ames42582 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Hi – I’m on Day 17 and am 6 ½ weeks pregnant. I’m exhausted and craving fat/meat. I’m wondering if anyone can provide some advice to tweak my meals to help with these cravings. Here’s what I typically eat: Meal 1 – two fried eggs, half a plate of cooked veggies with ghee, palm sized amount of hashbrowns and ½ avocado ‘ OR 1-2 pieces of veggie and egg frittata (so~about 1.5 eggs in that), 1 HB egg, ½ avocado and half a plate of cooked veggies with ghee Meal 2 – large salad (mushrooms, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, bacon) with compliant dressing and a palm sized amount of cooked spaghetti squash and 1-2 palms of meat and mushroom spaghetti sauce on the side OR cucumber slices and 1-2 palms of compliant chicken salad with homemade mayo Meal 3 – taco salad (grd turkey meat, plantain chips, romaine, avocado, tomatoes, and cucumbers) OR Grilled chicken, half plate of veggies with ghee and ½ sweet potato with ghee OR salmon, ½ plate of cooked veggies with ghee and ½ baked potato with ghee By the end of the night I’m craving fat/protein (coconut milk ice cream, greasy burgers, steaks, fries, fatty cheeses, fried chicken, etc). These are foods I typically wouldn’t normally crave (ok, maybe the ice cream), but not the meats. Can you provide suggestions for ways to tackle this craving? Am I missing something in my meals? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted September 21, 2017 Moderators Share Posted September 21, 2017 Okay so first of all, as you are growing another human in your body,you're going to need to eat more than if you weren't... that means three meals a day, closer to the top end of the template and either a fourth meal or one meal split into two mini meal snacks... Eggs when they are the sole source of protein for a meal are at minimum as many as you can hold in your hand without dropping... that starts at 3-4 for most people so you're starting your day short... if you're doing frittatta, you need to cut yourself a piece that would equal at least 3-4 eggs. My suspicion si that youre craving these foods because your body knows they are nutrient dense and because you're undereating, it's trying to give you a push towards something it knows will satisfy it. so eat more over all and if the body/baby wants more food, give in Also, not sure if you've seen it or not, but there's a whole program called Happy Mama Health Baby that is a part of the Whole30... just click on the Pregnancy tab at the top of this screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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