Breakfast - 7pm
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| Gluten free muesli, milk and half a chopped banana Strawberry yogurt Organic breastfeeding tea |
Snack - 10am
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| Roasted pistachio nuts |
Lunch - 12:30pm
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| Gluten free toast with Gouda cheese, tomato, free range egg and gherkin Orange juice |
Snack - 3pm
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| Grapes Sliced apple Organic breastfeeding tea |
Dinner 6:00pm
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| Grilled wild Salmon steak, sweet potato mash, grilled zucchini red pepper and onions, fresh strawberry |
Dessert/snack 7pm
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| Strawberry yogurt Apple Kiwi fruit Snack - 8pm |
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| Organic dark chocolate |
During my pregnancy I made a conscious effort to eat as healthy as possible, mostly for the well being of my unborn baby but I also didn't want to gain too much unnecessary baby weight. I definitely indulged in cravings like ice cream and chocolate sometimes but for the most part I ate a pretty well balanced healthy diet. By 40 weeks I had gained around 10 kgs and my stomach was so huge! I felt like I was the size of a house and it was impossible for me to imagine ever getting my figure back. I just excepted that it will probably take at least another 9 months to look anything like I did before I became pregnant because that's what I hear so many women say.
Emilia is now 5 weeks old and to my total surprise I am just 2 kgs away from my pre-pregnancy weight and my stomach is almost back to how it was.
I think the fact that I'm exclusively breastfeeding helped the weight drop off as well as eating a well balanced gluten free diet with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. If I feel like eating something sweet and not particularly healthy I definitely don't deny myself of it, but I make sure it's in moderation
I took some pics of everything I ate yesterday. Obviously my diet varies from day to day but this is just one example of the type of food I eat on a daily basis. Breastfeeding makes me extremely thirsty so I try to drink around 8 glasses of water a day not including other drinks like tea or occasionally orange juice.
I'm gonna try and do more of these 'what I ate posts' from time to time as I have fun doing them.
Antoinette x
15 comments:
You looked lovely during your pregnancy - didn't look like you put much on at all. And seriously, you make gluten-free eating seem so easy peezy. At the beginning of January I was trying to do gluten-free but had such a hard time being completely gluten-free. So now I consider my dietary change as "gluten-light" lol
Your pictures give me inspiration on what I can make for my meals and what I should have as snacks.
I didn't realise I need to avoid gluten until last few months of breastfeeding (maxwell weaned at about 18 months. "door milk" he started asking...) which definetly helps loose weight as you stop eating so much carby food and focus more on eating healthily. However just like you i found breastfeeding alone I also dropped just about all my weight in the first few weeks! (the pain has gains!) Most people I know who breastfed up til around a similar time as max did, lost soooo much MORE weight towards the end. It's as if Max was sucking everything out of me because he was hungrier and ready for more nutrients - which he oculd get through food at this age.
I put on 15 kgs in pregnancy, and lost that easily, plus about 5 more kgs or so! I'm loving it lol! (Plus I have a boy who runs around like crazy and have to keep up and I actually have probably started eating less - used to eat a lot- because I don't have time lol!)
bxx
Oh and I'd love to see more food posts!
great idea!
bx
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Holy cow! I think that you just inspired me to be a healthier preggo lady! I'm your newest follower!
That Dinner looks soooo good!
sounds like you have got it sorted.
and not much left to go :)
i am healthy eating at the moment too apart from the occassional indulgence--and i feel like i am getting there. i can get my jeans up now, just need to work on doing them up ;)
OMG Antoinette, all this food looks so healthy and delicious. I admire you for taking care of yourself while carrying your baby.. THEN losing all the weight after! Wow, that's awesome! I went back and saw your pregnant photos, you are so gorgeous.. then I saw photos of your little one. She is beautiful and precious!
♥ Victoria
Oh! A belated congratulations sweetpea! Emilia looks adorable and it is so nice to read how happy she is making you guys, what a wee sweetheart! Aww! <3 Keep up the love and fun it must be out of this world! :) Zoë xx
This sounds like a great eating plan! I need to get my eating a little more in check now that I've started working out and am always starving. I need to find that balance.
What an awesome-looking diet! I should eat more stuff like this.:s
You eat so well!! I feel like I'm hungry all the time because if nursing. And now that I'm working out its even worse! I eat and drink so much!! But it's better than not eating enough and having my milk dry up!
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