Time to fatten me up!

....now that's a statement I never thought I would say!!

I went to the doctor today for a check-up and found out that while I had been on the right track the last few appointments, I lost another pound between this appointment and the last.  It's really hard to get it straight in my mind that that isn't a GOOD thing (you lose weight, it's good, right?!).  Well as I'm sure you can all figure, I shouldn't be losing weight right now and the doctor is starting to get a little concerned.  [Side note: once again, this convinces me that I will definitely be doing this meal plan post-pregnancy to lose weight! :)]

Overall, I'm a little bit frustrated with all of this though.  I don't feel like I have been starving myself by any means (and of course I would never do that on purpose), but I have also been trying really hard to control my blood sugar numbers.  So I guess in turn, that means I really haven't been eating all that I should be.  My doctor today told me that they would rather have me eat more carbs/food and have to increase my insulin than have me losing/not gaining weight.  SO, just when I think I have this GD stuff under control and my diet somewhat figured out - things get all mixed up again! :/

I feel like all I think about is food and my blood sugar numbers, and so now I guess I get to think about it even more!  I'm just really hoping I can get on the right track with my weight soon.  This is just coming at a time for work that is very busy and this just seems like "one more thing" that I need to deal with right now.  BUT, this is the most important thing I need to deal with, so I need to make the time!

So, my crazy organization side (thanks dad :)) came up with a solution - a daily tracking sheet for everything that I eat!  See?  Isn't this WONDERFUL!?  Yes, I used Excel to create this spreadsheet (something that my brother would be proud of to...)

haha...it's one more thing to track, but I think it will really help me make sure I'm eating what I need to (especially right now when work is a little crazy) and getting all of the food that I need to "fatten me up".  Now, I just really hope I don't fatten up too much :).  I'll eventually figure this all out...

Another side note: I also found out today that starting October 29th, I have to go to the doctor TWICE A WEEK until I have this baby!!!  Wow - that's a lot.  Good news - one of those appointments every week will be an ultrasound!  So, I guess even though those with GD have to "prick" themselves more, we get the reward of seeing our baby a lot more too :)  I'll take it!