Heather, Ladylaw, Et Al....

[gigi]

Sexercise....haha....so true so true.

KK,
I agree completely...there is no magic fix....it's simple math...less calories consumed than used. Period.

Exercise is where I lack HUGE. I sit in front of this monitor and all of a sudden it's 4 hours later. I take a pee, get a drink and I'm back here checking my email. In the morning the first thing I do is grab my tea and head to my screen. This is DEFINITELY where I have to start....even with (like you said) light preggy exercises to start. My problem (excuse??) right now is that I have killer morning sickness (read: all day sickness) and the last thing I feel like doing is exercising...

Serge,
That's a great post. It really is all things I already know, but have yet to utilize the information. I am a carb-a-holic. I prefer carbs over meat any day. In fact, I used to be a vegetarian. (still ate eggs, milk products and the occasional can of tuna..and of course carbs) I lost 17lbs and felt great.

But right now during pregnancy protein is so important, and I also feel in the end, eating low fat meats would be better for me than carbs. Bye bye pasta, bagels and potatoes.

I love veggies so that's not a problem for me. Plus with my current appetite it's easy to not eat much...problem is I don't even eat the right foods right now.

I've never been a HUGE eater....not a big sweets fan, nor a 'fat' fan...just carbs....my eating habits never changed much when I started gaining weight....it was my lack of moving that made the difference for me. I HAVE to move more....but a combination of carbs in moderation with moderate exercise would definitely do the trick.

What I want to know is HOW you incorporated it into your lifestyle?? Did you set a time of day for exercise? Or was any time of day good? Do you have a daily schedule? I'm horrible at keeping schedules, so that doesn't help either. Did you keep the 'sinful' stuff in the fridge? Or did you clear out the cubboards and start from scratch? This would be hard for me as I have 3 kiddies and a hubby who loves to eat.

I had Reece almost 2 years ago. I was horrified that during my pregnancy I would gain even more weight than I had already. That pregnancy was the weirdest one I've ever had. I was 18lbs lighter at 9 months pregnant.....and 26lbs lighter when I walked out of the hospital with him in my arms. He was completely healthy and weighed in at 6'9lbs.

The doctors said I was just a "...case we look at and go hmmmm". LOL

It would be nice if this was the case again, but I'm not banking on it and and ready to do what I can now to get healthier and get that edge on that preggy flab.

KK,
You are so right when you say that being 'skinny' isn't NEARLY as important as being healthy. Health is definitely my goal....the skinny part is just a bonus.

One thing I know that is best for my health is not to call KK "Kimmy Kim" at the shows....thank god my nose is still where it should be on my face.

Thanks for your input guys.