My Trainer and my Boot Camp Trainer seems to have different opinions on low carb. I do feel like I am gaining muscle and this is why I am not steadily losing. My Boot Camp Trainer does not get at all get the low carb thing. He is like you need oatmeal and a banana before you come to boot camp. This meal is not a option for me.
I am going to stick it out .. trying cutting down with diary and drink more water. I think I could also be bloated.
My trainer convinced me to eat more carbs because he said I was burning muscle. I was super skeptical but I did it - Ezekiel bread with almond butter or a Quest bar an hour before a workout - and it has helped. I'm looking leaner and i managed to drop a couple of lbs too. I'm a huge low carb fan, but when you're working out a lot, there is something to be said for getting some carbs in there. Also, are you sure you're eating enough calories? That was an issue for me too.
I think that I am. I am not hungry or feel like I am starving or anything. I need to start counting again but I was trying to avoid it. This is why I think I need to switch to WW if I don't start losing again. I am working out 5 times a week ... twice for boot camp. Lots of weight training.
Oh, and we like to ask DS if he thinks he's getting a baby Brother or Sister. I think he has no idea what we're talking about still. Or sometimes we ask, Boy or Girl? Benjamin or Tessa?
He's taken to saying, 'No Sister... No Tessa!'
I wonder if he knows something we don't know?
Haha, we are having a boy and Ds keeps saying baby sister! He's going to be disappointed lol.
2. I am itching for a date night so I texted our babysitter and she said "sure I'm not doing anything until later." Later when? Like after midnight? Oh to be young although I don't think I went out after midnight ever.
I am so hungry today. I have not stopped eating. I just ate lunch and am still starving. Baby growth spurt? I have Cheetos but dont want to share with Ds so need to wait until he takes a nap. Grapes are not a good substitute.
Also, Ds told me he had to poop and then he pooped on the potty!!!! I am so so impressed at how quickly he has picked up on the whole potty thing.
I think that I am. I am not hungry or feel like I am starving or anything. I need to start counting again but I was trying to avoid it. This is why I think I need to switch to WW if I don't start losing again. I am working out 5 times a week ... twice for boot camp. Lots of weight training.
You need carbs.
I eat salads and a lot of vegetables when ever possible. I don't have any sugary carbs or bread. I am eating carbs just not the bad carbs. <following Atkins/Paleo>
Oh, and we like to ask DS if he thinks he's getting a baby Brother or Sister. I think he has no idea what we're talking about still. Or sometimes we ask, Boy or Girl? Benjamin or Tessa?
He's taken to saying, 'No Sister... No Tessa!'
I wonder if he knows something we don't know?
Hmmm, did I already know that we were Baby Name Soul Mates? Those were our choices for our second kid. We ended up with a Tessa
FTR, we never told DD1 our name choices because we didn't want her blabbing to other people. She picked Puppy Bunny as the baby's name.
Well, I knew you had great taste in girls names (Tessa has been my girl name for about a decade), but didn't realize Benjamin was on your list too. Excellent taste, indeed!
Post by waterchurch on Sept 28, 2015 13:24:21 GMT -5
Dentist looked at me today and said "yup. You're allergic to something. Better see an allergist." Gee thanks. I got a rec from my awesome OB so I'll call today.
I need someone to dress me for family pics. I have gotten it into my head that I want to wear a specific pair of jeans and a specific color but the problem is even though I have a couple things that color, none of the options really seem to go together.
I'm having the same problem. I have clothes for everyone else, but can't figure out what I should wear. I've ordered a bunch of things, all of which I'm sure I'll hate once I see them on me. And unfortunately for MMM, we're not taking pics until November, so I have a lot of time to be annoying about it lol.
Related problem: DD sees the dress I bought her for pics in her closet and wants to wear it. I think I need to hide it.
