5 Months Pregnant: Hello Second Lunch

Monday at work I realized I was not going to get through the day on what I'd brought for lunch....here comes second lunch phase of pregnancy.

I eat lunch at 11 a.m (~~sometimes~~ ~~usually~~ always taking a piece of fruit out of my lunch around 9:45 to get me through until lunch. That 6:15 breakfast can only last so long) and although I leave work at 3:30....I often have an errand to run, photo session, or in best case scenario I get home at 4 p.m. At that time, I run to the bathroom (say hi to Lorelai and invite her to go "tinkle" with mom since we are at the early stages of potty training) and go straight back to the kitchen for my dinner.

So in walks second lunch. This hits me right about 1:00....when I realize, "wait a minute, I'm going to starve by the end of the day if I don't eat something."

I stopped by the grocery story on Monday for some snacks for the rest of the week chex mix, granola bars and sushi for my second lunch that day (California roll for those of you nosy readers concerned about my pregnancy diet). My lunch from here on out is going to consist of a bunch more fruit to allow me to snack whenever I want.

If I only need an extra 350 calories a day to grow a baby, why doesn't someone tell my stomach that because I'm pretty sure it thinks I need at least an extra 1,000....comprised of mainly Halloween chocolate bars.

The most dangerous thing in our house at the moment is Lorelai's "potty chocolates". Even the name hasn't deterred me from getting into the bathroom drawer and eating the chocolates we have sitting there as a reward for her going to the bathroom.

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