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Help, there’s an alien in my tummy!

Published on August 23, 2010 in Nutrition Articles, Pregnancy and weight loss. 1 Comment

Man, this baby doesn’t stop! I know it’s not going to be a couch potato that’s for sure.

So, it seems all of a sudden various things are taking their toll – as of about 31 weeks I’ve started getting carpal tunnel (mild thus far) ie pins and needles in hands at night, aching, stiff fingers and wrists in the morning, some heartburn, and of course the continuing sore swollen feet/ankles. I am tossing and turning all night, just nigh on impossible to get comfortable. So insomnia is a big issue once more (and not because of needing to pee all night!). I’ve had a sore throat that has felt like I’m swallowing razor blades which hasn’t helped, meaning I have been up at all hours drinking LemSip and gargling salt water. Thankfully it’s starting to improve.

I’m thinking bring on the crying baby, I can use a change.  Perhaps not just yet though.

Yes I’m well aware I’m complaining -  I’m also well aware that the end result will be well and truly worth it. Just let me complain for a bit ok. LOL!

Anyway, so I sent out an email to my database about some great offers coming up – and I wanted to also note them on my blog here.

 I’ve recently become friendly with fitness model Belinda Benn, a great Aussie lady who is now located in Panama, Central America.   Not only does she have an amazing physique at the age of 47, but she’s such a lovely person to boot.   

Belinda has a new program out, and asked for my feedback and opinion. I’ve got to say, I was blown away.   In a nutshell Belinda has put together a fantastic 90 day diet program that provides you with 90 days of menus and includes a unique and invaluable  “nutrition intuition” section.

You can grab a copy of her free report Eat to Get Lean right now: 

www.idealbodiesonline.com/getleanprogram

Something astonishing to me is that Belinda became a fitness model at age 44.

44!

And she didn’t start working out until she was in her late 30s. So if you have made a bit later start than you would have liked (or perhaps you have been contemplating, but haven’t actually started yet!), here’s proof that it’s never too late!    She’s been published in many fitness magazines…

Does modeling all over the world… 

As a result, demand for her expertise became so great she’s finally sharing her fitness tips with the world.

You can start here with her free report:

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Be sure to watch the short video on the website. You’ll get to hear Belinda talk about her program and see how real and down to earth she is.

Ten years ago Belinda was stuck inside stuffy offices and boardrooms as a corporate executive.   She finally stopped ignoring her dreams and began the remarkable journey that took her to where she is today.   In this report you’ll see how you can transform your body too… and your life.  

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In the report you’ll find a fat burning blueprint. Plus insider info on dopamine and toxic foods.   You’ll also find out what really makes you overeat (hint: you can stop blaming yourself).

Oh, and best of all, you really will EAT to get lean!

You won’t starve and deprive yourself (I’m big on that!).

So head on over there right now to pick up the f.reebie:

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P. S. The report is loaded with awesome photos and graphics that make it a pleasure to read.  

P.P.S. Just a heads up: There’s no workout to go with this diet program, but many of you will already have one of our instant programs or a tailored program which would compliment this diet really well. If you don’t, I’m going to also provide you with an awesome 50% discount on our instant training programs along with an additional 15% off everything in our Products Store (excluding ebooks), in conjunction with Belinda’s launch.   There will be more information coming when the program launches next week, but if you are in a hurry to grab this program, please do so now from the link in the report, and send me your receipt so I can forward you the information with the discount codes. 

Have a great day.  Will be back later to give you some details on another great offer coming up!

 

 

Bloody hell I’m gonna have a baby soon!

Published on August 17, 2010 in photos and Pregnancy. 7 Comments

Yes, I still can’t believe it, and now there are only 9 weeks to go! 

We had a fabulous break in far north Queensland.  The weather could not have been more perfect.  We had one day where it drizzled a bit and another that was overcast but that was all. Very thankful as it made all the difference!

Here I am at Palm Cove at about 30 weeks and here’s the belly pic at exactly 30 weeks. I loved wearing sarongs, I wish it was warm here as I would be living in them. So comfy.

