Well, I know why that last Whole30 was so horrible for me. Two days after that last post, I found out that I am pregnant! We had been trying, and it was a wonderful thing to find out (and it also explained why the Whole30 was such a struggle), but it really has just set my whole system into a tailspin. Weeks 3-6 were ok. I craved things like avocado salad, bacon, hard boiled eggs, oranges, snd blackberries. I thought, "Wow! if this is what i'm craving, then Paleo will continue to be great! And I'll be like the healthiest preggo ever!" Then two days into week 6 I was eating my regular egg, avocado, bacon, and orange breakfast and bam! Eggs? Gross. Avocado? Started gagging. Bacon? Couldn't stomach it at all. Orange? No thank you. Salads, which I love, started making me sick to my stomach. The zucchini noodles from Well Fed that I ate at least 1-2 times per week (we would regularly buy between 8-12 zucchini a week, that's how much we love that dish) I could not bear the thought of. The only things that sounded appealing to me for about two weeks that didn't make me sick to my stomach thinking about it was some kind of cooked tomato and cheese (and I'm lactose intolerant). So for two weeks I had pizza, sometime GF, sometimes not, and tomato soup and grilled cheese. That didn't help at all, but I could only eat whatever didn't turn my stomach thinking about it. Then for a week or two I could only tolerate rice and chicken noodle soup or just about any soup really. I didn't want fruits or veggies. They turned my stomach. I didn't want meat even really either. I wanted rice. And then chocolate. It has been a real roller coaster.
Add to this extreme exhaustion. For most of this pregnancy thus far, I have felt like I've had a hangover on top of mono. Not only was I not eating in a way that was healthy for me, I have had no energy to cook, let alone prep veggies. Even when Boudreaux preps for me on his day off, sometimes I'm so exhausted that even a quick meal is beyond what I can muster up the energy for. And I've had trouble sleeping. My belly is huge at 13w5d. I've been uncomfortable since week 6. Not to mention how much my boobs hurt, so sleep is already difficult, which is a challenge to the CrossFit schedule. Since I'm all knocked up and stuff, if I haven't slept, I just don't think it's wise to workout. So it's been just one huge cycle of screwed-upedness.
Right now though, the morning sickness hasn't been as bad, and I'm just tired rather than exhausted. I've cooked more since last Monday that I have in the previous three months combined. I honestly can't say that it's helped me sleep better or helped with the morning sickness, which is why I allowed myself to eat what didn't turn my tummy at the thought of it. My friend thinks that the reason she hasn't been sick has been because of her Paleo diet, but I can have a perfectly Paleo day and still get heartburn and sick. It's been really frustrating because I feel like if I hadn't broken Paleo when I started getting sick and have aversions, that I'd be better, but the fact Paleo foods often turn my stomach, I don't think that's the case.
But, I'm hoping that consistently cooking Paleo again, and sticking to the 95/5 rule, that I can force my body to feel better and be healthier that I can "trick" my body into dealing better with the pregnancy, or at least take advantage of the second trimester in the hopes of helping the third trimester go a bit more smoothly than the first. I miss cooking and being able to workout on a regular schedule.
Anyway, the exhaustion explains my blogs silence too if there's anyone still out there reading. But here's hoping for a better January!
