And water, water, water! Half your body weight in ounces every single day (i.e. 160 lbs. = 80 oz.). Best if it's distilled water, not what's labeled "drinking," "purified," or "spring" -- and most especially never from the tap.
Drinking enough water is one of the most important, and most overlooked, things any person can do for the good of their health, dieting or not. I've lost almost 40 lbs. over the past year or so (if I can lose 15 more, I swear I'll stop agonizing over being tubby... no, really, I mean it!) by changing my diet and drinking the required amount of water. It's one of the most difficult things for me to do, because I've never really liked just plain water, so now I put a couple drops of Lemon essential oil in nearly every cup I drink. It gives it a little bit of flavor, plus the oil has therapeutic properties itself.
And you can start that part right now, even though you're pregnant (hey, it's not like you're not already visiting the potty 20x a day, eh?). Congrats on the impending little blessing, too!
If one of us could come up with the magical exercise program that could be done in front of the evil box, and melt away the Computer Butt Syndrome, we'd be rich!
