Monday, February 18, 2013

Getting better..

 7:10am
Breakfast: 1 cup almond milk, 1 scoop of whey protein powder, 1 slice of whole grain toast, 1 egg, 3 black olives, 1/8 cup spinach, 1 petite button mushroom, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:403.38 /Carb: 35.23g /Chol: 232.5mg /Fat: 19.9g /Sugar: 7.52g /Protein: 24.11g
 
 9:24am
Snack: 1/2 cups blueberries, 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese, 5 whole grain crackers, 2 cups of water.
Total:
Cal: 94.2 /Carb: 24.7g /Chol: 5mg /Fat: 3.25g /Sugar: 11.35g /Protein: 8.05g
 12:00pm
Lunch: Mushroom pesto sandwich (contains olives, pesto, cheese, mushrooms, and spinach, on rosemary panini bread), 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 364/ Carb: 37g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 12g /Sugar: 5g /Protein: 21g
 5:50pm
Dinner: 1 cup spinach, 3 oz carrots, 2 petite button mushrooms, 1/2 a small avocado, 1 egg white, 2 oz chicken, 1/4 cup walnuts, 2 TBSP blue cheese dip, 1/2 cup raspberries, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 717.5/ Carb: 26.47g /Chol: 79mg /Fat: 65.35g /Sugar: 5.92g /Protein: 28.9g
 9:15pm
Snack: 2 cups almond milk, 1 scoop whey powder, 1/4 cup walnuts.
Total:
Cal: 320/ Carb: 8.5g /Chol: 17.5mg /Fat: 27.5g /Sugar: 1.5g /Protein: 15g
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Daily Total (rounded up):
 Cal: 1899/ Carb: 95g /Chol: 344mg /Fat: 138g /Sugar: 27g /Protein: 87g
My 2 Cents: I followed my midwife's advice and cut out a lot of the dairy, I am not eating fruit or dairy (with the exception of the slight amount in whey protein powder) before 10:30 am, and I exercised like crazy today and even picked up a pregnancy belt to continue exercising long after it hurt... And I kept getting sicker.  I decided enough was enough and skipped my after lunch snack and ate what I wanted for dinner... And got better! I think I'm going to go back to my old menu and just try to keep my calories up because I was doing so much better then. 

A Bad Day..

 7:10am
Breakfast: 2 cups Almond milk, 2 scoops of Whey protein powder, 2 cups of water.
Total:
Cal:160 /Carb: 5g /Chol: 35mg /Fat: 8g /Sugar: 1g /Protein: 18g
 
 9:07am
Snack 1: 3oz carrots, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese.
Total:
Cal:125 /Carb: 14g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 1.5g /Sugar: 9g /Protein: 14g
 9:30am
Snack 2: 1 slice whole grain toast, 2 TBSP peanut butter, 1 cup blueberry pomegranate juice with 1 cup seltzer water. 
Total:
Cal: 400/Carb: 63g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 13.5g /Sugar: 37g /Protein: 10g
 12:00pm
Lunch:  Applebee's half sized Chicken Santa Fe Salad, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:336 /Carb: 13.3g /Chol: 60mg /Fat: 23.35g /Sugar: 5.6g /Protein: 19.55g
 3:15
Snack: 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 a small avocado, 5 crackers, 2 cups water.
Total:
 Cal:71.2 /Carb: 25.7g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 9.1g /Sugar: 9.35g /Protein: 2.55g
 
 5:55pm
Dinner: Half a grilled cheese sandwich, 1 cup Dr. McDougall's Roast Red Pepper soup, 2 cups water.
Total:
 Cal:250 /Carb: 39g /Chol: 15mg /Fat: 6g /Sugar: 12g /Protein: 9g
8:55pm
Snack: 1 slice whole grain toast, 2 TBSP Peanut Butter, 1 cup almond milk, 2 scoops whey protein powder.
Total:
Cal: 400 /Carb: 36g /Chol: 35mg /Fat: 18g /Sugar: 8g /Protein: 27g 
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Daily Total:
 Cal: 1742 /Carb: 166g /Chol: 155mg /Fat: 79g /Sugar: 82g /Protein: 100g 
My 2 Cents: This was a bad bad day. Warning, much TMI ahead... I spent all day throwing up or laying on the sofa in much pain. The reason there is an extra snack is because I lost the first one right after having it. A very bad day and I'm not quite sure what brought it on.

 

Friday, February 15, 2013

Still here..