My feet were killing me in Palm Cove – one day I gave myself 4 foot baths to try to alleviate the burning/soreness. In the end the only shoes I could wear were runners. I managed to get back into thongs by the end of our trip though.

Here’s the awesome beach at Port Douglas.

Here we are at dinner at Vivo, Palm Cove, and dinner at On the Inlet in Port Douglas.

I managed to finish The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo – after a long, slow start it did get very interesting and I couldn’t put it down. Now looking forward to the next one (thanks Jude).

I have come home to a lot of stuff to do but I feel very refreshed and not stressed out like I was! Today I accomplished ordering a new Bruin Sleigh cot and change table from Babies R Us – a mammoth task, after leaving 4 messages and calling about 8 times while I was away and getting a bit of a run around. It cost $600 – or I could have bought it locally for about $1500! Nice bargain. My sis in law is going to pick it up for us because they don’t deliver to Mildura. Then I cancelled the cot I already had on backorder from Target – this one is much, much nicer. I also had to call Dell as my computer is almost on the way out. Now I don’t know why but it seems every employee at Dell has an accent I cannot understand. Again after many phone calls, I think I have it sorted to get fixed tomorrow. I had to cancel my chiro and massage and pilates appointments this week so there was another 3 calls. Got home to find that my ob/gyn wrote out the wrong blood test form for my Glucose Tolerance Test. I vomited it up at the last one and have to do it again L But the form is wrong, so I had to chase that up too and didn’t get the call back I was meant to. Tomorrow I have to go to the dentist for my regular clean and polish. I have about a thousand orders to get out tomorrow. I received 3 huge deliveries of products today that I have to pack away. Friday we are getting blinds installed in the bub’s room. I’ve got to go to the hospital fund on Wednesday and change over to a family cover. That’s if I feel ok after this round of glucose tests. Last time it made me sleep and feel sick for most of the day. We also have anti natal class that night. Damien had to fly to Adelaide today for work, and looks like will be working out of town for awhile (an hour away) which will make it difficult with only one car.

Just discovered my Blackberry battery charger does not fit into its hole anymore! WTF! Yesterday it was fine, now it’s all bent out of shape and it hasn’t gone anywhere. Gotta love all this technology.

So all of this plus catching up on the actual work!

So, there you go, I wrote that yesterday and just getting to upload the pics now.  We are heading out for dinner in a moment – I’m actually sick of going out for dinner. It’s all getting a bit hard for me now! Much rather just stay home in the warm. None of my shoes fit so not sure what I am going to wear.

Have a lovely week everyone.

Glucose tests suck!

Published on August 3, 2010 in Pregnancy. 2 Comments

Thanks for all the comments lovely ladies.  When I have a full copy of the book i will provide a copy to you.  I don’t need anymore volunteers now thank you!

I had my check up with ob/gyn – no scan, damn it! I guess I am not having any more scans unless there is a good reason.  Seeing bub not good enough I suppose. However, I found out I flunked my glucose screening test!  Me???? How frustrating!  Even worse, today I went in for the longer, scarier version. Fasting overnight, a fasting blood test, followed by 75g of pure glucose solution to drink, then 2 blood tests on the hour.  My fasting sugar was high :( 7.  So anyway, I drank the godawful stuff and proceeded to sit out in the waiting room.  Not long and I had to turn my puter off and just slump over the chair instead. Then nurse came by and I asked if I could lay down. I went into a room and that was better for about ten minutes. 10 mins before the hour was up and due for first blood test, nurse comes in to get something and asks if i am ok, just as i start to feel really nauseous. Not to mention my baby having a spaz attack – it hated the sugar surge as much as my tummy did. I was willing myself to hold it down because I know I would have to do it all again another day! Alas, will doesn’t have a hope against your bodily reflexes. Up it all came :(   Had to go home, eat and go to bed. Still feeling a bit off. Not sure what to do now, ob/gyn not there today, and tomorrow we are off to the sun!

My lazy weekend, and preg pics

Published on August 1, 2010 in photos and Pregnancy. 13 Comments

Well I’ve been batching all weekend, with no car, hubby gone home for a football do. Not my scene in my 7th month of pregnancy, middle of winter.

