The first 20 weeks of my pregnancy I remained the same more or less. Did go up a bit, then down, up and down, and at 20 weeks I was only up by 0.4 kg from my pre-pregnancy weight, where after I gained steadily until I gained a total of 10.6 kg for the whole pregnancy. Then after Jamie's birth it took me exactly 3 months to reach my pre-pregnancy weight again.
I think I did well way back then, but this means that I have my work cut out for me in this pregnancy, because I want to set my limit at about 10 kg this time around as well.
My intentions are so good - I planned to go on with my workout programme, and eat Lacto Paleo foods only. But then last week the nausea and incredible exhaustion started. I lived off toast for a couple of days, because that was all I could stomach... I did not exercise, even though I wanted to, I just could not find the strength. I can't keep my eyes open after nine in the evening, and I feel so drained.
One of my motto's on this journey is "No more excuses", but last week I did use the nausea and tiredness as an excuse. I can no longer do that, not if I want to reach my goal. Since I can't stomach eggs which were my previous go-to breakfast, and sometimes even lunch, I made myself a banana smoothie this morning. My snack will be yogurt, lunch tuna salad and a fruit for my afternoon snack and tonight I will cook chicken with veg. I will exercise today, even if it's just a 30-minute walk.
I will make this a good week, no excuses - this is too important!
