Not too much has happened this week. Mayfield is on vacation at my parent's house. I miss having my cuddle muffin with me but he'll be home tomorrow. I play a game with Mayfield where he sits/stands while I throw clothes on him as I'm sorting laundry. He's just so patient while I do such silly things to him. On Easter Sunday my dad covered him in newspaper the same way I would cover him in my clothes. He knows to behave because we always give him a treat for his cuteness.
Pregnancy update: I don't know if I've mentioned on here but I've had a hard time keeping eggs and milk down. If the products are cooked like in a cake then I don't throw it up. But a bowl of cereal or scrambled eggs makes me sick all day long. I have another item to add to the list: sugar. I can't live without sugar!!!! It doesn't make me sick to my tummy but it's been doing odd things to my body. I went to the doctor's on Monday to see what was up, and the doctor was surprised I wasn't a diabetic due to what's been going on. (And what's been going on is too TMI for this blog.) He says I shouldn't have sugar for the next two weeks to see if my condition has improved for my next visit. The first night I was dreaming of eating candy! I just miss my popsicles. I could have the fake sugar like splenda but that gives me migraines. He told me to just cut out the sugar from candy, popsicles, cookies, fruit snacks and sugary cocktail beverages but the sugar from 100% juice is fine along with the natural sugars that come from fruits and other natural foods. I forgot to mention about what I've been using instead of milk. I've tried chocolate soy milk, chocolate almond milk, and chocolate rice milk and the winner of my taste buds is the chocolate soy milk. It most resembles a yoohoo and I can live with that. I just bought the vanilla soy milk and I like that just as much as it resembles normal milk. So, I'm still eating my bowls of cereal--the cereal without the sugar! I NEED my lucky charms!!! *sigh* Oh well. I'm just happy to be as healthy as I am! If anyone has any suggestions for ice cream, please let me know! If I can't have popsicles or milk ice cream, I need something for a special snack!!
3 comments:
Look up vegan ice cream recipes. Usually they use coconut milk and very little, if any, sugar.
#1 way to avoid sugar: eat something fatty instead, like a handful of nuts. A lot of times when your body says "I need sugar" it is actually saying "I need protein/fat." Sugar is instant energy and is very addictive so obviously your body is going to ask for that first.
Date sugar can be substituted for processed sugar, but it is pricey. Stevia tastes like splenda but is 100% natural and won't give you migraines, but also pricey. Rapadura/sucanat is unrefined cane sugar and has a strong flavor but lots more nutrients and probably won't affect your problem as much.
If you feel ok with it, drop me an email. I am guessing you have the same problem that I had/have. I might be able to offer some suggestions.
try asking my mom for some suggestions. Especially since she's now on a "plant diet". that's the only advice I can think of.
Rice Dream makes ice cream. I don't know what the sugar content is but it is dairy free. My nephew eats it so I have had it a few times and it is pretty good!
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