Instead I have been poking around home washing my baby clothes and shopping with mum, and doing some work on my business projects and getting the house in order. 

I finally bought 3 maternity bras and let me say they are SO comfy. I shouldn’t have waited so long. I’m up a cup size, not too bad really. The ladies at the lingerie shop told me I was ‘tiny’. Well I’m sure they have seen it all but I definitely don’t feel tiny. Weight gain is 12kg to date which I am ok with. One week I freaked out because I went up 5lb. I was wondering if that was going to be par for the course for the last trimester but thankfully that must have been just an anomaly. 

Sleep last night took awhile to come, it was after midnight before I dropped off. I was thinking about work commitments and in the end I got out of bed and wrote down all the stuff I was thinking about to get it off my mind. I’m someone who needs a solution in my mind before I can stop thinking about it. Plus I was a bit uncomfortable, I am getting a little short of breath at times when laying down. When I go to bed my baby is always active so I lay there for about 20 mins and just watch my tummy move. It’s freaky. I’m getting some really good boots lately. I’m also getting up 3 times a night for a pee stop.

I would like to go for a walk today but it’s really crap outside. Cold and windy. Has been raining too. Tomorrow I have pilates, then I have an appointment for nails and eyebrows and then we have our scan! Bubba will be a lot bigger than last time at 19 weeks.

Well I’ve just proofed chapter 8, 9 and 10 of my 11 chapter ebook, Motivation Magnified. I shall finish the remainder tomorrow. It won’t be long before it’s released, along with our new Body Blitz Blueprint Transformation programs! I’d like to give 5 volunteers a draft copy of Motivation Magnified as I would love to hear your feedback. Please leave a comment if you would like to receive a copy.

So here I am all puffed up and pregnant at 28 weeks. I was a bit worried what I was going to wear when we go away to warmer weather but I was pleasantly surprised to find a few dresses that still fit. No shorts however so will stick with my sarong and bikini! I wonder if bub will like the sun.

Well I think it’s time to call it a night from here now. Time to eat and then relax some more.

Sue x

28 weeks gone

Published on July 29, 2010 in Pregnancy. 1 Comment

Well another couple of weeks down.  Am in the third trimester now, the home stretch! I must admit some of the time it’s feeling a bit tough – I am remembering ‘it’s not forever’ :)

What I have -

Sore feet, big time.  They hurt just standing or walking.  The combination of extra weight and the hormone relaxin (that relaxes all your joints in preparation for the birth) has really done a job on my high arched (now flat) feet. Foot massage has never felt so good.

I’m stiff all over.  My low back sometimes hurts but overall not too bad. I just need more massages, chiropractic and pilates sessions. Pilates has been great, I get lots of stretching and lots of pelvic floor work. I’m very conscious of doing my kegels numerous times every day.

Skin changes. Something that is really obvious (to me) is that any marks on my body have darkened or are more prolific. On my chest and shoulders I have lots of little red specky spots – I had some before but now I have a lot more. I’m just thankful they aren’t as far up as my neck or face! I also have noticed a very faint linea nigra on my abdomen. Very faint thus far though, nobody else would notice. My facial skin has been awesome, normally very dry, now it’s lovely and supple and not a zit in sight for the last 6.5 months!

Water retention. Starting to notice when I sit with knees bent for awhile that I am getting edema in the lower legs and feet.

Awkwardness. Big time.  Waddling, limping etc. It’s mostly because of the sore feet though. My tummy is pretty big now (must take pic today). It now starts from under my boobs. It’s starting to get harder to get comfortable in bed and sleep takes a little while to come now. Am sleeping mostly on my back still, with a pillow under my legs. I have always been a back sleeper. I will sometimes try my side though, and change possies regularly during the night. Now I need to also support my tummy not just my hips. Still getting night sweats (without actually feeling hot) every now and then.

Insomnia and peeing a lot – again. 2nd tri was a little better but now I’m back to waking numerous times in the night and having to pee. So I’m back to getting up at anyime between 3 and 5am. So I now have to have the morning or arvo sleep again.

All these symptoms are normal for pregnancy so there is nothing out of the ordinary.

