Pregnancy and Weight Maintenance

[ZweetiePie]

Hi!
I am almost 23 weeks pregnant. I am not looking to lose massive amounts of weight through this journal. My dr got onto me about my weight gain and so I am trying to keep the weight down but not drive myself crazy. My pre-pregnancy weight was 199 and my current weight is 220. I realize that I may gain some more weight but I want to make sure I am being as healthy as I can be:yay:. I will post weekly weigh in's on Saturday mornings. Any encouragement would be appreciated.

Healthy Eating Goals
1. 2 fruits and vegetables a day:banana:
2. 2 meats/proteins every day:hippie:
3. 1 serving of whole grains
4. Limit sweets (eat low sugar things when available)

Daily Exercise Goals
1. Starting January 31st, 2011 start the walking Hal Higdon training for a 10k in my town and follow the daily workouts:cheer2:


My first post will be tomorrow so wish me luck.:grouphug: (I know it is cliche to say you are going to start a journal on January 1 and never do it....but I am going to)

Weigh In Progress:
December 29, 2010 22weeks 220.2 Last Dr Visit
January 1, 2011 22weeks 220.2
January 8, 2011 23weeks 220.2
January 15, 2011 24weeks 221.2
January 22, 2011 25weeks Didn't weigh : (
January 29, 2011 26weeks 224.2 Dr Visit
February 5, 2011 27weeks 223.2
February 12, 2011 28weeks 224.4 Dr Visit
February 19, 2011 29weeks
February 26, 2011 30weeks Dr Visit
March 5, 2011 31weeks
March 12, 2011 32weeks Dr Visit
March 19, 2011 33weeks
March 26, 2011 34weeks 10K&Dr Visit
April 2, 2011 35weeks
April 9, 2011 36weeks
April 16, 2011 37weeks
April 23, 2011 38weeks
April 30, 2011 39weeks

[ZweetiePie]

I did a 3 mile Leslie Sansome dvd this morning which gives me 45 minutes of exercise:thumbsup:. We woke up a little late and are going out to eat at 1030 for a late breakfast so I haven't had much to eat yet.

So far:
1 slice american cheese
48 oz water

My plan for when we eat out is a sandwich on whole grain bread and a salad with ranch dressing and strawberry sweet tea(I love their strawberry sweet tea:cloud9:) and more water. Afterwards we are going with the in laws to see Narnia. I hope it is good. See ya back later today!:grouphug:

[ZweetiePie]

So I did really good at lunch. I had a half a glass of 2% milk before we left for the restaurant. At the restaurant, I got a philly cheese steak sandwich on whole wheat bread and a salad with ranch dressing. I drank two glasses of strawberry sweet tea. We went to see the movie and got a large popcorn to split between the 5 of us. I ate approximately 2 cups. After the movie we went back to the in-laws house. We stuck around and visited for awhile. My in laws are going on a fast tomorrow and they can't have sugar or meat (among other things) so they were frequently offering for us to eat them while we were visiting. There were a lot of sweets and some other food leftover from Christmas and I ate a lot of them. 4 peanut butter balls:sad2:, 3 date balls:scared1:, 2 oreo balls:eek:, 1 martha washington ball:sad2:, two milk chocolate bourdeaux Sees Candies:scared1:, about 5 chips with bites of buffalo chicken dip, and 1/2 c of a pasta dish(comprised of noodles, spinach, bacon and olive oil.....no sauce or anything). Here is my breakdown of the day:

The Good:
Total water for the day:
96 oz (12 cups):worship:
Exercise:
45 minutes of walking dvd:banana:
Food:
-Got in a serving of whole grain with my sandwich at the restaurant:cool1:
-Got in two servings of meat/protein (the philly had about two 3-oz servings of meat on it, as well as swiss cheese, plus the american cheese I had this morning as a snack before we went):hippie:
-Got in two servings of vegetables because my salad at the restaurant was about 2 c lettuce and some tomatoes:woohoo:
-Got protein in my brunch this morning (which counts as my breakfast):woohoo:

The Bad:
I should have planned the whole days food and not just brunch at the restaurant. We were planning on going home after the movie but we ended up visiting. Even if I hadn't have planned after the movie I could have made better choices while at the in-laws. They did have fruits available at my in-laws. I definitely could have done without all the sweets :confused3(and they were definitly impulse sweets).

While Day 1 of my goals was not perfect I would say that I did make some good choices and tomorrow is a new day with a lot of oppurtunity to make even more good choices. :thumbsup2:

[ZweetiePie]

Oh, by the way, I forgot to post my weight in for yesterday. It was 220.2. Today I made a mistake. I got on the scale just because I figured....I have been exercising every day since Tuesday....I had to have dropped a little bit. Well, I weighed this morning and I was 222:headache:. I know, I know....I did that to myself. Your weight fluctuates and yada, yada, yada. Henceforth I will weigh myself only once a week.

That being said it put my in a bad mood this morning. I was going to do my walking dvd but it just looked boring today. Me and my husband decided to go for a walk outside. I started too fast (using my garmin and trying to hit my old walking pace of 15 minutes per mile) and I ended up hurting myself:sad2:....I think the pains were round ligament pains. They were toward the bottom right of my stomach. Anyway for the rest of the walk we had to slow way down to like 30 minutes per mile:mad:. I ended up balling my eyes out:sad1: and feeling sorry for myself, reminiscing about the days that I could make 15 minutes per mile easy and go for 20 miles at times. I felt like a pathetic loser. My husband was great through this. He encouraged me and made me feel better:hug:. He reminded me that it has been several months since I trained for a race and that I can't just get back to my old pace overnight.

So far I have eaten:
Water:32oz
Breakfast
-2 eggs and a piece of kraft american cheese (with no added fat to the pan:thumbsup2)
Lunch
-1/2 c 2% milk
-3 oz baked ham
-1 c canned (yes I know.....i should probably avoid the sodium, but I don't really have access to very many veggies right now) collard greens
-1/4 c instant sweet potatoes with some sort of sweet seasonings in them.....not very good because I put a 1/2 c on my plate and didn't finish them
-2" corn on the cob plain:thumbsup2

The plan for supper is to make cabbage tonight with onions and greek seasoning and put a little bit of sausage in it (about 1/4 lb). Other than that, I may have a turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread and/or some milk.

By the way, I know I am eating a lot of ham lately but I cooked a free ham from work last week and it is still hanging around. Does anyone know if ham freezes well because I feel like I have been eating it forever? I don't really want to throw it out because right now we have a very limited budget for food (13 dollars a week:eek:).

[ZweetiePie]

Since lunch I had :
2 slices kraft american cheese
1/2 c 2 % milk
1/2 bagel with a little bit of cream cheese
1 c kraft mac and cheese
42 oz water
1 3inch square peice of peppermint bark and one 3/4" piece of fudge

The good:
I got in 30 minutes of exercise.:woohoo:
I got in my two servings of veggies and protein:banana:
I got 74 oz water in: popcorn::
I got protein in my breakfast:yay:

The bad:
I didn't eat any fruits today (mainly because we don't have any in the house right now).:sad2:
I didn't do my pregnancy stretches:sad2:
I didn't get through the day without eating sweets:sad2:....however I think I did well with portion control when I had the two sweets tonight:cheer2:

[ZweetiePie]

So far today:
-48 oz water
-1 slimfast shake made with 2% milk, 1 c strawberries added, and 2-3 tablespoons yogurt added :p
-1 slice kraft american cheese

I also did the Walking Dvd for 3 miles:thumbsup2.
I did one of my pregnancy stretches:wizard:

The plan for lunch is to get a whole wheat sandwich of some sort in the deli at target(going to look for one with veggies). I have to run some errands today. Supper is going to be red beans:woohoo: and two corn muffins:banana:.

