craving terrible things

[Nelle]

Noni*e, do you reckon you get the fast food because you crave it or because it's easy? I know when I get takeaway a huge part of the attraction is because I don't have to cook it!
Can you buy some yummy frozen meals or make extra to freeze when you are in a cooking mood?
Or maybe ration things? Allow yourself one takeaway a week, so that you end up saving it for when you really need it? Or only buy yourself a certain amount of junk each week so when it's gone, it's gone til the next week? I know those are things that have worked for us.

[AnyDream]

Oh Noni I soooo hear you... in my first pregnancy I just craved deep fried food ALL THE TIME.

My suggestion is think about what exactly you're craving, then get it a healthier way, eg if you're craving crunchy saltiness, then try some pretzels or popcorn, if you're craving chocolatty flavour, have a hot chocolate (with real milk) or a small chocolate custard...kwim?

The one thing that always undoes me is when I go on an MSG bender - omg I can't get enough of the stuff - it's in all those yummy things like cheezels and doritos and packet macaroni cheese. Only way I found to get off the MSG is just to go cold turkey. Which prolly isn't what you want to hear LOL.

BTW I think you're amazingly strong resisting the V, I know how you love the stuff.

[*noni*e*]

thanks again everyone,
nelle - i think it is partly the convenience sometimes.. im so tired chasing after dd i just cant be bothered and dh refuses to cook because hes at work all day.. sometimes tho i just feel like i need that super fatty awful hit of something like kfc and maccas.. cooking extra is a good idea and not buying it.. dosnt help i have a fridge full of leftover wedding cupcakes ahahahaha!!
md - yep i was atleast a can a day woman before getting preg haha!! have been pretty ok without it just the odd day where i feel like i need it lol.. had a nice iced green tea with mango instead, full of sugar too but ohh well!! ohh cold turkey im too scared haha!! im so useless with cooking etc id probably end up never eating hahaha

[AnyDream]

im so useless with cooking etc id probably end up never eating hahaha

I don't know about that, you've turned into a regular little domestic goddess since I first met you in our TTC thread!!

[Lulu]

I declare that HOT CHIPS are always allowed any time whilst preg.

[sloane]

i second that lulu! and everyone else needs to eat extra for me now...damn GD

[Nadine216]

I third Hot Chips!!! with salt ...

*off to go get some* And I'm not even preggies!!!