I've been doing this whole roller coaster thing with my diet; totally not cool, but it is what it is. Hormones and nasty cravings get the better of me, and I fall WAY off the low-carb wagon (I'm talking eating a heaping dinner plate full of tater tots here, not a slice of bread once in a while). I do this streak of horrid eating for about a week and a half, until my weight gain makes me cry one morning. I then go back to eating low-carb for a couple weeks and lose all the bloating and excess that I had gained. I struggle really hard to control myself leading up to my midwife appointment, then cave nearly immediately after. This is a horrible horrible pattern! It shouldn't be so hard to control myself! I am hoping this is because of the hormones, and will go away after the baby is born. If not, I am kinda screwed here : /
I've been on my roller coaster of self-destruction for a few months now, and I totally just caved again today :( I had been eating excellently for a week now, and got my weight at a stable and healthy point (for
me, in
this pregnancy). Supper was late today (we were very much out of food, and hubby was out grocery shopping), and I caved when the husband just wanted to get fast food. I managed to keep it from being super horrible, where low-carb is concerned. For me he got a burger from Hardee's, just the burger, no pop or fries though I did eat the bun.
When exactly did Hardee's food become so delicious? I remember their burgers being sub-par at best, and their restaurants being really filthy. Anyway, when getting a burger on low-carb, fat and meat is good, it is the bun and condiments that are a no-no. I had him get a Monster Thickburger for me. Oh my goodness! 2/3 lbs of beef with cheese and bacon! I don't remember the last time I tasted something so incredibly delicious! Those 47 carbs were totally worth it, ha ha, though I'd better not make a habit of it. I won't even list the calories and fat, as it would make a calorie counting, low-fat fanatic, have a heart attack just thinking about it!
We are well stocked on food again, and I'll need to start preparing dishes for the rest of the week. I really hope I can get back on track here and stop these binges on carbs! I think I know what I am going to do next time I feel a binge is inevitable though. I will have another one of those Monster Thickburgers, but ditch the bun and have it on salad making it more in the ballpark of 5-10 carbs (depending on my salad of course, the burger without bun is only 2 carbs!).
As far as decent low-carbing goes, I have been getting a tiny bit more creative. I get most of my recipes from
Low-Carb Linda's website and
Kent Altena (aka Bowulf) on YouTube (he has a
cocktail meatball recipe that looks really good that I have yet to try). I used a recipe from Linda's website for orange pecan muffins using almond flour. They were really good. I experimented a bit and omitted all the orangy stuff and nuts, and added some cinnamon and raisins instead. Topped with cream cheese those muffins were little bits of heaven. I do believe the cream cheese is what really made it ;) I have entirely too many desert recipes set aside for this week : / Being low-carb, that's not totally horrid, but I do need to be cutting back on my use of sweeteners and not binge on almond flour. I have a recipe for stuffed peppers that I think will be great for frozen meals during postpartum. I am stressing about what to freeze for then, but that would be a whole 'nother post!
So besides being wishy-washy on my diet, not much has changed. I have more energy now, so by all means I should have started doing my prenatal yoga. Alas, I'm finding quite a void where my motivation tank ought to be. I got some floor mats for blocking a knitted project, so the floor being too hard isn't a viable excuse anymore either. I know the yoga would really help me, but I kinda hate that it takes 50 minutes and most of it is sitting there making dumb noises and taking an inhuman amount of time to breathe in and out. I would probably feel better after, but that first step is always the hardest (especially when children are watching and laughing at you).
On a last note, the TAXES ARE DONE!!! Hooray! Hopefully in a week or so we will be paying off the midwife and ordering diapers. It will feel great to be all done making payments to the midwife and get those diapers in our possession. Technically, the only things we
need for the baby will be car seat and diapers. All the other stuff I want to get would be awesome to have, but are still only wants and not total necessities. I will NOT live without diapers though... lol
