2 inches lost!

That's technically since April, but either way, I consider it a win.  I don't care if it took 6 months - progress is progress. If I could add exercise into my current routine, other than standing most of the day and lugging around an 18 lb weight a good portion of the time, I think I'd be in really good shape. Baby steps.  Literally.

So Monday was great, naturally, since I learned that I was 2" leaner and food wise, it wasn't too bad either.

Baked Oatmeal for breakfast at 7:45.
1 "always" carb
1 fruit
1 "thumbs up" protein
1 fat

11 am
Greek Yogurt - 1 "thumbs up" protein

1 pm
Whole Wheat Tortilla - 1 "always" carb
Mozzarella Cheese - 1 "thumbs up" protein
Chicken Nuggets - 1 "thumbs up" protein
Zucchini and Corn (leftovers from the night before, still delicious) - 1 veg
Peach - 1 fruit

3 pm
Cheerios - 1 cup - 1 "always" carb
Almonds - 11 - 1 fat

5 pm
Banana - 1 fruit
Popcorn - 3 cups - 1 "always" carb

8 pm - Dinner was salmon again.  As a new fish eater, I've been sticking with what I know and with a name like cheesy baked salmon, how can one go wrong?!

This salmon was very good.  We have it on the list to put into rotation - the only thing we'd do differently is to dice the onion instead of slicing it in thin rings.  We found that when taking a bite, a ring of onion would pull off cheese from other parts of the fish.  I like uniform cheese distribution.

(click picture for recipe)


We had this salmon and some green beans.  Since the salmon had mayo (we used the olive oil version) and cheese, I counted it as 3 proteins and 1 fat (2 portions of salmon plus the cheese counted as the 3 proteins).  Green beans counted as 1 vegetable and then last night was our last night of pie so one fat.  I was still craving some sugar so I also had some graham crackers at 1 carb.  They're probably not an "always" carb but it is what it is.  I may or may not have dipped them in cool whip I had left over from making the pie.

So for daily totals:
Carbs: 5/6
Protein: 7/6
Fruit: 3/3
Fat: 4/3
Veg: 2/4.5

Still not terrible, but for whatever reason I am finding that I have a craving for some sweets.  It seems doubtful to me that it's because my carb intake is low but who knows.  I don't have any type of degree in nutrition.  I think I may re-read the book this week to get a reminder on what kind of side effects the different twin trials had.  If I'm having cravings, surely I'm lacking something somewhere, right?

The baby has been making me crazy.  He has not been ready to sleep for his 9 am naptime so for the last several days, I've been waiting until 11 to put him down.  Let's just say we're still working out the kinks.

Sunday, he slept for about an hour and a half starting at 11 so I figured he'd probably need another nap at some point and he fell asleep around 3 after nursing.  He slept for about 40 minutes and then had a hard time getting to sleep that night.  Yesterday, he slept for an hour and 15 minutes when I put him down at 11 and then slept for approximately 11 minutes (yes, 11 - there's really not much you can get done in 11 minutes) after he nursed around 3.  He went to bed without incident but was wide awake at 11:30 and needed nursing back to sleep.  Today, it's noon, and it looks as though he's just gotten himself back to sleep.  He was looking extra sleepy this morning so I nursed him at 10:30 and he fell asleep after that, around 10:50 or so.  He woke up, 52 minutes in (yes, I time all his naps) and it took him a few minutes but by golly, it does look like he's sleeping again.  Thank goodness.  I've been doing so much logging for the baby and now for my food that sometimes when I get done using the bathroom I look around for a minute to see if I should be recording that somewhere.  My husband thinks I need to get some more adult friends and get out of the house more.  Probably not a bad idea.
 

Salmon Awesomeness

I really never thought I'd say something like that but truly, the salmon was exceptional.  And it was beautiful.  I should have taken a picture.  I must give credit where credit is due.  I found this on Pintrest and we will for sure be making it again (the picture should link it, let me know if not).  I got a half pound filet and the hubs and I split it.  He asked me if that was all the fish I bought and if I had just gotten it for myself but I told him we were working on portioning.  No one starved.



And then we had this broccoli.  Again, amazing and only olive oil and sea salt. 



We had some baklava for dessert I picked up from the Farmer's Market.  All in all, I rounded out the day as follows:

Carbs: 4/6
Protein: 6/6
Fruit: 2/3
Fat: 4/3
Veggies: 2

I felt good yesterday.  I didn't feel like I was starving and felt pretty in control all day.  Also, no headache, so not sure what that was all about on Tuesday. 

The baby is fighting a nap at the moment.  I'm waiting for him to go to sleep before I go outside to water the flowers/herbs and thinking about my first snack for the day.  It'll probably be a repeat of that oatmeal.  Though, I may need to do the oatmeal for lunch as something quick since we have Gymboree today.  We will see.  I'll keep you in the loop. 

I jumped on the scale today (not when I first got up, but after I'd eaten a yogurt and had a good bit of water) and was 2 lbs over my pre-pregnancy weight.  That's not displeasing to me.  But seriously, try that salmon and broccoli.  I'll bet you'll be as excited as I was!