Do you make yourself eat?

Klavanga74 · August 2014

I tried a new recipe this morning for oatmeal pancakes and I ate two and they were super heavy. That was four hours ago and I'm so uninterested in eating. This is seeming to be the norm lately - I know others are starting to have first trimester-like disinterest in food. So, do you force yourself to eat? Snack? Or just skip it?

Emerald27 · August 2014

I force myself to have a small healthy snack, like an apple or cheese stick, when I'm not hungry at lunchtime.

Even if I never get hungry, if I don't eat I feel TERRIBLE for the rest of the day.

megaddie · August 2014

Ugh, I hate food right now...but I force myself to eat because of my gd:(

MrsSarahRenee · August 2014

I use to force myself when I wasn't gaining weight and I was vomiting but not now. My midwife would be fine with me maintaining at this point I think.

MrsSinner402 · August 2014

There are times I have to force myself NOT to eat.

nightowl1989 · August 2014

I went all day on Saturday until 7pm before I realized I'd forgotten to eat all day. I have days where I'm ravenous but others where food is the last thing I want. Like today. I was working through lunch and just feel like shit trying to eat now even though I know I should. Ugh...it's awful to force myself to eat...especially protein since that's the heaviest thing to eat. Protein shakes have really been my friend lately to augment my lack of good protein.

narabug · August 2014

Yup. I haven't really gotten hungry since early first tri, I just start to feel wrong if I go more than a few hours without something. Either nausea or lightheadedness or something else. So if I start to feel off I make myself eat even though half the time nothing sounds good.

nverum · August 2014

My stomach rarely feels hungry anymore, but I know I need food when I start feeling tired and emotional.

JamieBui · August 2014

That's happening to me a lot lately as well. I usually have a small snack like granola bar or piece of fruit. My body has done a pretty good job at telling me when it needs to have food so if it doesn't I try not to eat because then I feel like I've eaten too much. I try not to skip completely.

Sockgnome78 · August 2014

I did a bit in the beginning. But as of right now. I am eat all 3 meals with some fruit snacking in between times.

Syllessa · August 2014

Nope. I eat when I feel hungry, (which is all the time) b/c I feel like shit if I force myself to eat.

Liss1481 · August 2014

My appetite's been really bad at dinner especially for the past couple of weeks; I just seem to get full really quickly. I do try to at least snack if I haven't had enough calories yet that day.

pnwlover12 · August 2014

When I'm not pregnant, I usually don't get hungry until about 1-2 in the afternoon. When I am pregnant, I am an EAT ALL FOOD type of person. Probably why I've gained 30lbs already, but I'm okay with it. I have a goal (going to the Dominican Republic in summer of 2016) for getting back in shape after baby, and I'll be working my ass off.

LaDyBostonRN · August 2014

What is this "make yourself eat" you speak of?

Klavanga74 · August 2014

LaDyBostonRN said:

What is this "make yourself eat" you speak of?

Haha! I didn't used to know of this nonsense until pregnancy hit!

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