I'm pregnant. 5 weeks tomorrow.
I've made an appointment with my doctor for Thursday to talk about my food and exercise. My calories have been set at around 2100 but for the past few weeks I've been averaging maybe 2300 (as evident by weight loss slowing on my graph), and this past week I've been hovering within one pound, which is weird for me because my weight normally fluctuates a lot.
Anyway.
Not really looking for advice, unless any of you have lost weight during pregnancy and have stories to share. I still have 100 lbs to lose so I can't imagine gaining weight during pregnancy. It seems silly. I take my prenatal vitamins and I get enough protein, so I don't see why I should gain any weight. But perhaps I'll keep my calories around 2300 for a few months then raise them up in the third trimester. We'll see what the doctor says.
My husband has started making a point of cooking me breakfast. He's really sweet. I had eggs 'n bakey this morning. On toast. With jam. It was delicious. He helps me remember to take my vitamins and brings me water to make sure I'm hydrated. He's going to be pretty much the best dad ever.
Oh, I actually do have a question for you other ladies who've been pregnant:
How did you deal with making sure you eat often enough? Or did you worry about it? At work I sometimes skip lunch just because I forget about it, or I get hungry but I'd rather stay at my desk and work on stuff than go to the fridge and heat up whatever I have.
I keep lots of snacks at work, like instant oatmeal packets and single portions of applesauce, dried figs, miso soup mix, and my dark chocolate and sometimes a bag of microwave kettle corn. But just because they're there doesn't mean I eat them. I guess I should make more of an effort to spread out my food through the day now? Maybe I should ask my doctor that too. >.>
So far I don't think I've had any pregnancy symptoms. Just a really dark and instant positive pee test. Okay, more than one. I've peed on at least a dozen sticks over the past week. No unusual cramps, nothing sore, no nausea. I hear that starts around six weeks, which happens to be the start of my vacation in Florida. Great. Did you guys have no symptoms at five weeks, then symptoms at six? Maybe I'm getting into pregnancy-forum territory and should take those questions elsewhere, but... I like it here.