Example Diet...

First of all, thank you so much for the sweet notes/emails yesterday. It is difficult to admit that you are not "balanced" all the time, but it is just a fact of life...and it can be dealt with very easily. Anyway, I appreciate you girls so much!!

Here is an example of a day in the life of my diet. Ladies...I was up 30 pounds by 26 weeks of pregnancy with Hagen...by the time I had him 13 weeks later I had lost 3 pounds...healthy pounds...it was not unhealthy let me reiterate that.

You eat all day and are not starving...you may not be satisfied as much as a piece of cake but you are not hungry by any means.

8:00 - Breakfast
1 egg, 1T diced ham, 1T Velveeta shreds cheese - I scramble in the microwave...
1 piece of wheat toast with a little spread on it...I use Brummel and brown...it is yogurt based and good
Water...no milk...NO FRUIT!!!

10:00 - AM Snack
Fiber One bar
6 almonds


12:00 - lunch
Sandwich thins by Orowheat
6 slices of Turkey (3 ounces)
1 piece of Kraft American cheese
1 small apple
1 can of low sodium V8 (there are small cans and larger cans...I do the larger...make sure to do low sodium)

3:00 - snack
1 sugar free pudding cup (trust me...they are good)
10 animal crackers
1 small box of raisins


6:00 - dinner
1/3 cup of brown rice (may not look like much but it is)
3 ounces of meat - small chicken breast, piece of fish, small pork chop, etc.
Spinach salad with lots of veggies on it - I save the fats and put rice vinegar on it...or balsamic...and lots of fresh ground pepper. My mom dilutes ranch by using 1/2 ranch and 1/2 any vinegar...just a tip.
1/2 cup edamame


9:00 - bedtime snack
String cheese
1 1/2 graham crackers...this is one whole rectangle and 1/2 of one.

The key is to balance your carbs and protein. Just because a box of wheat thins say that a serving is so many crackers does not mean it is correct with normal standards. I have found that the box is most of the time way more than a normal amount.

What you do is this...for example:
- the box says the serving size is 22 crackers...for 19 carbohydrates.
- That means that each cracker is .86 carbs.
- a normal serving of carbs is 15...so you take .86X15 and get 12.9...round up and you have your normal serving of 13 crackers.


Also, when looking at something like bread...sometimes a serving is 1 slice and sometimes it is 2...compare...try to keep your carb serving at 15. Protein servings are 5.

Also, for fruit...do not have fruit before lunch or after dinner. Also, no milk for breakfast or bedtime snack.

Here is the breakdown of my protein vs. carbohydrate servings for each meal/snack:
Breakfast - 2 protein and 1 carb
AM Snack - 1 protein and 2 carb
Lunch - 3 protein and 3 carb
Afternoon Snack - 3 carb
Dinner - 3 protein and 3 carb
Bedtime Snack - 1 protein and 1 carb


A normal protein serving is 5 grams or 1 ounce and a normal carb serving is 15 grams.


Hope this helps you!!! It sure helped me...

Carrie