MoneyPowerRespect;6544694 said:blackrain;6544335 said:MoneyPowerRespect;6543601 said:I'm not a 'hater' by far, but that seems a bit unrealistic for certain people. Some women just let themselves go during their pregnancy. Some just don't take fitness/their health serious enough to do something about it.
It's motivation for my fat ass. I'm working hard to get this weight off.
I goat'd your post for the honesty. I've seen some women take the 'eating for two" thing way too far...end up picking up 60+ lbs during pregnancy eating every time they get a craving and using the baby as an excuse. My whole thing I don't get is, what you as a woman put into your body goes to your baby too so that should motivate you more to eat healthy when you're pregnant. I'm not saying not to indulge in cravings every now and again, but women who just gorge themselves on food simply just because can't be healthy for the baby or themselves.
I gained 50lbs my first time from eating fried foods on a regular basis. It took about a year to get all that weight off and I was 20.
I gained 40 this time, but I can honestly say that I ate somewhat better. (I love peach cobbler). But because I breastfeed, I've found myself eating WAY healthier. I try to walk on my treadmill and stuff, too. I just gotta make it a part of my lifestyle.
I get what you're saying, but for some it's hard to eat healthy when you're hungry ALL THE TIME. I remember I ate lunch and was hungry 30 min later as if I didn't have anything to eat. But even with eating right you still have to remain fairly active as well. And THAT'S the part where people tend to slack off. They don't wanna walk to the mailbox and breathe the air..smh
I completely get it's harder to eat healthier all the time when a woman is pregnant and I'm not pretending I'm a full on health food nut myself. I love fried foods like most people do but I know not to eat them daily or more than a certain amount of times per week. Some women use being pregnant as an excuse to just become greedy as fuck though. Like you said, you gained 50lbs from eating mainly fried foods, 2nd time around you gained 10 less because you changed your eating habits. Being pregnant ain't just about the woman, it's about the baby too and I will never understand how some don't consider "What I eat my baby is eating too so if I eat Popeyes 7 times in 2 weeks that's probably not healthy for the baby"...Also with the being active thing that's another issue I've seen. Not saying a pregnant woman got to be training for a marathon but you're right in that some won't even get up enough to go grab the mail. I'd have no issue catering extra to a woman's needs during pregnancy but I ain't about to be enable no unhealthy habits that's going to make not only you but the baby unhealthy as well.