SaraP Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Woot! Day 1 here. I'm super excited. Today has been tough so far. I was up all night with the 3 month old but, c'est la vie. Day 1: B: 3 egg and veggie scramble. Side of fruit. Coffee. L: tuna, Brussels sprouts, mustard. Almonds. S: larabar D: grilled steak salad with bals. Vign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninadude Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hi SaraP! Great job on day 1! Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Thank you! That is the plan! This is my second w30 so I feel a little more prepared. But today was a bit off. Everything was not quite as prepped as I had planned and I definitely did not eat enough for lunch or dinner. Gonna have to work on that. Also I need to make a new batch of mayo, my first one just did not work and I couldn't save it. I figure I'll get my goals down here though. First, I'm nursing a 3.5 month old. She has just been diagnosed with some pretty bad eczema on her face and elbows. One of the possible causes could be food allergies, usually dairy or gluten. So whenever my resolve weakens for myself I still have her to think about. For myself though, I do have quite a bit of weight to lose before I get to a "healthy" weight. So my goal is to focus more on what I put into my body. I have a massive sugar dragon to slay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Didn't sleep great last night again. Usually our bebe is a great sleeper but I think she is a bit congested so that might be waking her up. I got about 5 hours of sleep though. I feel like I should add, when I did my first w30 January of last year I followed the template to a tee. This time around since I'm nursing I will be incorporating more snacks when need be. Day 2: B: Brussels sprouts, 2 eggs in ghee, 3 slices of bacon. Coffee. L: Brussels sprouts, half a sweet potato, 6 meatballs (small) S: 2 meatballs, almonds, strawberries, grapes (small amount while prepping them) D: roast, broc, aavocado. Today was much better food wise. Yesterday we were running around so much it was tough. Feel very satisfied today though. I am extremely frustrated, however. I ruined my second batch of mayo. Everything was room temp, brand new egg, I thought I went slow.... I have no idea what I did wrong but it made me cry. Damn post partum hormones. I just want mayo for meatloaf, tuna and egg salad! Is that too much to ask?! On that note I wonder if there's compliant mayo I could buy. Off to search. Cause I will drive to Seattle and spend $10 on mayo before I ruin another homemade batch. Grrrrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Man. This is a lot harder with an infant. I'm exhausted. I'm feeling great in every other way though. Day 3: B: Brussels sprouts, 3 eggs pan fried in ghee. Coffee with coconut milk. L: 5 meatballs, sweet potato, cauliflower. D: pot roast, cauliflower, drizzle avocado oil. Bowl of grapes and strawberries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninadude Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Lookin' good SaraP! Food prep is a big pain many days/weeks. I am very impressed by how you are doing this with two babies! Go YOU! If you can't find compliant mayo at the market, perhaps a neighbor or a dear friend could make you a batch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thank you ninadude. Food prep wise- it's all thanks to my husband. He handles the littles while I get stuff prepped. He was gone all February for training, that's why I waited until march to start this. I'm ashamed to say there was a lot of pizza and drive thrus last month. I'm still feeling awesome aside from the tiredness. Which could be part of the w30 timeline or could just be from the bebes. I didn't get the carb flu or anything the first time I did a w30, last january so....I'm inclined to think it's the kids. Ha. The infant has still not been sleeping as good as she had been. The toddler also doesn't sleep through the night yet so it's a bit of a double whammy! Day 4: B: 3 eggs in ghee. Avocado. Coffee with coconut milk L: leftover pot roast, cauliflower Coffee with coconut milk D: zoodles with meatballs in spaghetti sauce Feeling really good tonight. My zoodles turned out awesome. I didn't have a spiralizer last year and I am so glad I got one a little while back! I need to go get more zucchini so I can make zoodles again soon! I'm also realizing I need to up my veggie purchases. I need at least 2 bags each of cauliflower and Brussels sprouts from costco, plus their bag of broccoli and various other veggies from the regular grocery store. I've already finished the Brussels sprouts and have one serving of cauliflower left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Alright. day 5. It's really moving along quickly. Was up from 11:30PM to 2:30AM with the infant, then she woke up for good at 6:30AM. So..... yeah. I'm also getting a little concerned about my supply, which is frustrating since I am eating a good amount of food, feel good, feel full, etc. I'm going to try to up my fat intake a bit and encourage some cluster feeding to see if that helps. I felt super hungry this afternoon. Definitely not satisfied from lunch. Day 5: B: Leftover meatballs in spaghetti sauce on cauliflower. Coffee with coconut milk S: 4 slices of apple L: 2 chicken and apple sausages (minus a few bites the toddler stole) with broccoli topped with a pat of ghee. S: Banana, almond butter, coffee, coconut milk. D: guac stuffed burgers (2) with mayo and mustard, sweet potato with coconut oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 