Healthy Mamas Monday 12/7

[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**
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. How did it go?


**THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
Do 3 sets of Kegel's each day.

**NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
if mobile click on web view to view poll and vote
feel free to give me some ideas for new challenge ideas!

[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 sucked this week, so I really did nothing.



2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes) Fruit. Lots of fruit. But I think that was more because I was having a hard time going #2, so I needed a little fruit to help!



3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week? Not killing my bosses....thats both social, emotional, and mental.



4. Any accomplishments big or small that you're proud of and like to share? This week, I got out of bed on time each morning. That is about it. Which is shocking, because I am having such a horrible time getting to sleep, yet I am SO TIRED!



5. Any goals for the upcoming week? Get to sleep at a better time.

[mrss44]

1. What did you do the past week to be active? I ran 1.75 miles Saturday. Definitely not as good as I wanted though.


2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? I've been loving celery with pb.


3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week? H has decided he wants the front room to be the babies room (it's currently the storage room) so we started on that yesterday. We want to clean it out and redo the carpet & paint in the two extra bedrooms and the hallway.


4. Any accomplishments big or small that you're proud of and like to share? All my online Christmas shopping is done!!


5. Any goals for the upcoming week? I was trying to run every other day but that's just a tough goal to keep. So I'm gonna say I wanna run twice this week.

[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)
I was actually pretty good last week! I did my at-home DVD workouts two days during the week. Then on Saturday MH and I went for a nice 2+ mile walk outside then did some shopping at the mall (more walking!). I was pretty proud of myself!

2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes)
Stuck with my fruits and veggies the best I could!

3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week?
I think we are putting an offer on a house today! Right now we rent a little cape with zero storage, and a third roommate.... who I adore and he's wonderful... but I am SO ready to be done with roommates and our stuff being scattered everywhere.

4. Any accomplishments big or small that you're proud of and like to share?
I seem to have found whatever magical formula I needed to keep my nausea at a minimum, based on what I eat. Pretty stoked about that!

5. Any goals for the upcoming week?
Hoping to workout at least 4 days... an improvement from last week!

**LAST WEEK'S CHALLENGE**
Try to get all 8 cups of fluids each day. How did it go?
Pretty okay for the most part. Fluids are definitely a big deal for me right now. I'm soooo thirsty allllll the time. So definitely still trying to stay on top of it!

[cocobellaf]

ginabini, what's your magic formula?

[ginabini]

Dec 7, 2015 11:32:27 GMT -5 cocobellaf said:

ginabini , what's your magic formula?

I literally cannot let my stomach be empty. I have to munch on a little something every 45 minutes to an hour. Not a full meal or anything, just a handful of crackers or an apple or any little something and I seem to be okay. In the morning, I eat immediately after I wake up. And I have to drink water or juice constantly throughout the day. I also started listening to my food aversions. I have been averted to most meat the last few weeks, but was still trying to make myself eat it because, protein!... but it wasn't going so well. So once I started giving in to some less than perfectly nutritious options and eating more often I felt wayyy better!

[TheTuna15]

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've been really good about working out, finally. I've been doing legs and arms alternating every 2 days, and of course toting around 20lbs of kid up/down stairs and around the house.


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

I love smoothies for snacks. I make a bunch of different types of them. For health meals last week, I did chicken and rice soup, baked chicken parm, and mini meatloaf with lots of mixed veg.

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

Getting some time to my damn self. I'm committed to trying to paint my nails this week because that would totally be a small victory for me.

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

I've really been doing well with eating. Normally, I just don't eat all day and take in all my calories at night, because apparently I still eat like I'm in college. I have been doing a better job of snacking throughout the day though, so I'm definitely getting better.

5. Any goals for the upcoming week?

Getting some more me time and continuing to eat like a normal human being.

[Ray]

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 went to a dance Friday with my step son and boogied up a storm with him for 2 hours. Add in heels and my calves got a good workout lol I also did a half hour of yoga Sunday.

2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes) still just crushing a lot of fruit. I have unconsciously cut out pop and coffee and have been drinking a lot more milk and water. Also I have been eating a lot of avocados which may be the most delicious thing ever.

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

I have a countdown on my calendar counting down to Christmas holidays. The end is near!!!!!

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

I am really proud of the amount I've been drinking, and although I've still gained 3 lbs since last week ( :S ) I feel like I am making healthy choices overall.


5. Any goals for the upcoming week?

To continue with my water uptake and try to slow down this weight gain a bit by being active more frequently.

**LAST 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. How did it go?

I did really well!! Not 8 glasses every day but always at least 4 and often 5 or 6 which is good considering I was averaging 0-2 before lol. I levelled up my dandelion in Plant Nanny!!! And am now growing a cute Devil's Ivy lol silly app but it's actually motivating me to drink.

[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) The usual - running, group classes, stroller classes, keeping up with my 2 year old.

2. What are some of the healthy meals/snacks that you had? (bonus points for recipes) No recipes but I've been eating a lot of fruit. And I love popcorn - as long as you pop the kernels yourself and don't add tons and tons of butter and salt, it's a healthy snack :-)

3. What's something else you've been working on (social, emotional, mental, organizational) to make you happy the past week? I've been going through old toys from my son and starting a bag to donate. My H is so annoying in that he wants to keep everything for baby #2, but we have so much crap that I'm donating the stuff that no one really likes that much. I probably won't even tell my H, and I doubt he will ever notice.

4. Any accomplishments big or small that you're proud of and like to share? I have this habit of finishing leftover food from my son when I'm not even hungry or really like it. I've been pretty much avoiding doing that. I hate wasting food, but also, I don't really need the extra calories.

5. Any goals for the upcoming week? Really try to not take my fatigue out on my son. When I'm tired or really need to eat something and he's being difficult, I snap at him and then feel awful. I'm trying to take a few deep breaths before reacting. I just don't want him getting upset unnecessarily.