Pregnancy without the pounds !! - MiniMins.com

bettyboo · 1st March, 2007

So Anyone else pregnant and wanting to make sure they don't pile it on. On both of my previous pregnancies I lost weights because I ate a very healthy diet and cut out the vino..........I also stuck to the rule of adding no more than 300 calories etc to my normal requirement. Now having shifted nearly 70lbs on Lipotrim and CD !! I am determined not to put on an ounce. As my BMI is still in the late 30s my Doctor is happy for me to follow weight watchers...If you have a normal bmi the average to recommended weight gain is 28lbs to 35lbs...........This is not about 'dieting' to loose weight while pregnant and I am not suggesting anyone does that......its about keeping in control and staying healthy and not blowing the diet over the next 7 months.......So anyone care to join me.Yesterday I had Fruit and natural yogurt for breakfast : half and apple, half a banana, a small satsuma and two dessert spoons of low fat natural yogurt. For lunch I had brown bread (no butter) a slice of ham and cheese and lettuce and tomato (was stuffed afterwards )and binned the end of it.. For dinner I had Salmon and brocolli All washed down with 4litres of water and 1 cup of tea and Morning sickness (in the evening) means that I need extra water......xBettyboo (eating for one not two !!!)

**sonkie** · 1st March, 2007

oooooo Bettyboo, I didnt even know you were pregnant, how far gone are you....?
I have noticed that I have not seen you posting as much and had been wondering where you were.

How exciting for you and your family......take care.

MadamDotty · 1st March, 2007

Same here Betty - didn't know you were pregnant either. Well then a big congratulations to you, how lovely - a little Minimins baby

Keep us posted with your progress, sounds like you have a very sensible plan laid out for yourself. I admire you for that and not using your pregnancy as an excuse to eat for Queen & country and pile all your weight back on.

Is it your first? It's all very exciting

dizzy-n-mizzy · 1st March, 2007

Me too! I was clueless too. So happy for you and a tad envious too. I didn't put on extra weight during pregnancy either. Breast feeding made me ravanous though! Hope you will still post regularly about your pregnancy in your usual charming way. Will be looking out for you.

Hope you have a blooming lovely pregnancy.

Dizzy x

bettyboo · 1st March, 2007

Actually girls this is the first time I have mentioned it on the board. Its early days - but I was bursting to tell someone. Its going to be a long pregnancy.......Am due in October so will have you all driven completely mad by then. In the meantime a challenge......how many pounds can you loose before my baby is born !!!

xBettyboo

**sonkie** · 1st March, 2007

OH Betty ......so pleased for you, we would love to hear your progress and thoughts as you go through your pregnancy.

I would have loved to have more children but my body wont have it, good luck and keep us posted xxx

DQ · 1st March, 2007

Congratulations Betty

And what a fab idea for a forum!

**flirty40greeneyes** · 1st March, 2007

Congratulations Betty on your exciting news.

With my first baby I lost more weight than i put on whilst pregnant - but was SICK all through. Made up for it with the other 2 though!!!

Good luck and hope all goes well.

Karen · 1st March, 2007

so so happy for you betty!

u certainly know how to keep a secret!! I lost massive amounts of weight with my last 2 prenancies and managed to stay the same weight with my first. If I could lose 4 stones while pregnant then i assure you, absolutely anybody on earth can do it!!

I am much more behaved when preggers it seems. As soon as they r out I gain loads from just being greedy

i wont ever be allowing myself to get pregnant again BUT this is a fab idea for the forum. i know there are a few mums-to-be lurking around who could use the support and help. Am just imagining 3am threads crying out for help with a unthinkable cravings for all sorts hehe.

feel free to drive us mad with baby talk. I just love pregnant women and everything that goes with it. well i love OTHER women being pregnant I mean...

bettyboo · 1st March, 2007

I do not know how to keep a secret...........I am due in 7.5 months. Work it out.........Actually not sure of due date.....Karen how did you loose 4 stone while pregnant? Tell me.xBettyboo

**Mini** · 1st March, 2007

Congratulations and best wishes Bettyboo!

Love Mini xxx

kazz · 1st March, 2007

Congrats bettyboo!! Hope it goes fab for you!

skinnyminny · 2nd March, 2007

Congrats on your fab news.

I put on 5 stone whilst pregnant with my first (son) and now trying to get it off before I try to get pregnant again, so your forum will help me loads then - so keep on posting!

I think for me I used pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted, I had also stopped smoking so was eating vast amounts of haribo ( I mean huge tubs of it), I did eat lots of fruit & veg though and made sure I had my 5 a day - trouble is I would have 5 a day of everything else as well lol.

Anyway the forum is a fab idea & I will be an avid reader of it.

Congrats again

x

bettyboo · 4th March, 2007

Good for you ............

Am going to start a pregnancy diary thread below this one.

x
Bettyboo

Shrinking Nicky · 4th March, 2007

Bettyboo - CONGRATULATIONS!

I bet you are SO excited. I know I was at your stage during my pregnancy....I am just waiting for mine to end now (1 day overdue & counting!)

