Hello my lovely friends!
Sorry I've been gone for awhile. I've been busy painting and painting and painting some more. Kitchen cabinets are a real bitch and the buggers aren't quite done yet.
It would help if I had more energy. I should be over there now, but I'm on here instead.
Dawn--I really can't complain about my first trimester so far. I haven't had any bad nausea since that one day I mentioned earlier. I usually get a few hrs most days when I feel like my stomach's slightly upset, but not badly enough to make me feel like crap.
I've heard of women far more miserable than I--that's for sure.
Margaret--She is still carrying around that extra weight, although it has gone down a bit. I can't get her to drink enough water.
I keep bugging her about it, but she can be rather stubborn at times. So I don't know what to do. It is her choice, I guess.
Her new meds are all heart and insulin related, so I think the sodium issue is okay with those. Either way, I don't think there's any changing them if they are high in it.
Prithi--Thanks! Still got a few weeks to go before getting to the 2nd trimester, but I'm getting there. I'm due March 21st. Glad to see you around again.
Stacy--Thanks honey. Still lacking energy, but that might be from lack of exercise. Does painting count??
Amy--Whah! I wanna meet up with y'all too.
I have not seen pregger pops anywhere. What grocery aisle are they usually in??
Steve--LOL. Well, it's true. All but a small percentage of us overweight people choose to eat poorly and sit on our asses instead of eating well and exercising--despite being fully aware of the all the problems our weight is or probably will affect our health.
Rae--
Personally, I completely agree with you, that weight gain can be a choice. Even if genetics play a role in excess adipose tissue, you can still weigh a bit less by choosing to do something about your obesity. Genetics play a role in my weight gain, but look at me, I've chosen to do something about it and I weigh quite a bit less, just as you have done.
People don't realize this, I don't think. Genetics is an excuse for laziness, Imo. When you don't want to do something, you convince yourself of excuses that are beyond your control. This is what some overweight people do. Thankfully, in time, some get smart of it, others, no, but what can we do besides try and motivate them, am I right?
I definitely was guilty of convincing myself that it was beyond my control. My biggest delusion was thinking that I could never lose weight while living with my parents b/c of the constant temptation, etc. Well, obviously that wasn't true. It was my lack of committment that was the problem. And it's been my lack of committment over the last 6 months that has kept me from losing more. I'm kinda mad at myself for not being more disciplined between Christmas and when I became pregnant. I would be at a much healthier bmi right now if I had. Oh well. Too late to change it now. Instead I'll have to just make sure I don't gain too much weight during the pregnancy and work hard to lose weight after having the baby. I'm hoping nursing will help, although I've heard some women say they found it harder to lose weight while doing so.
Sam--I feel ya on your brother. I have a lot of obese relatives who have the same mindset as your little bro. It is hard to watch people you love abuse their bodies so much. I wonder if my husband felt that way about me before I lost the weight.
I guess the good news about all this being a choice is that we all CAN do it if we REALLY want to. It IS possible. Margaret and Rae and lots of others are proof enough of that.
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