Healthy Mamas Monday 11/30

[Ray]

Welcome to the weekly Healthy Mama check-in. No you don't have to be an Olympic athlete or a paleo-vegan-nutritionist to join in (though good for you if you are!). This is a place where we check in once a week to share our small victories and good choices, encourage each other to keep up a healthy, active pregnancy, and share new ideas to do so. As always, feel free to offer suggestions to make the check-in what we want or to suggest options for the next weekly challenge poll.

1. What did you do the past week to be active? (Yes doing the stairs 8 times while doing laundry, walking the dog, it all counts)



2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes)



3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week?



4. Any accomplishments big or small that you're proud of and like to share?



5. Any goals for the upcoming week?



**LAST WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
Get out for a walking/running date(s) with a friend/your partner/family member etc. - How did it go?

**THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
Try to get all 8 cups of fluids each day. If this is super unrealistic for you try to drink at least 2 more cups than you have been. Remember - soup, decaf coffee/tea, smoothies, 5 servings of fruits/veg, all count as one "serving" of fluid.

**NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
sorry guys - my computer is being dumb and not letting me add a poll so please select one of the options for next week's challenge (or suggest your own)
1) Try a new fruit or veggie
2) Get x hours of sleep a night
3) Do 3 sets of Kegel's each day
4) No escalators or elevators
5) Park farther from entrances and walk.

[ginabini]

1. What did you do the past week to be active? (Yes doing the stairs 8 times while doing laundry, walking the dog, it all counts)


Honestly, not much at all. Nausea took a front row seat for me this week, so it made it tough to feel up to anything. I do try to take the stairs at work all the time and park further away than normal to get myself to take extra steps, but that's been about it 

2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes)


Failing grades here too.... The only thing that's been helpful for my stomach is anything carbs. So pasta and bread have been my go-to's.

3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week?

Nothing major I can think of here! Trying to get more on top of things at work before year end craziness (I'm an accountant).

4. Any accomplishments big or small that you're proud of and like to share?


My pregnant, Italian self managed to cook Thanksgiving dinner for just 4 adults! And we didn't have an obscene amount of leftovers! haha (And I didn't puke!)

5. Any goals for the upcoming week?


Same goal as last week.... I neeeeeed to get back in my workout routine!

**LAST WEEK'S CHALLENGE**

Get out for a walking/running date(s) with a friend/your partner/family member etc. - How did it go?


Was able to do this actually! Hubs went for a nice long walk with me one night after work!



**NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE**

sorry guys - my computer is being dumb and not letting me add a poll so please select one of the options for next week's challenge (or suggest your own)

1) Try a new fruit or veggie

2) Get x hours of sleep a night

3) Do 3 sets of Kegel's each day
<-- My vote!
4) No escalators or elevators

5) Park farther from entrances and walk.

[Ray]

1) yesterday I worked out with my wii fit for a while, Saturday I went for a walk with a friend, other than that just my daily walking around for work and house stuff.

2) this week was rough with not-so-good-for-me cravings. But! I did manage to drink a lot of milk, and although I baked two batches of amazing cookies I only tried one each so far.

3) I took Sunday for myself and got SOO much done around the house that I'd been wanting to do. Clearing my to do list feels great.

4) nothing specifically is coming to mind atm

5) still need to really try to stay hydrated - I'm doing better than I had been, but still not great.

last week's challenge: I made plans to take the dogs for a walk with a friend on Saturday

Next week's challenge: I vote for sleeeeep

[harlowjune1984]

1. What did you do the past week to be active? (Yes doing the stairs 8 times while doing laundry, walking the dog, it all counts) I did squats one day at work when nobody was around, and then lifted weights while watching tv the other day.

2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes) I have really been trying to focus on getting a lot more fruits and veggies this pregnancy, but sometimes (due to exhaustion), I just want something that I can grab and go. So I have been making sure to cut up all of my veggies after I buy them at the store, and then they are easy to grab and munch on.

3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week? We are still purging lots of things that we don't need in our house. Its hard because we never really did it when we moved, so now I feel like we are backtracking.

4. Any accomplishments big or small that you're proud of and like to share? I have stuck to my calorie count for the day so far....even on Thanksgiving. But I think that was more because I was nauseous during Thanksgiving, so nothing really looked good.