 7:05am
Breakfast: 2 cups Almond milk, 2 scoops of Whey protein powder, 2 cups of water.
Total:
Cal:160 /Carb: 5g /Chol: 35mg /Fat: 8g /Sugar: 1g /Protein: 18g
 9:08am
Snack: 5 whole grain crackers, 1 TBSP natural Skippy peanut butter, 1/2 cup almond milk, 2 cups of water.
Total:
Cal:312 /Carb: 21g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 28.25g /Sugar: 6.5g /Protein: 12g
12:15pm
Lunch: 1 cup spinach, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese, 2 oz chicken, 1/2 a small avocado, 3 grape tomatoes, 2 petite button mushrooms, 1/4 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup blueberries, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:330.7 /Carb: 29.93g /Chol: 25mg /Fat: 28.8g /Sugar: 8.68g /Protein: 14.19g

3:00pm
Snack: 1/2 cup raspberries, 1 oz cheese, 1/4 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup almond milk, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:362 /Carb: 13.34g /Chol: 30mg /Fat: 31.15g /Sugar: 3.72g /Protein: 13.24g

5:55pm
Dinner: Applebee's half sized Chicken Santa Fe Salad, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:336 /Carb: 13.3g /Chol: 60mg /Fat: 23.35g /Sugar: 5.6g /Protein: 19.55g

9:30pm
Snack: 1/2 cups walnuts, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 oz cheese.
Total:
 Cal:552.2 /Carb: 13.7g /Chol: 90mg /Fat: 27g /Sugar: 9.35g /Protein: 17.55g
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Daily Total:
  Cal: 2053 /Carb: 96.27g /Chol: 240mg /Fat: 118g /Sugar: 34.85g /Protein: 94.53g
My 2  Cents:  Yippee, I finally brought my caloric intake up, but boy did it shoot up! I'm sure my midwife will be happy, but I would like to see it a little lower. I have to take into consideration that 800 calories are walnuts and I need to go a little easier on them, but they are full of protein, low on carbs, and 200 calories per 1/4 cups. A good things to keep in mind.

I'm back

Ok, rotten couple of days. I received some pretty bad news from my midwife on the 13th and everything was pretty much blown after that, but I'm back to blog again. Now I'm afraid to eat, exercise, sit up, lay down, move in general, take my medications, and so on and so forth... Moving forward from that if I can. Here are yesterday's meals.
6:53am
Breakfast: 1 slice toast, 1 egg, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:170 /Carb: 19g /Chol: 215mg /Fat: 6g /Sugar: 3g /Protein: 9g
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I forgot to take a picture....
9:50am
Snack: 5 whole grain crackers, 1/2 a small avocado, 1 TBSP peanut butter, 2 cups of water.
Total:
Cal: 119/Carb: 22.5g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 15.1g /Sugar: 4g /Protein: 5.5g
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 12:00pm
Lunch: 5 whole wheat crackers, 2 TBSP blue cheese dip, 3 oz carrots, 1/2 small avocado, 2 cups water.
Total:
 Cal: 344 /Carb: 25g /Chol: 30mg /Fat: 12.1g /Sugar: 9g /Protein: 5g

 3:27pm
 Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup baby spinach, 1/4 cup blueberries, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 111.24/Carb: 18.35g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 2.6g /Sugar: 8.88g /Protein: 14.14g

 6:10
Dinner: 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 oz cheese, 1 cup spinach,  3 grape tomatoes, 1/2 a small avocado, 2 petite mushrooms, 2 oz chicken, 1/4 cup walnuts, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 388.7/Carb: 30.43g /Chol: 40mg /Fat: 33.3g /Sugar: 9.68g /Protein: 22.69g

9:00pm
Snack: 5 whole wheat crackers, 1 oz cheese, 1/2 cup almond milk.
Total:
Cal: 137/Carb: 13g /Chol: 30mg /Fat: 12.8g /Sugar: 2g /Protein: 8.5g
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Daily Total:
Cal: 1270/Carb: 128g /Chol: 325mg /Fat: 82g /Sugar: 37g /Protein: 65g

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Not logging today

I am not logging my food today. There is not point in it. Today I took my gestational diabetes test. The drink is horrible (like drinking NyQuil) however, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. I had to fast and miss my breakfast, morning snack, and lunch; so my log would have been drastically off if I recorded it today. I did however make it through the test with no problems. The blood draws all went smoothly (all 4 of them). I hate needles, but my veins behaved this time, and actually let them get the blood instead of clamping off. I find out the results tomorrow (that's fast!), but for now I'm going to take a nap. I feel like I just ran a race and lost. Take care. I'll be back to posting tomorrow. Whatever is on your plate today, Enjoy!