[ZweetiePie]

So yesterday.....the rest of the day included:
32 oz water
-1 grapefruit with a little sugar
-1/2 c whole grain granola with a little soy milk
-Chargrilled chicken sandwich from Chic fil a on a whole grain bun with 1 packet light mayo
-1/2 can cherry coke
-1 slice american cheese
-1 slice whole wheat 45 cal bread
-1 small thin slice roast beef
-1 tsp light olive oil mayo
-about 1 and 1/2 c red beans and rice
-3 corn muffins

I also got in another 20 minute walk while at my MIL's today.:yay:

The good:
I got in two fruits today:banana:
I got 80 oz water:woohoo:
I did the 45 minutes walking tape and a 20 minute walk outside:cool1:
I got 2 servings whole grain:cool1:
I got 2 servings of protein:thumbsup2:
I had protein in my breakfast (milk):woohoo:
The bad:
I only got one serving of veggies (the lettuce and tomato on my chicken sandwich):sad2:
I think I just ate too much today......sometimes you don't realize how much you eat until you write it down.:sad2:
I could have done without the 3rd corn muffin, the 1/2 can of cherry coke, and the little mini sandwich I made with 1 pc bread, 1tsp mayo, and 1 slice roast beef.:sad2:

The plan for today, Tuesday:
Work on the baby room.....clean out the closet.....vacuum....dishes.....laundry....grocery store. I am not planning on getting any formal exercise in today but I will see what happens.

The plan for food is to have a smoothie for breakfast, turkey sandwich for lunch with some collard greens that I have in the fridge, and red beans and rice for supper. Gonna try for 100 oz of water today as a challenge to myself.:teacher:

[ZweetiePie]

So yesterday I did dishes, laundry, rearranged my tupperware cabinet, and started working on organizing the babies closet. My poor doggie has had diarrhea for 3 days now so I decided to go ahead and take him to the vet.:sick: They gave him some shots and some pills to take and he seems to be doing better today. Food did not go how I planned it. Here are the results:
-turkey sandwich (made with 45 cal whole wheat bread, 1 tsp light mayo, 1 slice american cheese, and 1 serving turkey lunchmeat)
-banana
-1 slimfast shake made with 2% milk and 1c strawberries added
-6 oz fat free milk
-haystacks (my neighbor made me some and left them on the door.....I ate most of them (probably like a cups worth))
-1 slice american cheese
-1/2 c chicken flavored whole grain rice
about 96 oz water

The good:
I got two servings of fruits:cool1:
I had protein in my breakfast:thumbsup2
Because of all the milk products I had today I feel like I met my two servings of protein popcorn::
I had two servings of whole grains:cutie:

The bad:
I got no veggies today:sad2:
I didn't make my 100 oz water today:sad2:
I didn't exercise:sad2:
I impulsively ate the sweets my neighbor gave me:eek:
I didn't do any pregnancy stretches:sad2:

So....starting today Wednesday I am going to measure my food intake by the old weight watchers system. From what I calculated I should get 31 pts. I did weight watchers for about 5 years so I remember how to calculate the points. Hopefully this will help me to see how much food I am eating in a different light.:yay:

So far today:
0 pts-32 oz water
6.5 pts-1 egg and cheese breakfast sandwich (made with 45 cal whole wheat bread, 2 eggs, and 1 slice american cheese)
1 pt-1 orange

The plan for lunch is boneless skinless chicken thighs and chicken flavored whole grain rice with cabbage or collard greens. Supper will probably be a slim fast shake.

[ZweetiePie]

So yesterday (Tuesday) was as follows:

7 pts-from previous post
0 pts- 92 oz water
3 pts- 1 sandwich made with roast beef, 1 tbsp light mayo, 45 cal whole wh bread
2 pts- 1 medium to lg banana
1.5 pts- 1 slice american cheese
1.5 pts-1/2 can cherry coke
6 pts- handful of haystacks.....thankfully they are gone now.....I should have just thrown them out in the street :sad2:
Hubby took me to captain d's and I got
17 pts-a fish sandwich:scared1:
3.5 pts- 1/2 serving fries

Total pts = 41.5Holy Cannoli:eek:

Well that was a terrible first day on counting the weight watchers points in my food.

The good:
-I had protein in my breakfast
-I had two servings of protein today
-I rocked the water today:yay: ending with 124 oz total water intake:woohoo:
-I had two servings of fruit
-I did the three mile walking dvd (45 minutes):thumbsup2
-I had two servings of whole grain today (45 cal whole wheat bread)

The bad:
-I ate that fried fish sandwich and the fries....that is really what put into the overeating category:eek:
-I didn't get any veggies:scared1:
-I could have done without the 1/2 can of coke:sad2:
-I impulsively ate those haystacks again:guilty:

[ZweetiePie]

Today (Thursday) so far I have eaten:

0pts- 32 oz water
2pts- 1 egg fried in nonstick pan with a little pam

I am about to do my walking dvd (and laundry, and dishes, and etc. etc. etc......meh I hate housework). The plan for lunch today is to cook the boneless skinless chicken thighs that I thawed out in the fridge yesterday and eat them with the cabbage that I also need to cook. Dinner will probably be red beans and rice or maybe a slim fast shake with fruit added.

[ZweetiePie]

So Yesterday (Thursday) I ate:
opts- 85 oz water
1pt-1 small banana
1/2pt-1 slice 45 cal whole wheat bread
3.5pts-1 baked chicken thigh (no skin)
1pt-1 c steamed cabbage(with some light margarine)
4pts-1/2 c whole wheat rice flavored with chicken
6pts-9 mini whole wheat low sugar blueberry muffins (only had 3 tablespoons of sugar in whole recipe.....whole recipe was for 8 muffins at 2 pts a piece.....I made 24 mini muffins so it ended up being 2 pts for 3)
6.5 pts-1 baked potato w/ light margarine, 2 tblsp sour cream, a light sprinkle of cheese
16 pts-2 large brownies (okay....so I made the mix in an 8x8 pan. I didn't bother to look at the servings in the container. When they came out, I cut them into 9 pieces...I ate 2 thinking, "not bad, I only ate two brownies". This morning I thought about it and looked a the package and it said there were 20 servings in the package....Oh My!)

Total points was 40.5....not good, so not good.

I did end up doing a 15 minute mile on my walking dvd and then I walked outside for about 30 minutes. I did one 20 minute mile with a 5 minute warm up and cool down.

The good :
I got two servings of protein today!
I got 117 oz water today!
I got several servings of whole grain!
I got two servings of vegetables!
I had protein in my breakfast!
I exercised for a total of 45 minutes today!
The bad:
I only got in one fruit today :(
The brownie incident....no explanation needed:(
No pregnancy stretches:(

[ZweetiePie]

Today so far I have eaten:

1.5pts-2 pcs bacon
1pt-1 small banana
0pts-32 oz water

Gonna do the 3 mile walking dvd in a few minutes. I will probably eat a turkey sandwich with a slice of american cheese to eat once I get done (5pts). Dinner will be 1-2 chicken thighs with cabbage(4.5-8.5pts). Snack in there will be a slimfast shake with strawberries added (7pts). That is a total of 23 pts so I will have about 8 left if I get hungry sometime between there. We have company coming tomorrow so I need to do a lot of housework today : (

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday's food:
1pt-1 orange
5pts-Turkey sandwich with american cheese and light mayo on 45 cal whole wheat bread
4pts-Turkey Chili (3 cups with some light cheddar cheese and sour cream)
6pts-9 mini whole wheat blueberry muffins
4.5pts-Baked Chicken Thigh and 1 c cabbage
8pts-1 brownie
1.5pts-slice american cheese
3pts-banana sandwich with one banana light mayo and 45 cal whole wheat bread
0pts-136 oz water

Total Pts= 34.5 My target is 31.....so I am doing better!

