Just checking in everyone. Week two of the January Healthy Eating Challenge was just as I expected. Total. Epic. Failure. I am trying not to be too hard on myself. I just need to find foods that I enjoy that have whole grains. My picks for this week? Mini Wheats and Toasted Wheat Thins. That's all I got. My tortilla with carne asada earlier this week was corn, not whole wheat or whole grain. I went to lunch and the tostada was definitely not whole grain. I am determined!! I just need to re-evaluate my taste buds, I guess...
I realized the other day that I haven't been keeping up on my posts as much as I could have. I've got good reason though. I'm in school full time getting a 4.0 and I'm pregnant. I'm also working full time. This leads me to another dilemma.
Weight gain.
I've gained 10 pounds over the last year, and I haven't been taking care of myself. This was very apparent to me when I announced my pregnancy to the ladies in the front office of the school I work at. The first thing the attendance lady said to me? "You look pregnant. We knew you were."
The problem? I was only 10 weeks along. I wasn't even showing yet. YIKES!!
A complete stranger looks at me and assumes I'm pregnant because I'm not model thin? What is this world coming to? I mean, talk about rude!!
But! It was the wake up call that I needed. My doctor says that I should be between 145 and 150 based on my height which is 5'7''. He also said that I should gain 30 pounds or less with this pregnancy.
So! The game plan:
Give my baby all the nutrients it needs while preventing excess weight gain. First step is the Food Network's January Health Challenge.
Week One: Eat breakfast every day. This is not hard for me, since I can't function in the morning without a little fuel.
Week Two: More Whole Grains. This is going to be the most challenging week, I fear. I don't really know what a whole grain is, let alone what is made with whole grains and what isn't completely processed out. I did buy a box of Frosted Mini Wheats though....
Week Three: Cook at Home. Well, the husband and I were doing great at this! But we have kinda gotten lazy and relied a bit on Papa Murphy's pizza to bail us out. Since I am on vacation right now, I am planning to go back and hit this one strong with menu planning and lots of crock pot stuff that I can prepare the night before and cook while I am at work.
Week Four: More Fruits and Veggies: This is a must for myself and for the baby. Fruit I am good at eating. It is the vegetable area that I struggle with. Here's hoping I can find more veggies that I like to eat.
Week Five: Stay on Track!! Self explainable. This is the biggest challenge I think. At least they didn't have six weeks. Week six I bet would be called: Get Out and Move!
So I was asked to contact Larry King Live to send my questions to the President of Iran. However, when searching through Ocean, I found this:
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA
Contacting National Media:
Local Spiritual Assemblies, local committees and individual Bahá'ís should not contact national media (e.g. television or radio networks, national or international wire services, newspapers or magazines with international, national or statewide distribution) without first contacting the Office of Public Information.
When the Bahá'ís find that programs or articles in international and national media contain errors about the Faith, it is essential that they inform the Office of Public Information which will then determine the best way to handle the matter. Individuals should not contact editors or program directors to correct the errors.
(Compilations, NSA USA - Developing Distinctive Baha'i Communities)
So. I decided to phrase my question generally:
When will everyone in your country be able to have the basic human rights they are allowed and deserve? This includes the religious minorities such as Christians, Baha'i's and Jews...