This recipe is super simple, but it's exactly what I need in the mornings!
5 Frozen Whole Strawberries
1/4 frozen Avocado
2 Handfuls of Baby Spinach
8 Blackberries
1/2 frozen banana
1 cup of Coconut Water
2 Tbs. of Vanilla Flavored protein (we use LBAs)
Toss it all in the blender, and you're ready to go! Super simple!
Monday, February 27, 2017
1st steps
The 1st steps we are taking in operation "Get Healthy and Have a Baby" are diet changes.
At our doctor's appointment last week, he gave me a giant pamphlet of diet choices for I.C. (If you want to learn more about I.C. Click HERE) . At first this pamphlet was VERY overwhelming because all I could think was "Oh Great, More things I can't Eat!" However, they way it was written up was actually great. It had three columns that listed Foods That Are Great, Foods Worth Trying, and Foods To Avoid. So, I brought it home and sat down with a notepad to start going through it all. After I read through it and got a pretty good grip on it, I decided to compare it with a Fertility diet that was also suggested, and well as an Anti-Inflammatory diet. I decided that if I was going to go through all this hassle, I might as well try to combine the three diets as well as I could.
I started with the approach of adding in as MANY of the "Foods that are Great" foods, and trying to fill my daily diet with as many of those as I could get. THEN, filling in the gaps with other items, while avoiding as many of the bad foods as possible. It took me a couple of hours, lots of research and TONS of charts to finally come up with what I felt was going to work for me. I started this diet last Tuesday, and I've already noticed a HUGE increase in my energy levels! On top of the increased Energy, I've even lost 4 1/2 lbs (which ISN'T the purpose of these changes, but it is a nice benefit! )
I hope to do a more detailed post when I make my next grocery trip, but here is a quick run down of the things I'm trying to include more of, and the things I'm avoiding completely.
Foods to Eat lots of:
Lots of Leafy Green Veggies
Lean, Hormone Free Chicken
Rice/Oats
Free Range Eggs
Avocados
LOTS of Water
Foods to Totally Avoid:
Citrus
Dairy
Soy
Vinegar
Tomatoes
Anything Spicy
Of course, this is just a quick glance at my lists. I hope to get start doing a weekly post of my meal plan for the week, and a more detailed grocery list.
For the 1st week, here's what I had:
I started each day with a Green Smoothie (Recipe HERE)
For Lunch and Dinner I had a combination of the following: Grilled Chicken with Fresh Green Beans, Roasted Baby Potatoes, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Rice. I tried to keep each meal with about 1/2 cup grilled chicken, and two 1 cup servings of veggies.
So far, I'm feeling pretty good! My symptoms have certainly NOT disappeared yet, but I do have TONS of energy.
At our doctor's appointment last week, he gave me a giant pamphlet of diet choices for I.C. (If you want to learn more about I.C. Click HERE) . At first this pamphlet was VERY overwhelming because all I could think was "Oh Great, More things I can't Eat!" However, they way it was written up was actually great. It had three columns that listed Foods That Are Great, Foods Worth Trying, and Foods To Avoid. So, I brought it home and sat down with a notepad to start going through it all. After I read through it and got a pretty good grip on it, I decided to compare it with a Fertility diet that was also suggested, and well as an Anti-Inflammatory diet. I decided that if I was going to go through all this hassle, I might as well try to combine the three diets as well as I could.
I started with the approach of adding in as MANY of the "Foods that are Great" foods, and trying to fill my daily diet with as many of those as I could get. THEN, filling in the gaps with other items, while avoiding as many of the bad foods as possible. It took me a couple of hours, lots of research and TONS of charts to finally come up with what I felt was going to work for me. I started this diet last Tuesday, and I've already noticed a HUGE increase in my energy levels! On top of the increased Energy, I've even lost 4 1/2 lbs (which ISN'T the purpose of these changes, but it is a nice benefit! )
I hope to do a more detailed post when I make my next grocery trip, but here is a quick run down of the things I'm trying to include more of, and the things I'm avoiding completely.
Foods to Eat lots of:
Lots of Leafy Green Veggies
Lean, Hormone Free Chicken
Rice/Oats
Free Range Eggs
Avocados
LOTS of Water
Foods to Totally Avoid:
Citrus
Dairy
Soy
Vinegar
Tomatoes
Anything Spicy
Of course, this is just a quick glance at my lists. I hope to get start doing a weekly post of my meal plan for the week, and a more detailed grocery list.
For the 1st week, here's what I had:
I started each day with a Green Smoothie (Recipe HERE)
For Lunch and Dinner I had a combination of the following: Grilled Chicken with Fresh Green Beans, Roasted Baby Potatoes, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Rice. I tried to keep each meal with about 1/2 cup grilled chicken, and two 1 cup servings of veggies.
So far, I'm feeling pretty good! My symptoms have certainly NOT disappeared yet, but I do have TONS of energy.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Health Journal
After several years of dealing with many health issues, we are taking some steps to try to heal my body and hopefully be able to get pregnant. I'm hoping to use this platform as a way to document the changes that we are making, as well as the results they give me. My goal with sharing this information, is so that others who may be dealing with similar issues may also find some tips and tricks that may also help them. I hope to go back and write a post with more details on the health issues I've had, but for now I'm going to try to focus on the positive changes we're making, and the success that they give me.
Now, for any of you who are wondering, I am being monitored closely by more than one Doctor. I am not making these changes on my own, each lifestyle/diet/physical change is being closely monitored. I do not recommend doing any of this without a doctor's approval. Also, I have no medical training. The steps that I am taking are what are recommended to me, but they may not be recommended for you. My only goal in sharing all this is to give others a small insight into the changes that we have made that will hopefully get me back to a healthy place.
My goal is to be open, honest and real in this space. These past few years have been quite a struggle for me, and our family. I am so ready to find our new normal, and can't wait to feel good again!
In the coming days, I'll be sharing more details about the changes we are making. So, stay tuned! Operation "Get Healthy and Have a Baby" starts now!
XOXO- Heather
Now, for any of you who are wondering, I am being monitored closely by more than one Doctor. I am not making these changes on my own, each lifestyle/diet/physical change is being closely monitored. I do not recommend doing any of this without a doctor's approval. Also, I have no medical training. The steps that I am taking are what are recommended to me, but they may not be recommended for you. My only goal in sharing all this is to give others a small insight into the changes that we have made that will hopefully get me back to a healthy place.
My goal is to be open, honest and real in this space. These past few years have been quite a struggle for me, and our family. I am so ready to find our new normal, and can't wait to feel good again!
In the coming days, I'll be sharing more details about the changes we are making. So, stay tuned! Operation "Get Healthy and Have a Baby" starts now!
XOXO- Heather
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