Breakfast is the most important meal of the day! (Although to be honest, supper is for me) By eating a good breakfast you actually will feel fuller through out the day, which will help you cut down in all those extra snacks. By eating a good breakfast is not only for your benefit, it's for your baby's as we'll. If your one of those lucky ones and sleeps 6-8 hours a night, without waking up in middle of the night hungry, and getting a snack. That's 6-8 hours that your baby didn't eat either, and it needs those extra calories in the morning that it missed in that time.
As if we're not planing enough thing right now, we now should try and plan our meals too. Making a weekly menu of you meals is a good way to plan, it's also a great shopping list. When your shopping try getting only the things on your list. When leaving the house take a healthy snack and water, so if your out and get hungry you don't have to stop and grab food or snacks.
Did you know, that dehydration is misinterpreted as hunger? So drink, drink, drink!! Those 8 ounces everyone has been telling you to drink, is more important then you think. You can be eating everything right, but if your not drinking, you'll still be getting hungry.
Does this ring a bell, "Oh, your eating for two you can eat whatever you want! Your so lucky! Here have a another cookie!" NO! NO! AND NO!
A: You are not eating for two! Your baby is tiny, it does not need the extra amount of food as one whole person! Depending who you are, your doctor would say only 200-300 extra calories a day. At one of my appointment I actually joked and said I'm eating for two, and my doctor was so annoyed. She was like " No you are not! It's the biggest misconception about pregnancy! Do not think that, you can not gain that much weight!" I don't advise you saying it to your doctor they may get just annoyed.
B: People love to give pregnant women food, especially fattening food that they wish they can eat. They think it's ok for us to eat all day, and to gain lots of extra weight, and of course they think we're eating for two. So next time someone offers you food, try not to slap them, just say politely "No thanx I'm full."
Hope these few tips can help you, I know I have to work on them as well. I don't plan my meals, I don't go grocery shopping when I'm full, I don't take snack. I end up buying snacks and junk, and when I'm out and get hungry, I stop at a dunkin or Starbucks. Yummy, but a bad habit!!
Here's what to look for in up coming posts!
Profiles!
What not to say to pregnant women!
How is your health?
What to pack in your hospital bag!
Baby registries!
Babies heart beat!
Interviews!
Product reviews!
The advantage of exercise!
and much much more!
Happy Motherhood!!