The good:
I got three fruits today:thumbsup2
I got three servings veggies today:thumbsup2
I got 136 oz water:thumbsup2
I did 45 minutes of exercise:thumbsup2
I got protein in my breakfast:thumbsup2
The bad:
I ate a brownie:sad2:
I had 9 mini whole wheat blueberry muffins (that is too much):sad2:
I didn't do any pregnancy stretches.:sad2:

[ZweetiePie]

Today(Saturday) I weighed in. I am 220.2, the exact same as last Saturday!
:cool1:Yay:banana::cool1::banana:Yay:cool1:

Henceforth, saturdays will be my cheat day after I weigh in. Today so far I have eaten:

24pts- (not sure on the pts value so I am guestimating 12 pt's a piece)2 spicy chicken biscuits from chic-fil-a with 2 packets strawberry jelly
0pts- 76oz water

I am planning on doing the 3 mile walking dvd again today (45 minutes). Not sure what the rest of the day will hold food wise.....we have a sunday school party at our house from 3 to 6 tonight and everyone is supposed to bring something. I am still gonna try to get in my two fruits and 2 vegetables today.

[ZweetiePie]

I didn't track the rest of Saturday because it was my cheat day.
Today I have eaten:
0pts- 112oz water
1 banana
1.5pts-2 slices bacon
2pts- 1 egg
2pts- 1/2 c corn grits
3.5pts- 1 chicken thigh
1pt- 1 and 1/4 c cabbage
6pts- 2 corn muffins
4pts-1 pc almond pound cake (small)
1pt- 1/2 c peach soda
1pt- banana
.5pts- 1 whole wheat blueberry muffin(it was gross today....they are ruined for sure)
1pt 3 c air popped popcorn
4.5pts- 1 turkey sandwich w/American cheese, 45 cal whole wheat bread, 5 slices turkey
Thats 29 pts total....I am also about to eat a small piece of strawberry cake. It should come in at about 6pts. So I will be 4 pts over at the end of the day.

Oh, and my and my husband walked 2 miles outside this morning. The first mile was 19:50 including the warmup and the second mile was about 21 minutes + a cool down, so I got 45 minutes of exercise.:banana:

So 35 pts minus my 3 activity pts is 32. Only one point over my target!:cool1:

The good:
I got two servings of fruit today:thumbsup2
I got two servings of vegetables today:thumbsup2
I got whole grains in today:thumbsup2
I got two servings of protein:thumbsup2
I had protein in my breakfast:thumbsup2
I got 112 oz water:thumbsup2
I exercised for 45 minutes today:thumbsup2
The bad:
No pregnancy stretches:sad2:
Probably could have done without the small piece of pound cake in the middle of the day:sad2:

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday (Monday):
1pt-grapefruit
3pts-roast beef sandwich w/whole wheat 45 cal bread, light mayo, 5 slices roast beef
1pt-banana
8pts-4 small biscuits
5pts-lasagna (about 3/4 c)
4pts-1 pc strawberry cake no icing
18pts-3 pcs strawberry cake with some icing
3pts-1 packet strawberries and cream oatmeal
3pts-3 reduced fat vienna finger cookies
6pts-mac and cheese
2pts-1 slice american cheese
1pt-5 slices roast beef
0pts-96 oz water

Did the walking dvd (45 minutes)!

Total= 55pts:sad2: I won't even try to justify it. The sweet tooth and carbs got the better of me yesterday. But tomorrow it will be different.

The good:
I got in two servings of fruit:thumbsup2
I got in two servings of protein:thumbsup2
I got in one serving of whole grains:thumbsup2
I did 45 minutes of exercise:thumbsup2
The bad:
I didn't get any veggies:sad2:
I ate 4 pieces of cake and cookies:guilty::sad2::guilty:
I almost doubles my pt intake:sad2:

[ZweetiePie]

Today so far:
0pts-28 oz water
6pts-slim fast shake with 1 c strawberries, 1 banana and fat free milk added
3pts-turkey sandwich made with whole wheat 45 cal bread and light mayo
7pts-baked potato with sour cream and reduced fat cheese
2pts-1 c fat free milk

I also went to the mall and walked today. According the people at the customer service desk it is 1.45 miles around the perimeter of the inside of the mall. I did it twice and it took me about 50 minutes. That it 2.9 miles in 50 minutes which makes a pace of about 17:15 per mile:yay:.

:yay::woohoo::cool1::cool1::thumbsup2:cool1::cool1 ::woohoo::yay:

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday(Tuesday)
3pts-1 reduced fat ice cream cone from Mcdy's
6pts-4 snickerdoodle cookies
1.5pts-2 reduced fat vienna finger cookies
3pts-turkey sandwich made with 45 cal whole wheat bread, light mayo, 4 slices turkey
6pts-about 2 cups turkey chili with lots of veggies, sour cream, cheese
0pts-48oz water

That makes 37.5 pts total (not bad....even though I went over my pts I walked for 50 minutes today). I got a total of 76 oz water so that was pretty good(but not the best I have done) too!

[ZweetiePie]

So far today:
0pts-8 oz water
6pts-slim fast smoothie with nonfat milk, 1 c strawberries, 1 banana and a few pieces of pineapple added

The plan for the rest of the day is to cook chicken thighs, okra, and maybe baked beans (or blackeyed peas). I want to do the walking dvd today but I have been feeling faint:sick: this morning when I stand up for too long.....so we will see what happens.

On another note, I am not sure how anyone around here feels about WIC, but I am so glad that my husband and I qualify for it since we have the baby on the way. It is going to help us immensely with our groceries. Our budget is really tight since I am no longer working, not to mention we are paying for Cobra Insurance, which is close to 400 dollars a month to cover just me. My first meeting is tomorrow. Hopefully there won't be any problems. Pray for me if you think about it please.:angel:

[ZweetiePie]

I haven't been able to get on and post the last day or so.....so I will start fresh now.
Yesterday I did my 3 mile walking dvd.....food was ok but I didn't write it down and don't remember all of it.

Today, so far:
0pts-40 oz water
1pt-1 banana
.5pt-1/2 grapefruit
2.5pt-1and1/2 c king vitamin cereal
3pt-1 c 2%milk
7pts-baked potato w/light margarine, sour cream, and 1/3c reduced fat cheese

Total so far is 14.(17 pts left)

Gonna eat a baked chicken thigh for lunch(3.5pts), cook some squash(1pt), and maybe some whole grain rice(2pts).

My parents may come into town tonight, so we may eat out. Right now, I am thinking about getting fried oysters (6 oysters has only 4.5 pts), a salad with blue cheese dressing(probably about 5pts), and hush puppies(2 have 4 pts).

