Fit and Healthy Friday's #9

Walking on Granite Island this week

 Welcome to fit and healthy Friday's!
Keeping up writing these has really been helping me stay on track with all my goals. I don't want pregnancy to be an excuse for me to overeat and become stuck on the couch. When I get a little exercise done I feel so much better and I find I have much more energy to care for all my family's needs. 

I am 28 weeks pregnant now which I think is the beginning of the third trimester! I had the glucose tolerance test done this week and I find out my results soon. I decided that I would do it this time to give me piece of mind about whether or not I have gestational diabetes. I was naughty last pregnancy and refused to take the test. I'm one of the annoying patients that has to question everything the doctor wants to do. The sugary drink was awful and I felt little nauseous and extreemly tired for the rest of the day afterwards. It was 75 grams of sugar after all (and three blood tests within 2 hours!) 

 Here is my fit and healthy journal from the past week:

Exercise completed: I went on many walks this week! I even got up at 5:30am one morning just so I could walk the dog before Luke went to a morning shift at work.
Exercise goals: Continue walking on at least 5 days this week



Total weight gained so far this pregnancy: 10.8kg

A few sample days menus of exactly what I ate:
*Keep in mind I'm pregnant, so in no way am I restricting calories, I eat until I'm full. I'm focusing on nourishing my baby, keeping my blood sugar levels stable (sugars low, adding protein with every main meal) and keeping my weight gain steady. 

At the mall: This is what I ate while everyone else ate Krispy Kreme Doughnuts - A cranberry protien ball and chia seed drink. And for lunch that day I had Sumo Salad next to my family who were downing Mcdonalds. My hubby finds me amusing haha

Day one.
B: Almond meal pancakes with apricot jam or maple syrup
MT: 1 Peach (E)
L: Chicken with pumpkin and chick pea salad and greens, a few leftover pancakes for dessert 
AT: Peanut butter and celery (S)
T: Zucchini and potato fritters (E)
S: Pop corn with olive oil and sea salt (XO)   

Day Two:
B: Muesli, banana and almond milk (E)
MT: 2 squares of dark choc, 1 corn thin with peanut butter and jam (XO)
L: 3 eggs fried in coconut oil over a bed of baby spinach, kale and vitamin greens with a few tomatoes. 2x pieces gluten free toast with apricot jam (jam that my mum made...it's SO good and I'm fully addicted) and peanut butter. 1 banana (XO)
AT: a few nuts and 2xsquares 85% dark choc (S)
T: Homemade chicken rice paper rolls (E)
S: Mulberries and boysenberries with almond yoghurt (FP)   

*The letters S, E and XO are types of meals from the health book "Trim Healthy Mama Plan" by Pearl Barrett and Serene Allison. 
*B = Breakfast, MT = Morning Tea, L = Lunch, AT = Afternoon tea, T = Tea (our main meal), S = Supper
 

Homemade falafels

Food goals: To make my own protien balls and eat more green vegetables. 


See you next Friday! 

Blessings, Peta 

How about you? 
What kinds of food do you like to eat when you go out with your family?

Fit and Healthy Friday's #8

 I'm checking in for my weekly fit and healthy update. I missed last week as we were visiting my parents on their farm and had a lovely few days catching up with some family and friends and eating lots of apricots and plums from dad's orchard. 

I am 27 weeks pregnant and am having little pregnancy symptoms! (besides getting bigger!) I have had a very cruisy second trimester and my baby is getting stronger. I adore feeling her kicking and wiggling around. 

 Here is my fit and healthy journal from the past week:

Exercise completed: ...umm...nope
Exercise goals: It's been sooooo hot here lately! But that's just an excuse right?? I am going to try to get up earlier and walk while it's still cool. Of course this will mean I will need to discipline myself to go to bed earlier, something I am not so great at. I enjoy the quiet house so much after the children are all asleep that I'm always in denial that it's my bedtime. Hmm is this where one of my boys gets this from??? 


