KMS
01-29-2010, 11:33 AM
I've kept a food journal on here a few times before, but stopped when I got pregnant. Now that I have been diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes, I need to keep track of my food again. It's so much more important now than it ever was before. I am going to a nutritionist next week and am actually kind of looking forward to not having to calculate my own carbohydrate needs and deciding what GD diet to go with. As long as I don't disagree with anything that she says, I'll just follow her plan.
Until I meet with her, I'm just going to make my best guess without doing all of the calculations. I know a few major changes that I need to make are doing more carb/pro/fat combining and eating smaller meals more frequently to keep my blood glucose stable. I need to cut out a few of my treat foods that I've been allowing myself occassionally. I usually think that even diabetic treats are okay, but not when a glucose spike can effect my baby.
I've had so many food aversions during pregnancy that I haven't had much of an appetite for many of the super healthy foods that used to be staples in my diet so I'm going to have to work with whatever I can get down. That's the reason I've incorporated dairy and eggs back into my diet to take place of some of those foods that I'm not eating right now.
This is what I'm planning for today. We really need to go to the grocery store! I'm working the evening shift today so my food is spaced out according to when I will have a second to grab a bite. I might need to add more food. I'm not used to planning meals for myself with my increased pregnancy calorie needs.
9:00 am
1 pc whole wheat toast w/ almond butter
1 pc soy sausage
12 noon
small bowl oatmeal w/ butter, almond milk, hemp nuts, cinnamon & agave nectar
1 pc soy sausage
3 pm
8 small All Bran crackers w/ cheese
a few cashews
2 slices apple
5 pm
bean & veggie soup from Whole Foods
8 small All Bran crackers
1/2 orange
8 pm
1 celery stalk w/ almond butter & a few raisins
handful of Pirate's Booty
2 slices apple
11 pm
broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, & cherry tomatoes w/ ranch dressing
8 small All Bran crackers w/ cheese
1 raw cocoa nut ball
Until I meet with her, I'm just going to make my best guess without doing all of the calculations. I know a few major changes that I need to make are doing more carb/pro/fat combining and eating smaller meals more frequently to keep my blood glucose stable. I need to cut out a few of my treat foods that I've been allowing myself occassionally. I usually think that even diabetic treats are okay, but not when a glucose spike can effect my baby.
I've had so many food aversions during pregnancy that I haven't had much of an appetite for many of the super healthy foods that used to be staples in my diet so I'm going to have to work with whatever I can get down. That's the reason I've incorporated dairy and eggs back into my diet to take place of some of those foods that I'm not eating right now.
This is what I'm planning for today. We really need to go to the grocery store! I'm working the evening shift today so my food is spaced out according to when I will have a second to grab a bite. I might need to add more food. I'm not used to planning meals for myself with my increased pregnancy calorie needs.
9:00 am
1 pc whole wheat toast w/ almond butter
1 pc soy sausage
12 noon
small bowl oatmeal w/ butter, almond milk, hemp nuts, cinnamon & agave nectar
1 pc soy sausage
3 pm
8 small All Bran crackers w/ cheese
a few cashews
2 slices apple
5 pm
bean & veggie soup from Whole Foods
8 small All Bran crackers
1/2 orange
8 pm
1 celery stalk w/ almond butter & a few raisins
handful of Pirate's Booty
2 slices apple
11 pm
broccoli, cauliflower, cucumber, & cherry tomatoes w/ ranch dressing
8 small All Bran crackers w/ cheese
1 raw cocoa nut ball