Next pregnancy, I would ideally be more “on plan” with Trim Healthy Mama… and to do so requires a plan (and preparation!).
I had intended to be on plan with this past pregnancy, but it was more 50/50 than fully on plan. Morning sickness hit, and then convenience, then habit. It was simply easier (especially in an off plan household where I wasn’t the one willing or able to do the cooking for awhile) to go with the flow.
Changes for Next Pregnancy
- If diagnosed with gestational diabetes again, I would (ideally) learn how healthy eating impacts my blood sugar, and compensate. Although this sounds contradictory – healthy eating, especially a low glycemic diet – impacting blood sugar?!
The issue is that when eating healthy, the healthy (slow) carbs take longer to impact my blood sugar than the unhealthy carbs… so I might test with a low blood sugar number an hour or two after a meal, but when I try to adjust, my blood sugar number goes too high.
It’s confusing. Truly.
You can read more about my gestational diabetes journey over on How Gestational Diabetes Transformed My Pregnancy.
- Another change to put into affect would be less excuses, more “tough love”. If I want to be a role model for my newborn son, I need to demonstrate how to eat healthy – not a “do as I say, not as I do” example.
To help with this, I could work on identifying what need my pregnancy cravings are filling (emotional or nutritional) and find an alternative or healthy substitute. I could also hire a THM coach, or find an accountability partner.
Further Changes
On a deeper level, next pregnancy (or even now, after this past pregnancy), I could (and should) find a better WHY.
My why could be that I want to set a better example of healthy eating for my newborn son (kind of going along with the “tough love” point), or that I want to be healthier so I can better care for my son.. the list could go on and on forever.
The point is, I need to find somewhere within me a why that no only pushes out my doubts and resentment and cravings and all of the other junk, but a why that keeps me motivated.
A why like that is hard to uncover, but oh so helpful on a lifestyle transformation like this one (especially if you keep falling off the wagon).
So, what’s your WHY? What changes are you wanting to make to help you stay on plan in the midst of major life changes, like pregnancy? Let me know in the comments below.
Christian, wife, “hybrid” mama, I run the site All Behind A Smile to help others like me.
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