Tag: chocolate

Day 6: Sunday rest day

Today was definitely an off day, and I’m chalking up the week to a “prep week”. You know the like – taking note of my weaknesses, remembering my flaws and struggles, getting back into the swing of not just eating anything in sight. It’s no easy task changing that mindset.

On Sundays, though, I don’t track. I don’t over-indulge, but I take a break from the overly intentional eating. You know – I have lactation cookies with my morning coffee, I have a piece of fresh, homemade bread with my dinner. That kind of relaxed.

My first Sunday on my prep week was no exception. We made chocolate chip cookies as a treat for my Chickpea, and I made lactation cookies for my own milk production. I had a couple of decaf lattes (4-6 oz unsweet almond milk, stevia, and espresso). I was treated to Carraba’s family menu as a celebration and support with my newest arrival, and had a piece of fresh bread. It was a delicious and lazy Sunday – perfect for a day my husband is on nights.

But tomorrow? Tomorrow I start for real. And by for real, I mean being able to pay attention to what I eat, not just at meal times, but during the day. Not finishing everything my girls don’t eat. Not eating the grains/sugars (other than oatmeal. That’s a necessity right now!). Even after a week of being more intentional in my eating, I noticed the off day and some swelling in my joints. I want to be more mindful. More intentional.

And that’s a goal that I’m implementing into every area of my life. <3

Day 3: where’s the fat?

Well, today I was again SO hungry. Oh my, I do not remember this when feeding my girls! I was out and about, and did not plan well. Anyone else seeing a theme here? 😜 

The food:

Breakfast was amazing-provided by my husband-and filling, but didn’t last me as long as I’d hoped: eggs, avocado, tomato and sautéed plantains with butter. Decaf espresso with almond milk. Lunch was provided by my company in a pseudo-shower lunch: Panera soup (wild rice) and  salad (Thai). Of course, I had to have a little of the cake since I was one of the two guests of honor, but I kept it to a sliver of three bites. Dinner was a lovely, summery, colorful mix: smoked BBQ chicken, avocado, mango, roasted carrots, broccoli, cheddar. But was still hungry a little over an hour later!! Drinks: 90oz water, mothers milk tea, brown ale with dinner


Snacks: almonds with a piece of chocolate, kind bar and decaf coconut milk latte, shakeology “candy” (an amazing combination of shakeology and coconut  oil that you freeze…seriously delicious)

The thoughts:

Horrible day, eating wise. And as I type this, it’s no wonder I was still hungry-it was a horribly low fat and high sugar day! Im aiming to build fixes for my snacks, because that’s definitely where it’s hurting me-breastfeeding has made me so hungry, so I reach for quick snacks and don’t have high fat ones available! Kicking my sweet tooth post partum has been much harder than it was prior. It always amazes me how easy it is to let sugar creep back into my diet. Eek. 

Today is another day! Keeping the shakeology candy and the 85% dark chocolate on hand as well as making some grain free lactation cookies today: setting up for success!