Hello everyone.

Quinoa is low GI (I think it has about the same rating as basmati rice??), and it is very filling and very versatile.

Well I am very proud of my efforts yesterday. Nearly every single food I ate yesterday was what weight watchers call a 'filling and healthy' food, the only treat I had was for desert - A skinny cow ice-cream cookie. I didn't go hungry at all, I just chose healthy options when I did eat / snack. And I remained within my allowance for food for the day. Although, I probably did eat too much fruit (about 6 serves) - I only ate it went I was actually hungry and it is much better then snacking on other processed junky foods.

I weighed in yesterday morning and will weigh in again next monday morning to see how I am going. I am not looking beyond this one week at this point - because if I look too far ahead it looks impossible and doubt starts to creep in. I also found a website (an american one) which specifically deals with nutrition during pregnancy, which has a good menu plan (which I won't follow) and advice and tools for tracking food intake and exercise. It is free. So I am trialling it to see if I like it or not.

The best bit is that because I ate well yesterday, I feel in control and motivated to do the same today.

Personally I find organisation is my biggest downfall with maintaining healthy food habits. It is hard to eat healthy when you have no food in the house. I really need to do a grocery shop - although at least there is no junk food in the house either. But when I plan out what I am going to eat throughout the day it is easy (easier).