I am feeling like I am coming down with a cold. Since I am pregnant, I can't take much:sick:. Didn't feel like exercising dvd today, but I did do the dishes, rearrange my drawers, change the bed sheets, and put up a lot of laundry already so that counts as about 45 minutes of exercise. I still have to vacuum and do more laundry.:laundy:

[ZweetiePie]

The rest of yesterday:
12pts-Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (about 3 cups)
5pts-salad with ranch dressing
3pts-2 oreos
1.5pts-1 snickerdoodle
3pts-1 c milk
4pts-2c sweet tea

42.5 total....didn't count my water for the rest of the day. 9 pts over for yesterday.

Overall I have had a pretty bad week nutrition-wise. I went over my pts a lot. I did exercise 6 days this week:woohoo:. I weighed in today at 221.2. So I have only gained 1 pound in two weeks:cool1:. Not too shabby. Today is my cheat day, so I am not going to record food.

[disneymom3]

Having been overweight and pregnant, I feel for you. My middle one I had gestational diabetes and honestly it was a great thing because I got to see a nutrtionist. I woudl strongly suggest talking to your dr about referring you to someone who specializes in nutrition for pregnancy. It was extremely helpful.

Quick suggestion for you, add some raw spinach and tomato to your turkey sandwiches and you will have a quick serving of vegies.

Good luck to both you and your baby!

[lil mermaid]

Okay, I am only posting this because the title of your post said "comments welcome."

I want to say this in the nicest way possible - your diet is pretty bad. For someone who is pregnant, it is REALLY bad. Very little in the way of fruit and veggies and not much calcium. Way too much sugary junk.

Is there any way that you can get your doctor to refer you to a nutritionist? Or maybe even pick up a basic book on pregnancy nutrition - or nutrition in general.

Good luck to you!

[ZweetiePie]

lil mermaid-I respect your opinion, however I have changed my title to say encouragement welcome, not comments welcome. Did you even look back at how I have been eating before the second page? I have goals that I am trying to accomplish and I don't appreciate you accusing me of just eating sugary junk. Yes I had a couple of bad days and I know how to eat healthy but sometimes it just doesn't happen. I am going to go out on a limb here and assume that you are probably one of those people who has been skinny all their life and if you have children you probably gained like 4 pounds the whole time your were pregnant, so I would appreciate you not commenting on my journal anymore. I need encouragement, not criticism (and no, that was not the nicest possible way to address the issue).

[lil mermaid]

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[ZweetiePie]

So, I'm back. Had a rough couple of weeks. I got a cold that lingered for a while and had a lot of errands to run that kept me from getting on the boards. Even though I haven't been posting I have been doing moderately well on my goals....no exercise since I got sick though.

I ended up changing dr's because of the problems I had with my previous one (bringing up my weight every visit...not checking the heartbeat until I was 5 and 1/2 months pregnant...not being very informative....not having good bedside manner).

My first appt with my new dr was Thursday of last week. She was so amazing. She was thorough and just one of the nicest :angel:people I have ever met. She wanted to know if I had any concerns and I discussed the weight issue with her. She said that she would only start being concerned with my weight and bring it up if I gained much more than 50 pounds:thumbsup2. She said what most dr's don't realize is that most people gain the most with their first child and that I wasn't really that overweight to begin with (she went on to tell me about a woman that she is treating for pregnancy that is 500+ pounds). We discussed gestational diabetes and high blood pressure (neither of which I am diagnosed with yet) and she said that mostly the diabetes and blood pressure issues are independent of your weight and have to do more with how your body reacts to being pregnant than how much weight you gain. I did take my glucose test at the visit and she said they would only call me if I failed it.....she said if I passed they would just tell me how I did on the next visit. So far, I haven't gotten a call....but I don't know how long it takes to process my blood. Then she measured my belly (something my previous dr never did). She said I was measuring perfectly for my weeks of pregnancy. It was a great experience.:cloud9:

Enough about that, here is my food so far today:

4-1 serving Kashi Island Vanilla Wheat Cereal w/ 2%milk
2-1 pc baked chicken breast
3-1/2 c whole grain chicken flavored rice with tomatoes mixed in
0-1/2 c okra
1-1/2 c sweet tea
3-1 and 1/4 c kix cereal w/ 2%milk

Water is kind of sucking today. Only 32 oz so far, but I can make it up.

That is 13 pts so far today (shooting for 31). We may go visit the MIL today and she has made some sort of new coffee cake recipe that I may have a little of. Supper will be baked chicken breast and baked potato with a salad. I may make some cinnamon muffins this afternoon if we don't go see the MIL. I am craving cinnamon. Does anyone have any suggestions something that is cinnamony and sweet but not terribly bad for you?

No exercise today. Tomorrow starts the training for the 10K I am doing in March. I am excited about it. The training plan I am using is at this link:
http://www.halhigdon.com/10ktraining/10kwalk.htm

The race is on a Saturday instead of a Sunday so I am moving all the training back a day. Long walks will be on Saturday instead of Sunday. I found out from the people that put on the event that the time limit is 2 hours, so as long as I can keep a little better than 20 minutes per mile I should have no problem finishing.

Oh and the best news:

I weighed in today at 224.2. I gained 4 pounds in 4 weeks. I am pleased with this. Now if I can just keep this up (or less) for the next 13 weeks I will meet my own goal of not gaining more than 40 pounds the entire pregnancy.:cheer2:

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday, food wasn't very good. I had a bowl of Kashi Island Vanilla Wheat Cereal with some 2 % milk. We went to Sunday School and someone had brought White Chocolate Pecan Pralines (Oh my goodness....they were so good:upsidedow). I ended up eating about 3 of them. I wasn't really hungry but I wanted to try one:) and then another:sad2: and another :guilty:happened. I know they weren't a healthy choice but moving on. Lunch was two peices of papa johns pizza with a large (at least 2 cups) salad and a two :sad2: servings of Ranch dressing. Didn't have much in the way of supper. Later on yesterday I did have 1 serving of vanilla ice cream with some rasberry syrup drizzled over the top. No exercise (my training program called for rest/walk and so I rested).

Today so far I have eaten one serving of kix cereal with 2 % milk and 3 - 12 oz glasses water. I might have a snack(2 tbsp peanut butter and some 2% milk) before I walk. Lunch is going to be baked chicken, whole grain rice with tomatoes mixed in, and okra. For supper I am making potato soup made with lowfat buttermilk and chicken boullion. I might cook some sausage to put in it....to give it some protein. Today my training program calls for a 30 minute walk. I will post results of the walk later today (pace, etc.)

I have been very productive today:banana:! I did the dishes, vacuumed, did laundry, swept, mopped, and antibacterialized the kitchen.:laundy: I am kicking some serious housework butt :thumbsup2

[ZweetiePie]

I ended up having a peanut butter and jelly with whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp pb, and 1 tbsp jelly and 1/2 c 2% milk before my walk. Lunch was the baked chicken, okra, and whole grain rice with tomatoes. I had about a 2 by 2 inch square of homemade coffee cake and a tangelo for an afternoon snack that my MIL brought by (it was very thin about 1/2 or 3/4 inches thick. My husband and I ended up having to go out last night to meet up with someone and get some things from the pet store so I didn't cook the potato soup. For supper I had a serving of frozen chicken nuggets and a small salad (about 1 c) with ranch dressing. While we were out we also got a grapefruit and white chocolate mousse swirl from TCBY to split between use. It was yummy:thumbsup2! Training calls for rest today, so I won't be doing anything to strenuous.