What I don’t have:

Stretch marks – plenty of time for that to happen and my skin actually doesn’t feel that stretched yet. It is however starting to get itchy every now and then which is a sign that it is being stretched.

Heartburn – I woke once in the night and had a bit of neck, back and jaw pain which felt a little like heartburn but that’s it. Again plenty of time for that to happen as my uterus gets bigger and bigger.

Carpal Tunnel – no sign.

Hip pain – no sign.

Hemmoroids – yay. What else can I say. I’m sure hoping I don’t get these!

Dizziness – ok I’ve had one or two very mild dizzy episodes but that’s all.

So, we’ve had 2 pre natal classes which have been really good and interesting. Last night we learnt all about labour and the different positions that bub can get into and what each one involves. The midwife offered to check our tummies to tell us what position bub was in at the moment – of course they can still move around a lot, particularly with still quite a few weeks to go. I was first cab off the rank and my little bub is sitting nicely in the anterior possie, head down, and back to the side (this is what the bulge is on one side of my tummy apparently).

Unfortunately we miss out on the next 2 classes because we are going away. We miss the birthing video, a talk by Professor Pettigrew (my OB), and the session on pain relief – which I’m none too happy about! However, they can loan us the birth video, and they said we could go in and have a one on one chat about the pain relief stuff so all good.

So, yes, we are off to FNQ on Wednesday! Our final ’baby moon’! 2 nights Cairns, 4 nights Palm Cove and 5 nights Port Douglas. I wanted to go somewhere warm - it appears warm, however as per our usual luck, there seems to be lots of rain with that!

Back to the classes, the midwife informed us that one of the ladies from the week prior had already had her baby at 29 weeks! Oh dear. Better get my bag packed. Our baby room is starting to take shape. We have a pram (thanks to everyone who helped with recommendations!), a portacot, a proper cot on order, a car seat, a bassinette and bath courtesy of Jodie (thank you!), a bouncinette and play gym, a baby monitor and some other bits and pieces. Still to get the change table and a nice comfy chair for feeding.

So, that’s my preggo round up. Not a lot else happening as I’m not in the gym or dieting so can’t report on that. I’m still working away slowly on my projects that I need to be done prior to the arrival of bub. Getting there.

Might pop back in with a belly pic soon.

Sue

x

6 months pregnant (26 weeks)

Published on July 16, 2010 in photos and Pregnancy. 6 Comments

Well, another couple of weeks down.  Today bub decided to cause me some aches and pains – I’ve been in bed much of the day.  Well, I woke and got up at 5, and all was ok.  I did a bit of work, had coffee and my breaky.  By 7am I was feeling a bit weary again and also getting a few cramps in my tummy.  I had pilates at 8.30am so I went back to bed for an hour.  When I got up I still had the cramps, and an aching lower back.  I have missed my last two pilates sessions due to other reasons so I didn’t want to miss another – I went anyway.  It was all good, until I finished, and the cramping and back ache came back with a vengeance.  I went back to bed but couldn’t sleep because it was too painful.  I had Damien rub my lower back and get me a hot wheat bag and some panadol.  The massage seemed to help and eventually I went to sleep.  I didn’t wake up until 1pm, so it’s been a bit of an unproductive day.  The cramping is all but gone (not painful anymore, just kind of ‘there’) but I just feel a bit worn out.  Damien has bronchitis too, so we’ve all been doing lots of sleeping lately!

I forgot to take my belly shot this morning, but this is one we took a few night’s ago – I thought I should have one a bit more dolled up than the regular tracky dak ones.

 Yeah so the weight gain keeps on keeping on.  I’m nearly hitting the 140′s now.  So that makes it nearly 11kg!  I defintely have a rather large belly on me now.

My appetite is still huge.  After I had breaky this morning, I did pilates, and then by 10am I was starving so I had a toasted avocado, ham and cheese sanga.  Apparently that wasn’t enough so then I had some watermelon and a protein bar!  I’ve really got a thing for watermelon lately, just loving it.  And oranges still.  Anything juicy.

Next week we start our anti natal classes!  Then I have some blood tests and my sugar test on Friday, and the following week will be my next scan.  I suppose I had better go and do some baby shopping soon and then also think about packing a hospital bag!  Yikes, it’s getting scary!

