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Here is my journey so far: Pre-pregnancy weight: 163 Post-pregnancy (At 6 weeks postpartum visit): 175 Weight at beginning of my health and fitness journey: 174 Weight today (day 11): 170 Balanced diet: I try to eat a balanced diet of protein, fat, and carbohydrates. I aim for 100% but I expect and am okay with achieving my health goals 80% of the time. Meal-time: Breakfast - whole milk Greek yogurt with fruit and granola bar OR bacon and eggs with or without multi grain sourdough or butternut squash hash browns Lunch - multi grain sourdough salami sandwich and an apple OR tuna with salad OR like today: apple, salami, Wisconsin cheddar, tortilla chips, black bean hummus. Dinner - steak fajita salad with some tortilla chips or beans, one pan chicken: sweet pots, chicken thighs, asparagus...I like easy "one dish" sort of meals. I also often cook my husband up some rice, biscuits, or buy tortillas for him since he isn't a sweet potato, bean - eater like myself. Snacks - apple and natural peanut butter or almond butter, handful of nuts or tasty trail mix, yogurt and fruit, granola bar, a glass of milk (is that weird?) Exercise: I have been following a 30 day fitness challenge I found on Pinterest! The author for the blog has graciously allowed me to share the challenge with you all! The 30 Day Fit For Fall challenge can be found: http://www.theseasonedmom.com/fit-fall-30-day-workout-plan-healthy-eating-challenge/ Observations: I have found that I really, truly do need to eat some kind of carbohydrate while nursing. I can kick a craving but I feel much too weak and end up ravenous. I have also found that if i allow myself a little bread or a few tortilla chips with my hummus that i don't over indulge. Since i am allowing myself those carbohydrates I have an easier time refusing ice cream for dessert too. What is my goal? I hope to create a habit of healthy thinking. I want to want to be regularly active in some fashion. I want to crave an apple and peanut butter more often than I crave cupcakes. I want to foster an environment for my family where there is a variety of complex and nutritious foods eaten daily and exercise is simply a part of life. I do want to lose weight as well and fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes again. I also want to get to a place where my PCOS won't effect my ability to get pregnant again in the future. Most importantly I want to be positive about my body. I want to speak kindly about myself especially in front of my children. I want health to be important but vanity to be a vice. I want to be patient, humble, kind and loving so that my children will see and imitate those virtues.
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