I have had to fight off cravings for unhealthy food so much. For several weeks, I've had to train myself not to eat some things and instead to eat others. It seems to get easier the further along I get, which I am glad about. I was worried it would get worse because all I seemed to want with my son was chocolate, peanut butter, and ice cream.
I'm trying to avoid sugar because I find it leaves me a lot hungrier than other foods. I can devour some cookies like nobody's business. So, I've been forcing myself to snack on other things instead. Lately, I am eating one large apple before I go to bed. The fiber is good for me. And since the apple is large, I'm usually full. But sometimes I eat 2. But if I don't eat before going to bed, I wake up starving and want to just eat everything in sight. I also keep carrot sticks out to grab and snack on. If they are sitting out, I'm more likely to eat them. I have to make myself eat them, but they satisfy my hunger pretty good once I start eating them. I also was on a carrot kick in 1st trimester because they help reduce nausea.
I have also noticed that I often mistake thirst for hunger and I will feel hungrier if I haven't had as much water for the day. So, I have to make sure I drink plenty of water.
I wish I could find it again, but I read a great article on making sure to eat nutrient-rich foods that have a lot of protein and calcium during pregnancy. I am logging what I eat into an app on my phone and it tells me if I have had enough of each thing. I always seem to be low in calcium regardless of how much yogurt and cheese I eat. I might start taking a supplement in addition to my prenatal vitamin. I drink milk some, so maybe I could just add one extra glass of that a day.
Mrs. Eddie- I do agree that more frequent snacking on healthy items does help a lot. I've sort of been forced into it lately with less room in my stomach. But, it helps to keep me from just pigging out all at once from being hungry.
Oh and I have also been finding popcorn with nothing but maybe a small amount of salt on it to be a healthy and very satisfying snack.
Greats- That egg scramble does sound delicious! Now I'm thinking about breakfast tomorrow.
Sass- I think what you ate sounds good! Sometimes I get so surprised at the calories in some things and wonder where they come from...like the Jamaican meat pocket. But that also could have been a good source of protein. Those teas sound great as well!
