This week was a good week all around. I walked a mile three days this week and did Pilates one day. I tried reading the Pilates book I checked out of the library, but found it very hard to get into the positions while reading a book. And, given pregnancy brain, I can’t remember worth beans what I saw on the page. But…after reading through the book in an upright position, I discovered that many of typical Pilates moves are fine for pregnancy, with some modifications. Those modifications looked very familiar, so I pulled out my (bought at Goodwill for 2.99) Mari Windsor Pilates DVD and realized that I could follow the modified exercises on that and accomplish much of what was in the book. Hooray! I felt great after doing those stretches and I think I was able to hold this baby bump a little higher up and closer in.
Speaking of baby…this one loves to exercise when I’m not. I’m feeling movement on a regular basis now and I love it. Hubby is a little jealous because that wonderful maternal fat layer is getting in the way of feeling his latest offspring.
How did I do on eating? Well, better, but not good. This was a lean week for the grocery budget, so we ate out of the pantry and freezer a lot. The worst was probably the night I made a casserole with scalloped potatoes and brats, covered with melted cheddar(2%) cheese. Oh, so good!
Snacking went better, perhaps because I’ve been so busy that I don’t feel hungry. I’ve been keeping fruit in the house and that has helped a bunch. I’ve also tried to do some clutter control when the snacking urge hits, and that is also helping me curb those cravings. And I feel better after some quick pick-up times.
Speaking of snacks, check out this post on the absolute best chocolate chip cookie recipe that my friend devised. She substituted low fat yogurt for 1/2 the butter and they are yummy. Ummm, I made 5 dozen on Tuesday night and they were gone by Thursday. Before you jump to conclusions, let me just say that I have 4 kids…times 2 cookies a day…times 3 days…plus a husband who believes cc cookies should be a breakfast food…I wasn’t the only one eating them!