Monday, February 11, 2013

Day 4 logging

 6:05am
Breakfast: 1 slice whole grain toast, 1 slice cheese, 1 egg, 2 cups water.
Total: 
Cal:/280 Carb: 20g /Chol: 245mg /Fat: 15g /Sugar: 3g /Protein: 16g

9:10am
Snack: 1 slice whole grain toast, 2 TBSP peanut butter, 1 green apple, 1 lemon JELLO taste sensations, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 396 /Carb: 71g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 15.5g /Sugar: 34g /Protein: 11.4g

 12:10pm
Lunch: 2 oz chicken, 5 kalamata olives, 2 mushrooms, 1 cup spinach, 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese, 3 grape tomatoes, 1/2 small avocado, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 227 /Carb: 23.16g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 9.9g /Sugar: 4.77g /Protein: 15.07g

 3:20
Snack: 2 TBSP blue cheese dip, 3 oz carrots, 5 whole grain crackers, 1 oz cheese, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 432 /Carb: 22g /Chol: 60mg /Fat: 41.5g /Sugar: 9g /Protein: 11g
 6:12pm
Dinner: 1 6inch flour tortilla, 1 oz cheese, 6 black olives, 1TBSP sour cream, 1/4 cups black beans, 1 lettuce leaf, 1/2 cup blue berries, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 332 /Carb: 37.25g /Chol: 40.9mg /Fat: 31.5g /Sugar: 8.9g /Protein: 14.4g
 9:00pm
Snack: 1 oz cheese, 1/2 cup raspberries, 5 whole grain crackers, 1/2 cup almond milk.
Total:
Cal: 169 /Carb: 20.3g /Chol: 30mg /Fat: 13.65g /Sugar: 4.72g /Protein: 9.24g 
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Daily Total (rounded up)
Cal: 1827 /Carb: 194g /Chol: 356mg /Fat: 117g /Sugar: 64g /Protein: 77g
My 2 Cents: If that looks like more than 1oz of cheese for my bedtime snack, it's because it is. Bear was sweet enough to prepare my snack ahead of time for me, but forgot to set the kitchen scale to 0 before weighing out the cheese. I caught the error before bed and only had one of the slices. It weighed about 1 oz. The rest I've put away for other meals. On a good note, I've managed to get my caloric intake up to a more reasonable level for a pregnant woman, yipppee!!!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Day 3 logging

6:50am
Breakfast: 1 slice whole grain toast, 1 slice of cheese, 1 egg, 1/2 a small avocado, 3oz carrots, 1/2 cup almond milk, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:/357 Carb: 33g /Chol: 245mg /Fat: 23.35g /Sugar: 8g /Protein: 18.5g
 9:30am
Snack:  1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese, 1 green apple, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 126/ Carb: 27g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 2g /Sugar: 18g /Protein: 13.4g
 12:45pm
Lunch: 1 whole grain pita,  2 TBSP hummus, 3 grape tomatoes, baby spinach, 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1 veggie burger patty, 3 baby dill pickles, 5 green olives, 1 cup blueberry pomegranate juice with 1 cup sparkling water.
Total:
Cal: 468/ Carb: 132.3g /Chol: 5mg /Fat: 16.85g /Sugar: 33.63g /Protein: 20.71g

3:19pm
Snack: 3oz carrots, 2 TBSP blue cheese dip, 5 whole grain crackers, 1 oz cheese, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 292/ Carb: 21g /Chol: 45mg /Fat: 26.5g /Sugar: 8g /Protein: 9g
5:30
Dinner: Roasted Garlic and olive oil Quinoa, 1 cup steamed peppers and onions, 2 oz chicken, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal: 235/ Carb: 33g /Chol: 20mg /Fat: 3.5g /Sugar: 5g /Protein: 16g
 8:30
Snack: 5 whole grain crackers, 1 oz cheese, 1/2 cup almond milk.
Total:
Cal:137 /Carb: 13g /Chol: 30mg /Fat: 13.25g /Sugar:2g /Protein:8.5g
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Daily Total (rounded up)
Cal: 1615 /Carb: 259g /Chol: 355mg /Fat: 85.5g /Sugar: 75g /Protein: 86g
My 2 Cents: Doing better, but still low on the caloric intake. Today I added extra bits all over my daily meal, proved to be inept with a calculator, and noshed like crazy. Thank you Bear for figuring out I missed a whole meal while calculating. I feel slightly better now. I was never good with calculators to start with and I know once we have this baby I won't miss pregnant brain ;)

