AHi team Beanie! Yes I've been AWOL but I think this will sadly be a common occurrence for a while - at least the next week. BLAH so busy... German is going GREAT though - I am loving my teacher and my class so much at the moment! And I can't wait until tomorrow, when iida and I will go to the rooftop thermal baths together in the afternoon while her hubby babysits. Special!
There isn't too much to say about my food... I haven't been great, but I haven't been too bad. I'm eating lots of veg and trying to up my protein a little so I'm not so famished all the time... I'm using skimmed milk all the time, having lots of veggie sticks with tzatziki dip, and handfuls of sunflower seeds with roasted nuts. I made THE MOST INCREDIBLE roasted veggie lasagne last night... stacks and stacks of veg, with a spinach ricotta mixture as the creamy sauce, and some parmesan on top. With salad. And then stewed apple with yoghurt for dessert. This is pretty typical of my food lately - lots of veg, can't stay away from desserts, but trying to keep them healthy. I admit, dunc made me waffles for breakfast today. And I ate about a bajillion of them. So I'm no freaking angel!
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In Beanie news:
Had another scan, and Beanie is B.I.G.
no wonder I've been so hungry! The day of my scan, Beanie should be weighing between 700 and 760grams, and Beanie was 920! ehehe. Go Beanie, Go! This also corroborates evidence to my theory that the due date is about a week out - I think Beanie is due a week earlier. I had a big test this week for gestational diabetes, which involved three hours of sitting around, having blood taken, drinking a sugary drink, peeing, drinking more, more blood being taken, etc. At the end of it all, my doctor said that it has been a very very long time since she has seen such beautiful insulin reactions.
hehe. Go, pancreas, GO! So that's good. Beanie's furniture is here! It's not all entirely put together yet, but we are getting there. I'll put up some pics when it all happens. All of our furniture and things from Australia should be arriving in the next two weeks or so... can't wait for that!
WEIGH DAY - WEEK 26 - the scales have come out of hiding
I'm 94.3kg today, +1.1kg from last week... when I 'should' be putting on 0.5 per week.
I talked to my gyn about how her mentioning of the magical '100kg' as a don't-go-over barrier has had me stressed, and no matter how much I try, I keep stacking on the pounds. She said that the last thing she wanted to do was to make me feel like I would have to go on a diet... she just doesn't want me to go eat cakes and chocolate and macdonalds every day, all day, and find myself at 120kg by the time Beanie comes around. I told her about my attempts at being healthy and my insane frustration at not being able to do any exercise, and she says she's happy with my progress.
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Mady - thanks for dropping by and saying such lovely things!
It made me all warm and fuzzy.
Kate - haha - YES I definitely stamped my foot! But your little comment there about me becoming obsessed... well, I read on your diary recently about how you've been weighing yourself every day, and how you feel like it has been keeping you motivated. So nyah nyah nyah. back at ya.
Just going to get my man to take more pics for you.
Cate - heheeee - I am pretty sure that I was the person that first referred to this as my fat forum, so you can only bash ME on the head for that one! hha. And yeah, it's not all our furniture that has come yet... can't WAIT for that! Have you exposed your skin yet, m'dear? You can do it! It was a huge barrier for my mum too, but now she realised when she wears this particular sleeveless dress, she always gets compliments for how lovely she looks. So she's learning too.
Rainbow - My love! HeLLOOO!!! Ah, bananaboat, don't worry - you have had SO much going on! I have missed you so much though. Thanks for saying so many lovely things, and for taking all that time to read my rantings! Thanks so much for your understanding and sympathy with my current pelvis issues! So glad to hear yours went away after you popped them out - everyone says they will. I have been to a chiro and he did wonders for me for two days... now I hurt again. So I think he will be a regular part of my weekly routine from now on!
I can imagine you looking like that though. Is there a 'Learn to Love Your Legs" society or group we can join? It's a gorgeous skirt & the pendant is lovely too. You're brave enough to wear a skirt, which is a lot more than I can say for me. Even in this heat I'm still wearing long slacks! I did read your previous post. What can I say, except the same thing over & over. I am glad that there is a civilisation somewhere in the world that doesn't seem to be getting fatter & fatter & that encourages exercise & healthy living. Australia is fast becoming full of very obese humans & it's not good. You look so healthy sweetie & I'm sure you will be a slim & healthy mother with an equally healthy & well-cared for baby. Sending you lots of love, xoxo Cate
plus, like you're all telling me, I'm trying to not focus too much on my weight... so I haven't been incessantly hanging out on here... 
I said that's not fair, because all you guys will be on his side anyway. He says he will magically allow the scales to appear every sunday for my weigh in, but that's it. 
(Although I object to his "fat forum." Are you saying we're fat Dunc?
Brave man! 
Cate
