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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!

Day 2: snacking

As day 2 ended, I was quickly reminded of what happens when I don’t get enough calories during the day: I snack at night! Add a glass of wine, and the chances of that increase significantly. 

The food:

Breakfast started late today, with eggs, avocado, tomato, and espresso with coconut oil and unsweetened almond milk. I had been pretty hungry by the time we ate but was waiting for my husband to return, as he’d promised to cook me breakfast. There was a long time between breakfast and lunch, which included homemade crab cakes (no filler) and a side Caesar this was amazing!).  Afternoon meal was a shake-coconut, almond butter, vegan chocolate shakeology, unsweet almond milk and Brewers yeast. Dinner was light while at Wegmans, with some spicy tuna rolls, homemade oatmeal cookies and decaf latte. Drinks: 100+oz of water, 2 decaf lattes, 1 brown ale and 1 glass of sangria. 


Snacks: kettle chips, dried cherries, and some cheese (yikes!)

The thoughts:

Two overriding thoughts today: 1, my husband is awesome. Having two meals cooked for me was nothing short of luxurious, and I am well aware how my eating is impacted when I have to throw something together myself. And 2, my snacks were awful! While I adhere to more of an intermittent lifestyle while not nursing, I believe the late breakfast and long breaks between breakfast and lunch led to the hunger in the evening! I was feeling tired and really needed to just have some tea and go to bed, skipping the late sangria and snacks.  Luckily tonight we went grocery shopping, and picked up some almonds, some frozen cherries (much better than dried!!) and some hummus and carrots. But I’m definitely going to be brainstorming quick and easy snack go-to’s (or to make ahead) that are higher in fat and nutrients!