Total weight gained so far this pregnancy: 10kg. 

A few sample days menus of exactly what I ate:
*Keep in mind I'm pregnant, so in no way am I restricting calories, I eat until I'm full. I'm focusing on nourishing my baby, keeping my blood sugar levels stable (sugars low, adding protein with every main meal) and keeping my weight gain steady. 

Day one.
B: Bacon and eggs and tomato (S)
MT: Plums and apricots (E)
L: Chicken and salad (S)
AT: Dried mulberry leather, rice crackers (XO)
T: Bolognese with quinoa and spinach and vitamin greens (S help)
S: Berries with homemade chocolate frozen moose (S)  

Slow cooked lemon chicken with pumpkin and chickpea salad and tomato and cucumber salad

Day 2:
B: Muesli, almond yoghurt and a banana (X0)
MT: GF Muesli bar (E)
L: 2 sushi rolls, 1 peach with grapes and almond yoghurt (XO)
AT: Corn thins with apricot jam and peanut butter (XO)
T: Chicken with pumpkin and chickpea salad and tomato and cucumber salad and kale. 1 row of dark choc and dried paw paw (XO)
S:  Rock melon with almond yoghurt (XO) 

*The letters S, E and XO are types of meals from the health book "Trim Healthy Mama Plan" by Pearl Barrett and Serene Allison. 
*B = Breakfast, MT = Morning Tea, L = Lunch, AT = Afternoon tea, T = Tea (our main meal), S = Supper
 

Food goals:  Continue to eat lots of dark leafy and other types of green vegetables with my meals.


See you next Friday! 

Blessings, Peta 

How about you? 
Are you good at going to bed/getting up early?

Fit and Healthy Friday's #7

 

Hi all, this week I am 25 weeks pregnant. I would have a photo but ...we lost our camera at the beach last week...*sniff. I'm pretty sad about it as it had all our photos on it from the entire Christmas period. But at least we have our lovely memories in our hearts that no one can take away. 

Eating healthily at Christmas is...challenging...but I've been more than ready this week to dive back into a nutrient dense diet that will make me feel clean and energised. 

 Here is my fit and healthy journal from the past week:

Exercise completed: An ocean swim and a few walks with the dog. 
Exercise goals: Walk Sandy first thing in the morning when Luke is not working until the afternoon. Go for another swim.


Total weight gained so far this pregnancy: 9.3kg. 

A few sample days menus of exactly what I ate:
*Keep in mind I'm pregnant, so in no way am I restricting calories, I eat until I'm full. I'm focusing on nourishing my baby, keeping my blood sugar levels stable (sugars low, adding protein with every main meal) and keeping my weight gain steady. 




Day one.
B:Homemade toasted muesli with almond yoghurt and half a banana
MT: Rice crackers with hard goat cheese and some with natural peanut butter. 
L: Left over homemade hamburgers. Mine was wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun.
AT: A few medjool dates and a row of fruit and nut chocolate.  1 nectarine. 
T: Zucchini and kale fritters with green beans. 1 slice of healthy chocolate pie.   
S: Berries with chia seed pudding.  

Day 2:
B: Omelet with half an avocado
MT: 2 plumbs and a few mixed nuts
L: Tin salmon, avocado, beans, and a large salad. 1 almond biscuit. 
AT: Peaches with a sprinkle of coconut flakes
T: Home made 'fish and chips.' Fried whiting with sweet potato and capsicum oven baked chips, fried greens (some french sorrel and kale my mum gave me) with some pickled cucumber chips. (which my mum also made) 
S: Dried apple and a few almond biscuits.  


  
   Food goals: 
Keep making more muesli and buy some goat yoghurt. The supermarket I used to buy it from stopped stocking it and I'm desperately trying to find another source of goat yoghurt.


See you next Friday! 

Blessings, Peta 

How about you? 
How are you recovering from all the rich Christmas foods?