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Day 2 of logging

 7:25am
Breakfast: 1 egg white, 1 slice whole grain toast, 1/2 cup broccoli, 1/2 cup almond milk 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:152 / Carb: 21.24g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 5.95g /Sugar:4.23g /Protein:8.1g

  9:30am
 Snack: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup raspberries, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:154 / Carb: 20.7g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 2.3g /Sugar:9.4g /Protein:14.5g

12:00pm
Lunch: Veggie burger, 2/3 cup mixed vegetables, 5 whole grain crackers, 1 oz cheese, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:397 / Carb: 62g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 12.5g /Sugar:12g /Protein:24g

 3:13pm
Snack: Slice of whole grain toast, 2 TBSP peanut butter, 1 green apple, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:316 / Carb: 54g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 14g /Sugar:21g /Protein:10.4g

5:30pm
Dinner: Mushroom pesto sandwich (contains olives, pesto, cheese, mushrooms, and spinach, on rosemary panini bread), 2 cups water.
Total:

Cal: 364/ Carb: 37g /Chol: 10mg /Fat: 12g /Sugar: 5g /Protein: 21g
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Daily Total (rounded up)
Cal: 1383/ Carb: 195g /Chol: 200mg /Fat: 47g /Sugar: 52g /Protein: 78g

My 2 cents. We went out to get my favorite sandwich for dinner. Mmmm Mushroom pesto, unfortunately the trade off was I was so tired when we got home that I missed a snack before bed. Nothing to keep me going at night and my calories are still to low. Not good.

Friday, February 8, 2013

Back to Logging Meals

Hello. I'm back after my long absenteeism. My midwife has suggested that I start logging my food again. That being said. Here is my log for today...

7:00am
Breakfast: Egg on 12 grain bread with cheese, Salad (1/2 cup spinach, 1/2 small avocado, 3 grape tomatoes, 1 petite button mushroom), 1/2 cup almond milk. 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:312.5 / Carb: 27.84g /Chol: 233mg /Fat: 22.48g /Sugar:3.7g /Protein:16.71g

9:20am
Snack: 1 cup raspberries, 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese. 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:109 /Carb: 18g /Chol: 5mg /Fat: 1.7g /Sugar:7g /Protein:7.5g

 12:00pm
Lunch: Salad (20z chicken, 1/2 small avocado, 3 petite button mushrooms, 3 grape tomatoes, 1 cup spinach, 1 egg white), 5 wholegrain crackers, 1 oz cheese, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:289 /Carb: 28.4g /Chol: 55mg /Fat: 20.96g /Sugar:3g /Protein:25.67g

 3:00pm
Snack: 1 slice 12 grain bread, 2 TBSP peanut butter, 1 star fruit, 2 cups water.
Total:
Cal:319 /Carb: 41.5g /Chol: 0mg /Fat: 13.9g /Sugar:12.1g /Protein:11.3g

5:30pm
Dinner: 1 whole grain pita, 6 black olives, 1 petite button mushroom, 1 leaf of lettuce, 1 grape tomato, 1/2 oz cheese, 1TBSP sour cream, 2 cups of water.
Total:
Cal:173.65 /Carb: 10.16g /Chol: 25.9mg /Fat: 13.7g /Sugar:.76g /Protein:10.12g

8:10pm
Snack: 5 whole grain crackers, 1 oz cheese, 1/2 cup almond milk.
Total:
Cal:137 /Carb: 13g /Chol: 30mg /Fat: 13.25g /Sugar:2g /Protein:8.5g
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Daily Total (rounded up): 
Cal:1340 /Carb: 139g /Chol: 349mg /Fat: 86g /Sugar:29g /Protein:80g 
My 2 Cents:  Oh my, here I had thought I had increased my food intake during this pregnancy and it looks like my daily calories are still to low. I was stuffed all day. I increased my protein intake as was suggested by my midwife and that probably played a huge part and I also added a snack right before bed. I feel like I noshed all day and my caloric intake was still to low. Best to keep an eye on this for the sake of baby. The good news is I don't think I did to terribly bad on my carbohydrates. Lets see what tomorrow brings.