It is hard for some people on the gluten free diet to eat oats- I myself had to gradually reintroduce them into my diet. My favorite sub for oats is quinoa. I have recently cut out a lot of refined sugar and have been using agave syrup. Thanks for commenting!

Kara- My hubby and I have done that for each other too and it has made a big difference even in the quality of our time together. I guess we both needed some gym time! The second baby weight was harder for me to lose, but I carried Dan for a month longer and he was 3 lbs bigger. Mostly, my muscles needed a lot more rehabilitation- Now that I am working out at home I am going to try and work out more in my next pregnancy to help that.

I’ve been pretty lucky this time around with the pregnancy weight–the Science Teacher and I have prioritized gym time so even if nothing else gets done we both usually get our 45 min. at the gym. It really keeps me sane. With gym, I can be Mommy all day, no problem. Without gym, Mommy starts getting resentful. With two kids, though…it seems that much more challenging to schedule exercise/self time. Extra kudos to you for managing with two!

Lol, hearing about weight loss seems weird to me since I am also lifting weights to gain muscle, but congrats! Your menu looks delicious, what a surprise One of these (less crazy) days we should meet up and lift weights then crash the Triangle meetup group, right? Yeah, I put in a “less hectic world” order with God long ago… I am being cosmically laughed at for such a ridiculous request of course.

Oh, I love lettuce wraps! I use steamed red cabbage leaves in the fall/winter too. Very healthy/handy and best of all gf quickies!

And — what a cute kid! That’s a mighty big stack of legos he’s working on.

I also use Napa Cabbage as “wraps” for salmon salad, tuna, or whatever. The leaves make great little “boats” to hold your fixins.

In good health,
Melissa