tewie-building

low gi carbs:  i need some low gi carbs.  i’ve got a bit of a problem with gluten and so i am very limited on clean carbs that have a low gi.  i’m not a huge fan of sweet potatoes, and find that i am usually high in vitamin A anyway, so i sort of avoid adding any extra…  oatmeal is okay if i’m careful….  i’ve recently added it back to my diet after a year gluten free, but i haven’t really decided if i feel good after i eat it.  quinoa is okay but i don’t think it’s filling.  brown rice is the best thing left.  it makes me feel full but not bloated, it gives me energy and carries me till my next meal, but it’s the only one!!!  i can’t find any other friggin carbs that are filling that don’t bother my tummy and have a low gi!!! help if there’s anyone out there with any suggestions!  also i think i’ve been going through 6 dozen egg whites a week… which is a lot… and… i dunno… i can only handle chicken once a day.  fish i eat every other day, and chicken i eat twice on the days i don’t eat fish.  i’m not a big meaty fan… so eggs are all that’s left next to protien powder which i prefer to eat my calories! 

today is my last day of work!  yay!!!!!!!!!!!  it snowed enough to cover my car like 2 inches before work.  then the sun shined for a bit and melted some.  then it snowed harder and we got more inches, but the roads have stayed pretty nice.  all i can say is, i don’t have to clean my car off to get to work and ruin my hair for again for a long time!  hehe….

i had a docs apt yesterday.  my blood pressure is up.    not scary high or anything, but it rose a bit.  i’m hoping it’s just because it was later in the day than i normally have my apts and i was just in go go mode.  it’s definately not enough to be scary, but it’s definately enough to kick me into prevention mode.  from what i read on line though there isn’t much i can do.  (diet and exercise… already do.)  and rest a little more which will be good since i’m not working as much.  i do think my diet will be cleaner not working.  (i get stressed munchies from 2-3 everyday at work.)  now i can go for things i wouldn’t have had access to at the office and take a few deep breaths before i think of chocolate.  haha  also i don’t keep it in my house so i’m pretty good there.  plus this will be my new lifestyle to be at home.. so will have to start my habits there off right.  (wish me luck!!)

why is it such a hard decision weather to chop or grow hair.  it’s like weight management… you have to wake up everyday and recommitt to growing it out (like you would have to recommitt to eatnig right!) but my tolerance for my fried tresses is going DOWN DOWN DOWN and i’m about to snap… or rather CUT!!! hehe… but i read not to cut hair now because i’m not looking for a new cut i’m looking for a new nonprego look and as hard as it may be to admit… there may be a small element of truth. haha  ohhhh decisions decisions!!!

and the end of my random rants:  IN ONE HOUR AND TWENTY MINUTES I’M OFFICIALLY A STAY AT HOME MOM TO BE!!!  

i like to read when i’m on th eliptical and have completed my share of pregnancy books… everything from jenny mccarthy’s belly laughs, to what to expect, what to eat when expecting, fit pregnancy for dummies, girlfriends guide to pregnancy (my favorite) and everything pregnancy.  i feel like i’m about as educated as i’m going to get for this whole BEING PREGNANT thing… but what i don’t know… what none of the books talk about… is AFTER baby.  being a new mom… maybe i’m missing a section in the bookstore for that!!?!!!  the only thing i saw was the what to expect the first year… which i plan to use for what to expect of brayden, but what do i expect of me??  i mean sure i read about the first bm, the first sex, the first… all that stuff afterwards… but what about just life???

 so… IF there’s anyone out there who was into fitness when they got pregnant and continued to be into it afterwards… (it seems most women drop it when they have babies or else don’t ever get into it untill later)  but i’m figuring if there is anyoen who stayed into it, they should be on this site right!!?!!! and some of my questions i think even momma’s who weren’t into fitness might knwo the answers to!

1.  i knwo the "6 weeks (8 for c-section) to recover" rule of thumb, but i have a theory that if you were not on bedrest and were able to stay active till the end that you should be able to go back a little quicker?  i also feel certain that there are SOME lighter activities you can start on throughout that six-eight weeks.  how long did it really take you to get back into the swing?

2.  if you breast fed, did you feel it helped or hindered your weight loss?  most books say it helps because it burns so much extra, but i’ve also read that your body holds some of the fat/water to make sure that you aren’t straving and that while it does help you drop weight, you tend to hold that last little bit till you stop breast feeding.  any personal experiences?

