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Confessions of a Pregnant Foodie
1. When I was losing and then maintaining my weight the Salter scale was my best friend. I measured almost all my foods, especially pasta. I still measure my pasta servings, but instead of eating 2 oz I now eat 4.5. More than twice as much, and quite delicious. I just realized this major change in portion yesterday.
2. Speaking of change in portions, I am really hungry all the time, but then I can’t eat a lot. I make the previously mentioned 4.5 oz of pasta but then split it up into two mini meals. I’ve done the same with a peach. Shocking, I know.
3. I’ve been cooking a lot of chicken, but only for the sides. Corn on the cob, boiled potatoes, and huge salads are some of my favorite foods this summer.
4. Ice cream is now its own food group, in case you didn’t know. I’m already plotting tonight’s excursion. Ice cream is delicious especially now since I’m overheating. It also somehow settles an uneasy stomach these days.
5. My food patterns are very predictable. I become obsessed with one dish for a few weeks before really overdoing it (ahem, cooking the same dinner 4 nights in a row) and moving on to the next obsession.
6. I now find this treat to be disgusting, although just a few months ago it was my secret heaven.
7. Foodie events are a little less fun without a nice wine buzz. Sorry, it’s just the truth! I think the wine brings out the flavors of the food.
8. Being pregnant is liberating. I know I gain weight easily, so before I was pregnant some foods were almost completely off limits. Examples include cereal in the house (I would go through a box a day if I kept it in my home), full fat ice cream in the house (I like big portions), and things like cheesecake when it wasn’t a special occasion. Now, however, I can have all of those foods in the house without a problem. When I want some, I eat a little, and then the treat goes away for a day, a week, or even a few months. My SIL gave me a bag of my FAVORITE candy- Cadbury mini eggs- this April and I just opened the bag last week. I only ate about 10 little eggs before the bag went away again. I hope to continue this liberated, very normal way of eating after the baby comes. I eat veggies because I want to, and treats when I feel like it, and it feels great. I’ve gained 28 lbs at 30 weeks, and I know that is perfectly normal for my body type. It is more than I planned to gain, but I feel like my body is doing exactly what it should be right now.
9. On a lighter note… I hog some foods. I get mad when PB finishes the leftovers of something I had been looking forward to all day (like lemon feta pasta), but I know it would be absurd to ever say anything. Instead, I sulk alone in my office for a few minutes and then laugh at how ridiculous I am.
10. Going to happy hour while 7.5 months pregnant is not fun. We went to this awesome place in Center City last night and I was so embarrassed. I got dizzy and nauseous from the heat of a packed bar so PB left to bring me a chair. While he was gone I quickly announced to our friends to ignore me if I started to cry, and then I cried. So embarrassing. And then, THEN, a server came over and said I couldn’t sit there because I was blocking the way. PB started lugging the chair all around the bar looking for a spot to put me. I felt better once we found a cooler area of the bar (where I could also sit without blocking anyone), but I felt mortified the whole night. Lesson learned!
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I love your blog! I know I have heard of your blog but I read your birth plan on Babycenter and I knew I had to read your blog. I am 27 weeks and I love your post today. I look forward reading more as it seems we have a lot in common! Blessings on your new baby!
@Noelle @Opera Singer in the Kitchen, Thank you SO much for leaving a comment because now I can read your blog yippeee! Blessings to you too!
That Marilyn Monroe sculpture looks gorgeous! I didn’t even hear about it.
And I am impressed that you’ve still been cooking so much. I have been cooking but NOTHING special since I am so lazy.
@Noelle @Opera Singer in the Kitchen, PS Thanks!
@RhodeyGirlTests, Yes, I keep on asking myself why I am still cooking. I have messed up more meals since being pregnant than before! Egads, but there is some relaxation. If it were up to me I would be eating out all the time, but then would break our budget! 😀
Omg I can’t believe the guy at the bar didn’t find you a place if he said you couldn’t sit there.
So interesting that you can listen to your body now and have small portions of things you like, I hope you are able to do that after you have the baby! I’d love to be capable of that:-)
I feel ya on the lack of wine- dinners are more fun with a little something to sip on, but we’ll be back to sipping before too long, now!
We’re both getting so close 🙂
And lemon feta pasta sounds sooooo good now…I must make it!!
It IS liberating. I LOVED being pregnant because I never felt guilty about eating….anything. I’m so happy for you. Breastfeeding gives you a lot of freedom, too, because you burn SO many calories….but you also wake up starving in the middle of the night and that’s no fun.
@BethT, I don’t know how many bowls of cereal I’ve consumed at 2:30 in the morning!
hehe 🙂 Cute post! Glad you’ve been enjoying your favorite foods! Being pregnant is pretty fabulous. I’m just starting to get a little like…ok….are we there yet 😉
I love your blog, I came across it a few weeks ago, and I love how honest you are when it comes to your pregnancy. Husband and I are planning on TTC in the next few months, so I’ve been reading up on everything about pregnancy!
I went to an indoor concert and the smell of pot smoke was so strong my husband and I had to leave after about 4 songs! I felt like the silly pregnant lady as I cried on the way out. We went to get ice cream instead 🙂
I am not pregnant myself but I love hearing about all your updates. You have been so honest from the start and I think thats what makes it so much more human and interesting.
I really love that you are eating what you want and your body is finding the balance for you.
ps. sometimes I cry at stupid things like that and I’m not even pregnant so don’t feel bad!
Sabrina, I absolutely love these posts and how honest you are with everything. I also love your healthy attitude towards the weight gain and your healthy perspective towards eating while pregnant (#8). I think we all want to achieve that type of normalcy when eating…it’s always a work in progress for me too 🙂
Pregnancy was so liberating! I’m glad you are enjoying it. I think I went through 3-4 bags on mini eggs while I was pregnant. :S And really, who tells a pregnant woman she can’t sit? Seriously?!
I’m overheating as well and I’m only 15.5 weeks. Goodness. I usually love the Summer but I’m totally ready for Fall.
I always get upset when my boyfriend eats the last of the leftovers and I’m not even pregnant, ha! I usually take a few moments to sulk as well.
Awww, the emotions of being pregnant. I remember it very well and many times my husband would make fun of me when I’d cry at the drop of a hat. Meanie! It is such a rollercoaster.
Hugs, girl! You doing wonderfully and look amazing!
I made your lemon feta pasta last night and it was great! I added Trader Joe’s roasted garlic chicken sausage for my boyfriend, and he loved it.
@Allison W., So happy you liked it! I had it for lunch on Wednesday 🙂
Totally relate to this post. I had the food obsession thing with both pregnancies. I also love that being pregnant helps you eat perfectly, fruits, veggies and some treats. Sure wish that lasted afterwards for me. Best of luck to you with your new bundle!
I loved reading all of your confessions…but what’s my excuse for ice cream being it’s own food group, given that I’m not pregnant!
Hmmm I have a feeling I am going to be JUST like this when I’m pregnant. Especially #8. As much as I don;t want to gain too much weight, I also can’t wait to enjoy some of those off-limit treats once in a while without guilt. I find it so ironic that pregnant women get so many cravings yet can’t eat a lot since the baby is fighitng for the same space as the food 🙂
Ah! I went to the bar Thanksgiving eve which ended up being only 2 weeks before I gave birth. Everyone was staring at me and making comments like “looks like twins”, etc. etc. We went home shortly after that… being a permanent DD (designated driver) sucks!