So far today, I have eaten 1 serving Kashi Island Vanilla Wheat Cereal with 2% milk, 1/2 grapefruit with less than 1 tsp sugar on top, and 24 oz water. Plan for lunch is baked chicken, whole grain rice with tomatoes, and salad with ranch dressing. Since we don't have to go anywhere today, I am planning on making the potato soup with sausage this afternoon so we can have it tonight.

I am really craving french onion soup. It is fairly easy/cheap to make, but my husband hates onions so I am torn on whether or not to make it. I would have to go to the store and get ingredients. Man, I love it though pirate:.

[ZweetiePie]

Oh yeah, I forgot to post about my walk yesterday. It was a 30 minute walk and I went 1.5 miles. That works out to be a pace of 20 minutes per mileprincess:. I felt pretty good most of the time but I know of one particular place my speed suffered. About 3/4 of the way into it I got a really bad pain in my right lower abdomen. I am pretty sure it was round ligaments and I think it was due to the sidewalk being uneven (my right side was lower than my left). It went away after I started walking down on the road instead of the sidewalk.

[ZweetiePie]

Since breakfast I had a pb jelly sandwich with 100% whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp pb, and 1 tbsp jelly, 1/2 c 2% milk, the baked chicken, whole grain rice with tomatoes, small salad with ranch dressing, and a navel orange. I just finished making some potato soup. I don't think it is that bad for you. It was made up of about 8 small potatoes, potato water added back in, 2.5 tbsp butter, 1/4 c 2%milk, 8 slices american cheese, and 1/2 lb of sausage. It turned out so good:cloud9:. I am about to have that for supper and probably two cups of tea.

[ZweetiePie]

With my soup last night, I had a small (1/4 inch) slice of beer bread to go with it. I also had an Organic Apple Cinnamon Pop Tart and about 1/2 c ice cream.

Today so far I have had 1 serving of kix with 2% milk, 12 oz water, and 1 and 1/2 tangelos. I need to cook something for lunch....it will probably be baked chicken, cabbage, and starch of some sort.....brown rice or potatoes. The plan for supper is beef. I have some thin frozen steaks that I may thaw out, or we may have some frozen spaghetti and meat sauce made with whole wheat spaghetti.

Exercise will be 30 minutes of walking per the training guidelines that I am following for the 10K.

[lilybrooke14]

Your journal here is a great start!

I am also pregnant, and I am also overweight. I actually weigh a little more than you do. My doctor and I had a discussion about my weight and what the consequences can be. I've had morning sickness, so it's been hard to keep down fruits and vegetables. Luckily, I've been pretty much completely turned off of sweets.

I've been trying to make sure that I eat only whole wheat and whole grains, and that I try to get protein in the form of beans (sometimes I start with dry beans, and sometimes I get low sodium canned beans and then rinse them in a strainer to get the juice off). I eat a little cheese, but it's got a lot of sodium and saturated fat, so I try to only have a few servings a week.

I know that you say you only want encouragement, so I'm going to encourage you to go to the library and pick up some books on pregnancy nutrition. You're getting a lot of empty calories from starches and sugar. I know fresh produce is expensive and not very tasty right now. I've been getting a lot of frozen fruits and vegetables. It's really easy to get fruit servings in a smoothie. My favorite has a cup of mixed berries, a cup of skim milk, a cup of plain yogurt (you have to be careful, some yogurt has gobs of sugar) and a small banana.

One of our best recipes for getting vegetables is chicken vegetable soup. You get one whole chicken, boil it and de-bone it. Save the broth and put the meat back in the pot. Add three large cans of tomatoes and two bags of mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn, green beans, and lima beans). Lots of veggies, broth based, so not too much starch, some protein, and not too much sodium.

I'm not trying to be preachy, because as I said, I'm heavy too. I am serious about keeping my diet healthy for myself and for my baby. I've done weight watchers before, and I stopped because I found the point system to be frustrating. You can eat unhealthy foods all day, and not go over your points, but you're not doing yourself any favors. I much prefer just using the food pyramid. I'm a visual person, so it helps me to start a copy of the food pyramid that's black and white and fill in the servings as I go with colored pencils. I keep it on the fridge. Once I'm out of a section, then I'm out! It makes it easy to keep track of during the day and easy to look over for the week, month, whatever.

Good luck, and please don't cover your ears when people try to help you. They're not trying to be mean or make you feel bad. It makes it seem like you really just want people to tell you what you want to hear instead of actually trying to help you.

[ZweetiePie]

Lunch yesterday was 1/4 c frozen lasagna and 1 c whole wheat spaghetti with meat sauce and a small salad with ranch dressing. I also made a chocolate angel food cake yesterday and ate 2 peices. Supper was 1/4 c crustless spinach and beef quiche that I made and a biscuit with low fat margarine. Water was about 72 oz. I did my 30 minute walk today, but I did it with the walking tape. It was too cold outside for me (the forecast said 40's......come to find out it was actually sleeting here).

So far today I have eaten a bowl of Kashi Island Vanilla Wheat Cereal with 2% milk, 1 slice of chocolate angel food cake, and some 2%milk. My parents are coming to take me out for a late lunch today so I am going to use this oppurtunity to get some cravings out of my system(probably won't be the best eating day).

[Eeyores Butterfly]

Lunch yesterday was 1/4 c frozen lasagna and 1 c whole wheat spaghetti with meat sauce and a small salad with ranch dressing. I also made a chocolate angel food cake yesterday and ate 2 peices. Supper was 1/4 c crustless spinach and beef quiche that I made and a biscuit with low fat margarine. Water was about 72 oz. I did my 30 minute walk today, but I did it with the walking tape. It was too cold outside for me (the forecast said 40's......come to find out it was actually sleeting here).

So far today I have eaten a bowl of Kashi Island Vanilla Wheat Cereal with 2% milk, 1 slice of chocolate angel food cake, and some 2%milk. My parents are coming to take me out for a late lunch today so I am going to use this oppurtunity to get some cravings out of my system(probably won't be the best eating day).

I just saw your journal and I hope you don't mind if I follow it.

Congratulations on your commitment to getting healthy. The walking is a great start.

It's also great that you are writing down everything that you eat. For me, that has always been the hardest part because it forces me to be honest.

That being said, it sounds like your doctor is at least a little worried about weight during pregnancy, particularly the thought of gestational diabetes. I have type 2 diabetes and believe me, it isn't fun. One of my coworkers has your weight profile and had gestational diabetes with her second child last year. One thing that can help you to avoid it is to limit carbs. The more carbs you eat, the harder your pancreas has to work. If you are insulin resistant (not sure if you are), your pancreas may already be on its way to burn out. The higher your carb content, the quicker it is going to burn out on you and you will see your blood sugar rise.

Looking at your meal breakdowns:
1/4 c. frozen lasagna= 15 carbs
Whole Wheat spaghetti= 38 carbs
Meat sauce= 4g (I put it in as a quarter cup since i couldn't find whole wheat spaghetti with the sauce combined)
Ranch Dressing= 2 (I put it in as 2 tbsp)
Total carbs: 59

That's not horrible. The whole wheat spaghetti is a much better choice than refined. Whole grains are harder for your body to process that refined grains which means that you are not going to spike your blood sugar as much. Fiber is also great because it blocks the absorption of carbs. This would still be a high meal for me (I cannot go above 45 grams of carbs), but then, I am a diabetic. I don't know how many carbs a pregnant woman without diabetes should eat. That might be something to ask your doctor.

