Audax - awesome soup recipe, I can't wait to make it. Your exercise sounds great too!

hj1981 - nice too see you in here. Having a chef sounds a lovely idea teheh.. I wish! Also I'm with you in regard to the PG vits, mine block me up too, and I'm very limited in my diet so I find it tough to increase my fibre enough, so this thread is really helping to inspire me (sometimes I just get lazy too!).

eliselouise - I'm with you on the "grab things in a hurry". I'm trying to put healthier things in my pantry so at least I can't grab crap as easily. What sort of dog do you have? I have the same issue - a very rambunctious dog, and I keep meaning to get to dog training, but it's been 2 months and every weekend something crops up that interferes! I try to make hubby come so he can take her when I get too p'ed off at her! She can be SUCH an annoying dog, and it's really hard to manage her, a stroller and an adventurous 18 m.o.

C1 - awesome cookie recipe, I'm trying to think of what I could replace the raisins with (I can't have dried fruit). I'm thinking I'll maybe just leave them out and include the golden syrup instead. You sound like you're doing brilliantly with your food & exercise, well done!

AFM - well my particular challenges... ok firstly trying to avoid GD again (was injecting insulin last PG). Hoping to keep my weight down, I only gained 5.5kg last time (mainly cos I stopped gaining anything once I got GD). I'd like to keep it similar if I can... but i weighed myself this morning and i've already gained 5.5kg which i'm feeling a bit upset about even tho I know I shouldn't. My m/s this time was much worse (only settled in the last week or so) and I have been eating TOTAL crap - just craved chips... and sugar always settled the nausea . So have been having cordial & all sorts of crap I don't usually eat.

My goal now is to eat as IF i have GD (i.e. healthy, lots of veggies, some fruit, plenty of fibre and low GI)... and hopefuly that'll help me avoid GD in 10-11 weeks time when I get re-tested. And if I still get it (85% likely) then at least i'm being healthy anyway. I try to walk 30 mins every day (with puppydog) but want to start doing a few sessions of 15-20mins on the exercise bike too. I also run around after my toddler which helps hehe. I'm much stronger/fitter than last PG which is good. My other challenge is that I can't eat a lot of fruits (no dried fruits) and quite a few veggies (inc onion), nor wheat, honey & coconut (it's fructose malabsorption), my DH can't do dairy and my DS is allergic to tree nuts, sesame and egg. Trying to find snacks I can take with DS and me that are suitable for both of us is challenging (wheat, egg, fruit, nut-free!), and trying to eat stuff in front of a toddler that he can't eat - also challenging! So I end up not eating nuts because it's just too difficult with DS around even though i know they're good for me. Too often I end up eating rice crackers, plain potato chips or sickly chocolate muesli bars cos we can share them . But, I don't want to whinge, I just want to find good practical solutions. And I really really need to up my fibre! So those cookies & the soup are great ideas! The other ideas I've tried to start today:
  • frozen yoghurt icypoles (DS loves to share them too)
  • rice crackers and hommus (when DS asleep lol)
  • le rice (is quite low GI)
  • porridge & blueberries for brekkie OR snack
  • making guacamole or using avocado as a spread
  • nuts or sesame snaps when i'm at work


Doesn't seem that many but I'm sure i'll think of more! My main meals are mostly not too bad (provided we cook) it's more about healthy snacks and avoiding junk food meals for me.