Gestational Diabetes

Gestational Diabetes (GD)-
So I'm Gestational Diabetes or at least we think I am. I did the one hour glucose test and failed. I refused to take the 3 hour test. Instead my doctor has me get a glucose meter and test myself every morning for a fast reading and then at least one other time that day and hour after eating. When I eat something that isn't on a GD diet my numbers would be just out of range at the end of an hour. I was already eating a GD diet before I took my 1 hour glucose test. It stinks that I am now eating that way because I have to.
Daily diet- (too boring but you do what you have to do)
breakfast: 2-3 eggs, normally scrambled, sometimes with a slice of whole wheat bread toasted. Optional breakfast cracked wheat berries cooked overnight in the crock pot.
Lunch: open faced pb&j using sugar-free jelly, or bean burrito on a low carb tortilla, or a hot dog cut open with chili inside covered in cheese.
Dinner: the hot dog with chili and cheese, or a bun-less black bean burger with cheese, or a bun-less beef burger with cheese, or a less than full  serving size of whole wheat pasta with a heavy meat sauce (chicken or beef). Every mean is served with a side of veggies.
Sweet tooth fixes: open face pb&j, sugar free jello, sugar free pudding, 1 scoop of sugar free ice cream.
snacks: low carb yogurt, cheese stick, open face pb&j, almonds (carry them in my purse or diaper bag EVERYWHERE I go).
Working towards drinking 1 gallon of water a day. I've learned that I need to be better about taking water bottles with me everywhere I go. I'm in and out of my house and if I'm out I end up either not drinking anywhere enough water, or I break down and spend outrageous prices on a bottle of water.

Hunger under Control

I finally feel like I have my hunger under control. I'm not constantly feeling like I need to eat. I can go more than two hours without needing to stuff my face.
I also started this last week trying to eat as though I was already diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes (GD). I did mostly okay. 4 out of 7 days I ate eggs with cheese for breakfast, no breads or cereals. I tried to have high protein lunches and dinners also. Snacked on carrots and cheese sticks.  I feel I could have been more restrictive and better about my diet. I'll do better this week.
On my weight gain I'm officially at 32 pounds. It makes me sick to say it. I gained 13 lbs with my son, I have officially gained more than twice what I did last pregnancy. But on the upside, even 32 lbs heavier I am still a couple lbs away from my delivery weight with my son. I didn't gain any more this week eating as though I was GD, so that is also good news. Hopefully from here on out I can make healthier choices and only gain exactly what is needed from here on out. After all I can't stop gaining, each baby in there still needs to get at minimum 5 more pounds on them before they can come out and go home. Wish me luck.

HUNGRY HUNGRY

I am so hungry all the time. I want to eat all the time.
This past week I have been in Phoenix visiting my family. They are sugar-chocolate-aholics and there is surgary sweetness everywhere in this house. I have no self control. I think I must have gained 5 pounds in the few days I've been up here. There goes eating healthy. 
I'm 24 weeks now and will need to start eating the diet of the gestational diabetic (GD) any day here. When it comes down to it I need to go home so that I can stop tempting myself with calories we don't need.


By the way at our 3D ultrasound this last week we verified that there are two girls in there. Twin Girls. Oh my what am I going to do.

