So obviously my posts will have to be a day behind. I go to sleep with the chickens nightly so posting before bed is probably not going to work really well for me. Gotta take advantage of all the sleep I can before baby gets here in a few months. :)
Details you should know as far as my calorie consumption is concerned. I am only 4'10" and I started this pregnancy with about 20 lbs of extra weight. My husband and I are keeping a record of belly measurements and I'm also tracking my weight. We take measurements every Friday. I'm currently 24 weeks pregnant and I've gained 25 lbs already. Am I sure about the 25 lbs? Yes, I'm very sure because I've been weighing myself weekly and unfortunately neither my scale or my calculator are good at lies. Am I proud of them? Not at all. I have 16 weeks left until my due date and I'm 100% that I don't have much of a choice about adding to those 25 lbs but I would like to do is minimize the damage. I can't give up eating obviously but I can definitely make some better choices (real vegetables would be a good start). I'm also having quite a lot of trouble with swelling in my ankles and hands. There's not much mystery as to why that is happening when you view my sodium consumption and the fact that I did absolutely no exercise yesterday. :( I wish I could say yesterday was a fluke but its probably a lot more accurate than I'd like to ever admit.
To view my food diary just right click on the image to the left and open it in a new link. I'm using screen captures from my www.livestrong.com food diary. I highly recommend their free MyPlate tracker. They have a pretty extensive data base, options to add your own recipes, and I really dig the simplicity of the layout. They also have mobile applications for those of us who need it on the go.
I am loving the concept of your blog! You already know what needs fixin' about your diet yesterday....so hopefully we'll see some better choices tomorrow. You can do it Momma!
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