This is the method I use to make mayo and it is not fussy and I've yet to ruin a batch: I've yet to find a compliant mayo in the store...not even at PCC or Whole Foods but I think mine tastes 100x better anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thank you Bethany! I will have to give it another shot. I made my own last year and never had an issue with it. Something is just off this time. Grr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thank you Bethany! I will have to give it another shot. I made my own last year and never had an issue with it. Something is just off this time. Grr! When someone else posted that link it was amazing for me. I am intimidated by fussy recipes. I just don't have the patience for them. So this one has been so awesome for me. I have done it so much I don't even need to think about it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Ahhh! It worked!!! Yay mayo!! Tuna fish for lunch tomorrow, woot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Didn't sleep great last night again. Usually our bebe is a great sleeper but I think she is a bit congested so that might be waking her up. I got about 5 hours of sleep though. I feel like I should add, when I did my first w30 January of last year I followed the template to a tee. This time around since I'm nursing I will be incorporating more snacks when need be. Day 2: B: Brussels sprouts, 2 eggs in ghee, 3 slices of bacon. Coffee. L: Brussels sprouts, half a sweet potato, 6 meatballs (small) S: 2 meatballs, almonds, strawberries, grapes (small amount while prepping them) D: roast, broc, aavocado. Today was much better food wise. Yesterday we were running around so much it was tough. Feel very satisfied today though. I am extremely frustrated, however. I ruined my second batch of mayo. Everything was room temp, brand new egg, I thought I went slow.... I have no idea what I did wrong but it made me cry. Damn post partum hormones. I just want mayo for meatloaf, tuna and egg salad! Is that too much to ask?! On that note I wonder if there's compliant mayo I could buy. Off to search. Cause I will drive to Seattle and spend $10 on mayo before I ruin another homemade batch. Grrrrr. No one has found a compliant store bought mayo yet. They tend to be made with soybean oil, sugar or other sweetener. Keep trying the homemade - lots of tips in the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Had a very rough night last night and a rough morning today. I am most certainly an emotional eater. That's my dragon. Bigger than a sugar dragon, for sure. I'm really trying to change that habit. Last night I was having a hard time and it took all my willpower not to eat some junk or have a few drinks.This morning I really just have absolutely no motivation. I didn't want to cook, didn't even want to heat up leftover meatballs. I probably wouldn't have eaten anything if I wasn't nursing. I think I've gotten maybe 5 hours of sleep, broken up in 2 or 3 stretches, each night for the last week. It's definitely getting to me.Day 6:B: Handful of grapes, handful of almonds, sweet potato with coconut oil, coffee.L: meatballs, broccoli, hot sauce.S: grapes, almond butter, avocado stuffed burger with mayo and mustard. Coffee coconut milk. D: Meatballs in red sauce over broccoli. So yeah. Over all very rough day. But I don't think it was anything W30 related. Just life. It's tough with the babies and I'm alone with them for the most part all week. Husband gets home just in time for a quick dinner and then the bedtime routines. But I was basically just running on fumes today so I'm praying the wee one will actually sleep again. It's so mean to sleep through the night for about 2 weeks just to stop and be awake for hours in the middle of the night! Not cool little one! I do feel pretty good that I didn't break today though. It was definitely one of those days that I would have picked up some McD's for lunch after our errands. Or ordered a pizza for dinner. Or both. But I stuck with it, albeit a little off the template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talie1706 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 You are doing amazingly well. Really impressed how you are sticking it out. Tiredness is a terrible beast, nearly as bad as the sugar dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hang in there mamma. I would encourage you to take every opportunity to sleep that you can even if it means that other things fall apart a little bit. You need that sleep. Also please eat more. That will go a long way in your tired state. Your first meal has no protein and you really really need it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Unfortunately the toddler and infant rarely nap at the same time and the infant will generally only sleep in my arms, so extra naps are hard to come by. Do you think I need more food in general or just this morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Unfortunately the toddler and infant rarely nap at the same time and the infant will generally only sleep in my arms, so extra naps are hard to come by. Do you think I need more food in general or just this morning? Well your first meal definitely was the red flag for me. It is hard to tell with most of your meal posts how much you are eating. Are you breastfeeding your 3.5 month old? We usually recommend that breastfeeding and pregnant moms eat 4 meals a day instead of 3 and can be towards the higher end of the template. You also want to make sure you keep your starchy vegetable intake up as breastfeeding takes a lot of energy. Every meal should have 1-2 palms of protein, 