New Journey

Emily recently brought this book to my attention: Trim Healthy Mama.

I was very skeptical at first but being SUPER burned out with Transitions made me want to try it.  This is week one.  I am weighing in on Fridays and I am hoping that this Friday will prove the fact that this system does work.

The main gist of the program is that you don't eat carbs and fats in the same meal or within 3 hours of each other.  My plan right now is that I sit down each morning and figure out what I want to make.  So like today I sat down with my THM book and a pack of sticky notes.  I wrote down what I had for breakfast (today was eggs and turkey sausage as well as coffee with cream).  Then I wrote down what I want for snacks (todays options are Easy Peazy Cinnamon Muffins and a Fat Stripping Frappa, am and pm snacks).  I am planning a tortilla pizza for lunch and Fantastic Meatloaf (Serene's version) with cauliflower mash for dinner.  All of that is an "S" meal except for the FSF, that is a Fuel Pull.

My starting weight was 221.

A good drink I have been having is the Good Girl Moon Shine (GGMS).  I fill a quart jar with ice and water and then add RAW apple cider vinegar and ginger as well as some Truvia.  I mix it together and sip away.  :)

So that is what I have so far!  :D

Another allergist

Tomorrow (or today rather) we are going to take Corbin to yet another allergist.  This time Dr. Friedman.  We took Abby to him once...didn't really care for him...so we never went back.  Now we have to see him again with C.  Here's to hoping we can figure out what is up with my little man.  He is now like 25lbs...what a CHUNK!  He is the bestest little guy ever.  He is so happy and snuggly and lovey.  He loves his sisters and is just an amazing kid.  He is such a boy.  As of yet, he is still only saying Da da da da da da da and to no one specifically.  Mostly just says it.  Sometimes we get a dis or dat and even more rarely a ma or is it mmmmm...lol. 
No matter what he is my little man and I am feel so blessed to have been able to experience raising both girls and a boy.  They are each so very different. 

He's doing well

Corbin is doing about as well as we excpected!   YAY!!!  I am so happy that he is growing well, height and weight.  We are switching him to Neocate Jr as opposed to Neocate infant.  He is a big boy now!  We don't have to go back to GI until February!!!  YAY!!!  That just rocks my socks off! 

We had to do some blood work to check why is iron levels were a little low but that was it.  We checked a CBC and the liver function.  With any luck we will do just fine with those tests and not require anything more.

Another GI Appt

Tomorrow we have another GI appt.  Corbin is doing really well.  He is eating some solid foods.  He is eating peaches, sweet potatoes, carrots, white potatoes, lamb, and rice.  We are still using Neocate as the main source of nutrition.  He is 22lbs now so that is good too.  As long as he hasn't lost weight and is doing well otherwise I am hoping that we can be done with the GI specialist.  Wish us luck!

Update

Corbin is doing great.  He just turned one.  He is taking his first steps.  He can now eat peaches, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes, rice and lamb.  It is nothing short of a miracle.  We are getting a few more tests done on him, allergy wise, and hope within six months that we can get him off of the Neocate and onto something different.  He is such an amazing baby.  We love him so much. 

No foods.

 After our last bout of problems with sweet potatoes we are done.  Well, for a while.  I talked to Dr. Carine and we decided that we should hold off for a couple of months to let his belly heal.  :(  Poor guy probably won't be able to have his right of passage with the traditional birthday cake at 1.  :(  So sad.  :(

Sweet Potatoes

Another no go.  :(  His bottom broke out so badly it started to bleed.  I talked to Dr. Carine about it and we decided it would be best if we didn't try any more foods for a while.  Give his gut a chance to heal and then try again.  So that will be 2 to 3 months from now.  Yes it will be nearing his 1st bday...so that probably means no cake for Corbin.  :*(  That makes me sad.