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I feel guilty when I think about how I should be eating healthy and exercising but totally don't. I officially gave up Dr. Pepper last week after my 2nd kidney stone episode during this pregnancy and yikes is that hard! I'm an addict. Maybe being healthy gets easier over time? (Please tell me it does!)

*ETA* is it bad that I wrote that after a post about inhaling chocolate covered gummy bears?

Discovering I have GD for this pregnancy and finding out how BAD pizza is... makes me sad. I use to love pizza like once a week love but I will probably have to forever cut it out of my life except for very rare special reasons.

@lizzywiz: I agree with @blackbird: - I definitely think that it's all about moderation. I recently found out that I am a candidate for autoimmune issues and have been advised that a healthy lifestyle can really help prevent problems so I totally understand where you are coming from. I am looking at it like I will feel so much better, have so much more energy etc. so a little discomfort in the short term will be worth it. It's hard to believe that sometimes when I'm staring down a bar of chocolate though!

Yes!! I eat pretty well, I love healthy foods and I make the "right" choice probably 9 times out of 10. However, I LOVE wine and it makes me sad to think about giving it up

hahaha - I was just thinking this

Now, to be fair, I'm one of those that lived a super healthy lifestyle (working out HARD 5x/wk, eating clean, etc) prior to getting pregnant. But, after getting pregnant w/ my first, I indulged a little bit and I haven't been able to go back. Life is so much better when you get to eat/drink what you truly love.

I think about this a lot lately. I have GD so I've been on a strict diet but it really opened my eyes to a many things... The benefits from the diet makes me want to keep going even after birth, but I'm afraid pp w/ a newborn I won't have the motivation to at all!

When I'm super strict about what I eat/drink, I am setting myself up for failure. Moderation is key! Pizza once a week isn't the end of the world

I've been doing weight watchers for a bit now. I have no choice any more since I'm having my thyroid out soon. I really miss the days when I just could eat and eat whatever I came across. At first it sucked having to monitor everything I put in my mouth. After a while you get used to it. This time around its not just a diet to shed a few pounds, but rather a whole new lifestyle forever. Best thing about it is that I CAN have whatever I want.....but it will cost me points. So I have to find a way to balance it in moderation. In the end it's worth it. I really don't even want to imagine what would happen if I just let whatever happen!

@catlady: I second the reduced cravings! I really don't crave or want junk very often & when I do its never as satisfying as I expected. It took me several months to get to that point though. I also have learned to not beat myself up. If life gets in the way & a workout is skipped or I eat a brownie or something I don't feel bad. Ever. I live a very healthy life a good 90% of the time & I have nothing to feel guilty about. You can do it! Just remind yourself of why you want this

@Mae: haha I like it.

Ehh you only live once! Sounds like you will be fine with your current exercise routine & reading habits, no need to restrict yourself as long as you aren't out-of-control with junk food or anything

@lizzywiz: TRUST me when I say that I know EXACTLY how you feel. Tis a cruel cruel thing when age chips away at your metabolism... mine was never great to begin with but now it's just awful. I absolutely hate depriving myself and I know that if I say "never" it just makes me want that forbidden thing even more. So I do NOT ever ban things from my diet, I just concentrate on moderation, and look forward to when I can "cheat". I also concentrate on eating very little of the things I don't even really enjoy that much so that I can splurge even more on my treats. It's been a slow process, but now I can honestly say that I crave those treats less and less. Like with any addiction, the more you have, the more you continue to want it! Obviously I'll never stop loving cake, but now when I eat it, I can't finish a slice without feeling sick, and that's just from not letting myself have it at the FIRST MOMENT I start wanting it.

Obviously this is the last thing you want to hear right now I just wanted to let you know that I know how you feel!!! Even now there is nothing that feels better than to be totally stuffed with a burger and fries! (and a few chicken nuggets...)

@lizzywiz: hah! I remember when I was in hs this one friend of mine was on this "diet" where it was super strict (don't remember the details, but a specific list of food you could eat) except that for 1 hour per day you could eat anything you wanted. I don't think it worked..... lol

@lizzywiz: I watch what I eat. As in I watch the food go from my plate to my mouth.

Pizza tastes too good to diet.

I can't even think about this. It's too depressing.