60-Day Challenge Eighth Week in Review

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[caramama]

Or, I could not do yoga and not go to bed early. and be even more tired and cranky the next day. Ugh!

But you people are awesome. Thanks for understanding!

[hedra]

I actually had the first introductory part of the conversation with DH about figuring out how to get on the exercise machine more (first part of making a plan with his help is, oh, mentioning that I need to make a plan and want his help? Duh. Sigh.)

No word on the job yet, either. ARGH. I'm starting to get to the 'um, does this company have a problem? The manager can't seem to stick with her own deadlines...' stage...). Sigh.

[caramama]

hedra - I've been wondering if you heard about the job! How frustrating!

[paola]

Things are going a lot better regarding communication with my dh. Today is our wedding anniversary (5 years) and so today of all days I plan to be a lot nicer to him, and who knows, we may even get it on!!

Have read about 550 pages of my book in the last 56 days, so am averaging around 10 per day. Today I haven't even read one, but hope to keep the average up.

Abs are looking a lot better (thanks Moxie for your advise)

[Mommy-O]

Did BWO+ today for the first time in a while. Reminded me of the importance of shaking up my exercise routine.

More mindful eating and trying to get back to drinking my water again because I suspect that might have something to do with my dizziness.

Happy anniversary Paola! Hit that! (Sorry, that was a bit rude but I couldn't resist).

[caramama]

Happy Anniversary, Paola!!!

[Katie B.]

Yesterday I actually did the things I haven't been so good at in the last eight weeks - I did a set of Kegels (having gotten a stern look about lack of exercise) as guided by my yoga disc - having outside guidance really helps me. Also, I did a tarot reading!

And then I sat for four hours in a hot, crowded hall, on a chair that's making my pelvis hurt a LOT today to see a favorite writer speak - but it was all worth it. :D

[pnuts mama]

argh, hedra, i was thinking about you this morning and the job- wtf? don't people understand about stuff like that?

ok so i haven't had much of an appetite to speak of the past few days or really any milk. i did take my supplements. today (it's warm, finally, which i love) i noticed swelling in my hands and feet and i freaked the eff out since that (should have been) my first clue with pnut that things were starting to go downhill. got home, got dressed way cooler, poured a huge glass of milk, drinking water, feet up and i'm not moving til i have to go to my ob appt this evening. 30 weeks is better than 22 but i'm still hoping for 34-36. i have to stop doing stupid things and pushing it when it's not worth it. sigh.

if i write today it will be a small miracle. got some good reading done yesterday but then got super annoyed over the misogynistic tone of a chapter on women in the workforce and threw the book in disgust. need to find it and just glean out the stuff i need and call it a day.

i was super nice to my husband yesterday- we went out for ice cream (i had a BOGO coupon!) and then i gave him a backrub (as well as i can with his son in the way) before he went to sleep. he is a good man and a great husband, and i'm trying to let him know that every day.

[JB]

Supplements, check. Exercise: nope. Mindful eating: mostly. For the end of semester and the middle of moving, I count that as victory!

[hedra]

pnuts mama, cucumbers and protein, cucumbers and protein. Plus hypnotherapy to dial down the blood pressure. Fingers crossed for you to go to 38 weeks, at least! (I swell up all through pregnancy, usually a little at the beginning, and then a lot starting around 29-32 weeks, and it just doesn't go away. Doesn't get much worse, but doesn't go away.)

Story to entertain you while you wait: My eldest 'called' my best friend when I was pregnant to say that I wasn't eating enough protein (I was pregnant with him, she had an INTENSE dream that he insisted she tell me about in the dream, and since he'd visited her before to announce that I was pregnant - on the day I found out I was pregnant... she listened, and called me)... So I ate more protein, but not LOADS more (got up to about 65 g/day), and then three weeks later, my bp shot up. My midwives said, 'you're not eating enough protein' (duh! Already was told that!) and I bumped it another 10 g/day (hard work, that!), and sure enough, my BP dropped again. I apparently don't process the protein well enough. I had to eat scary amounts of it with the twins.

Granted, that has nothing to do with true pre-eclampsia, but if it is non-eclamptic BP changes, it MIGHT maybe help (obviously with doctor approval, and plenty of water to help the kidneys with the protein). (Don't know if you keep up on the Pre-E research, there's AMAZING amounts of info coming out these days, all relatively useless other than to say 'it isn't your fault, the placenta tells your body what to do'.)

Baby stickage, good BP, 'it's normal swelling' vibes headed your way.

[pnuts mama]

@hedra- yeah, i was like, eat more protein you dummy (great self talk, there) so i had a great salad w/chicken and nuts for dinner- the bp was great tonight as usual 112/60 (i mean, really.) and another glass of milk and watching the salt again. i forgot all about the cucumber- asparagus and watermelon (any melon, really) too. funny thing about the protein and pre-e, most of the research is non conclusive, and most of what supports high levels of protein to prevent it is not peer-reviewed or scientific. i can't think of the guys name, but i know his work really bothers many in the pre-e community b/c he basically blames the mother for not following his diet- if you get pre-e, it's your own fault! agh!!

my ob said just keep my feet up, be aware of the heat and keep a close eye on it. which i will do.

[sue]

t-tapp - check!
cleaning - better than usual. I've got a bug up my butt to buy some farmland, and have been spending most of my time researching what site attributes I need for my long-term plan (a small-scale "minor fruits" orchard - stuff like quinces and hawthorne and paw paws and persimmons). But the floor is clear and the dishwasher is running, so I call that a victory.
communication with husband - check!

thanks for the calcium tip Moxie - I'll definitely try that next "month" (not quite regular yet)

[hedra]

@pnuts mama, yeah, whenever things come down to diet, it all goes back to guilt. OY. Glad the BP/swelling is down, regardless! (IMHO, diet is only one factor in everything. I know the diet you're talking about, it's being recommended for multiples now, with variations for multiples specifically, and has so far been resulting in REALLY BIG nearer term multiples, like normal size, but by being bigger in the earlier part of gestation, and then tapering off the way multiples usually do, but that means the preemies are HUGE for gestational age. Anyway, yeah, diet, but no, diet's not everything. And I find it annoying when people say it is, too.)

[cs white]

wishing you lots of health, and way less swelling, pnuts mama!

I biffed it on the water yesterday, but I've been good with t-tapp and sunscreen. I'm just going to hop back on the water horse - no blame here - and drink some more today!

[WireGryphon]

I'm still plugging along on my goals... I'm pretty confident that all three (vitamins, flossing, and no diet soda) are habits that will stick. I'm excited about that!

[wealhtheow]

Almost got all 3 in today and yesterday. Feeling good! Ate 7 servings of fruits and veggies today! Got the house cleaner, and am planning a mall walk tomorrow afternoon since it's supposed to be thunderstormy here.

[Lisa F.]

have been pretty blah so not great on goals (maybe part of the blah?)
**exercise, not great, played outside yesterday
**water, so so, better today.
**bed, horrible, up way late reading reading reading.
**support, listening to gut & looking for diff. therapist, seeing acupuncture person tomorrow. had to reschedule follow up w/gyn because childcare fell through & she couldn't see me til END OF MAY....today they called to confirm my original appt on Monday, and I'm considering bringing my bean w/me, but nervous about that. but I Do Not Want To Wait another month to get her opinion/an action plan in the works.

pnuts mama, good luck, thinking of you.

hedra, sorry about no word on the job, and what a hoot about your son communicating while in utero via dreams! very cool.

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