Healthy Pregnancy Check-in 7/1

[legalbeagle]

Hi ladies.  Happy Friday!  I'm in an especially good mood because I'm on day one of vacation.  Dropping the dog off at boarding, heading to barre class and then packing before we fly out this evening.  Lots of family time this week, which will be nice and overwhelming at the same time.  Hope everyone gets some good time off this weekend and enjoys the weather!

-How did you have a healthy pregnancy last week?

- How will you love your body next week?

- Any recipes or fitness/wellness tips to share?

- GTKY: I'm eating enough fruit to give myself digestive distress (see my TMI from earlier in the week) so please give me your healthy snack ideas!  Extra love tits for recipe links.

[kaydee0402]

-How did you have a healthy pregnancy last week? Walking more. I've walked nearly every day this week, sometimes twice. I've begun using my weights again and do some arm exercises and squats. I've also started doing planks again so my abdominal muscles don't go to shit. I also took DS to the park last night, which is like a workout within itself!

- How will you love your body next week? Keep up the good work and incorporate more healthy eating!

- Any recipes or fitness/wellness tips to share? Make sure you're relaxing and taking time for yourself. It's hard when you have a lot going on, but it's so important for you and baby.

- GTKY: I'm eating enough fruit to give myself digestive distress (see my TMI from earlier in the week) so please give me your healthy snack ideas! Extra love tits for recipe links. Almonds, yogurt (thank you Activia!), Cliff Bars (mint are my favorite), crackers and Twix...oh wait, you said healthy Q: Has anyone tried the Luna truffles? I saw an ad for them and I want to give them a try, but I'm terrified they will be horrible.

[emilie]

have an awesome vacation legalbeagle ! which barre studio do you go to (I mean, is it one of the chains?) Do you find it easy to modify? I went to Pure Barre sometimes pre-preg but I've been too intimidated to go and then have to ask about modifications.

kaydee0402 omg TWIX. I have not had a Twix in years. I am going to have to spend the rest of the workday restraining myself from going to the convenience store down the street to get one.

- How did you have a healthy pregnancy last week? Ha, I didn't. I was traveling unexpectedly - I had a lot of work to do, I didn't work out, and I didn't eat that well either. The start of a new month is making me want to do better!

- How will you love your body next week? Get in some prenatal yoga and pilates classes, and make sure I am eating more protein and 3 meals a day. My OB is telling me to gain more weight so it's funny that my healthy pregnancy goal is now "eat more".

- Any recipes or fitness/wellness tips to share? Ha, not really this week. Though I have been craving good vegetarian recipes lately and saw some amazing ones on the Oh She Glows website that I want to try.

- GTKY: I'm eating enough fruit to give myself digestive distress (see my TMI from earlier in the week) so please give me your healthy snack ideas! I am not a big snacker, but my main go-tos are fruit (I know, not helpful) and those little packets of dry roasted almonds from Trader Joe's that you can buy in 10-packs (I know, super boring).

[littlelion]

-How did you have a healthy pregnancy last week?
Ate healthily enough, even on my worst day did not do drive thru! Kept doing my walks during lunch. And said no to popcorn snacking a couple days.

- How will you love your body next week?
I'd like to try evening walks again. At least twice/wk. And drink more water during evenings and weekends!

- Any recipes or fitness/wellness tips to share? None today.

- GTKY: Snacks are usually fruit. But if I'm extra hungry I eat a boiled egg, oatmeal or hummus with cucumber/red bell pepper slices.

[lola]

I was traveling on Friday, so I'm a little late to the party.

-How did you have a healthy pregnancy last week? Another crazy work week, then traveling, so I just did my best to walk when possible and stay hydrated.

- How will you love your body next week? I have barre on Thursday, then hoping to check out one of the few prenatal yoga classes in town on Sunday. It has rave reviews, so fingers cross. Also want to get some walking in on the other days.

- Any recipes or fitness/wellness tips to share? I've been craving fish tacos after one of our last trips, where I ate them poolside. I'm hoping to get ingredients to make some tonight (with frozen fish, since a weekend in the Cape taught me I still can't get over that smell).

- GTKY: I'm eating enough fruit to give myself digestive distress (see my TMI from earlier in the week) so please give me your healthy snack ideas! Extra love tits for recipe links. Ugh, I'm so bad at this. But I have been loving the "Popped" bars by Kind. They're like granola bars, but they also have popcorn in them, so they're a little lighter that some of the other all-nut bars that tend to weigh me down.