For 31 weeks ...

... I have been craving a salami sandwich.

I have been SO GOOD this pregnancy with basically abstaining from anything remotely "bad": cold cuts, cured meats, alcohol, soft cheese, tuna fish, caffeine, you name it, I abstained.

Since my diagnosis of gestational diabetes I have had to cut back even MORE - no sweets, cookies, chocolates, ice cream, soda ... nothing that basically I was allowing myself free reign on beforehand because I was pregnant.

But today, at 30w5d, I decided I could not take it one moment longer. My mouth watered daily just for a bite of a salami sandwich.

I gave in and had one today. And OMG, it was the best freaking sandwich of my LIFE.

I feel accomplished somehow.

What ways have you girls cheated lately? I still feel remorseful and guilty ... but also full and happy.

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I've been having a bit of soda lately, I'm almost 37 weeks and I cut out all caffeine but I just can't help it now, I need just a few sips and it tastes sooooooooo good.

Glad u enjoyed ur salami sandwich...yummy!

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I hear you with the GD, I have it too and what a kick in the @ss after already restricting ourselves so much, right?!?! Also, if you want the salami in the future, can't you microwave it? I don't know if there's another reason not to eat salimi (nitrates? not sure if they are in it or not). I've been eating turkey sandwiches and just heating them up first, it's not bad!

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I gave in once to chicken over rice from a street cart

I am drinking decaf coffee right now because I really wanted regular. Sadly the flavor I like best in our office only comes in regular but this is fine...

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mmmm salami. when i was 6 weeks my dad brought genoa salami and provolone from the most amazing place and i couldn't not have it... but i knew it would be the last for a while.

i've had maybe 2 turkey sandwiches in the past 20 weeks. and definitely haven't stuck 100% to the soft cheese rule.

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Right now i am enjoying a fountain soda (pepsi) in a styrofoam cup with entirely too much ice in it.

I feel like the micromachine man. All of a sudden I have so much energy i don't know what to do with myself! (haven't had caffiene in a couple of weeks).

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Posted by jasmine

I gave in once to chicken over rice from a street cart

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Good for you ! Gotta indulge sometimes.

I cheat everyday.

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I don't count how many times a week/month I eat certain fish (including tuna). If I want it, I eat it.

This week I had 2 diet sodas.

I drink un-sweetened iced tea EVERYDAY, sometimes a few a day, LOL.


I eat cold cuts if I want them.

The only things I am really satying away from our nitrates (did that for years, anyway), artifical sweeteners (Again from pre-pregnancy), alcohol and raw fish. Other then that I eat what I like. Guess I'm a bad girl!

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that is all ive been craving!!!!!!! i love salomi and pepperoni!! and all ive wanted it an italian hero!!!

good for you!!!! im glad you enjoyed it!!
now i want one even more!

ive been pretty good, ive picked at some cold cuts on holidays and such, but noo yummy delish sandwich!

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I had a Subway sandwich about a month ago...I just needed it that one day....otherwise I've been good about cold cuts, but I'm soooo bad about other things. (like chocolate and soda). Sometimes you just need that one little thing. Especially since you have to cut out so much extra stuff too!!

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w/ Sean that was the ONLY thing I stayed totally away from, and the 1st thing I ate after he was born !!

w/ this one, I actually caved at 29 weeks ........but now I'm over it.

It's not even something I'd normally want - but for some odd reason .........I just NEEDED it

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You are so making me want a salami sandwich ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh lol

I have been having coffee in the am and soda almost everyday