no chocolate binge ever goes unpunished

i knew it!

all those chocolates couldn't be good for anyone. no one is allowed to be that happy and not suffer any consequences.

at my last prenatal check up last tuesday, my bp reading was 165/80!!!!

i got so scared i called my OB in cebu. (the one i have here just told me to exercise more and eat less. needless to say wa koy salig. hahahaha) she told me i need to have urine test, which i already did. fortunately there was no protein in my urine, so that means i don't have preeclampsia. (for now). i just need to take it easy. she says it's probably just stress-induced hypertension worsened by my weight gain.

so yes, i do have to cut down on the sweets. but she also told me to take it easy and not do brisk walking anymore. oh, and no heavy lifting either. the good news is, i don't need to take any medication. whew!

but i think i do have to cut down on my projects. i've been working late the past few months because of the sheer volume of orders i've been getting. now i'm actually turning down clients, esp the ones i anticipate will be difficult. i don't need more stress in my life.

success!

for two days now by bp has gone down to 120/80. yay! i'm glad to see results right away. i think the calcium really works.

yesterday i overtaxed myself and i almost collapsed. never again. today i'm resting. didn't even send vito to school because i don't want to be stressed. i have muscle pains all over! pregnant women cannot carry 3kg of books and walk 4kms under the heat of the noonday sun. i was irresponsible.

my food choices for yesterday echoed the ones for tuesday.

breakfast - 1 c oatmeal again with nonfat milk and 1 tsp sugar.
midmorning snack - 1 fuji apple
lunch - 1 siopao (i had to stop on the way home and eat the siopao i bought for my afternoon snack because i was about to faint from low blood sugar levels. i was actually shaking and felt very weak)
- 1/2 c rice, 1 c stir-fried cauliflower and brocolli, 1 c sauteed long beans, 1/2 c sweet sour pork
afternoon snack - none
dinner - leftover chicken fajitas with grilled veggies on 1 wholemeal tortilla
dessert - 1/2 c strawberry ice cream (the kind with real fruits in it)

here we go again

in my last prenatal visit, my bp was slightly elevated. 140/60. i don't know if it was the accumulation of a week of eating sambal chilli (like bagoong with chilli), a lack of sleep the night before, plus vito going wild in the waiting area of the doctor's clinic as they were taking my bp. strangely, my doctor didn't even mention it. i read up on it, and most sites say that 140/60 is still mild gestational hypertension. no medication needed, just monitoring.

i called my sister and my mom for free advice, and i was told to increase my calcium intake to 1,500mg or even 2,000mg a day; increase potassium intake (more bananas, pineapple, and apples); decrease salt; and get more bed rest during the day (to help the baby get bigger); and continue with my walking. i'm also watching what i eat very carefully, so i will be posting my food diary again. you don't have to read it if you don't want to. =)

here's my entry for sunday:

breakfast: 2 small pancakes, 1 tsp butter, 1 tbsp sugar-free syrup, 1 tbsp maple syrup, 1/4 c nonfat milk. 1 mug green tea with 1 tsp sugar and 1/2 c nonfat milk
midmorning snack: 1/3 c broad beans
lunch: 1/2 c rice, 1/2 c monggo soup, 1/2 of a chicken drumstick, 1 slice low sodium luncheon meat.
afternoon snack: 1 apple, 1 cup sikwati with 1 tsp sugar and low fat milk
dinner: 1/2 c rice, 1 grilled chicken leg (thigh and drumstick), 1 cup tomato and salted egg salad, 3 pcs calamansi squeezed over everything.