Well, those of you who know me, know that my eating habits have not always been the best. I tend to load up on carbs and sweets with occasional servings of fruit, some protein and maybe a vegetable every month or so. Since becoming pregnant, I really have tried to be better with my food intake. I drink much more milk and juice, much less soda. I try to eat a lot of protein; in fact my body craves it, and my fruit intake increased quite a bit.
Today the vegetable gods are striking me down. At the hospital today I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes after failing two glucose tolerance tests. While this condition is quite normal and not that uncommon, unfortunately for me, the first step is to try and control it via diet. Which means very limited carbs and fruit, and much more fats, proteins and vegetables. The only real vegetables I usually eat are corn and peas; at which point I was informed by the nutritionist that they are mostly starches. And so it begins...my first real introduction to vegetables in my adult life. It looks like we are talking broccoli, asparagus, green beans (I like those) and a whole host of other things I have never even tried in my life. And the adventure continues!!!
p.s. Babies are both measuring close to three pounds...they were both head down, and now the boy has flipped and is breech. Sunday marks week 30!!!
It sounds like we had very similar pre-gestational diabetes diets (except I don't eat meat), so I feel your pain. I'll say this, though, I got thin while I was on the diet (if you ignored the big belly). Too bad I haven't stuck with it!
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