Yesterday marked the 14 week point in my pregnancy :) I have to say that overall, I feel GREAT!!! I still have issues with my sinuses and headaches and I am still pretty tired but the queasiness has almost completely disappeared!!!! YAY :) That is a HUGE relief in my book!!!! Second trimester...BRING IT ON!! I am SO looking forward to feeling this little one moving around!!!! There is nothing else quite like it.
I have decided to adjust my daily points target. After talking with a few people I realized that I probably had my target set too low. I added enough for what I figured would be the extra 300 calories I would need each day however, I think just adding that to my 29pts would still be like a losing target. So I am bumping my target up from 39 to 49. I think that will help with the hunger that I have been experiencing the last few days. It will also allow for some of those little cravings I have been having as well ;)
Tuesday turned out to be a pretty good day :) We had a snow storm hit starting yesterday afternoon so hubby got the night off of work :) I made a VERY delicious meal :) Chicken Divan, lightened up. You can find that recipe here: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/11/chicken-divan-lightened-up.html#more It seemed kind of fancy for some reason. Maybe it was the name ;) I also made some asparagus to go with it. I blanched them, then sauteed them in olive oil, salt & pepper, garlic and a little bit of parmesan. Everyone in the family ate it :) Score!!!!
The day was a mixed day with some really good choices as well as some treats thrown in. Trying not to beat myself up for having a doughnut or chocolate, ya know? I am not totally pigging out on those things. So, I have to give myself some credit for not going completely overboard!!!! Being pregnant is both wonderful and difficult at the same time ;)
Tuesdays food list:
Breakfast: 1 cup grapes- 0pts +, glazed doughnut- 6pts +
Snack- yogurt- 4pts +, nectarine- 0pts +
Lunch- Smart One- sweet & sour chicken- 5pts +, salad w/little fat free dressing- 0pts +
Treat- cookie- 4pts +
Snack- Carrots w/1tbs light ranch- 1pts +, off brand Honey Comb 1 1/3 cup- 3pts+
Dinner- Chicken Divan (lightened up) 1/6 of a 13x9 dish- 8pts +, asparagus- sauteed in olive oil, garlic and parmesan- 2pts +
Treat- Hershey's chocolate w/almonds- three sections of a giant bar- 6pts +, Big cup hot chocolate- 5pts + (guessing)
Snack- lots of popcorn (homemade)- 6pts +, orange juice- 2pts +
Only 3 points over my new target- not too bad ;)
Congratulations on your 14th week. I was so happy when the first trimester was over. I am still tired in my second trimester but not nearly as bad as I was in the first. The all day sickness and queasiness also went away shortly after my first trimester.
ReplyDeleteI am interested to hear that you sinuses are bothering you. My sinuses and allergies have been a mess since I got pregnant. I usually struggle with seasonal allergies but with all the snow this isn't my normal allergy season. Yet, my allergies still act up a lot. I feel like I'm allergic to being pregnant. It's frustrating but I'm trying to remind myself that I will get a beautiful baby when this is over and then my allergies will go back to normal.
Enjoy your snow day with the kids.