Short and Sweet

Worked on getting the house and cake ready for Joshua's Coming of Age party tomorrow. He's turning 14.  We're excited to have a houseful of some of our favorite people to join us in celebrating this new journey to manhood Joshua is taking on.  He's elated.

He requested a Pizza Feast and root beer floats for his party.  Knowing this, I stocked up on the goodies he requested and also have the fixin's for a big salad.  When people asked what they could bring, I suggested vegetable trays and/or watermelon.  We'll have healthy to balance out the not-so-healthy.

I've been thinking of this pizza party for a couple of months now, wondering how I want to deal with it. I feel very good about having a half or even full slice of pizza as a treat. I really do love pizza and I've resisted it several times now when it was served as a simple dinner for leisure.  This time, because of the special occasion, I don't feel that it's necessary to restrict myself from it. However, I felt so awful after having that bison burger a couple of weeks ago, I'm not sure I want to give it a chance.  I'm also thinking of David, who is still juicing and not eating at all.  I just feel awful eating in front of him.

So, my plan, for now, is to load up on salad, vegies, and fruit and see if I even have room for a bite or two of pizza. And, I am going to try to do that out of David's view. ;) I guess you'll have to tune in again to see if I eat the pizza or not. :-P

I stayed up late tonight decorating Joshua's birthday cake. It's a compass cake in honor of the gift David bought for him, a compass. It's connected to the bible we also have for his gift.  Both follow the idea that when you use them often and well, you will stay on the correct path and keep from losing your way. I'm so excited for my boy's special day tomorrow. :)

 

 

I didn't get in a workout today. I decided today would be a break day since I was up and moving with all the cleaning chores we did. I did fine with food, though. No snacks, ETL all the way.  Tossed in some diced kale with the stir fry we had tonight.  I was noticing that, while I used to serve my stir fry over brown rice, I didn't even notice the difference as I crunched my way through my dinner. It's interesting to me that I was eating so many more calories just for the simple reason that stir fry should be served over rice.  Oh, my silly brain!

 

So far, David is down 13.5 pounds. He looks so great! You can SEE a major difference already in less than a week. AMAZING!! 

 

We watched this movie tonight and it was super.  Fantastic information on nutrition and plant-based diets.  There was some discussion on the history of the government food pyramid. I have been talking about that for a week or more. I loved learning how it all came about.  We rented it from Amazon.com and the whole family enjoyed watching it. Great stuff, and, again, I didn't even know Dr. Furhman would be featured in the film. Honest! ;)

 



Monday January 16, 2012

Today's Good Things:
Got my grading done
Out for coffee with friends
Spent some fun time looking at names for Baby Dear

Today's Not So Good Things:
Lazy start and unmotivated today
No exercise


So, my big appointment with the OB last Friday was great. I was delighted with how well she received us and how easily I could talk with her.  We discussed my results from the 1 hour glucose test and the week of testing I did back in December.  She agreed with me that it makes sense to skip the 3 hour and just go directly to the GD counseling and self-monitoring. However, there's a team of 8 to be reckoned with, so she offered to advocate for me with them.  I was to hear from her today with their decision to either stick with the 3 hour at the earliest point this week or forgo it and get in touch with the GD counselor at the hospital.  I didn't hear back yet, though, so hopefully tomorrow I'll get word.

She did tell me to lift the GD diet for the weekend until I get in the test.  She said a true "carb load" wasn't necessary, but to just ease up on counting the carbs and relax a bit and enjoy. So, I have been.

This weekend I enjoyed a lovely dinner with friends and even had a cupcake for dessert. :)  Our family had a super exciting time with a Baby Reveal to learn the gender of our little Baby dear and I thoroughly enjoyed eating our PINK cake with the fam. :)

However, I can tell when too much is too much. This Sunday I had 2 pancakes with maybe 2 tsp of maple syrup and a thick slice of turkey ham. By the time the service was starting at church, my head was killing me and I felt weak and nauseous. That's been a little normal for me, but it was worse that day.  Honestly, the sugar, in whatever form, bread, syrup, even fruit, at the wrong time really does me in.  Oh, how I wish I had brought along a cheese stick to counter that gross feeling. It will be interesting to see if insulin makes a big difference for me or not.  I'm most confident I'm heading that way.

With all the excitement of our Baby Reveal, I haven't had time to read the other blogs.  I hope you ladies had a lovely weekend and are off to a strong start this week.  I'm praying my tomorrow goes better than my today. ;)

Tuesday December 1, 2011

Today's Good Things:
Devotions
Followed menu plan well
Made progress on some schooling issues
Worked at and applied the verses I read this morning
Baby Flutters!!!
Great meeting with homeschool group tonight

Today's Not So Good Things:
No exercise
A lot of sitting at my desk to get schooling and notes prepared for meeting tonight
Choices for protein and grains are limited so I've gone back to eat some bread

I haven't been journaling here, but I have been doing pretty well following my menu plan.  Thanksgiving was hard and I did set aside the portions and even allowed myself dessert.  But, I was able to get back on track fairly well and I've been doing well so far.  I still don't have any test strips, so I'm not sure how my body is processing the sugars, but I'm building good habits, so I'm thankful.

I still need to work at getting in that exercise. I have to just push myself, otherwise I give in to the tiredness and the lagging nausea that threatens throughout the day still. The "fog" has lifted, though. So we made this past week a "work week" and have been busy getting the house and my paperwork in order.  It feels good to have some projects done and a plan developing for school next week. Now that I'm feeling a little better, I'm eager to get our schooling more organized and effective. Tomorrow I'll keep working on that as well as do some reorganizing to move a piece of furniture to our room in prep for baby's clothes and items. It's a little soon for that, but I want to do it now since we are setting aside time to get projects done.

David took his 3rd test this week, so life changes again for a bit.  Not even sure how so right now, but this whole year has felt like a constant state of unknown.  Thankfully, the Lord remains faithful and strong.  A security in the midst of the craziness of our days.

So, the goal for tomorrow is to get in my 15 minutes of moving after each meal.  Now that my sweetie isn't dealing with the pressure of the exam, I may just have a handsome escort on my walks. That's the best motivation right there. :)

The happy news is that I've been feeling baby flutters already. I haven't even heard a heartbeat yet, so this is really exciting. Still waiting on our decision of whether we will move forward with a homebirth or switch over to an OB and hospital birth this time around. That also means I haven't really had much by way of prenatal care right now. It's still early, and so far it appears that baby is doing well. I can't help but be excited that it's all becoming more real, that's for sure!