Ahh Teething...
there isnt many things that stress me out as much as this does. My poor, poor Gemma is suffering. She is 8 months old on the 13th and she has yet to cut any teeth. However the amount of crying and biting she is doing is telling me she may do soon.
Currently she wakes at 1am and cries..and cries... until she has a massive blob of Bonjella coated along her gums which takes a minute or two to soothe her sore gums. Then she wakes up around 4am for another coating of teething gel and a bottle plus a nappy change. This is all done by a mummy looking like she is about to topple over and slip into a coma! Bare in mind I have a 6 yr old and a 4 yr old to keep alive also.
The early days of falling asleep while feeding her in the early hours feel real again at this point. She isnt so good with her solid food either. The teething is making her only want hard finger foods, which she doesnt eat a huge amount of either so I think that is why she is suddenly wanting a bottle of milk at 4am.
I cant wait to finally see a little white toothy in my babies mouth but I have a feeling its going to tak a while to come through. In the mean time, Il be giving her lots of finger food to try and help cut her teeth and slathering on the teething gel!
Friday 10 February 2017
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Slimming world?
Well I am at 14st 4lbs and still 4st to go. Im going to give good old healthy eating via Slimming World a go. I find when I think of calories I get too bogged down with the numbers, then it leads to binging or at least eating badly! So... Slimming world...
Im a member of so many Facebook groups ( Slimmingworld (done from home) is one I frequent the most!) Im on day 2 and find it ok. I just worry I eat too much! However, when I mentally jot down in my head how many rough calories I am intaking, It is always a good normal amount for weightloss (1400-1800 for me, being an active mum to three!)
The main idea with SW (internet speak for slimming world, dont cha know?) is lots of lean meats, potatoes, vegetables, fruit and grains (pasta, rice, cous cous, lentils) plus SYNS. Short for SYNERGY, a vital part of the plan to help you not feel deprived. Say a curly wurly chocolate bar, a nice chewy toffee bar which is great at sticking your jaw together *great for the diet eh?!
is only 6 syns. You have 5-15 syns to use a day on sweet treats, crisps, sauces for meals or any less then healthy additions to your daily meals. Say you want some extra ketchup on you plate, 15g is around 1-2syns, Gravy granules 10g is 2syns (im using the brands I use for examples so syn values may be different!)
You then have "healthy extras" Healthy extra A is your dairy, so milk or cheese. Different types of milk and cheese are limited to different measurements so do check first. Then you have Healthy extra B. This is your fibre, so good for your tummy and digestion. So wholemeal bread, cereals, porridge oats and some low calorie cereal bars are included here, again for weighed amounts which you will have to check. Amazing lists of the different healthy extras, syns and "free foods" are found via simple google searches.
I am in awe of these amazing ladies on youtube and facebook/instagram who have succeeded at slimming world and have hit target weights. They really show how the plan can work. I have seen so many people (men and women) who lose 4st+ so I can easily do this. I just need to stay motivated! I need to set a good exampled and go for this 100%. I will post a weekly food diary from next week, so it will be up in 2 weeks time and I will post any weightlosses here also.
Good luck to anyone else going along this road x
Im a member of so many Facebook groups ( Slimmingworld (done from home) is one I frequent the most!) Im on day 2 and find it ok. I just worry I eat too much! However, when I mentally jot down in my head how many rough calories I am intaking, It is always a good normal amount for weightloss (1400-1800 for me, being an active mum to three!)
The main idea with SW (internet speak for slimming world, dont cha know?) is lots of lean meats, potatoes, vegetables, fruit and grains (pasta, rice, cous cous, lentils) plus SYNS. Short for SYNERGY, a vital part of the plan to help you not feel deprived. Say a curly wurly chocolate bar, a nice chewy toffee bar which is great at sticking your jaw together *great for the diet eh?!
is only 6 syns. You have 5-15 syns to use a day on sweet treats, crisps, sauces for meals or any less then healthy additions to your daily meals. Say you want some extra ketchup on you plate, 15g is around 1-2syns, Gravy granules 10g is 2syns (im using the brands I use for examples so syn values may be different!)
You then have "healthy extras" Healthy extra A is your dairy, so milk or cheese. Different types of milk and cheese are limited to different measurements so do check first. Then you have Healthy extra B. This is your fibre, so good for your tummy and digestion. So wholemeal bread, cereals, porridge oats and some low calorie cereal bars are included here, again for weighed amounts which you will have to check. Amazing lists of the different healthy extras, syns and "free foods" are found via simple google searches.
I am in awe of these amazing ladies on youtube and facebook/instagram who have succeeded at slimming world and have hit target weights. They really show how the plan can work. I have seen so many people (men and women) who lose 4st+ so I can easily do this. I just need to stay motivated! I need to set a good exampled and go for this 100%. I will post a weekly food diary from next week, so it will be up in 2 weeks time and I will post any weightlosses here also.
Good luck to anyone else going along this road x
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