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
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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!!!!
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!!!!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Some results...
So I did a quick measurement on Savage_Boyo. Why? It has only been one week and I don't think we will do this weekly, but I wanted him too see if he had any results. His weight is a tab bit higher. He spent the weekend camping and ate a bunch of power bars made with nuts, that totally could have made a difference in the scale. Of course I am really not concerned about his over all weight. I am hoping he maintains really and that he builds muscle and loses fat as he grows. He improved his WiiFit age though, yes arbitrary, but was happy to be "12" instead of 15...lol.
So his week one results are:
Belly Button: 36.25 (+.25)
Natural Waist: 33 (-.5)
hip: 33.5 (- 1 in...really?)
neck: 13.5 ( - 1 in, really?)
Last week:
belly button 36
natural waist 33.5
hips 34.5
wrist 6.5
forearm 9.75
biceps 10.25
neck 14.5
So, from now on I will wait until the end of his 30 days to do anymore measurements. He was happy with the results though, even though he 'gained' a bit on the belly button measurement. He was pretty impressed with the neck and hips. I was too.
I weighed in today with a gain of .8, which is perfect. At this point one pound per week is about right :D
We had yummy pork loin with pesto for our meat tonight, served with sweet potato fries and apple sauce. Yummy!
I am thinking cheese steaks tomorrow! Yummy. Too bad I already have 'food porn' for that.
So his week one results are:
Belly Button: 36.25 (+.25)
Natural Waist: 33 (-.5)
hip: 33.5 (- 1 in...really?)
neck: 13.5 ( - 1 in, really?)
Last week:
belly button 36
natural waist 33.5
hips 34.5
wrist 6.5
forearm 9.75
biceps 10.25
neck 14.5
So, from now on I will wait until the end of his 30 days to do anymore measurements. He was happy with the results though, even though he 'gained' a bit on the belly button measurement. He was pretty impressed with the neck and hips. I was too.
I weighed in today with a gain of .8, which is perfect. At this point one pound per week is about right :D
We had yummy pork loin with pesto for our meat tonight, served with sweet potato fries and apple sauce. Yummy!
I am thinking cheese steaks tomorrow! Yummy. Too bad I already have 'food porn' for that.
Monday, September 26, 2011
End of Week One
Well, week one is up for my son. He says he hasn't had any wheat since last week. I want to believe him, but you know...he is only 12 and he did spend the weekend away on a camping trip. I say I will give him the benefit of the doubt. So far I don't see too many changes in him, but it has only been a week. Hopefully we see some noticeable changes soon. He still has a wheat belly and for his sake I hope this helps him.
My husband is currently in the process of passing a kidney stone. It seems every time he decides to go grain free he gets a stone. We KNOW it is not the diet causing the stone. Why? Because he doesn't eat any more meat than he normally does and they are fairly large stones that would take more than 2-3 weeks to get that large. It makes me wonder if eating better makes his body realize they are 'foreign' substances and therefore wants to expel them A.S.A.P. I hope this one goes quickly because I hate seeing him in so much pain! He is reporting a 20% improvement in his hand pain which we think is arthritis. Some of his other joints are still pretty painful, but he is thinking that he has an injury that just needs to be addressed.
For me? Thinks are going well. I will weigh tomorrow and see what the total weight gain is up to this point, 23 weeks 4 days pregnant. This is a bitter sweet point, baby is moving well which is reassuring, but it was at 24 weeks that we discovered our son, Colm, had passed in my womb. So, yeah, this is a bit of an emotional time for me. THe good part is that this baby moves WAY more than Colm ever did and if baby is alive when we hit 'viability' at 24 weeks there is always a chance they could save him/her.
I bought the kids some boxes to pack their lunches. We don't qualify for 'free lunch' anymore, which I think is really a blessing in disguise. Hubby is going to adjust his work hours so that he can be home when the older kids get home from school, which will save on after school care. We can use that money to go towards packing lunch. Best of both worlds! Nothing extra out of our pocket and the kids will eat primal at school. Have you ever really looked at an elementary school lunch menu? Ugh, just AWFUL all grains and junk food. Look up your local school district and find the lunch menu, take a gander and be appalled! Here is an example, totally NOT primal!!!! So, while we do plan to reapply, for a back-up plan on days we just don't make their lunch, or to even let them pick once in a while a lunch they really like, I am happy to have wrapped my mind around the idea of feeding them from home!
My husband is currently in the process of passing a kidney stone. It seems every time he decides to go grain free he gets a stone. We KNOW it is not the diet causing the stone. Why? Because he doesn't eat any more meat than he normally does and they are fairly large stones that would take more than 2-3 weeks to get that large. It makes me wonder if eating better makes his body realize they are 'foreign' substances and therefore wants to expel them A.S.A.P. I hope this one goes quickly because I hate seeing him in so much pain! He is reporting a 20% improvement in his hand pain which we think is arthritis. Some of his other joints are still pretty painful, but he is thinking that he has an injury that just needs to be addressed.
