Stop Counting
Jul 08
Okay so I took some belly pictures last night and I promise to post them tomorrow so you can laugh. No really, go ahead and laugh at my expense. It’s okay.
Wow I sound grumpy. I’m not, just officially feeling very preggo. You know the, up 6 times a night to pee -hard time getting off the couch-out of breath- kind of preggo. Worst part about this is that I haven’t even reached what I like to call, “serving the baby an eviction notice stage” which generally occurs for me around week 32. I have 9 plus more weeks to that stage. Yeah!
Anyhow I thought you all should know that last night I wasn’t really hungry. This is a big-ish thing for me considering I ate a burrito the other day the size of a puppy and an hour later was all “what’s for dessert?” So, not being hungry is a new thing for me. Kevin made some breakfast for dinner concoction and I had a few bites of that and then decided to take a bath. Sometime between hefting my belly out of the bath and landing back on the couch, I became well, let’s say “focused” on having some ice cream. Warm and cozy from my bath and feeling smug for “not eating dinner because I wasn’t hungry” I decided that a little ice cream wouldn’t hurt anybody. I grabbed a pint of Haagen Daz Double Chocolate Chip and padded to the couch to watch Tori and Dean. I have talked about this show before and I will say it again, Tori isn’t who you think she is so stop judging her. She is my friend. Well, she would be if she met me. I am convinced of that and it doesn’t at all make me a stalker. Not really. Anyway, me and the ice cream sat down and managed to bring an extra spoon for Kevin. (He indicated that me sharing the ice cream was the only way he would be able to tolerate watching that show, and I obliged.)
It took about 20 minutes. In case you were wondering. Just 20 little minutes to FINISH THE ENTIRE CONTAINER. Yes, I had help. But still, do you know how many calories are in a pint of that ice cream? I do. When I got up for the 6th time to pee last night, the caloric content of Haagen Daz was rolling around in my head like a marble in the Hungry Hippo game so I went to the garbage, pulled out the container and did some simple math at 3 in the morning.
1050 calories, divided by 2 = 525 calories.
So, on my “I’m being good I didn’t eat dinner” bandwagon, I managed to take in the calories of a Whopper with cheese. Yeah Jenn.
The worst part about all of this is that sometime in late November I am going to be crying about how fat I still am even though the baby came out and I am going to be all “I dont’ know how I got like this, I didn’t even eat dinner every night!” Sob, sob. And then a little flicker of a memory, a chocolate chip…an empty container…Tori Spelling. It will all come back to me like a dairy deluge and I will know, exactly how I “got like this.”
So now I have two options, stop counting calories (wicked habit developed doing weight wacthers) or see if I can get Will Smith to come over with that little memory zapper from his movie that I can’t remember right now because my brain is filled with chocolate chips, and get rid of the ice cream memories so that can drown in post-partum self-pity like every other pregnant woman I know. Why only these two choices? Because we both know I’ m not going to stop eating ice cream.
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So, with baby numero uno I ate the Whopper with cheese AND the pint of ice cream! I’m still trying to work those calories off, baby. Anyway, there has to be a happy place between allowing yourself to splurge and eat that much needed ice cream once in a while and getting a really good work out in the next day. Just keep working your calories off throughout your pregnancy and you’ll be fine. Can’t wait to see your belly shots tomorrow
workout? what’s that?
Have you tried Haagan Daz’s Peppermint Bark limited edition ice cream?? Oh my yummy goodness. It’s a pregnant womans DREAM.
Enjoy Jen!! Eating was my favorite part of being pregnant!!! You’re beautiful no matter what, so don’t beat yourself up….and STOP counting calories!!
Do you have to be prego to eat an entire pizza and then eat ice cream right after? Hope not! Calorie shmalories! Oink oink I love food!
Oink oink, me too
I just went to SLO and ate at Pepe Delgado’s. Mmmmmmmmm…remember all the cheese they dump on their food????
UM, I say stop counting calories, and we can help each other once our babies “pop out” (as Aaron refers to it) to loose the weight. 3 Musketeers (and chocolate in general) have been my bff (since you are not around)
OMG – me too. Choco-loving kicked in the past few weeks and it has been on. If I have to be replaced as your BFF with something, I am honored that it be chocolate. It has my blessing. However, any other girl better BACK UP, chocolate is the ONLY acceptable substitute for me
Love you!
So, ran to the Origin’s counter without my list of your recommendations and returned with Modern Friction, Checks and Balances AND A Perfect World. The one I really needed is Never A Dull Moment because I too, am lazy and like to take eye makeup off at the same time. I do love Checks and Balances and after looking at the dozens of reviews on all of these products decided using 3 different cleansers makes sense to me!
I love that you review products as I am an exuberant consumer of such items and enjoy finding the best concoction that helps get rid of the ever present adult acne (I’m 54) and helps diminish those ‘character’ lines.
I must comment on staying ‘in the moment’ as a young mother. I have been enjoying my grandson this past year (he’s one now), just watching his face and his actions, seeing those wheels turn as he tries to figure out a certain something. I don’t remember doing that with my own children……too busy. I’m sorry but it is how a mother’s brain works when she has children…….what am I feeding everyone for dinner, feeling bad about not taking time for a trip to the park, guilt about not being the mother, daughter, wife, employee you would like to be. It’s how we’re built and while we find temporary moments of clarity, most women like to multi-task and are darned good at it! Guilt is such a waste of our precious time but seems to creep into our subconscious mind an influence us without our knowledge at times. Just know that you ARE doing a good job but to acknowledge that would keep us from trying to be better! If only they could bottle a guiltless face wash!
I could go on but just want you to know what a spectacular young woman you are. You and your Mother are two women who have certainly enhanced my world! You’re both beautiful, funny, smart, articulate and a joy to be around!
Hope you had a great time in S.F.! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy:)
Love, Debra
Debra – such kind words! First, thanks for reading and responding. It is amazing to me how many people I have connected with because of this site. I appreciate that you care enough to comment
Second – how do you like the Origins stuff? I promise to get back to writing and reviewing…been so tired lately!