Today, as always started well, went a little pear shaped in the middle but I was able to pull myself back together at dinner time.
But it is now the dreaded 7pm snack attack......The kids are in bed and well, this is the worst time of the day for me.
In the past it was my time to indulge in all the things I didn't want the kids to eat. Ice-cream, chocolate, biscuits, and so on. I have come along way since doing Michelle Bridges and in general, I can now control what I eat and make healthy choices but I let myself go and eat to much of it! I never thought there was such a thing as a healthy sabotagor, but that is what I am.
I have changed my way in thinking of what to eat and what is best for my body, most of the time, and that is a huge thing to achieve. I celebrate that. But I still need to curb my portions. This was something I was doing awesome at and as a result I was able to loss my weight. But at this stage of my healthy lifestyle journey I am struggling. Maybe it has something to do with being pregnant and my body wanting more calories to help my bubba to grow or maybe its my mind playing tricks on me? In the past, as I've mentioned many times, I used my pregnancies as an excuse to eat whatever. So I am wondering, am I really hungry and does my body/baby need the extra calories or am I just hungry out of boredom, the thought of food or the whole see food diet - see food and eat it??
I am really struggling with knowing the difference. I don't want to jeopardise my baby in anyway and I want to make sure I am providing all the nutrients s/he needs to develop. But at the same time I don't want to jeopardise my success in my journey and put all my weight back on. I am being realistic and understand that the baby is growing and putting weight on, so it is expected that I'd put weight on. But I really want to make sure that I don't put excessive weight on.
I just did some research on what Michelle thinks about in regards to weight loss and pregnancy (https://www.12wbt.com/pregnancy-weight-loss/normal-weight-gain-during-pregnancy/).
Actually to her stats and those of others, I should only gain between 5-9kgs. This would mean I have actually maintained my weight and the extra weight would be mostly baby, increased blood flow, placenta etc. So far I am on track, which is awesome and actually a little be exciting :D
At my next doctors appointment I will speak to my doctor and see what her thoughts are in regards to weight gain/loss during pregnancy. But from other online research I have done, if you have weight to loss it is ok, as long as bub is still growing and developing as recommended and so far bub is exactly where s/he needs to be, so another positive thing to focus on.
I will finish tonight with a quote I found from Michelle, which I think is something to really focus on :D
"Think of every bite you take as a building block for your baby’s development – with whole foods being far superior to processed ones. With that in mind, opt for an apple over apple crumble whenever you can" Michelle Bridges
Cheers Mel x
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