I am so Hungry

I was NOT this hungry with my son, my first pregnancy. I'm as so hungry. I can eat a whole meal every 2 hours. I have now gained 20 lbs, give or take. I know that isn't necessary. I am only 22 weeks. I have tried constantly snacking- does nothing for my hunger. Now I have been on vacation for the last couple weeks, and when you don't have the ability to make your own food, not that I have the energy to make my own meals, you don't eat as healthy as you should. Starting this week I'm going on my low carb extra low sugar diet. Diet is a bad word, but what else do we call a food regiment. I'm hoping that this will help put off any gestational diabetes (GD) I may be developing. My sister had GD with her first child, and I was super paranoid that I was going to be with my first child also. I was not, but I am now at a great risk this time with twins. Women carrying multiple births are at a higher risk for a lot of things, GD being one of them. So I am going on a diet that for the most part is the diet for GD patients. My midwife believes that all women should eat like they are GD even if they didn't test for it. 1- Tests can be wrong and sometimes damages has already began by the time you're tested for it. 2-She says that it helps you and your baby to gain the "right" type of weight. There may be something to say for this. With my first doing her recommended diet I only gained exactly what I needed to. All of my friends who choose to eat like they were GD also only gained what they needed to from that point on. There is nothing unhealthy about this diet. You eat mostly proteins and veggies, with a few carbs/bread and veggies.
Example of a day:
3 scrambled eggs for breakfast on a slice of toast
Cheese sticks, cottage cheese (low-fat)
Open faced pb&j or deli meat sandwich (one side of bread only)
celery, carrots, green beans
chicken with mixed  veggies for dinner
open faced pb&j for desert made with sugar free jelly
And at least 1 gallon of water daily
The midwife said my goal was to eat as few sugars and carb grams as possible and try to get as close as possible to 90 grams of proteins a day.
It was hard last time, but the best part about making the choice to eat this way instead of being ordered by the doctor is, in that rare instance you want to brake it and eat something really bad for you, you can. Just make sure its not a regular thing. And since you're not on doctor's orders because it could mean serious health issues you don't have to feel as guilty about it. But even when I splurge I try to eat a sugar free dessert.
I am hoping that switching my diet will help me stay on a better weigh gain track than I currently am.
By the way I am huge. I feel like nine months and I'm only 22 weeks. I am already officially larger with these babies than I was with my son. I have no idea how I am going to handle getting bigger than this.

Complete Slacker and I'm now 20 Weeks

I've gained total so far 14 lbs. That is more than I gained total in my first pregnancy with my son.

I am finally feeling better and since I'm feeling better I am sooo soo busy trying to catch up on all the things I couldn't do while I was sick. I haven't been keep track of anything I've been eating. I realized that I got out of the habit when I missed a couple days of logging and then it was out the window. I've been trying to be good but I haven't been really good. Although I'm feeling better, I am to the point where all the sudden I NEED to eat or I am going to start throwing up. Since I've been out and about catching up on so many things I find myself running to the nearest fast food place to buy just about anything to solve my problem.
When it comes to craving I'm not doing horrible. I don't have many cravings. This I want to eat all the time are as follows, these things I can always be in the mood to eat.

• Chili Cheese Dogs
• Belgium Waffles
• Any Asian Rice dish (meat, veggies, rice combos)

There are few other things I can stand to eat at any given time. These are all things I wanted to eat all the time while I was pregnant with my son. I don't even like hot dogs. I eat the Belgium Waffles the least of this list but when I do I always use the sugar free syrup (or least that is what I've asked for).

As far as how big my bump is. I didn't get "huge" with my son. In fact I often at the end had people ask when I was due and when I said "any day now" it was obvious they didn't think I looked that far along from their shock and surprise. This time carrying two I am officially larger then I was at delivery time with my son. This scares me on so many levels. All I see in my future is a lot of sleepless nights.

Week 14

Day 1 (Saturday):
Drank a Weightloss Shake around 3am. Ate 2 scrambled eggs for breakfast. Later in the morning I ate a small bowl of Rice Chex. Ate a bean burrito for lunch and a cheese crisp. For dinner we just ate tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. 
Day 2 (Sunday):
Drank a Shaklee Protein shake to start the morning and then had a bowl of Frosted Flakes. Ate an egg sandwich for lunch with a couple handfuls of chocolate covered raisins. Ate a cheese stick before leaving for church. At church I shared two bags of fruit snacks with my son. Then I ate one high fiber pop tart. For dinner at my in-laws crock pot pork chops with green beans and mashed potatoes. I drank a Sprite. Before going to bed I had an open faced pb&j.
Day 3 (Monday):
Drove my husband to Tucson. Had 2 scrambled eggs on the way there. In Tucson we stopped at a Carls JR and had an orange juice and an egg breakfast sandwich on the biscuit. For lunch I ate a banana and a bean burrito. Ate a couple handfuls of chocolate covered raisins. Dinner was Chef Boydrdee's raviolis, shared with my son. Made an egg sandwich before going to bed.
Day 4 (Tuesday):
Drank a protein shake for breakfast with a fried egg. Had a bowl of Cheerios late in the morning. Lunch was Mac N Cheese. Ate an apple in the afternoon. Dinner was grilled cheese sandwiches. Ate a cheese crisp before going to bed.
Day 5 (Wed):
Drank a Weightloss Shake around 4 am. Then drank a Shaklee Protein Shake for breakfast. Later in the morning I had a bowl of Rice Chex. Ate an apple and shared a bag of fruit snacks with my son. Had pb&j sandwiches for lunch. Ate a handful of chocolate covered raisins in the afternoon. Dinner was Lean Cuisine Ginger Chicken. Ate an open faced pb&j before going to bed.
Day 6 (Thursday):
Made up a Shaklee Protein shake first think in the morning. Then ate a couple of scrambled eggs.  Had an apple late in the morning. For lunch we had Jack in the Box, all American Burger, a small fries that I shared with my son and an oreo mint milkshake. On the way back from Tucson, and picking up my husband from the airport, we stopped at Taco Bell. I had a bean burrito with no onions. For dinner we went to Golden Coral. I couldn't find anything I felt like eating. I tried a little of everything, finally I ate a bowl of chili, some roast, a bunch of cooked corn and carrots, and a brownie.
Day 7 (Friday):
Started the day with a Protein shake.  Then ate a bowl of Cheerios. For lunch we stopped at McDonalds. I had a McDouble and shared a medium fries with my son, I had been wanting to eat fries all morning. Ate a cheese stick after taking a nap. Dinner was Papa Murphy's with my in-laws. I had salad with light dressing and only one slice of pizza.

