Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Making Up For Lost Calories

I'm finally starting to feel better. No, not my neck and shoulders. They are still sore. I'm talking about my morning sickness. It is finally beginning to subside. I still have waves of nausea every once in a while, but they are becoming less and less. And I am not having such a difficult time eating anymore.

Well. That's putting it mildly. I think my body is trying to make up for all the lost calories over the last few months because I kinda want to eat everything I see.

I decided to treat myself for Valentine's Day and I bought some tulips and my all time favorite chocolate covered strawberries. Look at these bad boys.

There were six of them, but just opening the box to take a picture I had to eat one. Just couldn't wait. Oops.

It is hard to convey the size of these puppies. You can't tell from the pictures but they are almost the size of my fist. They are huge. And they were all gone in less than twenty four hours. Maybe I should have gotten myself a dozen. Or, maybe not.

Remember all the chocolate and potato chips and ice cream I had gotten to try and tempt myself to eat when I was feeling nauseous? Yeah. Those are all gone. Obviously I am on the mend. Now I just have to remind myself to ease up on the snacks and focus more on the healthy stuff. Which shouldn't be too hard considering my biggest craving right now is grapes. As long as I have my grapes everything will be a-okay.

Then again, a KitKat does sound pretty good right about now.

42 comments:

Rachel said...

Those flowers are beautiful and YUM to the chocolate covered strawberries!!! I am so glad that you're feeling better sweetie!!

Mom24 said...

What a wonderful way to celebrate feeling better. Yippee!

Anonymous said...

Those look FABULOUS! Glad you're feeling better.

Stephanie said...

Oh! I had some of those bad boys on VDay as well. Mmmmm...love them!

I'm glad your sickness is subsiding. It's hard to stay healthy sometimes but I know you can do it. Lucky girl craving grapes! Nice!!

Jeni said...

Damn! Those strawberries sure do look yummy! Good to hear that the nausea is beginning to subside somewhat though and here's hoping things ease up between now and when your system returns to normal eating habits.

Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? said...

Oh, you are so on the mend.

And, now I want/need some chocolate...thanks!

Brittany said...

Wellll since you lost some weight... Then you certainly have room to eat a little extra! :) Those look(ed) amazing!

Lynn C Mama to 3 said...

Those chocolate covered strawberries just ruined my entire day. How do I go reheat beefd stroganoff leftovers for lunch after seeing those?!?!?!

Cassie said...

ohhh those chocolate strawberries look SO GOOD! are you trying to get me to ruin my diet? haha

Cassie said...

oh, and I'm glad you're feeling better!

painted maypole said...

tulips are my fave - and I bought myself some and then my hubby came home and surprised me with some, too!

glad you're feeling better!

CC said...

Way to go on the chocolate and flowers!!! And YUM!!!! I am so hungry looking at those!

tiarastantrums said...

those strawberries look divine

Kelly said...

Those strawberries look delicious and think of it this way, the strawberry part is healthy!

Glad you're feeling better!

Hilary said...

Glad to hear you're feeling better. Chocolate can do that. ;)

Robyn said...

Yummo, I had a couple of those on V-day too. Glad to here you're feeling better.

Unknown said...

Those strawberries may not have even made it in the front door at my house!! YUM!!

So... you passed the nausea on to me, huh? ; )

Anonymous said...

Yay! So glad to hear your m/s is letting up, Kat! Don't worry about eating...like you said, your body is probably just trying to catch up from the NOT eating you did! I'm sure it will all even out.

And DAMN those strawberries look HEAVENLY.

Fire Hunt said...

m happy to hear that you are on the mend, I hope I am soon!

Tiffany @ Lattes And Life said...

I did the same thing!!!! As soon as I was feeling normal I went on binges!!!!!

Beck said...

Those are so pretty!
And that magical day when the morning sickness stops - I REMEMBER THAT! And then I remember eating everything IN THE WORLD. Have fun!

Indy said...

From one pregnant gal to another- ENJOY!!!

Momisodes said...

Oh those look beautiful and delicious!

So glad to hear you're over the nausea hump. I LOVED strawberries and grapes as well during the second trimester with my daughter :)

Along with guacamole spread all over everything.

Anonymous said...

Glad you are feeling better.

Kathryn said...

I need to make a mini trip to your neck of the woods and BUY those strawberries, YUM!!!
I'm so glad to hear your feeling better! I hope the soreness works itself out soon!

Laura said...

Those look so yummy!

Hope you are healing from your run in with the wall.

ewe are here said...

Those strawberries look incredibly yummy... I'm so jealous.


Glad you're feeling better on the food front... I just kind of graze all day if I'm at home. Not a good thing.

Tam said...

YOU go girl and I bet that sweet baby loved every minute of those strawberrys....LOL LOL

Tammy said...

Those strawberries look heavenly. Glad you are feeling better. :)

imbeingheldhostage said...

chocolate covered grapes.
yeah, maybe not.
I am so glad you're feeling better and able to eat again. Oh, you forgot the address where we can order those strawberries ;-)

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear you're feeling better, all except your heid though!

those strawberries looks lovely. I love watermelon and pineapple. It's so hard to resist the carbs, isn't it??

MamaGeek @ Works For Us said...

I think kit-kats, alone, could solve all the world's problems. IT truly is the perfect candy bar!

Lindsay said...

Yay to feeling better!!! And I know what you mean about making up for lost calories-I don't snack, but I eat a LOT at meal times. Kit-Kats...mmmmmmm. Righ now I'm on a Dove milk chocolate kick. Nummmo!!

so now that this is #4 for you - are you huge already or is it just ME??? Seriously - this is gonna be BAD.

Tonya said...

so glad that the morning sickness is gone.

Debbie in CA : ) said...

Tulips? Strawberries? Sounds like Spring Fever to me. I have it too . . . uh . . . well, the part about the Spring and the Fever NOT the morning sickness. No-no-no! : D

Honey Mommy said...

I sometimes wish I had pregnancy as an excuse for my poor eating. Hehe!

designHER Momma said...

eat six for you, then six more for me. You totally deserve each and every one of them.

Anonymous said...

Funny!!! I didn't realize how much I ate when I was pregnant until I looked back at the pictures about a month ago.... Holey cow did I eat!!! I say go for it!!! You'll bounce back!

Karen Deborah said...

yeah!!!!

Jill said...

I am glad you are feeling better. Eat up woman! You deserve it for all the days you felt horrible! Those strawberries you have me drooling over here!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Glad you are feeling better, and those look so very yummy! Wow.

Putting the FUN in DysFUNctional said...

Those strawberries look amazing! We had some of those for V-day too, sooo good.

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