[CLOSED GROUP] TTC to 1st diaper - Welcome Freya! Congrats to fezzle!

[txbiscuit]

I can't do low-carb (or low fat, for that matter) either lamago. I do best when I try to increase my protein and reduce my calories overall. I know it's probably pretty much the same end result as going low-carb, but I feel better knowing that I can eat cinnamon toast as a snack if I want, as long as I get extra protein in another meal.

I have a cold right now, so I haven't been very hungry. I've been trying to go for walks and eat as healthy as possible so that I don't lose my motivation, though. I made a list of high protein, high fiber snack and meal ideas this morning while Ellie napped. Now it's just a question of when I'll make it to the grocery store.

I love following y'all on MyFitnessPal! Everyone has been doing so great with logging in!

 

[lamago]

Oh, share your list with me! All I got was pretzels and fruit.

 

[Snackimals]

wow... i've missed it. everyone is dieting and stuff.
Awesome.

 

[LillyTame]

Let's all do an official weigh-in on the first! You don't have to share your actual weight but maybe what your goal is (examples....maintain current weight, lose 10lbs, etc)

 

[Pirate]

I'm on a seefood diet. I see food and I eat it. It's bad. I need to stop or otherwise I'm not going to be able to fit into my new jeans that I was so excited about buying.

 

[lamago]

ok, i'm in on the weighing. I'm not shy about posting my weight. Plus it's on myfitnesspal too!

LOL at the seefood diet, i've been on that all of 2013!

 

[txbiscuit]

I am in for the weigh-in. We'll have to see if I'm brave enough to post my weight on here, but it'll be good to get a starting point. (I still haven't been brave enough to take postpartum pictures of my stomach for *myself* for reference purposes.)

@lamago - I didn't come up with *that* many ideas, but here is what I have so far for snacks:

-plain greek yogurt with fruit and 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
-small whole grain waffle with almond butter
-turkey jerky with raw veggies (carrots, tomatoes, broccoli or cauliflower)
-1/2 sweet potato with low-fat chili
-string cheese with raw veggies
-smoothie with frozen berries and protein powder

 

[LillyTame]

Oh yea! I bought new shoes and sucks! Can't wait to give them a try this evening!

I bought new ones for work too and they are too big, so will be talking them back. And OH got me a new ipod nano for xmas so I finally charged and synced that so I was listening to it as I danced my way through cleaning the dishes...thats gotta be some calories gone right?! lol

 

[MIZZYD]

I will be here motivating you ladies!!!!!

 

[Snackimals]

^wss...

 

[Mrs. JJ]

I'm on diet lockdown since I failed my glucose tolerance test cry so I'm in. No sugar at all whatsoever, 5 carbs a day and I think 2 or 3 fruits. 5 carbs is actually a lot for me so I'm fine with that but I'm gonna miss the occasional sweet treat.

What's my goal? I guess to only gain a pound a week til baby is born (which is normal). So 11 lbs more if I go full term. Although I'd love if it was slightly less, like not to break 180 which would be 8 lbs going by the midwife's scale (her scale is mean).

 

[LillyTame]

Awww, Mrs. JJ Is there a list of fruits you can/can't have because isn't fruit sugar?

 

[Mrs. JJ]

Ya she said bananas are technically 2 fruits cause they have so much sugar. But I don't really eat much fruit except for Larabars (made with dates) which are about as much fruit sugar so I think I'll just have one of those a day like I do already and not have any other fruit.

 

[txbiscuit]

Oh man! I'm sorry JJ. Did she give you a glucose monitor? If not, I would recommend the one I got - it worked pretty well for me, and the test strips aren't too terribly expensive.

 

[Fezzle]

OH and I are both going to start getting healthy again starting Thursday. He's still slim, but gained about a stone due to almost a year of not being able to exercise because of glandular fever/mono, and I was gaining with him since we we did a lot of cooking nice meals (with lots of butter and oil) and sitting around watching DVDs. I think following any set plan would be too much along with all the TTC data collection, so our plan is to go to the gym together more, do more hiking on the weekends, eat healthier at home, and I'm going to start walking to work sometimes and bring healthy lunches in.

 

[Mrs. JJ]

Oh man! I'm sorry JJ. Did she give you a glucose monitor? If not, I would recommend the one I got - it worked pretty well for me, and the test strips aren't too terribly expensive.

Not yet since I still need to take the 3 hour test but I imagine she'll probably have me do it anyway. Which one did you get?

Since you passed the second one what did you have to limit your sugars to? Were you ever able to have a treat?

 

[txbiscuit]

I think the ranges they gave me were fasting <90 and an hour after a meal <120 (but ideally around 100). I didn't ever approach the upper limit unless I did something like drink a giant glass of juice, but that was probably because I didn't technically have GD. I was definitely able to have treats, but I had to pair them with protein (like an egg or turkey jerky).

It's not the most fun thing, but you'll definitely manage. I know if I actually had GD, I would have met with a nutritionist and possibly a high-risk OB to make sure everything was under control. You get a lot of support. For me, failing the first test was kind of a wakeup call that I needed to watch what I was eating a little better.

If you don't have it (and thus, aren't given a glucose monitor) but still want to monitor your sugar, I used the TRUEResult starter kit from Amazon. I'll send you my unused test strips too if you want; those can get kind of pricey.

 

[txbiscuit]

It'll be January in just a few hours! We have so many babies in here in the next few months! I'm so excited and can't wait for more 2014 BFPs!

 

[Mrs. JJ]

I think the ranges they gave me were fasting <90 and an hour after a meal <120 (but ideally around 100). I didn't ever approach the upper limit unless I did something like drink a giant glass of juice, but that was probably because I didn't technically have GD. I was definitely able to have treats, but I had to pair them with protein (like an egg or turkey jerky).

It's not the most fun thing, but you'll definitely manage. I know if I actually had GD, I would have met with a nutritionist and possibly a high-risk OB to make sure everything was under control. You get a lot of support. For me, failing the first test was kind of a wakeup call that I needed to watch what I was eating a little better.

If you don't have it (and thus, aren't given a glucose monitor) but still want to monitor your sugar, I used the TRUEResult starter kit from Amazon. I'll send you my unused test strips too if you want; those can get kind of pricey.

Aww, you're so sweet, thanks!!

 

[LillyTame]

well, I'm not tracking today and I didn't track yesterday....long story short I'm getting a new phone and I was deleting everything off my phone with any type of account on it. But I should be back up and running Thursday

We spent 2 friggin hours in Costco yesterday!!!! We want to cancel my plan, add me to OH's, get this new phone he wants so that means he gets a new one and I get his old one BUT he wants to keep his unlimited data plan, so it was a real headache!