I think it is SO important NOT to eat for 2. Some days I had problems sticking to this but on the whole it was OK. I think I put on more than I hoped to, but as soon as I can (either once I stop breast feeding, or in 3 months if I can't feed - I say that as DD would not feed & I expressed for a month then went onto formula) I will be back on CD.

Nicky

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bettyboo Likes to post bettyboo's Profile Albums bettyboo's Photo Gallery Join Date: 5th November, 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 613 My Mood: Rep Power: 13 Diet: Cambridge	Pregnancy without the pounds !! So Anyone else pregnant and wanting to make sure they don't pile it on. On both of my previous pregnancies I lost weights because I ate a very healthy diet and cut out the vino..........I also stuck to the rule of adding no more than 300 calories etc to my normal requirement. Now having shifted nearly 70lbs on Lipotrim and CD !! I am determined not to put on an ounce. As my BMI is still in the late 30s my Doctor is happy for me to follow weight watchers...If you have a normal bmi the average to recommended weight gain is 28lbs to 35lbs...........This is not about 'dieting' to loose weight while pregnant and I am not suggesting anyone does that......its about keeping in control and staying healthy and not blowing the diet over the next 7 months.......So anyone care to join me.Yesterday I had Fruit and natural yogurt for breakfast : half and apple, half a banana, a small satsuma and two dessert spoons of low fat natural yogurt. For lunch I had brown bread (no butter) a slice of ham and cheese and lettuce and tomato (was stuffed afterwards )and binned the end of it.. For dinner I had Salmon and brocolli All washed down with 4litres of water and 1 cup of tea and Morning sickness (in the evening) means that I need extra water......xBettyboo (eating for one not two !!!) __________________ [SIGPIC] [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wFoKKhu/]

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sonkie Moderator sonkie's Profile Albums sonkie's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: 10th December, 2006 Location: plymouth, devon Posts: 16,056 My Mood: Rep Power: 273 Diet: Cambridge diet	oooooo Bettyboo, I didnt even know you were pregnant, how far gone are you....? I have noticed that I have not seen you posting as much and had been wondering where you were. How exciting for you and your family......take care. __________________ Lost 7 stone on LT & CD INCHES LOST - 61 INCHES Diet on hold for a while, so eating sensibly.....!

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MadamDotty Back again! MadamDotty's Profile Albums MadamDotty's Photo Gallery Animal Rescue Champion!Tournaments Won: 11 Join Date: 31st October, 2006 Location: Telford, Shropshire Posts: 4,713 My Mood: Rep Power: 76 Diet: Maintaining after completing the Cambridge Diet earlier this year	Same here Betty - didn't know you were pregnant either. Well then a big congratulations to you, how lovely - a little Minimins baby Keep us posted with your progress, sounds like you have a very sensible plan laid out for yourself. I admire you for that and not using your pregnancy as an excuse to eat for Queen & country and pile all your weight back on. Is it your first? It's all very exciting __________________ Cambridge Diet Counsellor Please support my Driving Challenge for Marie Curie Cancer Care, you can sponsor me at: www.justgiving.com/janjackman Thanks Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=746262945 You don't get to choose how you're doing to die or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Joan Baez

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dizzy-n-mizzy Not dieting ATM! dizzy-n-mizzy's Profile Albums dizzy-n-mizzy's Photo Gallery Join Date: 18th September, 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 3,934 My Mood: Rep Power: 58 Diet: Together we lost 8 stone on CD.	Me too! I was clueless too. So happy for you and a tad envious too. I didn't put on extra weight during pregnancy either. Breast feeding made me ravanous though! Hope you will still post regularly about your pregnancy in your usual charming way. Will be looking out for you. Hope you have a blooming lovely pregnancy. Dizzy x __________________ I can now run non-stop at 10 kph for 30 minutes (5 km)!

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bettyboo Likes to post bettyboo's Profile Albums bettyboo's Photo Gallery Join Date: 5th November, 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 613 My Mood: Rep Power: 13 Diet: Cambridge	Actually girls this is the first time I have mentioned it on the board. Its early days - but I was bursting to tell someone. Its going to be a long pregnancy.......Am due in October so will have you all driven completely mad by then. In the meantime a challenge......how many pounds can you loose before my baby is born !!! xBettyboo __________________ [SIGPIC] [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wFoKKhu/]

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sonkie Moderator sonkie's Profile Albums sonkie's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: 10th December, 2006 Location: plymouth, devon Posts: 16,056 My Mood: Rep Power: 273 Diet: Cambridge diet	OH Betty ......so pleased for you, we would love to hear your progress and thoughts as you go through your pregnancy. I would have loved to have more children but my body wont have it, good luck and keep us posted xxx __________________ Lost 7 stone on LT & CD INCHES LOST - 61 INCHES Diet on hold for a while, so eating sensibly.....!

