"You'd better dont' exercise ah".
"Oh! no. You cant carry this".
"Please reconsider your hiking plan".
"You can walk with uncle in the park, but no jog".
"Please assure Shiuan does not jog".
It seems that getting pregnant means rotting at home for the following 10 months.
Being my best friend, Google said it is entirely safe to jog based on the pregnant woman's condition (yeah man! I don't jog on daily basis but I keep it as a weekly habit); doing moderate intensity weighing training with 3.6kg weight or less each dumbell (mine falls under the safe range of 1.5kg).
Having said that, since it is my firsts pregnancy and still within the first trimester and most importantly, the baby is also Mr. Tan and family's son and grandchild, I do better take extra caution.
Doctor once joked spotting doesn't necessary indicate miscarriage; however, it is small enough to trigger fear in pregnant woman.
Therefore, I have stopped jogging, partially because I don't want Crystal and Frowny dogging me to the park. Moreover, I have ditched my longing Bromo and Ijen Crater hiking trip. I almost gave out my 10-year-old dumbbells until I came across the articles that pregnant woman can still practice weighing training with safety precautions.
Right. I am a lazy bum in exercise. I don't workout regularly like other woman of my age. Never have I hit a gym before. But, there are some home exercise I will remind or rather force myself to do in order to maintain in shape.
Getting pregnant has even set as a stronger reminder for me to keep up with the ideal exercise routine - at least three times a week and each 30 minutes the least.
i now WALK in the park, practice prenatal yoga, resume my before-sleep routine (stretching, chanting and meditation) and will continue with my weighing training. I hope the list will grow longer soon.
I believe appropriate force in the beginning stage is required to start a routine or habit.
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Turning into a Woman
Being a food lover, deciding to have a home-cooked meal or eating out or where to eat have never been a dilemma for me. Now, apart from breakfast, thinking what and where to have lunch and dinner take me more than 10 minutes or more. Simply because, I just can't bring myself to eat chinese food, dairy, creamy, greasy and smoky food. At times, my mood swing affects my appetite.
The week before last, I could slowly finish up the thin tuna sandwiches I made myself and snack on fresh cherry tomatoes, cut capsicum and lettuce, after days of eating Western/mamak cuisine. Towards the end of last week, I had Vietnamese cuisine for two days in a row. This week, when sister happily brought me cans of tuna, I politely returned all to her as these food has made me sick again. The menu of the week has switched to something drier - baked potatoes, plain thin porridge and plain dessert soup.
On good days, I would have nasi lemak for breakfast or wanton noodle soup for lunch, though it took me about one hour to finish a potion.
When my mood swing comes, I am grateful that the people surrounded me tolerate my temper and allow me to eat whatever I feel like at that moment.
Safe food ( I have tested them for two weeks)
1. Nasi lemak with sweet and spicy sambal, only for breakfast. Yes, suprisingly, I can now take spicy food.
2. Curry bihun, only for dinner. I guess this only applies to homecooked dish as my uncle customises the dish for me.
3. Salinated crackers. Peanut butter cracker is by far the flavoured biscuit I am able to take in. I have stocked up five packets of biscuits. They are my life-savers when I have to get up to eat every two hours.
4. Granola bar.
5. Trail mix, with savoury dried fruits.
6. Fresh fruit and vege. Healthy food that I try to remind myself to snack on when I am still slightly full. Eating them an hour after food will turn my stomach upside down.
7. Oh! how could I leave this out? CJ once commented I should ask for a membership card. Subway has suddenly topped my favourite all-day food list. Having said that, since I try to reduce my consumption of processed food, there seems to be a limited choices available.
8. Protein powder. A substitution of daily products.
The experiment continues as I adapt to my new hormonal change. Let's hope it gets better.
I shall also remind myself to be grateful everyday, as that is the positive energy and attitude I would like to instill to my little one.
→→I'm grateful...
Father dumped his usual way of cooking and made me a thin porridge for dinner.
Uncle cooked a decent, simple vegetarian curry bihun for dinner.
Cousin made baked potato with tomato mushroom sauce for supper, after knowing about my crave.
The week before last, I could slowly finish up the thin tuna sandwiches I made myself and snack on fresh cherry tomatoes, cut capsicum and lettuce, after days of eating Western/mamak cuisine. Towards the end of last week, I had Vietnamese cuisine for two days in a row. This week, when sister happily brought me cans of tuna, I politely returned all to her as these food has made me sick again. The menu of the week has switched to something drier - baked potatoes, plain thin porridge and plain dessert soup.
On good days, I would have nasi lemak for breakfast or wanton noodle soup for lunch, though it took me about one hour to finish a potion.
When my mood swing comes, I am grateful that the people surrounded me tolerate my temper and allow me to eat whatever I feel like at that moment.
Safe food ( I have tested them for two weeks)
1. Nasi lemak with sweet and spicy sambal, only for breakfast. Yes, suprisingly, I can now take spicy food.
2. Curry bihun, only for dinner. I guess this only applies to homecooked dish as my uncle customises the dish for me.
3. Salinated crackers. Peanut butter cracker is by far the flavoured biscuit I am able to take in. I have stocked up five packets of biscuits. They are my life-savers when I have to get up to eat every two hours.
4. Granola bar.
5. Trail mix, with savoury dried fruits.
6. Fresh fruit and vege. Healthy food that I try to remind myself to snack on when I am still slightly full. Eating them an hour after food will turn my stomach upside down.
7. Oh! how could I leave this out? CJ once commented I should ask for a membership card. Subway has suddenly topped my favourite all-day food list. Having said that, since I try to reduce my consumption of processed food, there seems to be a limited choices available.
8. Protein powder. A substitution of daily products.
The experiment continues as I adapt to my new hormonal change. Let's hope it gets better.
I shall also remind myself to be grateful everyday, as that is the positive energy and attitude I would like to instill to my little one.
→→I'm grateful...
Father dumped his usual way of cooking and made me a thin porridge for dinner.
Uncle cooked a decent, simple vegetarian curry bihun for dinner.
Cousin made baked potato with tomato mushroom sauce for supper, after knowing about my crave.
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