2 slices of angel food cake= 64grams of carbs (I put it in as white because Calorie King did not have chocolate)
This is pure carbs. It is going to leave you feeling really hungry and will spike your blood sugar quickly. Fat and protein slow down glucose absorption, so you don't go as high, drop as quickly, and feel fuller longer. However, angel food is at least lighter than normal cake in terms of fat and calorie content, so it's not quite the calorie bomb that 2 slices of regular cake would be.

1/4 c. quiche= 12.7 carbs. This is actually a really good choice. It's not carb heavy and the fat and protein in the quiche will leave you feeling satisfied. Your water intake is also really good.

Today's meal so far:
Cereal=44g
2% milk=13
Total carbs=57
Again, very high in carbs. At least the cereal and milk combined have about 14g of protein, so that will help you feel full.

Angel Food Cake=32
2% milk= 13
Total carbs=45 grams

You are having a lot of carbs already today. It looks like you need more protein, and definitely more produce. I know it's hard. I have the hardest time eating within my carbs because damn it, they're just so yummy! But I have also learned that I feel like complete and total crap if I let my blood sugar spike and drop.

You are making some really good choices: water, walking, going for whole grains (like the Kashi and pasta). But there is always room for improvement. It sounds like you have a pretty low grocery budget. Have you thought about frozen veggies and fruits? They are not nearly as expensive as fresh and may actually be better for you as they are frozen at peak ripeness, so they still maintain lots of nutrients! You can throw frozen veggies into just about any dish to really give you a lot of volume without adding a lot of calories. You can use frozen veggies in oatmeal, cereal, or a smoothie made with plain yogurt. Just dont' add a lot of sugar.

I hope you don't mind the advice. Like I said, you have a great start, but there is always room for improvement. I started posting everything I eat and tracking blood sugar, you are more than welcome to pop on over and give any critiques that you see. I hope that this helps.

[ZweetiePie]

No I don't mind if you follow. I appreciate your positive comments about the things I am doing right and applauding me for me efforts:grouphug:. I also appreciate you breaking down my carbs for me. I'll come over and look at your journal sometime today. Oh and yes I have a very limited budget for groceries. We were a two income family but I quit my job about a month and a half ago because things were getting weird with my boss and the pregnancy. Thankfully we qualify for WIC which provides milk, eggs, cereal, peanut butter, whole wheat bread, cheese, buttermilk, juice and dry beans. Other than the WIC items we have a 13 dollar a week budget for groceries :scared1:(18 if you include toiletries so sometimes I fudge it if we don't need any toiletries). I haven't asked any body for them but since I quit my job I have had multiple people give us groceries. We also had a few things in the freezer. So anyways, it's slim pickins around here:surfweb:. I have to choose the lesser of evils a lot of the time. Thankfully my mom provided a lot of the groceries and she likes whole wheat stuff and organic stuff.

Since this morning I had slim fast powder with about 2 c fruit added and 1 c of 2% milk. My parents came and we went to Morrison's cafeteria. I got the lima beans seasoned with ham as my entree (probably about 1 to 1 and a half cups), cabbage (didn't seem to have any oil or butter in it), mac and cheese, a roll with 2 tsp butter, and......duh duh duh about 3/4 pc of coconut cream pie. I had water to drink. Supper will not be much since we ate kind of late. I got my ingredients for french onion soup when I went to walmart today....I am really jazzed about it because I have been craving it for a while now:love:. I will probably make it tomorrow.

[ZweetiePie]

Supper was a half roast beef sandwich, a few sips of coke, and 2 fun size kitkats (I know....healthy:sad2:). The sandwich was made with 1 peice of toasted french bread with a little bit of low fat margarine, 1/2 tbsp low fat olive oil mayo and 1 slice roast beef (actual beef, not lunch meat.....leftover from my moms meal at morrisons). Water total for the day was about 80 oz. + 1/2 c milk and a few sips of my hubby's coke.

When my parents came to visit they ended up bringing me groceries and that included........ one 8 pack of fun size kitkats. I would never buy them myself because I know how I am with kitkats but I kept them(normally I am pretty good about sending snacks that I have a self control problem with to work with my hubby but this time I wanted them here). There are only 6 left. I will make a deal with myself that I can have one a day until they are gone, but no more. They will probably be gone before 6 days if my hubby gets into them. I still have a couple of pieces of chocolate angel food cake hanging around so I am going to hold off on eating them because we will probably have company this weekend and we will need to feed them.

So far today I have eaten a breakfast sandwich and 1/2 a navel orange with 24 oz of water. Breakfast sandwich was made with 1 slice of french bread (cut in half), 2 pcs 40% less fat bacon, and 1 egg. I am going to make the french onion soup today but I think it will take til supper to cook cuz I am using the crockpot, so I am not really sure what lunch will entail. I still have some Cheesy potato sausage soup left from what I made the other day so I may eat that. I could also make tuna salad. Not sure yet.......:surfweb:

[ZweetiePie]

Since this morning I have had a banana, 2 T peanut butter, 1 fun size kit kat, and 1 c potato, cheese, and sausage soup(lunch). I got my french onion soup started in the crockpot. I am going to cook some chicken and squash later today to have with the soup tonight.

I am currently fighting the urge to skip my walk today:rolleyes1. I need to do 3 miles. It is rainy and 38 degrees outside:mad: so I am definitely not going outside to walk. I could do the walking dvd that I have (it is 3 miles).....but I am feeling tired and my back hurts:sick:. I ironed like 47 articles:scared1: of clothing:laundy: this morning and I had to bend over to do it because I have a crappy travel size ironing board that you put on a elevated surface. I need to invest in a full size one. I could just use the I'm pregnant excuse and not do it, but I want to be prepared for the 10K......I might just try to do it and if I start to feel bad I will just quit.

[Kat77]

I noticed you have been on a soup kick lately. That's awesome! Try replacing some of your carb cravings with a mug of soup. You can pick up cheap spices at dollar tree if needed. http://healthy.hillbillyhousewife.com/lowsodiumcupofsoup.htm . Soup got me through horrid morning sickness with my second son.

[ZweetiePie]

Thanks for the link, Kat77!

The last two days have by far been the worst eating days since I have been pregnant. I ended up skipping my walk Friday and I didn't end up making the chicken and squash. So Friday night I had 2 bowls (about 1.5 c each) of french onion soup....not so bad. The bad part was that each bowl had a peice of french bread (about 3/4" thick) with about 1/8 c cheese melted on it. After that I also had an additional piece of bread with low fat margarine on it. After that I had 1 T peanut butter, 1/2 c milk, and a banana.

Yesterday was weigh in day. I weighed in at 223.2:). I lost a pound? Not really sure how that happened because I didn't have *the best* eating week and was expecting to actually be up a few pounds from the sodium in the soup I ate Friday night.

Yesterday's eating was terrible. I had 1/2 banana before me and the hubby walked. I had 3-4" blueberry pancakes with about 1/2T low fat margarine, 2 slices 40% less fat bacon, and 1 scrambled egg with a sprinkle of grated cheese (not very much at all) for breakfast. Then we did some housework and went to run errands. We ended up going to the flea market and I got a funnel cake around 2 or so(which would later come back haunt me:sick:). We ran some more errands in town and then ended up at my MIL's. She offered to get pizza if we want to hang around. Supper was 1 slice Chicken Cordon Bleu, and 1 slice Tuscan Six Cheese from Papa Johns. I also had a salad with about 1 and 1/2 c baby greens and 2 T ranch dressing. Then I got violently ill.....from the funnel cake I assume. My MIL keeps it really cold (like 64 degrees) in her house and I was wearing 3 layers and a blanket before I started feeling sick. Then I ended up on the john with only my pants and a tank top on and stayed like that for a while. This may be TMI for some people but my stomach was all messed up. I ended up having to lay in a bed by the bathroom for like an hour and a half so that I would have easy access. This morning I feel fine and I don't have a fever so I am pretty sure it was the funnel cake.