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DQ Minimins Admin DQ's Profile Albums DQ's Photo Gallery Join Date: 20th July, 2006 Posts: 20,634 My Mood: Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 100 Diet: Whatever works!! Height: 5' 10" Start Weight: 339lb Current Weight: 324lb Goal Weight: 175lb Goal Date: Dunno! BMI Information: Current BMI: 46.5 Start BMI: 48.6 Goal BMI: 25.1 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 15lb Weight to Lose: 149lb % Lost 4.42%	Congratulations Betty And what a fab idea for a forum! __________________ My Girls These are my three little 'angels' - they keep me sane, bring me joy, and remind me every day how Blessed I am

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flirty40greeneyes Moderator flirty40greeneyes's Profile Albums flirty40greeneyes's Photo Gallery Join Date: 25th August, 2006 Location: Middlewich Cheshire Posts: 12,208 My Mood: Rep Power: 311 Diet: CD SS .... sometimes!!!	Congratulations Betty on your exciting news. With my first baby I lost more weight than i put on whilst pregnant - but was SICK all through. Made up for it with the other 2 though!!! Good luck and hope all goes well. __________________ CDC Start weight Oct 05 - 15.03 1 Jan 08 - 14.06 1 Nov - 14.02 12 Nov - 13.7 -9

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Karen Herbalife Queen! Karen's Profile Albums Karen's Photo Gallery Quick Words Champion! Join Date: 6th December, 2006 Location: Plymouth, Devon Posts: 3,501 My Mood: Rep Power: 71 Diet: Herbalife Shapeworks	so so happy for you betty! u certainly know how to keep a secret!! I lost massive amounts of weight with my last 2 prenancies and managed to stay the same weight with my first. If I could lose 4 stones while pregnant then i assure you, absolutely anybody on earth can do it!! I am much more behaved when preggers it seems. As soon as they r out I gain loads from just being greedy i wont ever be allowing myself to get pregnant again BUT this is a fab idea for the forum. i know there are a few mums-to-be lurking around who could use the support and help. Am just imagining 3am threads crying out for help with a unthinkable cravings for all sorts hehe. feel free to drive us mad with baby talk. I just love pregnant women and everything that goes with it. well i love OTHER women being pregnant I mean... __________________ Karen xx Herbalife Distributor 'love many, honour few and always paddle your own canoe'

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bettyboo Likes to post bettyboo's Profile Albums bettyboo's Photo Gallery Join Date: 5th November, 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 613 My Mood: Rep Power: 13 Diet: Cambridge	I do not know how to keep a secret...........I am due in 7.5 months. Work it out.........Actually not sure of due date.....Karen how did you loose 4 stone while pregnant? Tell me.xBettyboo __________________ [SIGPIC] [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wFoKKhu/]

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Mini MiniMins Admin Mini's Profile Albums Mini's Photo Gallery Join Date: 30th April, 2006 Posts: 18,188 Blog Entries: 5 Rep Power: 100	Congratulations and best wishes Bettyboo! Love Mini xxx __________________ "If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution".

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kazz Forum Master kazz's Profile Albums kazz's Photo Gallery Join Date: 30th September, 2006 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 3,794 My Mood: Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 54 Diet: W8	Congrats bettyboo!! Hope it goes fab for you! __________________ Jan 6th 2008-Day 1 on W8 Goal 1: 1 Stone loss & my comfy jeans to be toooo big! Goal 2: 2 stone loss & fit into my green dress again

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skinnyminny Likes to post skinnyminny's Profile Albums skinnyminny's Photo Gallery Join Date: 4th January, 2007 Location: Doncaster Posts: 372 My Mood: Rep Power: 6 Diet: Lighter Life	Congrats on your fab news. I put on 5 stone whilst pregnant with my first (son) and now trying to get it off before I try to get pregnant again, so your forum will help me loads then - so keep on posting! I think for me I used pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted, I had also stopped smoking so was eating vast amounts of haribo ( I mean huge tubs of it), I did eat lots of fruit & veg though and made sure I had my 5 a day - trouble is I would have 5 a day of everything else as well lol. Anyway the forum is a fab idea & I will be an avid reader of it. Congrats again x __________________

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bettyboo Likes to post bettyboo's Profile Albums bettyboo's Photo Gallery Join Date: 5th November, 2006 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 613 My Mood: Rep Power: 13 Diet: Cambridge	Good for you ............ Am going to start a pregnancy diary thread below this one. x Bettyboo __________________ [SIGPIC] [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wFoKKhu/]

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Shrinking Nicky Cambridge Diet Counsellor Shrinking Nicky's Profile Albums Shrinking Nicky's Photo Gallery Join Date: 2nd August, 2006 Posts: 313 Rep Power: 10	Bettyboo - CONGRATULATIONS! I bet you are SO excited. I know I was at your stage during my pregnancy....I am just waiting for mine to end now (1 day overdue & counting!) I think it is SO important NOT to eat for 2. Some days I had problems sticking to this but on the whole it was OK. I think I put on more than I hoped to, but as soon as I can (either once I stop breast feeding, or in 3 months if I can't feed - I say that as DD would not feed & I expressed for a month then went onto formula) I will be back on CD. Nicky