My mum has been away for the last 7 weeks and so now she is back I will get together with her and my sis and go shopping for baby stuff.  Mum last saw me at 19 weeks so I think she might notice a rather large difference!

Nadia is back from the US and so we have been back to our very early morning walks in the dark.  I love getting it done and dusted before the day has even begun.  We are going around to Nadia and Pete’s for dinner tomorrow night.  Tonight we have visitors too, and the folks around on Sunday night.  Plenty more eating opportunities coming up!

I’ve already planned in my head my attack as far as training and diet goes after I have bub.  Of course, this is with me being as green as grass as to what motherhood will bring, but my plan is to be back in shape by my 42nd birthday (April).  I am going to follow my own diet plan – the Body Blitz Blueprint Diet Plan – keep your eyes peeled for that one folks, it will be released in the next month or so!  

The first 6 weeks will be getting to know bub, and just getting into a routine and letting my body heal.  Of course it will depend on what sort of birth I have too as to how quickly I can get back to being active.  I’m happy to just include walking within the first six weeks anyway.  It’s more the diet I am keen to get back on track with.  I may not be able to breastfeed so I may not get the additional help from that as far as welght loss goes.

Training will start just before Christmas with a bit of a conditioning program, and early in the new year I will get into proper traning, and will then change my diet to the other new one I will be releasing (am very excited about this one – it’s very different).

So, that’s it in a nutshell.  Still trundling away.  14 weeks to go if we last the distance!

Sue

x

24 weeks

Published on July 3, 2010 in food, photos and Pregnancy. 4 Comments

Hi all, things are ticking along ok, though it seems to be slow, when I think I’m not far off 6 months pregnant it gets a little more real.

I’ve recently rediscovered a breakfast that I used to have many years ago, before I became so carb conscious.  Weetbix, crumbled, soaked in prune juice to soften a bit, topped with half cup cottage cheese, low fat natural yoghurt, some walnuts and a chopped fresh medjool date.  Yummo.  Sometimes I put a few slices of banana in too, and top with some crunchy bran cereal or rice flakes.  It’s a bit of a carb hit but it’s so good. 

Since being pregnant, my body so far, has reacted pretty much how I thought it would.  I knew I would put on a reasonable amount of weight, for a number of reasons. 

  1. I was so active prior to getting pregnant
  2. I was dieting when I got pregnant
  3. I was quite lean and light when I got pregnant
  4. I had morning sickness, insomnia and ‘run over by a truck’ exhaustion for the first 14 weeks
  5. I had to eat to stop myself feeling sick
  6. I was constantly hungry
  7. My baby didn’t like chicken and vegetables anymore – he/she much preferred lots of fruit, bread, potatoes, avocado and cheese kind of things
  8. I was unable to keep up any sort of regular exercise program due to the exhaustion and insomnia 

I’m think that no matter how good a shape you are to start with, your body will do what it needs to, to ‘catch up’.  ie to lay down the fat it needs for pregnancy. 

I think it’s important to be fit, active, eating a good diet, and be in good shape well before you get pregnant if you want the best chance of returning to something similar to what you were prior.  But being in that shape prior has no bearing on how much or how little weight you will gain during pregnancy. 

I haven’t had any heartburn yet, and I feel quite good, but just starting to feel a bit on the uncomfortable side.  I have these boots I wear out and you should see me trying to get them on.  I have to lay back on the bed and pull down because bending over my belly in jeans gets me too short of breath – and hot!  I’m still tired a lot, for instance yesterday I was up at 4.30am, went back to bed for an hour before getting up to do a pilates class.  I then went back to bed around midday for an hour and a half.  I was zonked again by 5ish, and was in bed by 9.30pm, and slept through until 7.30am.  I have had a bad cough however, and that wakes me numerous times during the night.  I thought it was getting better, but last night was pretty bad again – barking like a dog.  I also keep waking up dripping in sweat.  I have a towel by the bed to wipe myself down.  I’ve noticed the bottoms of my feet and half way up my heels are bright red now, palmar erythema I believe,  just another symptom of pregnancy.

