01.18.2010

Little did I realize just how much my hormones would take over my tastebuds!! arg.... it makes me embarrassed to put what I eat up here. And morning sickness is setting in.... I will get over it and start again, I promise! : / hoping to post this evening.

Where did I go?!? lol

Well, I found out I was pregnant! :D and have been researching and praying about how I need to manage my eating while being pregnant and still breastfeeding an infant. After two weeks of not really tracking my calories, I've concluded that I *WILL* over eat when I am not counting calories because I am just not careful enough. I also am overweight still and for me, during pregnancy, extra weight impacts my health in a negative way. So here is my plan... I am going to consume the amount of calories that I would need for pregnancy, breastfeeding, daily activity and exercise as if I were already at my goal weight, which puts me at a very low 300 calorie a day deficit. This way, I am hoping to actually maintain my current weight number throughout my pregnancy as I did with my last pregnancy (although I was not counting calories that time, just keeping my portions controlled and eating lots of veggies). I started my last pregnancy at 185 and the day I delivered my little guy, I weighed in at 182.

I will generally shoot for 2200-2500 calories per day, depending on if I exercise and I am following these guidelines as best I can for nutrition. I can't fit in all the recommended suggestions, but I will consume 1 quart of raw cows milk a day, consume at least 3 whole eggs and their yolks, I drink a fermented or cultured beverage daily, we eat soaked oatmeal each morning, and I've been striving to fit bone broths into our eating more as well. I'd like to try and fit in the liver because I've found I can stand it prepared certain ways or mixed in to certain foods.

As far as exercise goes, my primary goal is to increase my overall strength, particularly my core, and increase my flexibility. I will also continue to try and fit in some cardio each and every day as it's good for blood circulation, good for the heart, good for delivering oxygen more efficiently to the body & preventing leg cramps (horrible horrible leg cramps!).

Also, for time saving, I will just be recording all my food intake, etc in my dailyburn account which I will link to daily :) instead of copying the whole thing here.

That is all for today, God bless!

Christina

Weekly Weigh In 12/27/2010

Starting Weight @ December 1st : 168.6lbs

Last week's weight in: 164.2lbs

Today's morning weight was: 163.6lbs

Lost last week: .8lb (every pound matters!)

Total lost so far: 5 even lbs!

Goal weight: 135lbs

Deadline: April 25th, 2011

My Thoughts:

I didn't track my eating all but one day this last week and I certainly wasn't very careful! I didn't do any structured exercise per say, but I tried to fit in some exercise moments (like we watched the biggest loser on hulu and during each 1 minute commercial break, we all did a fitness challenge, such as jumping jacks, sit ups, push ups, etc.) I plan on coming back with a vengeance this week, workout and monitoring my eating. I plan to avoid grains entirely for the next few days, maybe up to two weeks, we'll see how long I last. My gut needs a break from all the flours and sugars from this past week.

If you've lost weight please let me know so I can celebrate with you! Leave a comment below :D

12/20/2010

I'm not tracking things too closely this week (since yes it's THE week for eating) but I'm still trying to practice restraint until maybe Friday evening and Saturday :D. So here is a basic rundown of what I ate/drank today.

I didn't drink enough water.... maybe 8 cups

I drank my coffee with 5tbsp of half and half with 1 tbsp sugar

Breakfast was oatmeal

Snack was 2 cups of homemade beef stew

Lunch, 2 homemade english muffins will melted cheese, 3oz of carrots

Snack, 7 brownie bites made by my sister lol (not too proud of this one)

Dinner, Wegman's 7 inch sub smothered in veggies, turkey, salami, ham, mayo, mustard, etc

Snack, 1 med banana, 2tbsp almond butter, 1 cup of milk

Approximate calorie intake 2700

The brownie bites did me in... (about 600 calories) and I could have done without the 150 calories in the milk I drank. That would have put me back in a more reasonable range.

I worked out this afternoon (20 minutes of pilates)

That's it for tonight folks lol, goodnight!

Christina

Weekly Weight In 12/20/2010

Starting Weight @ December 1st : 168.6lbs

Last week's weight in: 165.5lbs

Today's morning weight was: 164.2lbs

Lost last week: 1.2lb (every pound matters!)

Total lost so far: 4.4lbs!

Goal weight: 135lbs

Deadline: April 25th, 2011

Weekly weight loss to meet my goal: 1.55lbs a week

My Thoughts:

This was a week of discovering what was too little calories, when and how I needed to eat to maintain proper blood sugar levels and discovering how much of a perfectionist I was being! A few things I've decided... Monday - Thursday I'll post my food journal for sure. Friday-Sunday are a little more iffy because of really focusing on family time, but I am still carefully watching each bite that goes into my mouth. Saturday is my "Free Day" and I will splurge on that day. Well that's today's update, take care!

If you've lost weight please let me know so I can celebrate with you! Leave a comment below :D

12/16/2010

Beverages:

14 cups of water

18 oz coffee with a total of 6tbsp half and half and 1.5 tbsp turbinado sugar

Breakfast:

1 banana

1/4 apple

1 cup organic whole milk

Lunch:

3 cups mexican casserole

Snack:

3/4 cup leftovers (a mix of homemade mac & cheese and ham and potatoes)

Dinner:

Baked Spaghetti Squash, ground beef and veggies (topped with cheese, yum!)

Dessert:

nadda

Approximate Nutritional Breakdown:

1879 Calories

116 g Protein

88 g fat

161 g carbs

Approximate calorie burn:

1650 resting metabolic rate

400 avg. from breastfeeding

200 from light/moderate daily activity

no working out, I'll explain later...

Approximate calorie deficit:

2250 - 1879 = 371

My Thoughts:

I had a wake up call this morning. I had a suspicion that I wasn't eating enough calories, but this morning I *knew* that I hadn't been. My blood sugar was so low by the time that I woke up this morning, that I was sick to my stomach, shaking, dizzy and disoriented. It would seem that for me, 1600-1700 calories is just a little too low. I'm gonna bump up to 1800 -1900 calories a day and see how that works out for me. I definitely do not want a repeat of this morning. It effected me for most of the day. I continued to feel sick to my stomach for most of the day. I'll keep you posted on how the change in calories consumption effects me in the morning. Tata!

Regards,

Christina

12/15/2010

Beverages:

10 cups of water

1o oz coffee with 4tbsp half and half and 1 tbsp turbinado sugar

Breakfast:

1 cup of oatmeal, 2.5 teas sugar, 2 teas butter

Lunch:

4 cups organic spring mix, 3 oz organic carrots, 3 oz avocaodos, 4oz turkey, 2/3 cup shredded cheddar, 1 Tbsp bragg raw apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp organic olive oil

Snack:

nadda

Dinner:

about 1 bell pepper, 3.5 eggs, with a little cheese on top, cooked in a little lard with 3/4 of and orange on the side

Dessert:

1tbsp sun butter

Approximate Nutritional Breakdown:

1686 Calories

95 g Protein

105 g fat

100 g carbs

Approximate calorie burn:

1650 resting metabolic rate

400 avg. from breastfeeding

150 from moderate daily activity

150 from 20 minute core workout

Approximate calorie deficit:

2350 - 1686 = 664

My Thoughts:

I didn't wanna workout today.... I really didn't wanna work out today LOL. So I picked something short and intense that would work on a "problem area" - aka my abdominal wall. Overall a good day. Toodles!

Regards,

Christina