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Food Intake Related...
Okay, let me start with, i'm 6 weeks, 1 day....
I have never in my life eaten for lunch as much as I just did. OH MY GOD...(also let me add in, i'm not a SMALL girl...i'm a plus size).
I order Chinese from a place here that makes me Steamed Chicken and white rice. I have ALWAYS taken home the leftovers because there's enough for two meals...
NOT TODAY....i ate the entire thing.
Is that normal? To be THIS hungry this early???? the other night for dinner - i scarfed two entire plates of pasta....
(all i had to eat today to this point was a carnation instant breakfast and a 100 calorie oreo thingy)
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Yes! Very normal. I was RAVENOUS in the beginning and if my husband let me, I would have been able to eat a full meal every 2-3 hours! It does subside, but don't be surprised if it comes back later on! I go through spurts still where I could eat everything in the fridge in one sitting and thensome!
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| Posted 10/17/08 1:48 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Food Intake Related...
I was STARVING from the day I for my BFP 3W 3D pg until week 8. I was eating like a crazy woman anythgn and everythign in site.
Week 9 the MS kicked in BAD!!!!!! I was diagnosed with hyperemesis and ended up losing 14lbs. I'm 22 W 6 D and still down 11 lbs.
A lot of women are really hungry early on and then taper off. You may notice you will have a few days of extreme hunger and then a few nays of normal eating. A lot of times this coincides with a growth spurt of the fetus.
Just try to make healthy food choices and if you feel you are eating a lot of food to stay full then try to limit empty calories elswhere like flavored drinks or joices which can quickly add up your total calorie intake.
Don't deprive yourself of food...just try and eat as sensible as you can!
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| Posted 10/17/08 1:50 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Food Intake Related...
thank you so much girls!!!!!
I have been drinking water like it's going out of style and just going with the, 'if you're hungry, eat' thing.
I know because i'm already overweight, i shouldn't gain much weight...but it should be interesting...
I'm also GIDDY that the IBS has gotten SOOOOOOooooooooooooooo much better.... Things are um....much more firm than ever in my life - so i'm VERY excited about that!
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| Posted 10/17/08 1:52 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Food Intake Related...
I would also try and have a stronger breakfast in the mornignif you can stomach it..... You really haven't eaten that much today.
Maybe some oatmeal or a yogurt and a piece of fruit, then a snack 2-3 hours later, then lunch then another snack, dinner snack!
This will help to keep your blood sugar level and not shooting up and crashing!
In a few weeks you will start to notice a lot of symptoms if you don't eat often enough such as dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, fatigue etc.
Try to get in a good food habit now, when you are not nauseous or sick and it will help you for th rest of your pregnancy
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| Posted 10/17/08 1:53 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by Blissful
I would also try and have a stronger breakfast in the mornignif you can stomach it..... You really haven't eaten that much today.
Maybe some oatmeal or a yogurt and a piece of fruit, then a snack 2-3 hours later, then lunch then another snack, dinner snack!
This will help to keep your blood sugar level and not shooting up and crashing!
In a few weeks you will start to notice a lot of symptoms if you don't eat often enough such as dizziness, lightheadedness, nausea, fatigue etc.
Try to get in a good food habit now, when you are not nauseous or sick and it will help you for th rest of your pregnancy
I have nutrigrain bars, but i just wasn't 'feeling them' this morning really...i dunno. I'm DEFITELY going to try to get more into fruit...and i want to pick up some Yo Mommy yogurt...(which i can only find at a walmart supercenter, we're going there this weekend)..
Thank you for the tips - they're truly appreciated!!
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| Posted 10/17/08 1:57 PM |
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Re: Food Intake Related...
be glad that you can eat! At that point, food totally turned me off!
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| Posted 10/17/08 1:58 PM |
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Jess - I'm soooooooooo not a fruit eater. Veggies yes.. fruit no. BUT I lived on fruit in the mornings in my first trimester. Things like melon (watermelon, honeydew, canteloupe) I CRAVED. Not only that, I helped ease any neausea I was feeling. It didn't take it away totally, but it helped ease it.
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| Posted 10/17/08 1:59 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by nicknmb
be glad that you can eat! At that point, food totally turned me off!
i'll be honest - i'm nervous that i don't have morning sickness.
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| Posted 10/17/08 1:59 PM |
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by davenjess
Posted by nicknmb
be glad that you can eat! At that point, food totally turned me off!
i'll be honest - i'm nervous that i don't have morning sickness.
I felt the same way! Then BAM all the sudden I woke up the morning I turned 9 weeks, and had ALL DAY sickness until the end of my 13th week. Be careful what you wish for! 
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| Posted 10/17/08 2:01 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by MrsRbk
Posted by davenjess
Posted by nicknmb
be glad that you can eat! At that point, food totally turned me off!
i'll be honest - i'm nervous that i don't have morning sickness.
