Day One of 30

So, I did okay today.  Probably too many carbs, but NO wheat or other grains, so I'll take it.

B: 2 eggs, bacon, two pieces of cantalope
L: salad (Wendy's apple pecan, half), cheese stick ( I mentioned I'm 'primal' right?)
S: random times, two squares dark chocolate, 10 almonds, 10 cashews, Mother's Milk Tea, coffee with cream
D: chicken, sweet potato fries, yogurt with blackberries and raspberries and a sprinkle of flax (helps milk production)

I *think* that is everything, but my memory has been crappy lately :/

Back! Hopefully for good!

So, I have been slacking at posting AND at eating primal.  The bad eating has GOT to stop and the posting has to start.  I do so much better when I take the time to post.

I am starting a 30 Day Challenge, I have to.  I am gaining again and that is NOT acceptable. Tonight I will think of my goals, take measurements and a 'before' picture.  I can't promise all out exciting blog posts, but at the very least I want to track what I eat.  Not formally with counting calories and all...just a food journal to get an idea of what is going into my body and what needs to stop.  I think that my 'treats' have become more standard fare and less treat.

So, I will start with the food journal NOW, even though I don't want to admit some of hte things I already ate today.  I guess being honest with you and with myself is the best course of action though.

B: 2 eggs scrambled with bacon bits- not bad right, cup of coffee (with fake creamer because I ran out of heavy cream) and about 1 tsp agave (once it is gone it won't be purchased again, normally I do coffee with JUST HWC)

So, that would have been great, not as filling as I like, but good.  Then My hubby brought me breakfast because I was so frustrated this morning with waking up late and running out of time to get stuff done.  He did good though, yes it was BK, but the food came in a  container; eggs, sausage and cheese- no wheat.  He did the best he could with what he had.  Conventional raised meat with fillers?  Probably, but I was still grateful for it.  More coffee- which I didn't drink, yet.  The bad part?  I had a medium hash brown. When I was pregnant I was including more potatoes and starches because I wanted to stay out of ketosis, just in case.  So, he gave me the has browns, and I ate them.  But, he gave me mine AND his because he wants to try being VLC, and I can't be VLC even when not pregnant because of my thyroid, anyway I on;y ate mine and promptly tossed the rest in the trash even though I wanted to eat them.

It is lunch time now and I am not hungry, so I will make some shrimp salad and bring it back to work with me to eat later if I need it.

Huge

Let me tell you it is NOT okay to tell a pregnant woman that she is going to be HUGE in 12 more weeks.  Even if it is the truth.  Now, with that said, there is a good chance I will be huge in 12 weeks  I am always huge at the end of pregnancy.  I have just about no torso, I think I have about 2 inches between the bottom of my rib cage and the top of my pelvic bones.  Yeah, there is no where for baby to go but out until it drops into the pelvis, which probably won't happen until right before delivery.  On the other hand, I am still so LOW on my weight gain.  I am pretty excited about that.

Some thoughts I had today about my weight gain, exercise routine and the way that I eat.  I know without a doubt my weight gain is low because of my lifestyle, mostly my way of eating.  In previous pregnancies, even with more weight gain I bascially was at my pre-pregnancy weight soon after delivery, even with two I was LESS after the baby was born than I was before.  So, I am very interested to see what my weight is this time after I deliver.  One, my weight gain is less and two, I eat so much better!

Then there is exercise.  I have exercised through all my pregnancies where I was in the military.  This is the first time I have actually made an effort to maintain muscle.  Now, I am NOT lifting super heavy but I am still lifting some and doing push-ups an stuff.  I workout enough to be sore, but not to be painful the few days after.  My goal is NOT to build muscle right now, just to maintain my current lean mass.

So, if my weight is less after baby, and I am able to maintain my lean mass, will that result in a lower body fat percentage?  It would totally be cool if it did!  And  I am really excited to find out how my new lifestyle will change the end results of pregnancy.  So 10-12 weeks until delivery and I figure I will take 'stock' of everything at six weeks post-partum :-D

They Didn't Make It :(

So, the boyos didn't make it to 30 days grain free.  We shall keep working at it though.  I have a new goal though.  Since I can't lift heavy enough right now to really work on my legs, I have decided, "why not work on the shoulders and back?"  So that is what I am going to do.  This weekend I will have hubby take some new back shots and some shoulder/arm shots too.  I am really motivated by "before/after" pictures right now, so I am hoping if I start now, when the baby gets here I will have made some decent progress.  The side benefit?  It should help make it easier to get back to doing push-ups for my fitness test.  Win-win situation right? Right!

I have back shots from Oct 2010 and Jan 2011, so I already have some before pics :D

Hopefully this will help me stay motivated!  I have only about 13 weeks until baby time, so I need to get with it!!!!

October 18, 2011

26 weeks pregnant :D