Pilates has been good, I’m going to go twice a week once I get back from Adelaide.  Just walking, stairs and some bodyweight lunges and squats, and incline push ups for other exercise.  I’ll be off for a walk soon. 

The little tacker has been very active – apparently space is starting to get a bit tighter inside and my uterus is the size of a bloody soccer ball now!

Anyway here I am at 24 weeks.  I’m not going to buy anything major until I get to about 28 weeks – I’m a bit paranoid you see.

Hope you have managed to have a look at our new workout database, and the free workouts we have designed for you!

Have a great weekend everyone.  I’m off for my walk. 

Sue x

22 weeks

Published on June 18, 2010 in photos and Pregnancy. 2 Comments

Well I have been AWOL this past month haven’t I!  I just haven’t had the inclination to sit down and write after my other work is done.  I’m working on a few things that I want to get completed well before bub arrives, and so have been putting my effort into those.

So this was me a week ago at 21 weeks.  Feeling rather chunky and awkward now.  Some days I am feeling really good, others I feel crap and am over it.  I’ve got to say I really haven’t ‘enjoyed’ it so far, but of course it’s all for the much greater good!  I am however still finding all these changes that are happening to me interesting.

From 6-14 weeks the nausea, exhaustion and insomnia was pretty hard to take.  But that’s over, and now I have new things to deal with, night sweats, more insomnia (not as bad though), tiredness, aching back, cramping and constipation!  I’m still waiting for the stretch marks and hemorroids (sp?) to come on.  Yippee!  Oh and then apparently when I give birth and start breastfeeding my hair will fall out. Makes me wonder why I didn’t do this sooner? LOL!!   The only thing I’ve loved is that I have had lovely skin all the way through – about 3 zits the whole time.  All tongue in cheek of course, I’m stoked to be pregnant as you all know.  It’s just different and I guess because I was so small and quite lean to start with, the weight gain and awkwardness is something I will never really be comfortable with.  Ok so I know you are all going to tell me it’s going to get a lot worse – I am aware – so no need for a reminder! hehe.

So I think I’ve cracked 9kg already, and so I’d say I’m on track to whack on a good 20kg.    Whatever will be will be.  I have been keeping active and I’m not eating a lot of crap though we are eating out more than we usually would.  I think I am holding the weight gain pretty well for having put on a lot, but from here on in it might be a different story!  My little bub only weights 400g for goodness sake!  To think he/she has to get 9 or 10 times bigger is mind boggling.

I’ve (almost) decided to give up the gym for the moment.  Unless I can push myself I have discovered I really don’t enjoy just going through the motions.  I have however signed up for pregnancy pilates classes that start on Tuesday.  I am also walking most days, and 2-3 x week Nadia and I go for a nice long session, which includes about 30 mins of stairs.  I’m getting a bit slow on the stairs now though and running is out for me now, it just feels too weird and uncomfortable.

I haven’t done any baby shopping yet apart from when I was in Myer I bought a cot blanket, towel and facewasher set.  I had to buy SOMETHING.  Then Hils gave me a lovely gift pack to take home with me.  I think I will wait until I get to 28 weeks before I start buying the big stuff.

I had a spew this morning!!  Fancy that, out of the blue.  I’ve had 4 spews the entire time, one at 8 weeks, 2 at 16 weeks and 1 at 22 weeks.  It is always early in the morning, after I have had coffee and I get that bitter coffee taste hanging around.  I top up with water and all of a sudden my body says ‘hmm, I don’t think so’.  So there you have my little ‘spew inventory’. 

I am LOVING my new king sized bed sick.  Not a lot more to say about that except that I now have all my lovely Sheridan bedding on it after attending the Myer and Adairs sales at Pacific Fair in Qld. 

Speaking of Qld, I had a great trip, and loved catching up with old friends and new ones alike.  I sent around a newsletter with this photo but here it is again:

Eleni, Kristin, Hilary, Leisl, Kerry, moi, and Cazanne at lunch in Brissie.

Now the pic below was from our 5th wedding anniversary on 30th April. 

 I have added a couple of wedding pics too, does not seem like 5 years ago!  You might recognize a couple of the girls in the photo below as Jodie Arnold and Di Broeren.

