Ch-Ch-Changes

Stats!
How far along? 22w 4d
Weight gain? 22 lbs! OMG that is crazy.
New symptoms? Um... yes.  But it's a gross one.  So stop reading now if you don't want to know.  I'm ... um... leaking.  Milk.  Ew.
Anything other new stats since your last post?  Not really

Apparently my stomach is getting huge.  Three people in the last week have commented on it, saying such things as, "Wow, you popped out overnight!," "You are getting BIIIIIG!,"  "My daughter is due the week before you, and she doesn't have a stomach like THAT!," and, "It's not twins, right?" 

So, yeah.  Having been a bigger person basically my whole life, I've grown pretty desensitized to size comments.  But I am concerned about being up so many pounds this far along. 

For this reason, I am adding new and different austerity measures.  But I am trying to think of them as healthy mom and baby measures.  It's going well so far.  Here are some things I've done differently today, that I hope to continue:

1) When I woke up an hour before my alarm, instead of trying to sleep more, I got up and walked around the neighborhood.  Sure, my back hurt, but I think overall it's more important that I get some activity in than avoid natural pregnant lady pain.

2) I had the salad bar for lunch, and will try to cut out refined sugars.  I didn't have the world's healthiest salad, but I figure at least the baby is getting greens (chock full o vitamins) and there were no simple carbs involved.

3) Instead of a soda or lemonade at lunch, I got ice water.

4) After lunch, instead of getting a small soft-serve cone (free at my usual lunch place), I left and bought a teeny-tiny yogurt to bring back to the office.  I'll eat it later when I get hungry.

4) Tonight we will make skinless boneless chicken fajitas with lots of veggies and whole wheat tortillas!  I want to keep my dinners high protien and veggie, and low-er carb (or at least whole grain carb when possible).

Basically to keep my weight from spiraling out of control, I hope to keep up the morning walk thing (that's when I have the energy to do it), and just try to stop and think before I grab whatever food is calling me.

I think the fact that Dean and I are cutting expenses by eating at home will help a lot.

Also, I used to have and do and love the Slim in 6 series.  I might see how do able that is.  I think it's pretty low impact?  I  like how the lady is super nice and encouraging and doesn't yell at you like Jillian Michaels does.

So those are my updates for this week.  Er, or, later this week I guess.  Look at me updating twice in a week!  Still no photos, tho.  :(   Next time....