I am coming to the end of my seventh month of pregnancy. And to be honest, I’m currently living a life I never thought possible for me. Becoming pregnant, given the years of anorexic destruction I put my body through in high school, was something that I had, in my heart of hearts, written off as a possibility for my body. I didn’t have my first period until I was 29, and even then, they were inconsistent at best. During my battle with anorexia, at 78 pounds, being so severely depleted for so long, the toll it took on my body and reproductive system was so detrimental, I wouldn’t let my heart ..read more

Here’s What I Eat in a Day…30 Weeks Pregnant! View this post on Instagram A post shared by BeautyBeyondBones (@beauty.beyond.bones) I’m on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, which has kept my ulcerative colitis in remission for 15 years! I have no gestational diabetes, and I have felt AMAZING this entire pregnancy! Not ONE DAY of morning sickness! Feeling so grateful! Everything I eat has major nutritional benefits for both me and baby: protein, iron, calcium, choline, fiber, healthy fats, etc! Breakfast: Cheesy scrambled eggs Dates & cashews Brazil nuts (daily source of selenium) Work ..read more

It dawned on me yesterday that I’m going to have to push a baby out here in two months! I’m not going to lie, that was definitely a sobering thought. I mean, this pregnancy has been an absolute dream — if you saw my Second Trimester Recap Video last Friday, then you know that I have been having an absolute blast being pregnant. However, it finally hit me yesterday that…all this bliss comes to an end when it comes time to actually PUSH THIS GIRL OUT. And yes, of course, the most joyful moment will follow: when she actually comes into the world and my husband and I get to hold her. However for ..read more

Hello friends! And happy Wednesday from this 7 month pregnant gal! Boy, do I have a fabulous recipe for you tonight! One that literally makes itself. Introducing my Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pork Tenderloin — that you make in the crock pot! That’s right, it’s a “set it and forget it” recipe! And it is a total meal-in-one! It’s got your veggies, you meat — all you need is to throw some rice on or bake a potato, and you’ve got the most comforting, hearty, delicious dinner that you don’t even have to lift a finger to make! Plus – it is Keto, Gluten Free and Specific Carbohydrate Diet friendly! Here ..read more

I’ll tell you what, the number one question I get asked as a pregnant lady is…are you having any weird food cravings? Which — to be honest is the question I always asked pregnant women too, because a) it’s fascinating, and b) as I alluded to in last week’s post, that was just about the only thing I knew about pregnancy: weird cravings. And sure, I’ve had some cravings…but I’m going to be honest: because I have added so many things since expanding the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to include beef, chicken, pork, bacon, turkey, lamb, and lentils and the legal cheeses….that eating has become an ad ..read more

Dear Lord, I come before you this afternoon in gratitude on the first day of my third trimester of pregnancy. Thank you, Lord for shepherding and carrying me through this journey of motherhood. I thank you for keeping me and my baby healthy, and I humbly ask that you continue to protect her and I in these last few months before she comes into this world. Please continue to comfort her in my womb, and shower her with Your love and grace and protection as You knit her, cell by cell. Thank You, Lord, for my wonderful husband — thank You for his patience, support and desire to be as involved as ..read more

Hello from NYC! My husband and I have been in Manhattan all week for his work, and this weekend, we’ll be enjoying our East Coast baby shower! I can’t wait to see all our loved ones and celebrate the rapidly approaching arrival of our baby girl! I’m not sure if I’ve told you all this yet, but Baby Berbette is a BIG BABY. She is measuring in the 96th percentile…to the point that they’ve moved my due date UP A WEEK!!! People are SHOCKED when they see my belly and find out I’m only 27 weeks. Most people think I am 36 weeks from the size of the humongous basketball I’m carrying around! So that ..read more

Oh my goodness, AMAZING RECIPE ALERT! Happy Wednesday, my friends! I am coming at’cha from good ol’ NYC. It’s the last week that I’m allowed to travel ((I’m 27 weeks today!)) and so we’re in New York for the week for my husband’s work, and then this weekend we’ll go across the river to New Jersey for our East Coast baby shower with Steven’s family! But TONIGHT, I’m sharing with you a new recipe from last week that KNOCKED OUR SOCKS OFF! Introducing my BAKED CHEESY SHELLS! Think lasagna, but made with cute little shells! Layers of chewy pasta, gooey cheese and the most amazing turkey tomato s ..read more

Pickles and ice cream. Weight gain. Difficulty putting on shoes. I’m going to be honest: before I became pregnant, that was about all I knew about these 9…but really 10 months…of carrying a child. Right now, I am 26 weeks pregnant. And this whole beautiful journey has been one huge eye opening experience. Coming from a family of two older brothers, and being one of the first in my friend group to have kids…I had absolutely no clue what I was “in for” going into pregnancy. You see, I think there’s this misconception that just by being a girl, you know all of the secrets and ins and outs of car ..read more

Happy Eclipse Day, everyone! What an exciting day! Cincinnati is right on the edge of the path of totality, so we got a 99.9% eclipse, and wow was it awesome! We watched it from the roof of our condo, and thankfully it was a clear day! It got super eerily dark — like dusk — and chilly, and all the birds flew away. I’m going to be honest, for a minute there, I had a bit of an adrenaline rush being spooked out. But I’m very glad that we got to experience it! I listened to an incredible homily about the eclipse, and it was just amazing. It was about how God made the heavens and the earth — in ..read more