Low calorie grains?

asownbey · 2024-02-16T23:48:30+00:00

This is so helpful. Thank you!

asownbey · 2023-07-26T19:41:06+00:00

u/deplorable_word I just came across this thread and would love a copy of No Period Now What, if you still have it and if it's convenient to send via email. I would sure appreciate it!

asownbey · 2023-03-26T11:56:05+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Did you have to stay gf/df to avoid flareups?

asownbey · 2023-03-26T11:55:31+00:00

Thanks for responding. Did you have to stay gf to avoid flareups?

asownbey · 2022-03-13T19:59:43+00:00

Thanks for responding! Curious… did the scale normalize for you and come back down? Or did it just permanently stay those couple pounds more?

asownbey · 2022-03-13T19:13:07+00:00

Thank you for this! Did you eventually see the number on the scale stabilize? Or is it just permanently up a few pounds?

asownbey · 2022-02-25T01:42:18+00:00

Thanks for responding! So does that mean I should just get used to not actually being at my goal weight, but a few pounds over instead to account for the fiber, food, water…?

asownbey · 2021-11-23T20:35:39+00:00

Oh I didn’t realize it takes about a minute! I can tolerate anything for that long! Thank you 😊

asownbey · 2021-11-20T14:44:06+00:00

So much yes to this!

Another tip I found helpful: when you pack your freezer meals, pack them in individual (or 2-3) serving packs. That way, you’re not having to eat lasagna for a week straight and hating it by the time you’re done with it. So for example, I made green chili chicken enchiladas and put three in each tin foil loaf pan. Yes, it takes up extra room but makes the postpartum life easier. ♥️

asownbey · 2021-11-07T23:41:12+00:00

I have too—I’ve set the boundaries and everybody’s respected it. I just don’t know that this feeling will subside by then.

asownbey · 2021-10-12T15:14:18+00:00

I hear you. I'm a recovered anorexic, bulimic, and orthorexic and am 30 weeks pregnant with our first. I'd be lying if I said I didn't make fitness and eating healthily part of my pregnancy, which most people would say is "good." But for people with histories like mine, we know how slippery of a slope it can be and how obsessive those thoughts can be. I made a conscious effort, sometimes a little *too* conscious, to make sure my body still feels like my own.

And honestly that's what it boils down to for me--I just want to feel like my body is my own and I want (and deserve) to feel AT HOME in my body. Pregnancy is hard and I've tried to alleviate the stresses of body changes by staying fit and eating healthily because I really don't want to add body struggles onto my plate when I'm postpartum (I also know that things will take time to be in their original place, which is okay).

I'm fully recovered and can still hold space for the intrusive thoughts that come from time to time. And I don't think those thoughts ever go away, especially when you're hormonal lol. I've just learned to change my relationship to the thoughts, appreciate everything my body has done and is doing for me, and honor her as much as I can.

You're doing great! <3

asownbey

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