We're Both Losing Weight

Okay I'm on day 2 of trying; I actually haven't lost any yet.  I'm going for fruits & veggies only for 2 weeks.  No dairy, grains, beans, eggs, sweets, alcohol or meat.  I know it's drastic, but I figured now that I don't have any "I just had a baby" or "I'm breastfeeding" excuses, I should do something drastic.  I've been stuck at 10 pounds over pre-baby weight since a month after he was born, and I wasn't close to my ideal weight pre-baby so I've got a journey ahead of me.  I am supplementing with Michael's Naturopathic 2 week cleanse & lots of Vitamin D. 

I did the fruits & veggies only thing back in the day before Isaiah was even imaginable.  It was fine; I had lots of access to veggies, fruits & salads working in restaurants, and I lost weight, but the alcohol did me in.  One day some guy named Marcus made me mad, I drank a lot, then I needed to eat junk food to recover.  And then the diet was over. 

Anyway after these 2 weeks, I plan on moving to the Paleo Diet.  It makes sense to me.  Seems very manageable, and I like the idea of something to turn into a lifestyle.  And it seems pretty laid back.  Eat whenever & however much you feel like (within reason), just stick within this pretty wide range of foods. 

It hasn't been too difficult so far.  I haven't been dying to eat anything that I'm not supposed to have.  The hardest part is having to constantly buy fresh ingredients, cut them & cook them. 

This was tonight's dinner.  Sauteed asparugus, broccoli, red bell peppers, onions, garlic & kale.  It was pretty delicious & filling.

It's a lot of work, and I look forward to the day when I can just eat some turkey if I'm hungry.  Or eat any of the large variety of meats at my restuarants.  Oh & the other hardest part is feeding Isaiah meat.  It's so natural for me to just take little bites along with him.  And one more hardest part - trusting my staff to taste the food & give feedback about it. 

I looked at a lot of iPad, Mac & iPhone apps for tracking nutrition & weight, but my favorite so far has been one recommended by a friend called Nutrimirror.  It is the most comprehensive as far as keeping track of normal calories then vitamins. 

Anyway 2/14, we'll see how the rest go.

As for Isaiah, he hasn't been weighed lately, so I'm not positive about the weight loss, but it seems like he's losing some of his baby chubs.  I'm pretty sure he needs to go down a size in diapers.

See for yourself - I just put this diaper on him.  As he lugs a heavy load of balls he got for his birthday from his cousins.

Shots = Crack

I forgot to mention last time when discussing the doctor visit...  Isaiah is 11 pounds!  That just makes me really happy & proud.  My milk is allowing my baby to grow.  (He was 7.1 when he was born). 

The day he got his first round of shots, he slept a lot.  We thought that was a good sign.  The doctor joked that she wished she could give her girls shots just so they would sleep. 

However, the next day was quite a different picture.  Isaiah didn't sleep at all. 

He would eat & play & get his diaper changed here & there.  He was a happy baby...

Then he would get fussy like he was tired. 

Yes, he's definitely tired.  Don't know if you can tell, but he's got 2 fistfuls of my hair.

All normal. 

Then he would lay down to take a nap, and it would take forever to get him to sleep.  Still moderately normal. 

Then he would go to sleep.  Are those crossed legs not the most adorable thing ever?

But he would only sleep for maybe 2 minutes.  The longest nap was 10 minutes. 

Then he would wake up a completely new baby, like he had been sleeping for hours... 

Ready to conquer the world.

This went on & on & on all day & night until about 3 in the morning.  Then FINALLY, when I was contemplating drinking some coffee to study while staying up all night, he decided to stay asleep. 

That first day of sleeping was nice, but I would never wish for that day knowing what the next day would bring.

20 Reasons I'm Not Liking Being Pregnant

Yesterday, I got my first dumb comment.  "Wow, you are unusually big for only 4 months!" 

I grimaced at her. "I hear it's rude to tell a pregnant girl how fat she is."

Scrutiny is the reason I haven't yet posted baby bump shots, my weight gain, or anything else about noticeable physical changes.  But today I remembered why I'm doing this blog thing -- most of the reasons are for me -- so I'll never forget the troubling and wonderful details of my pregnancy. 

Here's to all the future "you're so big" rudeness of the next 5 months of my life!! 

My favorite first baby bump shot.  It looks like I'm so pleased with what I'm seeing.  And I'm not.  But I am pleased with what it means.

And now... 

20 Reasons I'm not Liking Being Pregnant

1. Strangers making comments about how big I am.
2. When I sneeze, my belly hurts.  I used to love to sneeze.
3. I'm getting pale.  And I can't fix it. 
4. I’m getting fatter.  (See evidence above)
5. The paleness makes the fat more noticeable.
6. My boobs are too big.  I put on a maternity shirt I bought a few weeks ago.  The buttons at the top barely button now because of my boobs.  
7. The lady at the maternity store told me to buy new underwear in my pre-pregnancy size.  They didn’t fit.  I guess that means my butt is getting bigger too.  Later I went to buy the next size up.  They were too big.
8. I’ve started to exercise, which I’m actually very proud of, but I can’t seem to get my schedule under control.  Sometimes I’m up very early & working all dressed up, and I’m too exhausted once I get done.  So I take a nap then stay up too late.  I think that was 2 in 1.
9. Speaking of work, I need new shirts that fit, but I don’t want to buy them because of what if #4 gets even worse?
10. Also for work I have to wear these boots with heels.  I never liked heels before, but now it’s so much more painful.  Plus I heard that pregnant girls shouldn’t wear heels.  
11. I’ve heard a lot of other things about what pregnant girls shouldn’t wear, eat, drink, put on their skin, put in their hair, etc.  I feel like I need to change everything.
12. I want to have home-cooked food, and I’m okay with cooking it.  I just don’t want to go to the store to get the ingredients.
13. I can't breathe after climbing the three flights of stairs to my apartment, ESPECIALLY carrying groceries.
14. I can’t take naps on Hattie (the couch) anymore because she makes every part of my body ache. 
15. Sometimes (like last night) every part of me aches no matter where I sleep.
16. I’ve got pimples.
17. I definitely have baby brain, pregnant brain, mommy brain, whichever is the proper term.  It’s most noticeable when I’m on the computer.  I usually have around 10 tabs open, researching 10 different things at one time.  Now I can’t even remember why I opened a new tab.
18. I feel sorry for my boyfriend when I get really emotional.  I don't want to be that way.
19. I don't like when I can't do everything by myself.  But I'm having to learn to ask for & accept help.
20. And you know this one --  I have to pee way too much.  On the trip to be considerate to the family members, I didn’t drink anything a few hours before we left.  But I was soooo thirsty!!!  How do you travel long distances with a pregnant girl?

I think that's all.  For now. 

Now I would like to hear about your least favorite parts about being pregnant!  Post a comment & tell me about it!