Today so far I have eaten a serving of Kashi Island Vanilla Cereal with 2% milk, 1/2 grapefruit with <1 tsp of sugar on it and 12 oz water. For lunch we are eating out at Shogun (a japanese restaurant) with some friends. Gonna try not the get anything fried because I don't want a repeat from yesterday:sick:. We are eating late for lunch so we may not even eat anything for suppper. If we eat anything for supper I am going to cook rice and baked chicken with a veggie.

[ZweetiePie]

For lunch we met some friends at a Japanese Hibachi Grill. It was so amazingly good. While I didn't feel overstuffed, I know I overate. I got the chicken and shrimp teriyaki meal. It came with a salad that had dressing that tasted like mayonnaise, ketchup and soy sauce mixed together (sounds gross....but tasted good). My meal came with about 2 c fried rice, 1.5 c noodles with cabbage mixed in them, about 6 shrimp and about the equivalent of one chicken breast. I ate it all but a few bites that my husband ate at the end. When we got home I remembered that my MIL had sent some chocolate espresso cupcakes home with us. I wasn't interested in the cake at all. I ate the frosting off the top which was about 3-4 T:sad2:. I didn't make dinner tonight.

Our Sunday School class invited us to a super bowl party tonight and we signed up to bring cookies. I already had the icing so I was trying not to think about the cookies too much. While making the cookies I wanted to try the batter and try a cookie but I told my husband to help me not to eat one of them before or during the party. Just with him keeping me accountable I was able to forgo batter, a test cookie, and one at the party. Yay!:banana:

At the party I ended up having 2 hersheys hugs, 2 small bites of peach cobbler, 2 bites of kingcake, 5 sausage and bacon appetizers (small sausage links wrapped in bacon with brown sugar on top about 3/4" thick), 2 small spoons of rotel dip with 4 tortilla chips, about 1/4 c pizza dip:cloud9:(made up of only mozzerella, cheddar, and a can of italian stewed tomatoes) with 1/2 pc of bread to dip in it, and 2 bites of BBQ pork. Water intake for today has been around 100oz.

I think I did rather well avoiding sweets today:). I had some but I didn't have tons.

[ZweetiePie]

About 15 minutes after I posted last night, I ate two fun size kitkats:confused3:sad2::guilty:. Not looking at a goal for the week , I have a goal only concerning today's sweets intake. I am going to go today without eating any kind of sweets(cakes, pies, cookies, etc.). Today so far, I have eaten a serving of Kashi Island Vanilla Cereal with 2% milk and half a grapefruit with 1/2 t sugar. Exercise will be 35 minutes of walking either outside or the walking dvd(probably after lunch because I am going with my hubby to take an animal to the vet this morning).

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday:

B:Kashi Island Vanilla with 2% milk and 1/2 grapefruit with 1/2 t sugar
Snack:Arby's Regular Roast Beef Sandwich with one packet Arbys and Horseys Sauce
Lunch:1 T peanut butter and 1 banana on 2 slices whole wheat bread and 1 c onion soup with 1/4 c mozzerella cheese melted in it
Snack:1/2 c coke
Supper:1/2 baked chicken breast with indian spices, about 1/2 c each of potato curry(homemade) and basmati rice mixed with peas(homemade), 1c salad with 1 T ranch dressing, 1 c sliced strawberries and blueberries sprinkled with a little bit of sugar
Snack:2 bowls kix with 2% milk

I didn't eat any sweets today :thumbsup2(cakes, cookies, pies, etc.). Probably could have done without adding sugar to my fruit, the 1/2 c coke, and the extra bowls of kix last nite. I did my 35 minutes of walking on my walking dvd.

Today so far I have had 1 serving Kashi Island Vanilla and 1 serving of kix(my husband said I gave him to much and you can't save cereal so I ate it to avoid wasting it.......we have a limited budget.....gonna try to skip the snack before lunch) with 2% milk and 1/2 grapefruit with 1/2 t sugar.

Today will be no formal exercises. I have a La Leche League Meeting for the first time today. I am going with a few friends so that should be fun:thumbsup2. Then we are meeting up to all eat lunch at either Quizno's or Taco Bell. I am gonna go check out their nutritional facts and see what I can come up with that isn't too bad.

[ZweetiePie]

If we go to quizno's I am planning on getting a Ham and Cheese Sub Kid's Meal. If we go to Taco Bell I will get 2 chicken soft taco's fresco style and a pinto's and cheese.

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday:
B: Kashi Island Vanilla Cereal and Kix with 2% milk, 1/2 grapefruit with 1/2t sugar
L:2 enchiladas, 1/4 c each beans and rice, about 20 chips, small bowl of cheese dip
S:5 pirouette cookies (those long skinny wafery things with the filling)
D:1/4 of a chicken breast, 1/2 c basmati rice with peas, bowl of onion soup with a small peice of french bread toasted with cheese on top (about 1/8 c)
S: 1/2 c each of blueberries and strawberries

I should have eaten more veggies but I think I did alright. My lunch plans were kind of messed up because the friends I was gonna meet up with ended up not coming to town because of their baby. I went out with a different friend for lunch and she wanted to go somewhere close to her house because she wasn't sure how her baby would take being in the carseat for a long time....so we went to a Mexican Restaurant close to her house. In retrospect I would have asked for a guacamole salad in place of my rice and beans.....I assumed it would have come with my meal but it didn't. Water intake was about 72 oz plus a diet caffeine free coke.

Today:
So far I have eaten a biscuit with 1/2 T butter and 1t strawberry jelly, 2 slices 40% less fat bacon, 1 scrambled egg, and about 32 oz water. I am trying to boost my water today because I know if has been down the last couple of days. I am going to cook okra today to go with my leftover chicken and rice so I can get my veggies in. Probably gonna make fruit my snacks today.

Training calls for a 35 minute walk. My husband needs his oil changed so I am going to bring it to walmart and walk around in the air conditioning while they do it.

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday:
B-1 biscuit with 1/2 T low fat margarine, 1 t strawberry jelly, 1 scrambled egg, 2 pcs 40% less fat bacon
S:1/2 c coke (my baby hadn't moved at all yesterday by almost 9 o'clock and I wanted to make sure he was still in there....he moved like crazy after I drank it)
L-about 2 oz chicken breast, 1/2 c basmati rice with peas, 1/2 c okra
S-2 c Edy's Samoa Ice Cream (not the best choice but at least it wasn't full fat....it was the 1/2 the fat kind....I think it had about 130 calories per serving of 1/2 c)
D-3/4 c homemade potato and chickpea(got some protein in there) curry, 4 pcs roti bread (indian flatbread made from durum whole wheat flour....1 c durum wheat flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp oil, and about 7 T water is all that went into this recipe and it made 8-4" pcs of flatbread)
S:3/4 c Edy's Samoa Ice Cream
Water: 92 oz:cool1:

Probably should have eaten fruit instead of at least one of the ice creams today. I ended up doing my 35 minute walk outside today. I went 1.77 miles which is just under 20 minutes per mile:banana:.

