The Preggers Diet

I almost didn't even bother posting since I'm preggers. HOWEVER, you can diet while pregnant--just have to be careful. I have been reading a lot of blogs on babycenter.com and ivillage for healthy eating options. Fit Pregnancy magazine also helps. Three things I'm focused on are sugar, overall calories, and quality of food. On my first pregnancy I gained 60 pounds. It was horrible. And it took forever to lose the weight. This pregnancy I want to be better at my dieting. This has been my plan so far.

Sugar: Instead of consuming regular soda, I do diet and I limit my intake to one a day.

Overall Calories: With past pregnancies I would eat whatever I wanted, and whenever. Now, I try to limit my portions and stop BEFORE I feel full. I try to substitute fatty food by drinking more skim milk, which makes me feel full, and is good for me and the baby.

Quality of Food: I have always been picky and concerned about food being organic. It is difficult for me to eat low quality food. I rather eat oatmeal.

Overall: The only way I can really lose weight is to run. I can't do that now and it shows. I could walk, but just haven't made the time. Being pregnant is too much of an excuse to not exercise. That's bad, I know. But maybe if I didn't work, wasn't in school, etc...