It's been a month now since I got my sketchy results on my blood glucose test for gestational diabetes. This past prenatal appointment my doctor was confident that I was doing just fine with my diet, and I that I could still avoid any additional testing. He even thinks that I may not have it, but since I made an agreement to take preventative maintenance with my diet to avoid additional testing, we'll never know for sure.
I haven't been too adventurous with trying different food and carb combinations these past couple weeks, but when I do eat something that's not on my typical meal/snack list, I am diligent to check my glucose levels 2 hours later. Most of the time, it turns out fine, but for the few other times, I've learned there are certain foods that do no work well with my body.
I'm finding that one of the hardest things is actually gaining weight. Certainly not a problem with my first pregnancy, but it's just not happening this time around. Trust me, there's no lack in trying, but it does get tricky when you try to limit carbs. I'm already eating 6 meals a day to keep blood sugar stabilized, and with heartburn, eating that frequently isn't always fun.
I've really upped my protein and fat to try and help, but the fun little thing about protein is that is takes up to 20% of the protein calories you consume just to break it down into useable form for your body. Not usually a huge deal, but when a good chunk of your daily macronutrients are coming from protein, it does play into it. (I am definitely that person that likes to analyze how all my food works in my body.) As far as fat goes, I've increased my amounts there too, but I try to keep my total fat intake to about 30% of my daily intake.
Curious about what I'm eating? I thought I'd open up my pregnancy food journal to share in case you are.
breakfast
I switch it up between two or three different meals everyday:
1) oatmeal + peanut butter + cinnamon + 6 egg whites
2) berry/spinach smoothie w/ flax + 1 slice whole wheat + 6 egg whites
3) 2 pumpkin protein pancakes + 6 egg whites
I know omelets are a popular go to for breakfast, but I'm not huge on veggies with my eggs. I'm usually quite content with just scrambled egg whites for my protein. I'll drink 16oz of water with breakfast and sip on another 48oz of water before lunch. I also try to always get a good 30 minutes walk in after breakfast.
lunch
Lunch is the most predictable meal of the day. Ninety percent of the time, it's a salad. It's my time of the day to really load up on veggies and salads get the job done. With cool weather around the corner, I'll probably start adding in soups to the lunch rotation. I'll also drink another 64oz of water between lunch and the rest of the day to hit my one gallon goal and even more on some days.
1) cobb salad (romaine head + cheddar + boiled egg + bacon bits + extra veggies + chicken breast + dressing)
2) chicken caesar salad (romaine head + chicken breast + caesar dressing + parmesan)
3) panini sandwich with whole grain low carb bread + side salad
dinner
Dinner is a little easier since that's the meal that can handle the most amount of carbs which gives me a little more freedom. As long as I keep the meal around 45g of carbs and balanced out with lots of protein, I'm fine. Here's some of my most frequented meals for dinner:
2) a salad
3) chicken caesar wrap (same salad listed above wrapped into a spinach herb wrap)
6) some form of red meat + veggies + potatoes or rice
snacks
Like all my other meals, I have a list of snack that I just rotate between. I've said it before, I'm a creature of habit, and I'm completely okay with eating the same thing for long periods of time.
coffee w/ 2 tbs creamer + greek yogurt + string cheese
pumpkin protein shake (pumpkin + whey + milk + cinnamon + ice)
apple + 2 string cheese sticks
1/2 c ice cream + 2 pumpkin protein cookies (oh yes, I found an ice cream that works!)
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