5. Any goals for the upcoming week? I would like to do more weights when I am watching tv, and maybe bust out the treadmill

**LAST WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
Get out for a walking/running date(s) with a friend/your partner/family member etc. - How did it go? I only did it once. I went to the park with DD and walked around looking for my brother and his fiance. The park has a pretty big hill, so I was tired by the end!

**THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
Try to get all 8 cups of fluids each day. If this is super unrealistic for you try to drink at least 2 more cups than you have been. Remember - soup, decaf coffee/tea, smoothies, 5 servings of fruits/veg, all count as one "serving" of fluid.

**NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
sorry guys - my computer is being dumb and not letting me add a poll so please select one of the options for next week's challenge (or suggest your own)
1) Try a new fruit or veggie
2) Get x hours of sleep a night
3) Do 3 sets of Kegel's each day
4) No escalators or elevators
5) Park farther from entrances and walk.

[rungirlrun]

1. What did you do the past week to be active? (Yes doing the stairs 8 times while doing laundry, walking the dog, it all counts) Still continued my normal routine of running (yay for a Turkey Trot), stroller classes with my son, and group classes at the gym. And of course my son rarely lets me chill when he's awake so I'm usually on the go. No nausea yet so I have no excuse!


2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes) Nothing really exciting for special, but I'm been trying hard to get a lot of fruits/veggies in all throughout the day.


3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week? H's grandmother passed away last week (sad but expected so it was a relief in a way) so seeing her go has put things into perspective so I've just been trying to focus on good things in my life and not little annoyances.


4. Any accomplishments big or small that you're proud of and like to share? H and I made our first Thanksgiving dinner - and it actually tasted good!


5. Any goals for the upcoming week? Just keep doing what I've been doing, but I snack way too much on unhealthy foods so I'm trying to limit after dinner snacks most nights (not every night as I need ice cream and cookies sometimes!). But I snack just to snack at night, and I'm trying to decrease it.

**LAST WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
Get out for a walking/running date(s) with a friend/your partner/family member etc. - How did it go? Good! Did a turkey trot on Thanksgiving with my H and DS. This was the first Thanksgiving since I was in high school where we didn't travel so it was nice to be able to get a race in.

**THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
Try to get all 8 cups of fluids each day. If this is super unrealistic for you try to drink at least 2 more cups than you have been. Remember - soup, decaf coffee/tea, smoothies, 5 servings of fruits/veg, all count as one "serving" of fluid. Going to try hard to do this - I know I don't drink enough water.

**NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
sorry guys - my computer is being dumb and not letting me add a poll so please select one of the options for next week's challenge (or suggest your own)
1) Try a new fruit or veggie
2) Get x hours of sleep a night
3) Do 3 sets of Kegel's each day
4) No escalators or elevators
5) Park farther from entrances and walk.

My vote is for Kegels.

[ellebelle]

1. What did you do the past week to be active? (Yes doing the stairs 8 times while doing laundry, walking the dog, it all counts) I hit my FitBit step goal every day except the weekend (when I had a stomach bug).

2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes) Guacamole, salads, sushi.

3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week? Trying to keep my anxiety under control, focusing on things that I can control.

5. Any goals for the upcoming week? Pack lunches the night before work so that I don't grab junk on the way home.

**LAST WEEK'S CHALLENGE** Get out for a walking/running date(s) with a friend/your partner/family member etc. - How did it go? DD and I took the dog for a half hour walk on Thanksgiving. Fun for all of us on the nature trail near my parents' house.

**NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE** I vote for Kegel's as well. Doesn't hurt to get into the habit now.

[Ray]

Nov 30, 2015 17:55:39 GMT -5 ellebelle said:

1. What did you do the past week to be active? (Yes doing the stairs 8 times while doing laundry, walking the dog, it all counts) I hit my FitBit step goal every day except the weekend (when I had a stomach bug).

2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes) Guacamole, salads, sushi.

3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week? Trying to keep my anxiety under control, focusing on things that I can control.

5. Any goals for the upcoming week? Pack lunches the night before work so that I don't grab junk on the way home.

**LAST WEEK'S CHALLENGE** Get out for a walking/running date(s) with a friend/your partner/family member etc. - How did it go? DD and I took the dog for a half hour walk on Thanksgiving. Fun for all of us on the nature trail near my parents' house.

**NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE** I vote for Kegel's as well. Doesn't hurt to get into the habit now.

Ermagerd. Now I want guac and sushi sooooo bad.