Post by turtlegirl on Sept 28, 2015 14:37:58 GMT -5
I think I'd breastfeed my kids longer if my boobs weren't so obnoxiously big. Nursing tanks and bras are so hard to find and wearing nursing friendly clothes gets really old after a while. My boobs just feel so sweaty and gross too.
We'll see how long I stick it out this time around.
DD's appt went well today. I also had an appt with the chiropractor bc I've been having low back issues. During her exam she told me I have diastasis recti. Fuck. I'm glad she told me and can help fix it but goddamn I'm feel like I'm going to look pregnant forever.
And came home to a wall hanging that apparently fell off the wall and there's glass all over the floor. Ugh.
A frozen bag of milk had a hole in it. I learned this after finding six ounces of milk mixed into bowl of water I was using to thaw. I almost cried. And I think my period is coming because my pumping output sucks today. Even with lactation bars and ice cream.
I just got back from the allergist where I had allergy testing. Apparently I am allergic to everything. Except 3 kinds of mold and feathers. This definitely explains why I've felt like I've got a perpetual cold for half the year, and also why I'm having such bad reactions to various foods (Pollen Food Syndrome). It looks like I'm in for a lot of allergy shots, 2x/week for 4-6 months and then it tapers.
I eat salads and a lot of vegetables when ever possible. I don't have any sugary carbs or bread. I am eating carbs just not the bad carbs. <following Atkins/Paleo>
You need starchy carbs. Oatmeal, sweet potato, quinoa, brown rice, etc. These are not "bad."
I think it would lead me down the rabbit hole of all things carbs.
Ok nevermind. My snarky email with a copy of Ethan's birth certificate seemed to do the trick. Stupid HR.
Is it just a weird way for them to confirm you actually had a baby?
I'm not even sure. They emailed me asking if I "had medical" returning me to work. I asked what that meant and sent the birth certificate, which I had already sent (three times!) to get him on my insurance.
They then called and said they weren't sure why I was on leave (what about the form I filled out before I left?) and just wanted to know if they should put me back on the payroll. They said my next paycheck might be "off but it would even out." I didn't even ask what she meant by that. They accidentally paid me once when I shouldn't have been paid but the check never cleared so they must have reversed the deposit or something. Stupid bureaucracy.
Is it just a weird way for them to confirm you actually had a baby?
A lot of people use short term disability for part of their ML. I can see, if one had a "disability" that they need doctor's approval to go back to work.
The problem here is a lack of real maternity leave rather than this requirement.
I don't know what nqb's ML set up is, I can just see why it's "necessary" sometimes.
That makes sense.
I really hate the maternity/paternity leave in this country. Like a lot.
The other night DH & my next door neighbor (she's a realtor) basically were giving me an intervention in order to convince me on starting up my own firm next year. I get that it'd be best for the family, DH, & I could still hang out with my neighbor....but I don't think I want to. I don't want to be alone all/most of the day anymore. I don't want to hussle to get work. I want coworkers to talk to & a regular paycheck. I'd like to hear that I did a good job or get a raise or promotion. I miss these things. I'll probably regret going corporate but then I'll quit & start my own thing...lol. It all stresses me out & it's still a year away.
THe nurse at my OB just called to say my blood work is normal for AFP but my goodness she has the WORST delivery. Anytime she has good news it starts out "so I reviewed your file and wanted to talk to you about XXX" in such a depressing voice. And then asks if you're okay. So bizzarre! She's super nice but dude, not good to stress out the pregnants.
I just got back from the allergist where I had allergy testing. Apparently I am allergic to everything. Except 3 kinds of mold and feathers. This definitely explains why I've felt like I've got a perpetual cold for half the year, and also why I'm having such bad reactions to various foods (Pollen Food Syndrome). It looks like I'm in for a lot of allergy shots, 2x/week for 4-6 months and then it tapers.
Allergy shots seriously improved my quality of life. I was miserable as a teenager during the spring and fall. I have the pollen food syndrome too and it has been mostly resolved with the shots. During high pollen months I take Zyrtec anyway so it combats the symptoms.