Oh I forgot to mention that I actually went to hospital the other night, because I had been having some cramps that didn’t appear normal.  I had them over 2 days, and backache with it, as well as just a sick horrible feeling and a heavy feeling in my uterus.  They did all the tests and gave me a scan and everything still appeared normal, so that was good.  I just had these cramps when I lost my first baby so I guess I am a little paranoid.  I have another scan scheduled with my ob/gyn on Wednesday.  Bubba is very active on some days, won’t stop kicking around, other days quiet in comparison.  We have booked into the hospital for birth, and also for our pre natal classes.  That’s in about 5 weeks.  I’ve looked into two childcare options, so I’m all set.

Ok so there is my long overdue update, nothing about work in this one, it’s a complete baby blog!  I must not leave so long between posts next time.

Look at my little bubba!

Published on May 28, 2010 in Affirmations, photos and Pregnancy. 5 Comments

Well I’m nearly half way – I can barely believe I am pregnant let alone half way through!   Here is my bubba, looking very peaceful just lying there.  However, he/she has been pretty active in my tummy.

So, apparently all is good!  All it’s bits and pieces are there and working ok as far as anyone can tell.  I had my OB appointment yesterday.  My blood pressure was 90/60 and last time was 100/55 – pretty nuts.  My weight according to them, with clothes and shoes on is 60kg.  I’ve never in my life seen 60kg on the scale before :)   I did my skin folds the other day out of interest, and I came up with 18.2%.  So, I figure being 41 and half way pregnant, that’s pretty reasonable.

Today I have to book into the hospital – now that makes it all rather real.  I still wake up in the mornings and feel my tummy and think ‘wow, I’m having a baby’.

On Monday I’m off to the Gold Coast for a week.  I see they haven’t bothered turning on the weather for me again.  Never mind.  I still can’t wait to catch up with Kristin, and everyone else.   Today I have to do the rest of my washing. 

I haven’t been to the gym all week!  I have though, done some cardio everyday but one.  This morning (in the cold and dark) Nadia and I did an hour of walking/jogging and stairs.  I’m still managing to jog a bit which is good.

I’ll leave you with some self reflection and healthy diet and exercise affirmations.

I am firmly committed to staying active and healthy.

I remain active and fit because I am dedicated to me.

Being dedicated and committed to my health assures me that I will remain healthy and active throughout my life.

I appreciate and enjoy the conviction to eat healthy foods and exercise my body and mind. I also make sure I relax and de-stress. These are all measures I take to ensure I stay active, healthy and happy.

I have a set schedule that includes an exercise regimen and proper foods to give me plenty of energy. I feel stronger when I exercise and I feel better when I have a balance of nutrients in my body. I enjoy feeling good and I deserve to be healthy.

Sometimes it is difficult for me to go to the gym when I really would rather stay home, but I let go of these feelings because I am committed to myself. It is through this commitment that I ensure a better me.

Today I choose to remain committed to myself and to my regimen of exercise and nutrition. I let go of the urge to skip my schedule. I let go of my urge to eat unhealthy foods. When I dedicate myself to my commitments, I know that I will enjoy a healthy and active body for a long time.

Self-Reflection Questions:

  1. Have I allowed negative thinking to get in my way of my commitment?
  2. Have I dedicated myself to daily exercise?
  3. Am I committed to eating healthy foods?

18 week belly pic

Published on May 21, 2010 in photos and Pregnancy. 7 Comments

Interestingly enough, it doesn’t look as big as the one I took at 16 weeks (which I didn’t post).  I still can’t believe I’m pregnant let alone being nearly half way.  I have started to feel bubba move around now which is pretty cool.

Couple of quick updates – check out Monica Jessop, just named Body Blitz winner for the month of July – that’s 3 IBO Body Blitz winners in 6 months – ie HALF of the winners this year!  We also have quite a few others just finished who have got to be in the running too!

Lean Body Gourmet Cookbook shall be ready within the next week.

Finally, if anyone is up for a body transformation challenge with a trip to Maui as a prize (yep even for Aussies), check out the Burn The Fat Big Burn Challenge.