3.31.10

Starting off the day eating like crap. I just need to work at making the rest of the day MUCH better:).Meal PlanB - 12oz. milk, 2 hot dogs (on buns)S - 16oz. diet coke, 1c. cantaloupeL - leftover pulled pork & brussel sprouts, 1/4 navel orangeS - 1 cheese stick, blueberry yogurt (Oikos)D - Spinach salad w/chicken breast, bacon, walnuts, & balsalmic vinaigrette (about 2tsp.), 12oz. pepsi, 2 dinner rolls (w/Mom)S - 12oz. ginger ale, 2c. cantalo...

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3.30.10

Adam brought home HUGE chocolate/peanut butter Easter eggs last night. I don't know how I'm going to resist that! I should probably just throw mine away, but I can't do that:).Meal PlanB - 12oz. milk, 2 HB eggs, 1/2 navel orangeS - 20oz. cokeL - leftover chicken & veggie stirfy from last night (no rice, but soy sauce)S - 1 cheese stick, blueberry yogurt (Oikos), 2tbs. peanut butter, 1 small bananaD - Garlic Pulled Pork, 1c. brussel sprouts (roasted w/olive oil), 12oz. ginger aleS - 2c. cantaloupe slice of PB...

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3.26.10

Still exhausted, but I managed to fight the urge to just pop a pop-tart in the toaster and made some hb eggs instead. It was a tough battle:).Meal PlanB - 12oz. milk, 2 HB eggs, 1/2 grapefruitS - 20oz. cokeL - Stuffed Pepper, 1tbs. peanut butterS - Oikos blueberry yogurt, 2tbs. peanut butter, 1 navel orange, 2 dark chocolate squaresD - salmon (8oz.), 2c. broccoli (w/lemon & butter), sliced almondsS - strawberry popsi...

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3.25.10

Running WAY late this morning. Got no sleep last night and just feeling a bit like I'm dragging myself through the day so far.Meal PlanB - 12oz. milk, 2 cheese sticks, 1/2 grapefruitS - 20oz. cokeL - Stuffed PepperS - 1 cheese stick, blueberry yogurt (Oikos Organic), 2tbs. natural PB, leftover mussels (Olive garden), 2 strawberry poptarts (first big fail (other than the breadsticks yesterday, of course!))D - Stuffed Pepper pattiesS - 1.5c. cantalo...

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3.24.10

Meal PlanB - 4 slices of bacon, 2 HB eggs, 12oz. milkS - 20oz. cokeL - Green pepper w/stuffing (MDA recipe mentioned yesterday)S - Blueberry yogurt (Oikos Organic)D - 1/2 order Olive Garden Mussels (appetizer), salad, diet coke (maybe) + 2 breadsticks (ugh, but they were good dipped in the mussel's sauce:)!)S - 1 cheese stick, 1 navel orange, 1.5tbs. peanut butterI think I might be allergic to celery now. I had a horrible reaction a few hours after eating it yesterday. Hopefully this is just a pregnancy thing b/c...

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3.23.10

Per suggestions from a commenter, I am not going to track calories on here anymore, but instead just work at eating as much healthy food as I want. It will definitely be a work in progress and I'm not giving up dairy, but hopefully this new tactic will allow me to relax a bit and keep the pregnancy weight gain in check.I'm currently reading "The Primal Blueprint" by Mark Sisson of Mark's Daily Apple, so I hope to incorporate more of this lifestyle and food going forward.Meal PlanB - 12oz. milk, carrot/celery/almond...

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3.12.10

Okay, so my weight gain has been more than I had anticipated, so I'm going to try to get stricter with my diet. Had a bit of a wake-up call this morning when I stepped on the scale and it has me at 12lbs. up from my pre-pregnancy weight and I want to only be at about 8lbs. at this point.Meal PlanB - 12oz. milk (2%), 1/2 can tuna (w/ 1/2tbs. mayo, 1tsp. mustard), 1 whole wheat english muffinS - 2c. green & red grapesL - 2 roasted chicken wings, blueberry greek yogurt (Oikos), 12 almondsS - 2 cheese sticks, 1c....

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3.4.10

Yesterday was a bit of a bad day, had fast food for lunch, then pasta for dinner... EEK! And it wasn't even all that good/satisfying. Oh well.B - 12oz. milk (2%), 1 pickle, 2 slices of toast with peanut butter (not feeling well this morning for some reason - probably b/c of yesterday's menu!)S - 1c. green grapes, 1 cheese stickL - about 1/4c. chicken, steak, green peppers & onions (leftover burrito that was icky), 1c. corn pops, 1/2c. milkS - 1 cheese stickD - Ethiopian food!!! 1.5 injera, 1/2c. spicy lentils,...

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3.2.10

B - 12oz. milk, 1 pickle spear, 1 ww english muffin, 1/2 can tuna (w/mayo & mustard)S - 1c. grapes, 1 cheese stickL - 4oz. halibut, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, 1/2 avocadoS - 1 cheese stick, 2 dried apricotsD - (mexican restaurant) 1/2 beef taco, 1 beef enchilada, rice & beans, chips & salsa, 12oz. sprite (really wanted a margarita!!)Calories = 2,105Carbs = 235g (45%)Fat = 81g (35%)Protein = 105g (20%)Had a good day except for dinner. But hubs suggested it and nothing else would have tasted good after...

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3.1.10

Well, I keep falling off the wagon because my cravings are out of control. It's like when I want something, doesn't matter how bad I know it is for me, I HAVE to have it:). Really trying to work on this, though.B - 1/2 can tuna fish w/mayo & mustard, ww english muffin, 12oz. milk (2%)S - 1c. green grapes, 1 cheese stickL - 1 cheese stick, 1.5c. green leaf lettuce, 1/2 avocado, 1/3 tomato, 1/2c. sliced cucumberS - mini oreo blizzard from DQ, 1 pickle spearD - (been thinking about this ALL day!) ethiopian take-out!...

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