VP Health & Fitness

My #1 motivation for losing weight is to get my body prepared for pregnancy before I turn 30.  That gives me a good 7 months to lose this fat and about 6 months to enjoy the weightloss and my new body.    So, being the research fanatic that I am, I’ve been reading alot on pregnancy information & happened to come across an interesting article that talks about the release of an addition to the current Food Guide Pyramid at My Pyramid for Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. This Web site is an easy way for moms who are pregnant or breastfeeding to create a personalized eating plan.  There is a lot of extensive information! 

There is now new research which concludes that a mother’s diet during pregnancy may affect her child’s lifetime eating habits.   What a responsibility!  That is why I want to have my healthy habits in check before I get pregnant so I won’t have to struggle so much during and after the pregnancy.  The article goes on to say that when pregnant, your energy needs don’t even begin to increase until the second trimester.  So… you really have no excuse to gain weight your 1st trimester. No consuming extra calories because you are “eating for two”.

Another GREAT website is BabyFit, a sister company of SparkPeople.com.  At baby fit you can get: daily meal plans & shopping lists, a pregnancy fitness program, a pregnancy nutrient tracker, healthy recipes, weight tracker and much, much more!

I think these are really GREAT resources to check out if you are pregnant, condidering it, or know of someone that is already pregnant.  It’s never too late to start!

To your health,

~ Vilma

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