Today so far I have eaten a serving of Kashi Island Vanilla cereal with 2% milk and about 12 oz water.

[ZweetiePie]

So I can't even begin to remember what all I have had the last couple of days....it sucks when you get behind...UGGhhh. I can remember my exercise though. I got in all of my walks this week for the 10K training. I got 35 minutes on Monday, 35 minutes on Wednesday, did the 4 mile walking dvd Friday, and did a 55 minute walk outside yesterday. Today, I also did a 35 minute very easy walk although it was not on the training schedule.

I had a terrible headache that lasted half the day yesterday, all of last night, and into this morning. I am glad it is finally going away now. I kind of got a little scared that I had HBP in the middle of the night.....although I have never had it before and my dr has never said anything about it.....so I called the on call dr for my OB office. He said to try to rest and if it got worse or didn't go away to go to Labor and Delivery and get checked out. The hospital is 45 minutes away so when I still had the headache this morning we went and checked my BP at the machine at Walmart and it looked fine so we came back and home and I took some more tylenol. I am so glad it is going away now:cool1:.

So far today, I have eaten a Hardees Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit, 1/2 of a small hasbrowns, 1/2 packet of grape jelly, and 12 oz coke(trying to banish the headache). I have also had 12 oz milk, 16 oz water, and 1 samoa girl scout cookie. We are going to the in-laws for lunch today and I am pretty sure we are having grilled chicken, squash, and rice but I will update later.

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday:

L: 1/2 grilled chicken breast, 1/2 c squash and onions, 1 and 1/2 c salad with ranch dressing, 1 roll, 1/4 c chicken flavored rice
S: Valentine's Candy (about 8 Lindt Truffles), small peice of chocolate almond cake, 8 oz 2 % milk
D: 1/2 grilled chicken breast, a little over 1/2 c Edy's Samoa Ice Cream:sad2:

Today:
B: 3/4 c honey bunches of oats, 1/2 apple with skin, 1/2 c OJ, 12 oz water

Morning snack will be 2 T peanut butter (we get it on WIC and I need to be eating it so it doesn't waste). Lunch will be 1/2 grilled chicken breast, 1/2 c squash and onions, 1/2 c chickpea and potato curry and possibly some rice....but probably not. Afternoon snack will probably be some milk. For Dinner I am probably going to make Broccolli and Cheese Soup:banana:.....if I don't make it today it will be sometime this week.

Training calls for a 40 minute walk today. I may do it outside if it warms up enough. If not....its the walking dvd for me.

I forgot to post my weigh in for this week. I went to the dr Friday morning and I was 124.4. So I have only gained .2 pounds since my last visit. Not too shabby:thumbsup2.

[ZweetiePie]

Yesterday:
S: 4 oz coke (baby only moved 6 times in a 2 hour period after breakfast and dr said to drink something with sugar and caffeine to make sure I got my kicks.....she said I should always feel 10 in a 2 hour period....it worked)
S: 2T peanut butter mixed with 1/2 T honey on 2 slices of pepperidge farm thin 100% whole wheat 40 calorie bread
L: 1/2 grilled chicken breast, 1 c squash and onions, 1/2 c potato and chickpea curry
S:7 Samoa Girl Scout Cookies, 1/2 c Samoa Ice Cream :sad2: At least they are both gone now.

I got about 76 oz water today + 4 oz coke.

Next came the surprise Valentine's Day Dinner. Me and the hubby weren't going to do anything for V-Day, but we decided to at the last minute. We got dressed up and went to the Japanese Hibachi, Shogun. We asked for a booth but still ordered from the Hibachi. It was pretty awesome. We got the Hibachi Steak, Chicken, and Shrimp for Two which was 42.95. It sounds a little expensive but it comes with soup, salad, fried rice, noodles, steak, chicken, and shrimp. We got double rice instead of noodles. It was way too much food. We both had tons left over. I ate about 1 c of fried rice, 1/2 c of hibachi vegetables, and about 1/2 c meat (mixed) and took the rest home. We filled up two to-go boxes to the brim to bring home and we were both very satisfied.....we just mixed everything up so now I have a lot of fried rice with veggies and meat mixed in the eat this week. Then, we went by tcby and I got a regular size hand dipped chocolate mint yogurt.

It was a pretty awesome V-Day. Hubby told me that my eyes were pretty tonight...... which I don't think he has every told me. I never wear makeup (except for the occasional tinted chapstick, tinted moisturizer, and mascara) but last night I wore eyeshadow, eyeliner and mascara and the rest of the regular makeup.

Today so far:
B: serving of Honey Bunches of Oats with 2% milk, 12 oz water

The plan for lunch is 1/2 grilled chicken breast, 1/2 c fried rice, and 1-2 c salad with ranch dressing.

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S: 1 slice 100% whole wheat 40 cal bread with 1 T peanut butter, 1/2 c milk
L:1/2 grilled chicken breast, 1 c salad with ranch dressing, 1c fried rice (left over from hibachi
S:12 oz milk
D:1.5 c whole wheat macaroni and cheese, 1/2 can strawberry soda
S:1 slice 100% whole wheat 40 cal bread with 1/2 T peanut butter and 1/2 T jelly (to make a half sandwich)

Water was about 80 oz today:woohoo: + 16 oz milk.

Today so far:
B: 3/4 c honey bunches of oats with 2% milk, 1/2 apple, 1 T peanut butter, 1/2 c apple juice
S: 1/2 c fried rice (leftover from hibachi)

The plan for lunch is 1/2 grilled chicken breast, fried rice, and salad. Supper will probably be potato and chickpea curry with whole wheat roti bread....maybe some squash and onions if I fix it. Gonna do a 40 minute walk today (probably inside because I am cold).

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Yesterday:
L:1 c fried rice
S:2 slices whole wheat 40 cal bread w/ 1 T peanut butter and 1 T jelly, 12 oz milk
S: 1 apple cinnamon pop tart
D: Sonic Burger with 2 extra packets of mayo:sad2:, 1/2 can diet caffeine free coke

I did 45 minutes on my walking dvd:thumbsup2. Water was about 80 oz today.:cool1:

Today:
B: 3/4 c honey bunches of oats w/ 2% milk, 1/2 apple, 1 T peanut butter, 1/2 c apple juice

Probably gonna go with a peanut butter and jelly for lunch today. Tonight I am making Chicken Korma, Basmati Rice with Peas, Potato and Chickpea Curry, Roti Bread, and Chai Tea for some dinner guests so I will try to curtail too much snacking. No exercise on the agenda today although I will be doing a great deal of cleaning.

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Yesterday:
S:Apple Cinnamon Pop Tart
L:PB and jelly (1T of each) on whole wheat 40 cal bread
D:1/4 c basmati rice, 1/4 c potato and chickpea curry, 1/2 c chicken korma, 4 4inch pcs roti whole wheat bread(think like a tortilla), 1 jaggery coconut puff, 1 small slice razzleberry pie, 1/2 c chai tea

Today so far:
B: 3/4 c honey bunches of oats with 2% milk, 1 jaggery coconut puff

For lunch planning to make some squash and some baked chicken....I really need to get more veggies cuz I have been skimping the last couple of days. Dinner will be over at my SIL's house. She is having all the girls over for games and my MIL is supposed to provide food. Exercise plan calls for a 4 mile walk (probably going to do my walking dvd).