do you always eat a healthy balanced meal??

i feel like i am failing in this category... i mean, i dont eat fast food 3x a day, but there have been many times where i eat cereal or waffles for dinner and sometimes i feel guilty... but im not an every night cooker & sometimes im not THAT hungry where i could cook a huge meal and eat it, KWIM?

so am i the only one out there like this??

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I am the WORST when it comes to preparing meals for just myself (DH works at night). Sometimes I just eat toast for dinner (ezekial bread so it's high in protein) or pita bread with hummus. I just don't have the energy to put into making a meal.

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In the beginning, I had a hard time eating dinner because I was usually felt sick and wasn't hungry. So, I just tried to eat a little something with some nutrition.
Lately, I have been getting better, but there are still plenty of nights when I eat a cheese sandwich for dinner. I work hard to get a lot of nutrition in my lunch and with healthy snacks througout the day, so I don't think it is a big deal not to eat a big meal at dinner time if my body isn't craving it.

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i really should be eating better and i know that i should. but lately only want pasta and pizza, anything covered in sauce!!

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I should really be eating more protein but I just don't have an appetite for it. I did have a sausage mcmuffin from mc'ds does that count for protien

I have been eating a lot of fast food the past 2 weeks bc I'm too tired to cook.

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I try. I cook most of the time, and when I go out I order a salad or veggie with my dinner. As long as your balanced most of the time, I'm sure you're fine.

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no I was def- better my first preg- this one not so much

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I was in the beginning, but I have gone down hill big time...my appetite has increased and all i want is junk...I do try to eat fruits at night and go for walks.

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not at all.

with DD, i LIVED on chocolate munchkins my whole 3rd trimester. I remember reading an article that said that eating chocolate while PG leads to happy babies- so, i sacrificed my hot bod for a happy kid (i used that as an excuse, but as it turns out, she's the happiest baby ever). So, going into this PG, i was more concerned with sufficient chocolate consumption than my fruits and vegs intake.

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def not! i tried in the beginning but i get so hungray i just eat what I want.

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Not so much lately. I eat whatever I want if I want it. Than I feel guilty & go on a healthy food kick. This past week I've been good - veggies, fruit, milk etc.

Last couple of weeks pizza, muffins for breakfast, chips. Good Lord no wonder my as S looks the way it looks

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I do well with fruits and vegetables but I am TERRIBLE with dairy! I need to sneak some more in there!

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I don't. I try, but sometimes I just can't.

I drink V8 every day and I try to eat fruit with my cereal in the am.

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i am 15 weeks the first 7 weeks i ate sooo healthy now i eat whatve ri can get down that doesnt skeeve me. usually bagles, pizza and fruit. i am hoping this will go away soon so i can get eat the right things

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thanks ladies!

i really do try to eat healthy... but its sooo hard the nights that i didnt defrost anything & dont feel like cooking

i actually defrosted some chicken so i'll make that along with some veggies for dinner tonight

im usually really good during the day, but when it comes to dinner, i fail most of the time lol

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I don't think I ever have eaten a healthy balanced meal in my life- and this pregnancy is no exception.
I pretty much eat what I like- and most of the time that means there are no veggies- cause I really don't like many veggies.
I eat mainly fat and carbs.

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I used to eat so healthy the first Tri, fruit and dairy every morning, a good lunch, snacks in the middle of the day and a balanced dinner and now there are times I skip meals, grab a granola bar for breakfast and don't eat anything from lunch until dinner.

Only thing I did stick to is taking my pre-natal and drinking water all day.

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I definitely don't, I try, but it doesn't always work out! I am not a huge fan of cooking every night, especially now, but I do try to because I know I should be eating healthy. It's just so much easier to go out and grab something sometimes! As long as it's not all the time, all day, every now and again is ok I'm sure!

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Now I HAVE to because of the diabetes. It SUCKS!!!

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Nope, I actually eat way worse now that I'm pg.

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I try to eat good but sometimes those taco bell cravings are too hard to ignore.

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No and I feel so guilty about it. I keep saying tomorrow I'll do better but tomorrow comes and eat more carbs and barely any protein.

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i'm just starting to feel like eating fruit and veggies again- for a while, I had zero interest- dairy has always been a problem for me- I really need to start taking my calcuim supplements again but just cant stomach them now

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