3 weeks after having Reuben I tentatively stepped onto the scales to see if I was losing weight after pregnancy. Actually, this wasn't a tentative move at all, it was a joyful one as I knew whatever happened the scales had to, for the first time in my life, say I weighted less. And boy did it. I had lost 10kg. "3 more weeks of this," I thought, "and I'll be laughing!"

That was 9 weeks ago and let me tell you, I'm not laughing. Since that day those cruel scales have barely budged, except to go up a bit and then go back down a bit.

I thought breast feeding would help it fall off, and sure those first weeks it fell off. But the fact I was barely eating, running on adrenalin and not sleeping probably had as big an impact as the breastfeeding. Since then all breastfeeding really seems

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I turned 33 weeks pregnant on Thursday and I'm feeling better than I have done at earlier points in my pregnancy. Despite this I didn't get much chance to workout with various other things getting in the way. So on Saturday I was well up for a good gym session. Here's what I did:

20 mins on the bike (I did about 140 cals)

> 10 x squat to shoulder press (with 5kg weights)

> 20 x slow sumo squats

I am conscious that it's getting on for the middle of February and I'm now 14 weeks pregnant. It's nearly a month since I wrote my mission and time to revisit it to see how I'm getting on (before I start pretending I never wrote it)...

My top priority was to concentrate on being healthy and happy. I think I'm doing pretty well on this (apart from chocolate gate at the weekend), which is probably due to the life of luxury and unemployment I'm currently enjoying.

I'm exercising for at least 30 minutes about 5 or 6 days a week;

I am doing something I like most days, although I'm so shit at actually sitting down to do the pampering things like paint my nails - I've been meaning to do my fingers for the past couple of nights but have ended up doing my blog late. And, my toe nails? I'm too ashamed

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I mentioned in my first post my 'mission' for the months leading up to the arrival of my first baby, so before getting stuck in I thought I'd elaborate a wee bit to explain my plan and priorities.

a) being healthy and happy in time for the arrival of my baby in August

This is my number 1 priority and my plan is pretty simple to be done daily:

1. Exercise for 30 minutes a day - I'm not talking back breaking sweat-out but studies show that exercising when pregnant is good for me and baby. I'm not a mega exerciser but I did exercise before I was pregnant and I enjoy it. Plus, I'm hoping it'll help with 'The Ultimate Issue' (TUI) of having a healthy pregnancy and baby, AND not gaining too much weight...I'll be sharing my exercise plan, put together with advice from my doctor and my gym BUT Remember if

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