All Sorts of Self-Proclaimed Crazy
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:13 AM
OK, so this is different from a post a few months back regarding being ready to check myself into the Looney Bin. (Though I did have some wiggy dreams last night, including one of my old Japanese teacher, who I haven't seen or heard from in quite some time, teaching drunk...) I'm not really crazy, but some people might think I'm...excessive. Maybe.
In order to not obsess over, "Wah, I want a baby now," I have shifted my focus to getting my body good and ready to have a baby when our time comes. Food-wise, this includes adding more veggies to my diet (particularly uncooked broccoli), and eating more fruits. When I started my whole stretching routine, I also made a committment to drinking orange juice every morning, and I am sticking with that. I will also be adding yogurt to the agenda to get some more dairy products in me without tearing up my stomach (I'm lactose intolerant).
Physically, I am exercising on the elliptical. I've tried a few different approaches, and what I like best is a relaxed time-oriented approach. I started out pushing myself to go farther and faster and whatnot, but after trying the more relaxed method and increasing the amount of time I am on the machine, I don't think I'll go back. I'm not exercising to lose wait. I am exercising for overall health, particularly cardio. With the stretching thing, I simply now stretch a little before and after using the elliptical and just very simply before bed. After about a month of doing it every morning and night, I became my old limber self again, so as long as I do it some-odd times every week, I am fine.
Speaking of not trying to lose weight, I actually should gain about 4-5 pounds to be closer to an ideal weight for my height. I've considered going back on a great drink I used to buy for the purpose of weight gain to help me, but I might try a few other things first. It's really hard for me to gain, though, because the food my husband and I eat is naturally very healthy (Korean food), and for me, lactose intolerance has made it difficult to put anything on.
Vitamin-wise, I'll probably sound super crazy. I used to take Centrum and a calcium supplement, but now I've traded in the Centrum for a prenatal vitamin. I wasn't going to do so just yet, but when I read that they make a lot of women sick, I decided I would give it a go now (today, actually) to see what it would do for me. So far, so good. ^^;;
But even if I sound crazy for doing this as motivated by future child-bearing, if you take that whole aspect of it out, what I am doing is really good for myself. I feel great about drinking OJ in the morning and snacking on broccoli. (Note: At work, I have a cubby full of Skittles, chocolates and chips--I never said I am kicking these things! I'm simply adding more variety to my snacking habits! You should see how many cookies I've eaten in the past couple of days...@__@) I feel great after having been on the elliptical, and even more awesome when I stretch out afterwards and am so limber.
Outside of all of this, I broke down and bought something I was trying to prevent myself from--What to Expect When You're Expecting. I've always been the type of person who has to feel like they have a command on things to feel comfortable, so it really is good for me to be getting my "research" done ahead of time. It's already helped to put my mind at ease about my Rh factor and about how to choose who will help you through your pregnancy and where you'll deliver. (I should have used "I", but it's late, lol.)
I'm seriously not obsessing over this stuff. I probably sound like I am, but I am not. I don't really have people I feel comfortable chatting about this stuff with, and I like to know the facts, not the hearsay. Granted, others' insights are invaluable. However, when it comes to putting my mind at ease, I need to feel like I "know" something about what's worrying me.
Speaking of the Rh factor (lol, another ramble), I am an O-, and my husband is an A+. I read yesterday that only 15% of women are negative, and I already knew only 7% of both males and females are O-. Initially, when I found out my blood type, I thought that it was kind of cool that I was so special (universal donor, oh my!). Now, I'm just praying that if we have a daughter, she inherits her father's positive and not my negative. ^^;;
Anyway, enough crazy talk for tonight. I'm proud of what I am doing, both for myself and our future family. Even if complications arise despite all of this healthy preparation, I know that it is all in God's hands and that His will is perfect in every way. ^^;; What a blessing to have that kind of peace.