I felt the same way! Then BAM all the sudden I woke up the morning I turned 9 weeks, and had ALL DAY sickness until the end of my 13th week. Be careful what you wish for!
I have no luck in the WORLD...seriously...so i was fully expecting it yesterday like you have no idea.
Dave used to make fun of me because i always said if it weren't for bad luck, i'd have no luck at all....he now believes (and even after taking his 100% irish name, NO CHANGE)...
If this is my ONE good thing - i'll TAKE IT!!!
I truly feel sooooooooooo much better now - thank you all!!! I just kept sitting here going, you're going to get so fat, that was not right, you should've stopped eating (thanks for the inner voices mom)...
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| Posted 10/17/08 2:03 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by MrsRbk
Jess - I'm soooooooooo not a fruit eater. Veggies yes.. fruit no. BUT I lived on fruit in the mornings in my first trimester. Things like melon (watermelon, honeydew, canteloupe) I CRAVED. Not only that, I helped ease any neausea I was feeling. It didn't take it away totally, but it helped ease it.
Watermelon and honeydew help my nausea a lot too!!
Honey dew is WONDERFUL because it helps to stablize glucose levels in your blood and prevent them from spiking and dropping...... I eat it like every day!
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| Posted 10/17/08 2:03 PM |
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by davenjess
Posted by nicknmb
be glad that you can eat! At that point, food totally turned me off!
i'll be honest - i'm nervous that i don't have morning sickness.
Def. don't be nervous. For some it kicks in early but I think the average is about 8 weeks for it to kick in. If it does at all. They are PLENTY of girls on here who never had it at all. I was odd and I didn't get it until around week 13 and was miserable till about week 16. Remember, every pregnancy is different.
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by davenjess
Posted by nicknmb
be glad that you can eat! At that point, food totally turned me off!
i'll be honest - i'm nervous that i don't have morning sickness.
I am too. But now that I am just about 12 weeks, there is some real nausea going on. If I don't eat often, it comes back. When I ride the train in the morning..ugh.
DH laughs because he swears I would be more relaxed if I was throwing up every day! 
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Re: Food Intake Related...
My Dh can't believe how much I eat when we go out. I usually finish my whole plate, which I never ever did before. I don't eat a crazy amount during the day, but sit me down at a restaurant and I go crazy.
I had such bad M/S in the beginning, I'm just glad I can eat again.
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Welcome to PG!
I was insatiably hungry with DS during my first PG. I could not ever get enough to eat the whole time.
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Re: Food Intake Related...
I would say the first 8 weeks all I did was EAT!!! DH would laugh cause I ate more then him and he's a big guy!!!
I am basically back to normal now at 15 weeks but I also eat alot of healthy snacks betwen meals!
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| Posted 10/17/08 3:34 PM |
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Re: Food Intake Related...
My friend and I are due 5 days apart -
We are both having really pleasant, symptom free pregnancies ---- so far !
She has been STARVING and chowing down on everything in sight for the last 14 weeks -
w/ the exception of my AM bagel necessity, I have been eating like a bird - I just can not eat a lot at one time w/o feeling sick.
I guess everyone is different.
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| Posted 10/17/08 4:07 PM |
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Re: Food Intake Related...
It's normal! I was like that with my first pregnancy. I swear as soon as that second line came up, I started eating everything in sight. This time, I was too sick throughout the first trimester (still am  ) to really be that way, but I've still found that when I do get hungry, I get ravenous.
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| Posted 10/17/08 4:15 PM |
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Dani922
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by davenjess
Posted by nicknmb
be glad that you can eat! At that point, food totally turned me off!
i'll be honest - i'm nervous that i don't have morning sickness.
Don't be! I had basically no morning sickness with my first pregnancy & I now have a healthy 3 year old. There are many women who never experience morning sickness & have healthy pregnancies.
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| Posted 10/17/08 4:20 PM |
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Re: Food Intake Related...
OMG JESS!!! i can't believe I didn't see you got your BFP till now! CONGRATS to you and DH!!!!!!!! Sooo happy for you, yay to becoming a mommy!!!!!
And in the beginning I had days where I would have to force myself to eat, and days that I ate EVERYTHING in sight. Still now at 28 weeks, I have those days where I can't stop eating! Totally normal =)
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| Posted 10/17/08 5:57 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: Food Intake Related...
Posted by mrspalomino148
OMG JESS!!! i can't believe I didn't see you got your BFP till now! CONGRATS to you and DH!!!!!!!! Sooo happy for you, yay to becoming a mommy!!!!!
And in the beginning I had days where I would have to force myself to eat, and days that I ate EVERYTHING in sight. Still now at 28 weeks, I have those days where I can't stop eating! Totally normal =)
thank you chicky!!!!
And for dinner - i wound up with a plate and a half of pasta...
boy oh boy....
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