When I started this I thought the vegan Mormon was unique enough. Even compared to my husbands high school counterparts who are pursuing graduate degrees and careers, having a family, and so quickly, is another aspect. Well, yet again, I'm adding another.
How about pregnant and vegan? How many sites share stories about that? I can't find it. I looked a few months ago. I'm giving it a shot. I will say due to my ever-caring husband who offered to pick up fries for me, I also ate a half of an In-n-out hamburger (he keeps his own agenda on his mind I still can't wean him of his favorite hamburger, fries and shake, no matter how many calories it is). After a whole week, yes a *whole week* of morning sickness lasting all day and needing to be horizontal to manage it, I definitely won't be partaking of any non-vegan food anytime soon. I need to be a mother!
I'm interested in how this will go. So far my sickness has made eating a chore. Eating half a slice of my homemade bread is extremely painful. When I consulted Healthy Eating for Life for Kids on my dietary intake I moaned.
7+ grains?
5+ legumes, non-dairy milks, nuts?
4+ vegetables?
3+ fruits?
Thanks heaven's sugar, chocolate, and "ice cream" is a huge turnoff right now. I don't have room for them at all!
Now I keep a Weight Watchers point-esque chart every day. I've learned that mornings are my best time, so I have a salad to chase down my cereal, that's 3 servings right there. Unfortunately for my family, evenings are terrible so dinner is usually cold cereal. Still working on lunch. It's a hit and miss. If I think too hard about what food to make, I'll end up in the bathroom.
I can't shake my memories of how easy it was to pull out pizza for dinner (one of my top 2 favorite pre-vegan foods), or how cheese and crakers was a great snack. I even caught myself thinking about meat-based dinners I used to cook.
One silver lining. Amid all the HCG dieters around me, I've learned that pregnancy is a great time to diet and this baby will have a great start.
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