For me? Thinks are going well. I will weigh tomorrow and see what the total weight gain is up to this point, 23 weeks 4 days pregnant. This is a bitter sweet point, baby is moving well which is reassuring, but it was at 24 weeks that we discovered our son, Colm, had passed in my womb. So, yeah, this is a bit of an emotional time for me. THe good part is that this baby moves WAY more than Colm ever did and if baby is alive when we hit 'viability' at 24 weeks there is always a chance they could save him/her.
I bought the kids some boxes to pack their lunches. We don't qualify for 'free lunch' anymore, which I think is really a blessing in disguise. Hubby is going to adjust his work hours so that he can be home when the older kids get home from school, which will save on after school care. We can use that money to go towards packing lunch. Best of both worlds! Nothing extra out of our pocket and the kids will eat primal at school. Have you ever really looked at an elementary school lunch menu? Ugh, just AWFUL all grains and junk food. Look up your local school district and find the lunch menu, take a gander and be appalled! Here is an example, totally NOT primal!!!! So, while we do plan to reapply, for a back-up plan on days we just don't make their lunch, or to even let them pick once in a while a lunch they really like, I am happy to have wrapped my mind around the idea of feeding them from home!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Savage_Boyo's Measurements:
9/19/2011
belly button 36
natural waist 33.5
hips 34.5
wrist 6.5
forearm 9.75
biceps 10.25
neck 14.5
Weight: 125, I am not particularly concerned about his weight since he IS a growing 12 year old boy. What I am interested to see is if he stays the same and slims down. This is what I am hoping for. After starting football in July he has slimmed down a bit and can fit in some of his jeans that were too tight, but he gained 8 lbs from the last time he weighed himself 140 days ago. I am willing to bet this is muscle from the running, push-ups, up/downs, etc.
Whew! I thought I lost these...thank goodness for auto-save.
So as of today the Boyo is doing well he has been grain free since Monday, doesn't seem like much, but it is for him. He has successfully navigated school lunch today, he chose salad. He complained of a headache yesterday, but said it is much better today. We had warned him this might happen as he goes through wheat withdrawal, which in some ways is similar to opioid withdrawal.
This weekend he will be going for a camping trip with the Boy Scouts. He will be staying over two nights and they will be doing a lot of hiking. We have already discussed the foods that we will send with him. He is concerned about the other foods and he knows bread will be there. I am going to make him some almond flat cookies so he can have a 'smore' if he wants one. Yes, marshmallows and chocolate are not the best things in the world, but he has agreed to stay away from the graham crackers.
Savage_Dave is steadily losing weight. The best part though is a lot of his pain is gone. I will have to focus a post on him soon and detail everything he has been going through. Right now he is battling a kidney stone, no not as a result of being Primal. He suffered these long before we even knew what it was to be paleo! I will add his measurements soon too. I am so excited to see the changes in my men!
I personally have been doing well with staying away from ALL grains, even though I am only committed to being wheat free for a few more weeks. Right now my 'down fall' is sugar. Yeah, I need to work on that. Take away the work stress and it might be easier.
9/19/2011
belly button 36
natural waist 33.5
hips 34.5
wrist 6.5
forearm 9.75
biceps 10.25
neck 14.5
Weight: 125, I am not particularly concerned about his weight since he IS a growing 12 year old boy. What I am interested to see is if he stays the same and slims down. This is what I am hoping for. After starting football in July he has slimmed down a bit and can fit in some of his jeans that were too tight, but he gained 8 lbs from the last time he weighed himself 140 days ago. I am willing to bet this is muscle from the running, push-ups, up/downs, etc.
Whew! I thought I lost these...thank goodness for auto-save.
So as of today the Boyo is doing well he has been grain free since Monday, doesn't seem like much, but it is for him. He has successfully navigated school lunch today, he chose salad. He complained of a headache yesterday, but said it is much better today. We had warned him this might happen as he goes through wheat withdrawal, which in some ways is similar to opioid withdrawal.
This weekend he will be going for a camping trip with the Boy Scouts. He will be staying over two nights and they will be doing a lot of hiking. We have already discussed the foods that we will send with him. He is concerned about the other foods and he knows bread will be there. I am going to make him some almond flat cookies so he can have a 'smore' if he wants one. Yes, marshmallows and chocolate are not the best things in the world, but he has agreed to stay away from the graham crackers.
Savage_Dave is steadily losing weight. The best part though is a lot of his pain is gone. I will have to focus a post on him soon and detail everything he has been going through. Right now he is battling a kidney stone, no not as a result of being Primal. He suffered these long before we even knew what it was to be paleo! I will add his measurements soon too. I am so excited to see the changes in my men!
I personally have been doing well with staying away from ALL grains, even though I am only committed to being wheat free for a few more weeks. Right now my 'down fall' is sugar. Yeah, I need to work on that. Take away the work stress and it might be easier.
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