So basically you can hear me talk about everything pregnancy-related in the video but I forgot to mention a couple of things. I remembered them right after I turned the camera off. I will, however, add them here.
1. My belly looks the same. I am not showing at all, and if it continues this way, I'm afraid it will be a long way until it does :(
2. My face is acting up a little bit. I don't know if it is my hormones or the fact that I stopped using my acne medication, but my forehead is going a little out of control. I don't have any blemishes although there is something like a rash all over my forehead. They look like little bumps. I don't even know how to describe it except that my forehead is not as smooth as it used to be.
3. I'm taking prenatal vitamins that my gynecologist prescribed for pregnancy even before I got pregnant.
4. It was really difficult to quit smoking. I found out that I was pregnant around week 4 and I smoked about 6 cigarettes until the end of week 5. (I felt really bad about it but it was still fewer than a pack a day). At the end of week 5 I made a conscious decision to stop smoking completely. It was difficult but I did it!!! I am so proud of myself. And THANK GOD around week 7 I couldn't even take the smell of it any more. Now it disgusts me so much that I think I am never ever going to be able to smoke again. I can smell it miles away and it makes me wanna run straight to the bathroom. I hope this feeling stays with me forever :)
5. I practice yoga (although I haven't been able to lately due to morning sickness), and I am planning to go swimming soon. I am also planning to start taking half an hour to an hour walks every day. Why haven't I started already, you might ask?! Because of morning sickness and fatigue, of course. I'm hoping I can start tomorrow because today was quite promising feeling-wise.
6. As I said in the video, I don't believe in cravings and the whole "eating-for-two" thing. I think women use pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever they want. Overeating is not judged as harshly during pregnancy, and some women use that to make up for years of dieting. As to cravings, I've always had cravings, pregnant or not. And I know that I am not the only person who has cravings when they are not pregnant. It's just that you can give in to your cravings more often when you are pregnant because....because you are pregnant! :) As to "eating-for-two", yes, you are eating for two, however that second person is only about 7 pounds when it's born and even smaller before that. So even though you have to eat more food daily, that more is only about 300 or so calories more not a whole 1500 calories more. Although I am going to play the "I'm-pregnant-card" quite often (who doesn't, right?), I don't believe I need to gain any more than 25-35 pounds. It is healthy for both you and the baby, and gaining more weight only means more health complications... I just wish I am able to accomplish all that I want to :) It will be pretty embarrassing to look back at this post after I've gained 50+ pounds lol!!!!
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