So the countdown to our new baby begins, we only have ten weeks to go! Its so exciting, but at the same time daunting! lol! Im hoping our experience with our first, Ever Gabo, has us prepared. Ive gained all the baby weight I need to have a healthy pregnancy -30 lbs.- and as of last week, Ive started having to be really careful about my lifestyle so I dont continue to gain unnecessarily; which is not healthy for me OR my newborn. Im really proud of myself for not gaining the same amount of weight that I did with our first child (75 lbs.) because I have to be ready to start filming Resident Evil- The Final Chapter in August of this year and I will also be nursing an infant simultaneously (get ready wardrobe department for Alices new easy mama access costume;)) so I dont want to be on any extreme diets to get ready to go back to action hero mode! Saying that, Ive started taking long walks to keep my metabolism in high gear and working on a game plan with my trainer, Harley Pasternak https://facebook/5factor to come up with the ideal daily diet for me. Just so you understand, when I say diet, Im not talking about losing weight, Im talking about what Im eating on a daily basis. I dont want to lose ANY weight right now, because at 170 lbs. Im at a perfect pregnancy weight for my height and build. I want to maintain where I’m at; my ideal being 175 all together (with a total of 35 lbs. gained over all through out my pregnancy). I also want to be the healthiest I can to ensure the easiest delivery and no stress post birth when I have to establish a nursing routine, as well as, slowly getting myself and my family ready to move halfway across the world to make a big action movie with a lot of stunt work! Phew! I thought I could share the last leg of this journey with you all because I think its interesting and potentially inspiring for other moms-to-be! I will start tomorrow by posting the number of steps Im taking at the end of everyday, as well as, pics of the food Im eating and the proportions I’m having! The main thing I’m adding to my diet is smoothies. I normally make fresh juice every morning out of fruits and veggies, but I realized that because all the fiber is taken away when you make juice, you end up drinking loads of sugar that your body doesn’t need. My trainer, Harley, has an amazing book called “Reset Diet Cookbook” that has great recipes for smoothies in it which I’ll be trying out as well! Other than that, I’m just going to really control the amount of “white” foods I eat i.e. bread, rice, cereal etc.. and replace it with whole grains. Obviously no junk, meaning nothing that comes out of an airtight bag, sealed box or drive-thru (until the weekend)! lol! But that’s ok, cause I love to cook at home and that’s the only way to control what you’re consuming. Restaurants are for special occasions anyway, not for practicing great nutrition! So here is the number of steps I took today on the beach! Because its a holiday, I got to go an extra long time which was amazing, it’s not everyday that you can walk for over two hours! lol! Till tomorrow everyone! -m
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:33:31 +0000