is over (uh, yeah, major booze and food) I am getting back to the groove…  First FULL week of being back on track with diet and training.  I am back on my 4 day split (leggies 2X week) and cardio 6 days a week.  Friday and Monday are my "off" days but I am trying to drop the 3 lbs. I packed on in the last few weeks..  SO I am hitting cardio one of those days- FRIDAY!!!!  So, getting CRAZY on the running and sprints today PLUS some of the stairmill to really burn it home!!!  I started taking a new supp that I LOVE!!!!  LIPO 6- no I am not sponsored by them…  I really love the energy it gives me and it really kills the sugar cravings.

Back on my regular diet now which is essentially chicken, broccoli and some yam/basmati rice…  Also consuming about 13-1400 cals per day while I diet down…  Then I will pick it back up to about 15-1600 cals per day..

Yeah, it sucks but the less you weigh, the less calories your body needs at the maint. level.  My hubby is 215 and eats TONS!!! 

Anyhew, trying to get some new pics uploaded this weekend if the weather wants to participate! 

Hope ya’ll are doing great!  Continue to motivate yourselves and others!  I love the motivation you guys give me, it keeps me going!

Cya!

My husband is back after a year away and I am finding it difficult to reajust to it all.  I mean, don’t get me wrong, I missed him and I am so glad and thankful to have him back! Just strange!!!  I am cooking again, when I am so used to chicken and broccoli.  AND I am having a difficult time saying "no" to the foods that they are eating.  UGHHH…  I have not gained any weight and am still on my w/o routine so that is good!

Just looking for some motivation from you guys!!!  I am getting back on the tight diet and will be taking some updated pics soon.  I am all healed up from my surgery and feeling great!

Hope ya’ll have a great Easter, stay away from those Chocolate Bunnies!!! (My FAV is the peeps )

Cya!

Make me feel like CRAP!!!!  Ok, I know I am following a super clean diet all week but I feel so damn guilty by the time I get to my cheat meal, it is not even enjoyable!!!!  What the CRAP!  Takes the fun out of it I suppose…

On another subject, I have been REALLY craving sugar lately BIG TIME!!  What gives?  I did some research online and it could be my seretonin is low?  Has anyone tried 5-HTP Supplements?  What helps curb the sugar cravings?

Today was my off day.  Not feelin all that well today due to some bad fish last night and I had a hair appt. that took freakin 3 hours!!!  GEEZ!  It is hard being a woman some times!  Tomorrow is Shoulders/Abs/Calves and Cardio.  Looking forward to it!

Have a great night!

Cya!