Several Months later...

It is long since we last chatted.... We have moved home twice and are looking to finally set up at centenary gardens in Kampala Uganda. what can i say.. it has been a trully emotional journey and while i am not sure what to include or exclude from this blog, it is certain that this will be linked to the soon to be up and running Dear Mom Website... how exciting is that?
Anyhoooo.... If you are reading this i wonder what it is you are doing here :-). Was it by mistake? Was it because you are looking for some information? If so let me know what answers you seek and i shall see how to link you up with an answer.
My greatest concern when i was pregnant, was the weight gain. Fortunately i didn't have too much of the strange cravings so i was able to pretty much control what i ate. For both pregnancies, i gained about 14kgs. Then came the stress of loosing it... that will be a topic for another day.
What i would like to share with you is how i controled the weight gain in both pregnancies...
I read up on as much of the food types to eat as possible. Fully armed with this new knowledge, i went about surrounding my self, fridge and store with only that which was recommended (well mostly). I also knew that fad dieting and hunger strikes were an absolute no no so i endevoured to eat many small meals that had things like fruit, lots of vegetables (i feared and still do fear getting constipated) so i would endevour to put greens on atleast half of my plate. This blog has meandered like a problem so let me wrap it up and try to get my thoughts together. That said the one food advice piece I leave with you is:
Surround yourself with your favourites among the healthy foods (fruits, vegetables, lean meats and other protein sources as well as whole wheat and unrefined carbohydrates). I don't pretend to be a nutritionist so do check what you are not sure of with a specialist however once you know your food, you will have less of a problem organising your meals. let me know if you need us to have a further discussion around this.
The end :-)