INSPIRE The Most Beautiful Experience Of All with Kimberly Snyder
Pregnancy Myths
Revealed
MYTH #1: YOU’RE EATING FOR TWO Don’t Succumb to this. There is a huge misconception that pregnancy ruins your body forever. If you go into the pregnancy balanced and don’t succumb to the myth that you’re eating for two. Really you only need about 300 extra calories and that’s in the last trimester. It’s possible to get back to your pre-pregnancy body. Quickly. It’s possible to be energetic post pregnancy and in general. MYTH #2: MOTHER (OR DR., OR SISTER, ETC...) KNOWS BEST Everybody is different. Be gentle with yourself. Trust yourself. Not everybody’s experience has to be your experience. Listen to yourself and trust your instincts. People will ask you to read this book and that book. It should be instinctual, natural and simple. Women have this amazing intuition and it doesn’t have to be complicated.
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MYTH #3: BUY TWO OF EVERYTHING You don’t need as much stuff as you think! Don’t worry about trying to get everything ready. The baby will likely be sleeping in your room for a fair amount of time. It’s important to relax as much as possible before baby arrives. Having extra and unnecessary things takes up energy. Save it for the baby!
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YD: How supportive are your friends and family to your lifestyle and what obstacles, if any, do you face when staying on your wellness path? KS: The main theme is compromise! My dad and others close to me still like eating burgers and cheese sometimes. Not everyone is as passionate about health as me, and I just have to accept that. You have to accept that everyone is doing their best, and is on their own journey. My dad may still eat red meat occasionally, but is way down on the amount overall, and now will enjoy Glowing Green Smoothies. I think a big obstacle is holidays because certain family members are attached to the idea of traditional holiday fare. Just remember that you can bring a holiday dish to share with everyone, so they can try it and see what you are eating. If anyone calls you out or gets defensive about how you are eating, you can always respond that it simply makes you feel better. If you make it be about you and your feelings, rather than getting into an intellectual nutrition argument or criticizing others, no one can really argue with you. You can’t worry about the defensiveness of those around you around their eating habits; you have to just focus on what is best for you and your family and not feel guilty or awkward. If you share and remain non-critical, as I mentioned, it will be easier for everyone.
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