Do you give in to cravings??
Yes, I do give into cravings sometimes. I haven't been doing a great job saying no to myself lately. I didn't really have to with my last pregnancy because I craved fruit and I wouldn't say no to that. This time I am craving much worse things...say Dunkin Donuts coffee rolls so I am working to control these new bad cravings. I don't eat them every day, but I do eat one probably once a week. It's the only way I stay sane. I also try to replace cravings with other healthier things...like replacing a chocolate craving with a Fiber One chocolate and oats bar. If I eat fries, I get a child size. If I have an ice cream craving, I have a skinny cow. It works pretty well most of the time. I am also further out from surgery than you (you had surgery on my birthday this year ) so I think that makes a difference. Right around this time where you are in my experience it was really hard for me to figure out that I really wasn't eating too much for a normal human being, it just felt like a lot compared to what I ate pre-surgery. It was a tough adjustment and you've got pregnancy on top of it. All I would say is that if your doc wants you to eat more calories, you gotta do, but maybe ice cream isn't what he/she meant. If you need high calories so you get enough, think avacado, olives, chees etc...but have ice cream sometimes too...it;s necessary for your sanity!
I knew cravings would be part of this process. My 2nd trimester brought the most insane, absurd, and intense cravings and head hunger. For the most part, I would crave Thai or Mexican foods. I've never been a sweet craver/eater, but then at 9:30pm, I'd be slammed with a red velvet cake craving, and my poor husband would strap on his shoes, run to Publix and get me an individual slice. One night at 10:30pm, Publix was closed, I got up and attempted to make a red velvet cake, no eggs, subbed applesauce, EPIC failure on the cake holding shape. BUT, you know what happened, I ate that damn cake as it fell apart on my plate, I mixed the cake with the icing, and had my damn cake. My husband was shocked and so confused. I went to bed content, craving resolved and the remaining cake went in the trash.
Least to say, I give in. I fight it for a few days, but I found is that if I forbid that food for too long, I'm going to binge on it. If I want a Snickers, I have 2-3 miniatures over the course of a day, and that resolves it. I'm just not going to feel guilt, shame or anything close to those feelings over having those foods.
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs
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413 (7/14/2005)
260 (6/10/2010)
260 (09/28/2011)- No Weight Loss but the inches are dropping OFF *ZUMBA BABY*
204 (06/02/2013)- In the BEST shape of my life. Addicted to FITNESS
on 10/2/11 9:40 am - Woodbridge, VA