Secondly, you are going to have to accept that your body is on loan for the pregnancy and potentially sometime following that. In terms of your whole life, this is a small portion of time.
Lastly – I assure you, it is possible to get back to your pre-pregnancy state or better… with time.
Nutrition during pregnancy
So certainly for as long as I can remember, pregnancy goals included stuffing ones face and ‘eating for two’…sorry to be a kill joy, but eating for two…utter nonsense. A myth, most likely made up by someone who enjoyed a lot of food and fast fatty foods at that!
What you can do, as and when you get to your second trimester is increase your calorie intake, but by no more than 300 hundred calories a day…and then when you get to your third trimester increase your calorie intake by another 200 hundred calories a day. This should ensure you are fuelling your body, but not over indulging and being a glutton!
There is also research to suggest you should avoid the following foods when pregnant; soft cheese, raw eggs, unpasteurized milk, pate, raw meat, liver and Vitamin A.
Now whilst there is no scientific evidence to suggest that if you eat chips and only chips during your pregnancy your baby will come out looking like a potato… I would still think about being a healthy mummy pre, post and during pregnancy. Trust me you need your energy and positive mindset and poor food choices will effect these things.
Everything in moderation my lovelies!
To exercise or not to exercise…that is the question?
If you have never exercised, my advice would be don’t start when pregnant. But if you have, there is no reason why you can’t keep up with your workouts right up until the end or close to…and some of my clients have professed to have easier births as a result of training right till the end.
I taught 10 classes a week including spinning, body pump and pilates right up to Christmas last year and had Nathaniel early February. I might have taught for longer, but I wanted a good month of nesting. Listen to your body and don’t be silly.
Following pregnancy you might want to consider a sensible approach back to training. If in doubt get a personal trainer. Ask them to check your abdominals, particularly that they are working there way back together or are back together and get some ideas on where to start.
Pilates can be a great way of working those deep core muscles and also giving your mind a workout. It is important you are a well-rested mummy.
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