sararay

I am a FS veteran. I am 5'7" tall and muscular. I had my first daughter in February 2010 and am now pregnant with my second child. I am doing the Brewer Pregnancy diet which is not a weight loss diet, but a minimum intake diet. I've been on FS since way before my pregnancies. I have had to work hard all of my life to get to a healthy weight. I have high metabolic resistance and I strive to make the right choices every day. I also had major surgery in November 2011 which has also set me back quite a bit. I have some health issues that impede my weight loss and have to take medications that are counterproductive to weight loss. I just want to have as healthy a pregnancy as possible, avoid excessive weight gain and any other complications.

My main focus is on health. I am doing a whole-foods diet and I eat gluten-free and soy-free and I limit my dairy. By eliminating foods that I had sensitivities to I greatly improved my health. By eliminating refined carbs I reduced my cholesterol and body fat percentage before I got pregnant the first time. I am here for record keeping because it is the only way that works for me. With the above restrictions I try to stay in my recommended RDI according to my primary doctor and OB.

I love to read and my favorite diet and nutrition books are: "Patient Heal Thyself" and "Restoring Your Digestive Health" by Jordan Rubin; "The Body Ecology Diet" by Donna Gates; "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and "Why We Get Fat" by Gary Taubes; "The Cortisol Connection" by Shawn Talbott; "The South Beach Diet" by Dr. Arthur Agatston; "The Fat Flush Plan" by Ann Louise Gittleman; and "Nourishing Traditions" by Sally Fallon.

I love to read and discuss the latest research. Message me any time.

Goals:
Get cholesterol and trigliceride levels down. Met goal! 12/21/07
Get cardio CRP levels normal. Met goal! 10/3/08
Get below 160 lbs. -- working on it!
Updated: 1/9/2012