3.  how did you manage your workouts around your breastfeeding schedule?  (i’m thinking i’ll need to work out at home until i can start introducing the bottle which i read is 4-6 weeks with breastmilk) 

4.  how much did you gain/how quick did it come off?  i have no issue with the fact that i’ve got to gain weight and  i believe that women would lose it more quickly after if they knew the basics of eating right and working out.  so i am thinking that a lot of women who took a long time to get their figures back may have just been not really educated.  being as how i know how to lose weight and feel PRETTY well knowledgeable on what to do and all… i would have no issue, but i am worried because i really want to feel good in my wedding dress (june 27… baby due february 2nd…. so if he were born on time and not c section counting in that six week rest i’d have fifteen weeks to get sexy!!!)  it’s just that here’s my thing:  if i’m spending all that money on ONE DAY to celebrate the marriage that happened last june, i want to at least feel good ont aht day!  i don’t want to spend all that and then realize that i feel like i look like crap and hate that i wanted that big white dress!  do you think this can be done without hurting my milk supply?  i think this obviously would largely depend on how much i have gained int he end.  i was 124 when i got pregnant.  i am 29 weeks now and i have gained 24 pounds to date.  i am not one of those fortunate all belly girls either.  i gained most of it in the first 12 weeks. (eating to keep my stomach calm… now my pants wouldn’t go over my thighs, much less my ass…)  i can handle that i may never weigh 124 again… i’ve never been attatched to the scale number… but can i lose the fat to look tight again by then if i have the discipline or will this kill my milk supply??

5.  supplements are still pretty much off limits at that point becasue of milk, correct?  (i used to take cla and really felt strongly that it helped with my lean mass)

6.  since hunger increases with pregnancy (obviously mother natures way of helping make sure that you gain the weight)… when you are no longer pregnant, does your hunger level return to a regular place or is it super hard to get back to a lower calorie intake?  i used to take in about 1500-1800.  now the lowest i could dream of going is 2000, but that would be maybe a day and i’m up closer to 2500!! how hard is it ganna be to get back to that 1500-1800 average?

7. any good homeworkout dvds anyone can recommend?  i got a couple of turbo jams but dnot’ want to start anything i hadn’t been doing before i was prego till after, so i haven’t gotten to try them.  i am used to doing an hour on the eliptical, but figuring that i wno’t be able to spend as much time in the gym for a while i’m open to any home workout tips.  also… legs… seems so limited on what you can do with a pair of dumbells at home for legs.  when i’m feeling too lazy to go to the gym, i usually do chair step ups with the dumbells… and the dippy things where you dont’ go all the way down off the chair, lunges, and butt kicks… what the heck else is there!!!?!!  i do have bands and a total trainer as well… i haven’t tried the trainer for legs much.  (the only thing i know of is hip extensions and flexions on that…)  the only thing i can figure out for my hams is dead lift, but i LOVE the shape of a good hamstring, so i’d like to find more for that.  also i hate hate hate most thigh exercises, so am open to any tips on those for at home stuff….  man will i miss a good squat!  i’m going to buy a step and am BEGGING for a bosu for christmas.  any good step dvds?  i LOVE les mills, but you can’t buy their dvds. (well i’m certified, so i could but they are like 50 bucks a peice and that’s crazy)  sahm=broke!!!

8.  … wait i guess that’s it!!!

 sorry to waste time to those who this doesn’t apply, and hopefully someone out there reads this and has some answers for a poor, scared sister!!!!!! 

so brayden (baby in my belly) is not your typical kicking, punching, rocking rolling kinda baby.  no he’s lazy.  he likes to lay around and just grub, sleep and drive me nuts with worry.  i had my glucose tollerance test this morning (results to be continued) but even after that whole bottle of sugar water… i felt NOTHING.  so after a short visit to the hospital and lots of tears, and worry… the docs made a chart of his movement for about an hour.  they normally do this for twenty minutes, but since he was not moving and the heart rate was not raising the way it should with movement, they held me longer.  after the first visit from the nurse i was in tears thinking i’d be in the hospital all day trying to figure out what’s going on, but the second nurse walked in smiling.  apparently the second half of the nonstress test was great.    i feel SO much better.

 … not exactly bodybuilding related, but i don’t really have time for more than one site…

 this baby making stuff is so scary!  12 more weeks on monday!