Week 13

Day 1 (Saturday):
Drank a Weightloss Shake around 3 am. Breakfast was a bowl of Rice Chex. Had a cheese stick as a snack. Made two egg sandwiches for lunch. Drake a Carnation Instant Breakfast in the afternoon and an apple. Dinner was a grilled ham and cheese sandwiches for dinner. Later I had a slice of toast with melted cheese on it (I wanted French Fries but I restrained myself). Drank another Carnation Instant Breakfast before going to bed.
Day 2 (Sunday):
Around 5am I drank a Weightloss Shake. Breakfast was a bowl of Chocolate Cheerios. Ate an egg sandwich on a Bagel Thin in the late morning. Lunch was a cheese crisp and a handful of chocolate covered raisins. At church I ate 2 cheese sticks and a bag of fruit snacks. Dinner was meat loaf (1/2 lb of ground beef 1/2 lb ground turkey) with mashed potatoes and green beans. Drank a Shacklee Cinch protein shake before going to bed.
Day 3 (Monday):
Didn't drink the Weightloss shake in the middle of the night. I never woke up enough to drink it. Had 2 scrambled eggs made for me by my sweet husband. Later in the morning I had a bowl of Rice Chex and an apple. Lunch I ate 2 small tortilla bean burritos. I had I don't know how many handfuls of chocolate covered raisins, they were just hitting the spot.
Day 4 (Tuesday):
Drank a Shake around 4am. At eggs for breakfast (eggs, bacon, and potatoes). Got a Breakfast burrito while up in town. 1/2 a PB&J for lunch. Dinner was Hamburger helper. Not made healthy I'm sad to say. Ate another PB&J before going to bed. Somewhere in there I ate multiple handfuls of chocolate covered raisins.
Day 5 (Wed):
Drank a shake as I was waking up. Had a bowl of Frosted Flakes for breakfast. Ate a fried egg later in the morning. Lunch was a bean burrito with a couple handfuls of chocolate covered raisins. Dinner was leftover hamburger helper. Ate a cheese crisp before bed. I wasn't feeling so great all day. More sick than pregnancy.
Day 6 (Thursday):
Drank a shake around 3am. Breakfast was scrambled eggs, 2. Ate a bagel with low fat cream cheese for a snack. Ate a bean burrito for lunch. Had a few handfuls of chocolate covered raisins randomly in the afternoon. Had a cheese stick around 4pm. Dinner was frozen lasagna. I ate a second helping of the lasagna before bed.
Day 7 (Friday):
Didn't drink my shake. Breakfast was scrambled eggs about 1 1/2 eggs. My husband made 3 split it with my son. Later in the morning I ate a bowl of Frosted Flakes. Ate an apple in the morning also. For lunch I ate leftover lasagna. Ate a cheese stick in the afternoon. Dinner I ate a low-carb cheese burger from Carls JR. with a large fries split with my husband and son. Ate 2 cheese crisps before going to bed, along with the Peanut Buster Parfai from Dairy Queen my husband brought home with him for me.