blurry but not bad, huh?
i, of course, picked the best pic of the bunch. full frontal shows more of the big face, legs and armsso i’m saving that for me 
well, the numbers keep going up as is supposed to happen in pregnancy, but i am getting close to 200. I was originally hoping to just go back to my first weigh in here at 175, that would have been a lower gain of just 17- 18 pounds. Well, now that i am clocking in at 194 or so, that clearly is not happening.
I imagined myself pregnant and still doing the elliptical at the gym, still taking long walks, swimming regularly. Not sure how all that didn’t happen, but it didn’t and I am near the end. The hot weather definitely curbed the long walks, the beginning shortness of breath de-railed the elliptical, and me getting sick from the pool made me not want to swim. I have been doing yoga and walking some. I have been eating ALOT. Much more than needed.
Now I am in the “oh well, it’s only a few more weeks” mentality. That just adds the pounds on for no reason. My babe is healthy and happy in there, although the may be getting too much chocolate and sugar. I worry about instilling a sense of snackiness and sugar loving into the child. Hopefully my love of vegetables shines through as well.
I continue to strive towards balance. I want to take these last few weeks and put into practice some habits i can fall back onto when true sleep deprivation and total mothering sets in. I’d like to meditate daily, get to the pool, and be okay going to sleep at 9 or 10. I am still fighting myself on some of these things. I’d like the battle to stop. I need to make that happen, but i am not sure that i will. I am trying to figure out how to get myself going. What are the little steps i need to take?
Last week it was about water, calcium, and getting to bed by 10:30. I have done pretty well on those. I will add in going to get the free month gym membership started so i can use the pool. I will add meditate twice this week. That’s not too much, i should be able to start that.
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Hey girlie …love the new pic. You can do this :)…you are in the final stretches!
I love your cute prego pic Debbie!!!
I know things will fall into place when the baby comes. Its natural. Takes some adjusting but I have all the faith in you!!! Take care during these next few weeks. My daughter is on the countdown as well…5 Weeks!!! YIPPEEEEEEEEE!!! Love ya Debbie!!
Don’t worry, you’re gonna get all the weight off in no time after your baby is born. You look fabulous for how far along you are! I’m excited for you to be near the home stretch now.
Hey Debbie, I for one think you look beautiful in that photo.
Ok first off Debbie…you are such a pretty pregnant woman. =0) You look all baby! I miss being pregnant sometimes…yes i said “sometimes” i dont miss the weight or the swelling, cravings, being tired etc….but I do miss the interaction with the baby in that way.
Hang in there. Almost done. The hard part is here and will be done before you know it. You will spring right back i am sure.
As soon as I am finished commenting on your blog, I am going to go and take a look at your picture, NOW before I say anything else, what’s the wisecrack about me going horseback riding after yesterday’s tour de Vancouver, huh? Silly woman you are, you have to know I was cracking up when I read your comment, THANK YOU for the laugh. I came back this morning to read it again and it was just what I needed…my supposedly best girlfriend had put me in a foul mood and I needed to refocus on something positive and enlightning, so I came here and I read your message to me and your blog and ALAS, you were just what the doctor ordered. It’s about perspective and balance, and even though we can’t give ourselves balance sometimes, we need to find comfort in knowing that sometimes we give it to our peers, like you just did to me! THANK YOU!!
Anyhow, I too want to have a more balanced life and I too understand how you feel, except my situation has nothing to do with pregnancy, but rather with the self-imposed deadlines which I have not met….alas, you and I are alike in that we’re BIG thinkers and idealists, but not much doers and realists, perhaps? By the way, I just looked at the time and I am surprised you’re not up!
You look wonderful Debbie. SO glad you and baby are healthy and doing well. There are good reasons that woman gain that weight as I am sure you have read. The time after the birth is so stressful and the body requires a lot of calories. So that extra will be used well as Mom is needed for her baby and other children. After you other children did you find that you got back to the old weight some what quickly? I wonder if it is the depression some woman have that leads to over eating after the birth because the body does shrink does it not? I am not an expert in this area at all, but I AM SO CURIOUS. Anyways, are you treating your beautiful body with lotions or body oils and treating yourself like the goddess you are? I sure do hope so.
Now I am off to make some ginger/lemon tea with a little honey…. for some reason this makes me feel so good.
Have a great day and week Mom
Girl, you look so good!! What a beautiful pic! You will get that weight off, and we will help you! You relax and be good to you and the babe!! Love you!
Hey girlie, dont be fretting about weight in the last part of your preganancy. Once you and your baby are healthy and happy, thats the most important thing. We’ll help you after when you’re ready to start back losing weight again… but we’ll corss that bridge when we get to it.