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I had my first OB appointment this morning. My doctor is amazing. I was so worried that I would not like him and would be stuck with a big meanie! But he is very nice, funny, listens very well and shares in my excitement. He seems to love what he does. Plus he is young. I think this is going to be great! We did not do much at this appointment. He said he likes to wait until 11 weeks before trying to here a heartbeat just in case he can not hear it he did not want to stress me out. I guess you could hear it before 11 weeks but sometimes not. So I would like to wait until then. My next appointment with him is on March 1 so he said we would do it then. I will be 13 weeks by then. Also, he said he does not do ultrasounds until 20 weeks. So it looks like I will have to wait! Maybe we will find out the sex at my first ultrasound!
The last few days I have been feeling better, but today I do not feel very good again. Mostly heartburn! Although it is lunchtime and I tend to feel sick if I do not eat when I should! So maybe I will have a bite to eat and then finish this.
K, I'm back. My weight has been doing fine. Last night I weighed 149 lbs which puts me up another pound, but technically I am back to were I started when I fist found out I was pregnant because I lost 3 pounds. So I am 9 weeks pregnant (going into week 10) and I lost three pounds and gained it back. That is pretty good. I am hoping to return to the gym next week providing the nausea continues to get better. My OB said to just take it easy so I think I will do 30 to 45 minutes 4 to 5 times a week. I thought that once I stopped working out the weight would just pile on but it hasn't. Before I got pregnant if I took a week off from working out I gained 3 pounds no matter what. I guess my body works different now! I thought I would have to continue my 60 to 90 minute work outs to stay in shape but it looks like I won't have to! Thank god to because I am exhausted! I just can't do what I used to! I'll get back to that after I have the bub!
Oh yes, I wanted to thank Paulene for Congratulating me on her website!
We have finally unpacked everything in our new apartment and everything seems to be coming together. Gosh life sure can change in a few months!
Thanks so much to all my family and friends for their support and offers to help! I'll call you all when I need a babysitter!
Anyways I will leave you with this thought my mother in law sent me: "Only you, yourself can change how you live your life, getting rid of all the bad things that pull you down and surround yourself with happiness and the simple things. As long as we have our loved ones around, and a place we call home, we have everything."
Take care,
Wendy
Well, I gained 1.5 pounds this week. But I have a good excuse! I know you all have heard them all before but this is a good one! Well I am ready to share what has been going on in my life that has caused me to put my weight loss efforts on hold. I can no longer hold it in any longer I am about to burst. On the holidays Trevor and I found out that we are pregnant! Yup that's what I said pregnant! I was 8 weeks yesterday! We just wanted to get used to the idea before we told the whole world!
The fact that we even trying was a secret to most people. We did not want the added pressure of everyone asking us about it and we just want it to between the two of us for a little while. So I went of the pill at the end of October and we told our families and friends we were trying over Christmas and then after Christmas no TOM and three tests later (I did not believe the first one so I bought a two pack of a different brand!) I was pretty sure I was pregnant! Holy cow that was fast! My doctor said it could take a month or years. Needless to say he was impressed when I saw him for my first visit!
On my second visit to see him (the big appointment with all the tests) he saw that I had lost three pounds. He suggested that I take some time off from the gym until I felt better! I was experiencing nausea before I even new I was pregnant. I thought it was just because I was indulging too much on the holidays! Well the nausea has gotten much worse and so has the exhaustion. So on he 13th of January I talked to the owner (my trainer Tanya) at the gym I attend and she said I could turn my membership on and off as much as a like while I am pregnant. So I am taking some time off until I feel better. At first I felt very guilty for doing this but this is for my sake and the babies.
On the food front, at first I tried to eat what I was eating on weight watchers but just add some fruits and veggies (about 300 - 400 calories). Well this worked fine and dandy until the wicked all day nausea kicked in and the only foods I could stomach were ice cream and pickles (no together!). My food aversions and cravings change from day to day. One minute I love something and then the next minute I can't stand the smell of it! So I am pretty much eating what ever appeals to me for now!
So my official Starting weight for this pregnancy is 149.5 lbs. I am now at 148 lbs. Not too bad for 8 weeks pregnant. My goal was to only gain 3 - 4 pounds in the first trimester. I gained 1.5 pounds this weekend because even though I was severely nauseous I still managed to eat quite a bit. How can one be constantly hungry and nauseous all at the same time!
I will admit that this is one of the most exciting times of my life. I am so blessed to be pregnant and to be carrying the baby that mine and Trevor's love created. I still can not believe that we created this little being that is growing inside of me! I am so lucky to have a very understanding and caring husband. Even though I am ecstatic to be pregnant I feel awful most of the time. It is hard to muster up a smile when you feel like shit all of the time! Apparently the nausea and exhaustion may end around 12 weeks. I can last till then!
My fist OB appointment is on Feb. 1. I am hoping we will schedule and ultrasound from there. I will keep everyone posted!
For about 9 months this Journal will be about my pregnancy and then it will return to my weight loss efforts again. On Jan 3 I put my Weight Watcher's membership on hold until October.
Thanks to everyone for hanging in there and still reading my journal while I got stuff figured out!
Have a great day!
Wendy
I moved! Yup, we are officially in our new apartment! It was a huge pain in the ass but we got everything moved. Of course we had to move on the coldest day of the year! I wanted to thank my in-laws, my mom and dad and Erin and Jason for all of their help. We could not have done it with out them! Holy shit did we have a lot of stuff in that little wee apartment! We are going to go through some of it and get rid of what we do not use. Out with the old and in with the new!
I weighed myself last night, I staid the same. That is pretty good considering after we moved on Saturday my in-laws bought us the yummiest pizza ever and with the move I am kind of eating what ever I can find, but still being health conscious about it!
We are still unpacking from our big move but we hope to be done by this weekend because we are going to my in-laws for the weekend. It will be nice to get away for a weekend! We have so much going on right now and I am exhausted!
K, that is it for me.
Have an awesome week!
Wendy
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