Dear Extreme Hunger; Piss Off, Would Ya????

[amldaley]

I *must* eat a high fat/high protein breakfast while pregnant or nursing, or else I will be hungry all day. I swear by this method. Seriously.

I would be starving if I ate what you listed too. Or, rather, I am starving on days where I have fruit or carbs with breakfast. Even PB on toast isn't enough for me.

My best days start with an egg, cheese and sausage on english muffin sandwhich plus a large hot chocolate. No OJ or else I sugar crash later.

IF, I eat this sandwhich, I can easily go 4+ hours without feeling any hunger. I am able to concentrate well the entire time and accomplish a lot. Still, I generally try to time a snack for 3-3.5 hours even if I'm not really hungry yet, just to keep that crazy feeling away.

Snack#1 is usually a cheese stick, yogurt, cottage cheese w/fruit or maybe chips and a drink.

This is honestly the only way I can keep myself from overeating. It isn't great for my weight when I'm not pg., but I find it works ok when pg/nursing because I am eating less during the rest of the day, kwim?

Yeah, I should be eating more protein - good point. When I have more time, I eat egg whites and sprouted grain toast. I am a vegetarian (or was before pregnancy...I am eating fish once a week now) and am lactose intolerant, so no cheese for me. I don't do fruit juice either, but I have a weird thing about getting my banana every morning. I get really bad leg cramps and I swear by
the banana. (But...doesn't the hot chocolate have alot of sugar???)


Great. Thanks alot. All I want now is egg on english muffin and hot chocolate. I guess I know what I am having for my late lunch/early dinner/snack! (ooooh....the power of suggestion!)

[mommylamb]

If you're that hungry, then you should eat. Just make good choices.

Strangely, I have not experienced that sort of extreme hunger with this pregnancy (I did more so when I was pregnant with DS, and I gained 38 lbs that time, which is more than I should have, but I was eating a lot of ice cream too). So far, I haven't actually gained that much weight, but you would never know it from looking at my body because I look like a house. Seriously, I was shocked yesterday when I went into the doctors office and got weighed because I feel enormous.

[MamaSnoo]

I am also really hungry. I mean, get out of bed in the middle of the night to eat meat hungry. All I want is protein protein protein. It was not this way the first time. I was shocked this morning to see that I have not gained any weight yet based on what I am eating. I have been eating like a little piggy.....yummmmmmmmm......BBQ piggies sound pretty good right now.

[Mirthful]

Add me to the list of Always Hungry! It was the worst before I was really showing - my stomach always looked like I had just eaten way too much at my last meal.... oh wait, I did eat too much!

[Melaine]

Oh man. I thought this was going to get better after the first trimester. Right now I am going nuts because I am simultaneously ravenous while also totally nauseous, which is so unpleasant.

[daisymommy]

Well first of all you are growing another human being so yeah, if you're hungry, eat!
Secondly, what you just listed? Thats a snack when I'm pregnant. No way do I consider that alot of food. at all.

I remember polishing off 2 sausage egg and cheese biscuits + a hashbrown + glass of milk. Then eating again 2 hours later.

And shoot me...but I only gained 20-25 lbs. with each pregnancy. If the baby is hungry, feed it!

I also agree, you aren't getting enough fat and protein. Remember, that's what keeps you satiated, and builds strong brains.