https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 03:03:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1188724 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:48:59 +0000 cmomma17 1188724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 6 months old! So I'm totally over maternity clothes, but still wearing them every day :(<br /> My lunch is boring because we need to go to the grocery store but I packed a greek yogurt, baby carrots, almonds and raisins and a peanut butter and honey sandwich. Less food than I usually eat but I made it through the day. Healthy dinner and gym this evening I hope.<br /> Biggest victory of the day is I didn't eat a single piece of halloween candy at work! Whoop whoop!</p> <p>LOL at your poor DH not being able to use the treadmill. That's so awesome you have one. It's my dream to get one but we live on a second floor apartment so it's not currently an option.<br /> I hear you on struggling to find time to exercise in the evenings. Similar situation here, and adding the baby in makes things tougher because I breastfeed twice in the evening, want to play with him, do bathtime, etc.<br /> Morning workouts aren't an option currently either because he nurses around 5 30 ish and then again at 730 ish (and I'm out the door by 8 am).<br /> There's just not enough time in the day but I'm trying! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1187562 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:11:16 +0000 MrsBrewer 1187562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: Congrats on getting your pre preg pants on!!!! That's awesome!!! How old is your LO?</p> <p>Yay for packing a healthy lunch! What did you bring?? :-) I love sharing food ideas!</p> <p>That's amazing that you exercised last night! I don't think I will have time to tonight, it's just so hard because I get home from work around 5:30, I get dinner ready, and DH gets home at 7:30. We eat, and fall asleep! ugh! Such a nasty routine....I really need to start waking my butt up early and getting on the treadmill in the morning. Oh I totally forgot to answer you before, but yes we have a treadmill in our basement, I loooove it! I just feel bad because DH can't use it! We have low/drop ceilings in our basement, and DH is 6'4" so his head would completely hit the ceiling hahaha. I can use it just fine though! I'm short enough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1187545 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:07:22 +0000 cmomma17 1187545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: sounds like you are doing great!!! I love spinach. :) </p> <p>I did manae to exercise for 30 minutes after LO went down last night. Just walking back and forth and doing some move with weights in my living room. Worked up a good sweat! I also did the unthinkable and tried on a pair of pre-preg jeans. I can squeeze into them. I can even button the button. But I can't zip and I have the worst muffin top of my life! I'm sick of wearing maternity jeans though so my goal is to be in regular jeans by Christmas!</p> <p>Packed a healthy lunch today (have to try not to eat it all by noon), and am avoiding the Halloween candy!!! Also didn't bring my thermos of coffee to work today. I had two cups at home before work and then cut myself off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1187513 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:56:36 +0000 MrsBrewer 1187513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: Well yesterday I had a huge spinach salad for lunch. DH bought a 2 1/2 lb bag of spinach from Costco, so I need to try and be creative with it! :-)</p> <p>Today for breakfast a had a small bowl of cereal, and cashews for a snack. Then lunch I have 1/2 a Jimmy Johns sub leftover from DH yesterday....not the greatest, but oh well.</p> <p>I'm making some Pork ribs and mashed potatoes for dinner tonight with corn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185941 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:38:14 +0000 cmomma17 1185941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: same here! I discovered "shareable" sized mnms recently,, except I never shared with anyone!<br /> I need to cut out the at work candy eating, I tried before and only made it three days.<br /> I have tried my fitness pal. I had a good streak going (15 days maybe?) but then I had a bad day and quit. My DH has used my fitness pal and lost 30 pounds! He's looking good so I need to look good too! ;)</p> <p>I ate my healthy dinner - brown rice, sweet potato, peas and salsa. Random, but it's what we had! :) will try to exercise in the living room after LO is asleep later. I have some weights, can do jumping jacks, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185921 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:32:12 +0000 cmomma17 1185921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: yay, welcome aboard! :) getting in the best shape you can now while TTC will make a huge difference in the type of pregnancy you have! I never regretted my healthy eating and exercise in my TTC days and I had a wonderful pregnant with low weight gain and no issues!<br /> What kind of veggies did you eat today?<br /> do you have a treadmill at home? If so, you are soooo lucky and I'm jealous! ;) that's my dream!</p> <p>Oh and you definitely need to look hot in May! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185816 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:54:33 +0000 LindsayInNY 1185816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I need to limit myself on sweets, for sure. I will eat all that I buy so I can't buy large bags for that reason. I over eat it too when I have it. Have you ever used MyFitnessPal? It helped for me to track my calories throughout the day. Are there light exercises you could do at home after LO goes to bed? Maybe walk at lunch at work? Do you work at a school (am I remembering right?)? Is there a gym there you could use? The smallest changes are a start!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185794 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:51:08 +0000 MrsBrewer 1185794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: yay! I'm sooo glad you made this thread!!</p> <p>I really want to get healthy to prepare my body for TTC. I'm not sure where on the timeline that is for DH and I, but if it happens to be tomorrow, I want to know that I'm in good health!!</p> <p>I plan on eating at least 1 salad a day to get in more veggies, and lower calorie meals over all. I also plan on trying to exercise more including going on the treadmill and workout DVDs. </p> <p>My goal is to lose 50 lbs!</p> <p>Oh and DH are going to Mexico in May for a friends wedding! Soooo I want to look hott in a swimsuit!! I have NEVER felt comfortable in a swimsuit in my life, so I would to for the first time in my life! Plus.....I want to be a hot wife, :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185781 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:47:43 +0000 cmomma17 1185781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: oh man, I need a lot of work. :/. I stress/emotional eat, I way over eat, I pig out on the candy bowl at work, I need to lose weight, tone up, etc. at work today someone asked if I'm pregnant again. I'm not :(. I also drink waaaay too much coffee! I really want to get healthier for my mental health as well as the physical. I have been pretty depressed lately.<br /> My mini goal for tonight is to eat a healthy dinner and get some form of exercise. Tough since I'm home alone with LO after a full day at work, bedtime routine starts at 7 pm, and I'm nursing!</p> <p>That's great you're doing cross fit! Could you maybe limit yourself to sweets once a week? Then you don't feel deprived? I found TTC and pregnancy to be pretty motivating, hopefully you will too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185692 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:27:14 +0000 LindsayInNY 1185692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cmomma17: I could afford to cut back on sweets. I'll do well for a bit and then slip back. I keep wanting to lose 10 lbs but I think CrossFit has added it in muscle making it even harder =/ So I guess just be as good as I can be while we TTC! What about you?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185683 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:25:07 +0000 cmomma17 1185683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: yay! What kind of changes do you need to make? Any goals? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185599 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:59:31 +0000 LindsayInNY 1185599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Count me in!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/healthy-lifestyle-motivation-thread#post-1185592 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 15:56:28 +0000 cmomma17 1185592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Join me if you need motivation and encouragement to change your lifestyle for the better!</p> <p>Need to cut back on sweets, overcome stress eating, lose weight, tone up? Any goals welcome! </p> <p>I sure could use a support system myself so I hope you all join me! :) </p>