If you read my other blog you'll know I'm pregnant. Nine weeks to be precise...with TWINS
If someone had told me I'd be off all the food I love, I would have poo poo'd them and said nonsense. Actually, this is EXACTLY what happened. I've been eating mainly raw food (salads, soup, juices, smoothies), eat very little sweetener and no processed food for about 18 months now and feel amazing for it. I'm the healthiest I've ever been.
Until the past five-ish weeks...
In the week leading up to my blood test, I started not loving the salads I was making. Then I got the positive result I've been wanting for so many years. I Tweeted my wonderful news and along with the congratulatory Tweets, we started talking food, and morning sickness, as I was now beginning to feel nauseous 24/7.
Everyone had a remedy for morning sickness and what got them through the day...everyone is different. I was determined to stick to MY eating regime. A lot of people told me I would start wanting food I don't normally eat and would probably not want to look at vegetables, some fruit and most of the things I love.
RUBBISH, I thought. I eat a lot healthier than many people I come in contact with and I won't want what they ate. So the next Saturday off I went to the farmer's market and bought all the beautiful vegetables I would normally buy. Came home and made a huge cabbage, kale and lots of other green leafy things salad. That evening I dished some up for dinner, took one bite and could eat no more. I couldn't even stand the smell of it!!!
How bloody wrong was I!!!
My fridge is now empty of all my beautiful greens (even typing this is making me gag). I still have coconuts but my diet has done a 180.
There are very few foods I can stomach at the moment...
Haloumi is one (I hadn't eaten dairy in at least a year)
Avocado
Ginger (I'm drinking gallons of fresh ginger tea)
They're the three staples. I take it day by day. I have to smell something before I know if I can eat it, which is not that easy, especially if I'm eating out!!!
I'm not fighting it because I figure my body knows what it wants.
I do know, however, that I'm better armed to help coach women who are wanting to get pregnant, either naturally or by IVF and those who are already pregnant, or on the other side and needing to be healthier.
N x
September 12, 2012
September 10, 2012
Why I've Been Gone
In July I went to Athens, Greece.
You can read about it here.
One of the things I LOVED about the Greeks is that they know how to eat and eat well. The food there was un.believably fresh and simple. Nothing was covered in sauce, or stuffed with something else.
I was there with Mum and we ate and ate and ate and still the locals at tables around us, ordered and ate more than us!!! Being out of my food-comfort-zone, I was a bit skeptical when we left home, but even at the airport lounge on our layover, the food they had on offer was way better than anything I'd experienced in an airport.
The restaurants in Athens didn't disappoint either. The first three nights we stayed at a hotel in the City. I'd been madly Googling raw food/vegetarian restaurants before we left and the one that was on the top of my list just happened to be literally around the corner from the hotel!
It's called Avocado and was great. Lots of raw options which was also perfect for Mum because it was 39 degrees every day and too hot to eat much else.
We ate all three dinners here!!!
I was happy.
For the next six nights, I'd rented an apartment in an area called Glyfada. It's commonly known as the Beverly Hills of Athens. I see why. While the city was hot, dirty and very touristy, Glyfada was also hot (but not stifling), clean, the people were dressed impeccably and the stores were more upmarket - no 2Euro chachky stores!
I'd found a gorgeous apartment on Air b n b and while I had no idea of the area when I booked, we found ourselves two blocks from the main center of the town. There was a BLENDER so I could make my smoothies for breakfast. on our first outing, I scouted out the health food store, bought cacao nibs, goji berries, almond milk and cashews. We then found the supermarket, where they stocked organic produce and bought figs, yoghurt, cucumbers, bananas and some berries.
Not having to go out for every meal was a blessing. Mum had fruit and yoghurt for breakfast and I made a smoothie...which I took up to our private pool every morning! It was the best time to sit there because it wasn't so hot yet.
Over the next few days, Mum and I found 3 restaurants we loved and made them our staples for lunch and dinner.
Here are some of the wonderful meals we partook in...
You can read about it here.
One of the things I LOVED about the Greeks is that they know how to eat and eat well. The food there was un.believably fresh and simple. Nothing was covered in sauce, or stuffed with something else.
I was there with Mum and we ate and ate and ate and still the locals at tables around us, ordered and ate more than us!!! Being out of my food-comfort-zone, I was a bit skeptical when we left home, but even at the airport lounge on our layover, the food they had on offer was way better than anything I'd experienced in an airport.
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| Perfect food for an airport layover - mini pitas, hummus, cukes, tomatoes and feta |
It's called Avocado and was great. Lots of raw options which was also perfect for Mum because it was 39 degrees every day and too hot to eat much else.
We ate all three dinners here!!!
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| This was our favorite salad...baby spinach, avocado, sprouts and a yummy dressing |
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| Gazpacho and a green juice |
For the next six nights, I'd rented an apartment in an area called Glyfada. It's commonly known as the Beverly Hills of Athens. I see why. While the city was hot, dirty and very touristy, Glyfada was also hot (but not stifling), clean, the people were dressed impeccably and the stores were more upmarket - no 2Euro chachky stores!
I'd found a gorgeous apartment on Air b n b and while I had no idea of the area when I booked, we found ourselves two blocks from the main center of the town. There was a BLENDER so I could make my smoothies for breakfast. on our first outing, I scouted out the health food store, bought cacao nibs, goji berries, almond milk and cashews. We then found the supermarket, where they stocked organic produce and bought figs, yoghurt, cucumbers, bananas and some berries.
Not having to go out for every meal was a blessing. Mum had fruit and yoghurt for breakfast and I made a smoothie...which I took up to our private pool every morning! It was the best time to sit there because it wasn't so hot yet.
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| I told you the apartment was amazing |
Over the next few days, Mum and I found 3 restaurants we loved and made them our staples for lunch and dinner.
Here are some of the wonderful meals we partook in...
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| We did a lot of sharing dishes |
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| Fresh sardines and a sea vegetable called Almira |
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| Tzadziki, cabbage salad, hummus, green salad and yummy pita |
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