Cravings

I wish I had done this post a long time ago, I really do want to have some of the details of my pregnancy on my blog. I have written some in my journal, but I'm sure it will be easier for me to search my blog for pregnancy posts in the future when I want to reference things.

During my first trimester especially I had some pretty intense cravings. I wanted hamburgers all. the. time. Not just any hamburger though. It had to be the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger (JBC) from Wendy's. I remember when I was 15 or so JBC's were on the dollar menu. I remember them then going up to $1.29. Most recently when I ordered one it was $1.69 and I'm pretty sure the patty has gotten smaller. I will say one thing though, the bacon has definitely improved!

There was one day that I was out running errands and got really hungry, the type of hunger that I knew if I didn't eat within 5 minutes, I would be throwing up. I tried to think about where my closest Wendy's was, but knew it would take me at least 15 minutes to get there. That's when I ended up at Burger King. I ordered what used to be my usual at BK, the Whopper Jr with no onion or pickle (I hadn't had a whopper in forever, but back in the day I would also get it with no tomato... I've repented of my ways). After I started eating it I still wasn't feeling better. It just wasn't fulfilling that craving. The french fries were better, but the burger itself just didn't cut it.

I also tried a Whataburger one day, but that burger was just HUGE and still didn't have the bacon that apparently I so very badly needed. McDonald's just didn't cut it either, neither did any burger from Sonic. I learned my lesson. The $1.69 JBC was worth the drive because I actually felt better after eating it.

Another thing I've craved was Tots. Not just any tots though, Sonic tots. I don't know of any other restaurant that I actually could get tots at though, so I never was too disappointed. I didn't even buy the bag of frozen tots at the store, it just wasn't worth it... I wanted hot and ready tots from Sonic.

Now that I'm well into my second trimester (23 weeks!) I don't have any real cravings... I do have a huge appetite though! I eat breakfast when I wake up, then a second breakfast a little while later (like 10 or so). Lunch is at 12, then I'm hungry again at like 2 or so. Then comes dinner! I don't normally need another meal after dinner, but I do eat a snack! Sometimes instead of second lunch I can get away with having some ritz crackers with cheese on them, or a string cheese and some fruit... but sometimes I really do need more leftovers from the fridge! We certainly haven't been wasting our leftovers anymore... although I find that now I have to make dinner more often because I can't rely on having leftovers for dinner since they're already gone! Whoops!