Monday

Breakfast - grapes
Lunch - chicken breast in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Supper - creamy tomato pasta; cookies

Somewhat Healthy Cheat

Well, first off, let me say a little about last night... I don't know what happened but my stomach revolted late last night :-( I was on and off the toilet, in pain, and up till after 130am. Apparently whatever caused it expelled itself. I ate some crackers (Townhouse wheat) and drank some green/mint tea and this morning I felt better. I ate a few crackers before I ventured out of bed to be sure. So far so good today but that may change...

I've been craving a PBJ. I went to eat one tonight but I didn't have anything other than whole wheat bread (and I'm pretty sure whole wheat doesn't agree with me anymore). I used to like plain potato chips with a PBJ so I ended up improvising...

Breakfast - crackers; 1/2 cup coffee w/usual later
Lunch - Greek-seasoned ground beef in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Supper - organic peanut butter (peanuts and salt) mixed with blueberry Simply Fruit jelly; plain potato chips; apple w/caramel dip

Saturday

At lunchtime I was starving and craving a cheat meal and cheese :p So we ended up eating out lunch today instead of tomorrow.

Breakfast - nothing (slept off and on)
Lunch - Italian buffet; 1/2 cup weak coffee w/sugar and 1/2 and 1/2
Supper - 1/2 wheat bagel w/cream cheese

Hormone Issues... Again

I had cramps the day I started. For the first time in a while. Not unbearable, but I spent most of the day sitting in the recliner because they weren't as bad when I was sitting. About day 15, I started feeling like I was PMS'ing - sore boobs, not sleeping, anxiety, exaggerated emotions, etc.

So when I picked up my supplements yesterday, I talked to my natural health place about it. I've been taking their wild yam extract (natural progesterone) days 12-26 of my cycle per their recommendation. They helped me muscle test (will post how to do it in another post eventually) my dosage, and I tested at a dosage of less than half of what I had been taking! So starting last night I went down on my dosage.

It should only take a few days to see if it helps. My body is super-sensitive to anything I put in it, so it makes sense that the dosage I was on may be too much for me now. They said my hormone levels are likely re-stabilized from the pregnancy and that my body may be soon making enough progesterone on its own. Which would be nice! I'd rather not have to take anything, even if it is natural. But since I need it right now, I'm really glad I have this formula as an alternative to synthetic hormones :)

Friday

Breakfast - apple
Lunch - chicken breast in usual salad; Ghirardelli square
Before supper - cookie
Supper - Amy's frozen black bean burrito w/avocado and drizzle of ranch; fries w/mayo and ketchup; Cal veggies w/butter; Better Than Crunch (1/2 and 1/2)

Thursday

The boys and I went to the produce stand. We ended up with $35 of fresh produce! Red and green bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots, avocadoes, celery, limes, green onions, grapes, dried apple rings, peeled garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, and potatoes, fresh parsley and shallots for the herbed potatoes I've been craving! That's in addition to the almost $20 I bought spent earlier in the week for Romaine, apples, and red potatoes.

1/2 cup coffee w/usual
Breakfast - dried apple rings (unsweetened, fresh, from produce stand)
Lunch - homestyle buffet (incl. spinach salad and dessert)
Supper - instant grits w/butter; Grands buttermilk biscuits w/butter (and I think a Ghirardelli square)

Wednesday

Both boys weren't feeling good this afternoon and Jesse and I each ended up holding one while they dozed and cuddled. It was nice getting to hold my big "baby" for so long!

Breakfast - nada (bought some apples yesterday, need to slice and core them before bed)
Lunch - tuna salad salad; Ghirardelli square
Before supper - 3 Nilla wafers (supper was late and I was too hungry to think!)
Supper - heart-healthy dip w/oven fries; 2 cookies