1-3 cups of vegetables, and an appropriate amount of fat. Fruit should be eaten as part of or directly after a meal and shouldn't push protein or vegetables off your plate. The almonds you had at your first meal count as a fat not a protein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Well your first meal definitely was the red flag for me. It is hard to tell with most of your meal posts how much you are eating. Are you breastfeeding your 3.5 month old? We usually recommend that breastfeeding and pregnant moms eat 4 meals a day instead of 3 and can be towards the higher end of the template. You also want to make sure you keep your starchy vegetable intake up as breastfeeding takes a lot of energy. Every meal should have 1-2 palms of protein, 1-3 cups of vegetables, and an appropriate amount of fat. Fruit should be eaten as part of or directly after a meal and shouldn't push protein or vegetables off your plate. The almonds you had at your first meal count as a fat not a protein. Yeah, like I said, breakfast today wasn't normal. Just so tired and unmotivated. I think I am generally eating enough. I definitely usually get the protein and veggies recommendations in. I probably need to work on the fat a little more and adding in a 4th meal as opposed to snacks would be doable as well. As far as starchy veggies go, what should I go for? I love sweet potatoes. Is it recommended to eat some sort of starchy veggie at each meal or just at some point during the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Yeah, like I said, breakfast today wasn't normal. Just so tired and unmotivated. I think I am generally eating enough. I definitely usually get the protein and veggies recommendations in. I probably need to work on the fat a little more and adding in a 4th meal as opposed to snacks would be doable as well. As far as starchy veggies go, what should I go for? I love sweet potatoes. Is it recommended to eat some sort of starchy veggie at each meal or just at some point during the day? I think this is a your mileage may vary kind of question. We usually recommend that people who are highly active and breastfeeding/pregnant moms eat starchy vegetables at least in one meal a day (like a whole sweet potato). I'm pretty active (teach water aerobics, run, and do some lifting) and I've found that my body will tell me pretty clearly when I'm not eating enough starch. Usually for me it looks like less energy, poor workout recovery, and/or a need to eat all the things which are all things that this style of eating has generally repaired for me. For example yesterday I was super tired, super sore, and super hungry so I had starchy vegetables with all but my first meal and then some. Does that all make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 I think this is a your mileage may vary kind of question. We usually recommend that people who are highly active and breastfeeding/pregnant moms eat starchy vegetables at least in one meal a day (like a whole sweet potato). I'm pretty active (teach water aerobics, run, and do some lifting) and I've found that my body will tell me pretty clearly when I'm not eating enough starch. Usually for me it looks like less energy, poor workout recovery, and/or a need to eat all the things which are all things that this style of eating has generally repaired for me. For example yesterday I was super tired, super sore, and super hungry so I had starchy vegetables with all but my first meal and then some. Does that all make sense? Well I definitely felt good this morning after eating the sweet potato for breakfast. So I think that will be a good goal for now. I'll have to add a big bag of sweet potatoes to my costco list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Well I definitely felt good this morning after eating the sweet potato for breakfast. So I think that will be a good goal for now. I'll have to add a big bag of sweet potatoes to my costco list! Other things to try are winter squashes (acorn, delicata, butternut, pumpkin), beets, and parsnips. Parsnips are lovely and creamy mashed. I really enjoy a half a squash with coconut butter. Just in case you want some variety beyond just sweet potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraP Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Other things to try are winter squashes (acorn, delicata, butternut, pumpkin), beets, and parsnips. Parsnips are lovely and creamy mashed. I really enjoy a half a squash with coconut butter. Just in case you want some variety beyond just sweet potato. Thank you! I love all those veggies too. Yum. Grocery store run in the morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talie1706 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Swede (beets in US??) and carrots mashed together with ghee and blackpepper is a favorite veg for me I make up a batch and put it in the fridge it reheats easily, I have even used it stirred into a casserole to thicken the sauce up when it needed using up yummmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Physibeth Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Swede (beets in US??) and carrots mashed together with ghee and blackpepper is a favorite veg for me I make up a batch and put it in the fridge it reheats easily, I have even used it stirred into a casserole to thicken the sauce up when it needed using up yummmmm I've never thought to mash beets before. How long do you have to cook them before they mash? Even when I roast mine they seem pretty crisp still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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