https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:35:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2148463 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:49:22 +0000 gerijeni 2148463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One culprit might be the sugar in the chocolate cherry yogurts, granola bars, and fruit. All those things sound absolutely delicious, but from my own experience, sweet foods make me extra hungry -- perhaps that's what's going on with you, too? That, and it seems like for many starting in the second trimester (or a bit sooner than that in my case), being pregnant just makes you hungrier than normal! I love granola and cereal, but have been staying away from both because neither satisfy at all in pregnancy (I could literally eat a box of either). I've been toying around with lots of food combos - a spinach and (pasteurized) feta omelet for breakfast or a high protein/low sugar smoothie make me feel really satisfied for longer. Big salads with lots of beans (I'm a veggie) and no bread for lunch and snacks consisting of raw nuts (I love raw pecans) and a piece of fruit a couple of times a day are my go-to's (if I eat fruit by itself I swear I'm hungry again 20 minutes later). I've found when I eat this way I don't get nearly as crazy-hungry during the day. But, we all have hungry days! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2148446 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:14:30 +0000 simplyfelicity 2148446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had three bowls of cereal...so I am no help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2148436 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:55:19 +0000 gingerbebe 2148436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ditto on the fat consumption. Fat and protein was the name of the game for me. I needed a deep fatty breakfast every morning on my way to work - McMuffin or breakfast burrito of some sort with meat, cheese, and eggs, plus a decaf with lots of half and half. I probably had another snack mid-morning and then was ravenous for lunch, which was often again some meat heavy thing like a roast beef sandwich. I really, really loved beef during pregnancy and I ate a lot of dairy. Cheese sticks, cold whole milk at night, some ice cream, yogurt...</p> <p>I ate a lot of fruit, but other sweets like dessert really didn't appeal to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2148415 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:05:43 +0000 HourThyme 2148415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think maybe I do just need a heartier breakfast... Or maybe it's just that my appetite is returning? It's just crazy because I feel ravenous even while I'm eating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2148358 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 08:36:28 +0000 MsHangry 2148358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After my morning sickness lifted I. was. so. hungry. I instituted "second breakfast" as a regular meal every day and that helped. I would try putting some protein earlier in your day. The yogurt is yummy, but as you noted, you're hungry again so soon!<br /> Luckily my ravenous appetite subsided after about 4-5 weeks and I was back to a normal meal schedule. Except I still often need a morning snack to get to lunchtime, just not a full "second breakfast". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2147085 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 23:20:26 +0000 sarac 2147085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, it's all about fat consumption. First trimester, I was absolutely insatiable when it came to healthy (and unhealthy) fats. I'm almost in the third trimester now, and it's coming back. My usual breakfast is pretty low fat, and today I was starving again after just an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2146591 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:25:50 +0000 FannyMae 2146591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are close on our due dates, but I think I'm the opposite - I barely want to eat at all :( It's 9.30 and all I've had is a cup of tea and 2 pieces of dry toast. I probably won't touch anything else til lunch time - a piece of left over home-made pizza, and I don't even want to think about what to cook for dinner. I'm off food big time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2146590 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:25:17 +0000 youboots 2146590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This looks like how I eat all the time. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2146588 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 18:23:01 +0000 mrscobee 2146588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This doesn't sound like that much food to me! Maybe I eat too much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/why-am-i-so-hungry-whats-on-your-menu-today#post-2146525 Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:15:39 +0000 HourThyme 2146525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Title says it all.<br /> I am so hungry today. I've had quite the decrease in appetite til now with nausea until about 6 weeks (starting since before I knew I was pregnant which I attributed to stress). I lost 5 pounds which is not a lot but which had been just impossible to lose before getting pregnant. I'm 8 weeks now and it looks like I'm on the upswing of things though in terms of appetite now though... I can't stop eating today!!! </p> <p>Makes me wonder, am I eating the wrong things or is my body remembering we like food again? </p> <p>9am: small cherry chocolate yogurt<br /> 9:30: another small cherry chocolate yogurt bc the first was sooo good<br /> 10am: small coffee with extra cream<br /> 11am: clementine to ward off car sickness<br /> 12pm: ooh lunch time! finallly! :wink: Ham (roasted at home) and cheddar sandwhich with 1/2 tomato and 1/2 avocado<br /> 4pm: yogurt granola bar<br /> 4:30: 1/2 cup of strawberries &amp; kumquots (small oranges)<br /> 5pm: Another granola bar bc I have nothing left in my "lunch sack" and raided the snack bin at work.<br /> (plenty of water throughout)</p> <p>I'm leaving work in about an hour and am so looking forward to dinner. Yum Yum Yum! </p> <p>p.s. I surely hope this doesn't read as a "diet" post, it's not what I'm going for but man, is it normal to be this hungry All. Day. Long. </p>