eating out alot when pregnant!

[girlorboy91]

I eat out alot. I did it before I was pregnant,and   I'm not over weight. But is it bad for the baby to eat outt a lot. I just can't stop!!!

[girlorboy91]

Lol thanks :-)

[Ashelen]

well ya gotta do what you gotta do so if you have to eat out, then do it girl! :-)

You CAN choose some of the healthier menu items but you don't have to starve yourself - if you have a craving it's OK to listen to it as long as you aren't going overboard...and I'm sure that once you can cook again this won't be an issue so don't stress about it, you and baby will be fine even if all you ate WAS junk food - you just might have to work harder to get the weight off after, lol.

[girlorboy91]

Well I work at macs restaurant so when I go on break or go home I get me something to eat. I have graind a lot of weight but its not from now. But see we are moving to so all of our dishes are over at the new house. We thought we would be in there by now but not yet. So I can't cook over at the old house. So we would just get something out to eat. But I'm hoping the move hurrys up and I can cook again. I LOVE COOKING!!!!!

[Ashelen]

Also - I've never had trouble with weight gain during pregnancy, in fact with all 3 pregnancies trying not to LOSE weight has been my challenge..I usually get very sick and lose my appetite and don't gain any weight whatsoever. But I still avoid fast food because even if you're a healthy weight, putting unhealthy junk in your body is taking a toll, you just don't see it on the scale ;-).

[Ashelen]

that depends on what you're eating :-). All fast food places have good and bad foods, and the problem isn't so much weight gain (although that can sneak up on you so be careful) but it's that you need to be eating nutritious food. MOST things on the menu at fast food restaurants are not nutritious, just fattening and greasy and caloric...so it's best to limit your fast food/dine out intake unless you're making healthy choices while you're there.

If you're ordering wraps and salads and fruit cups, you're probably fine..if you're eating nothing but Big Macs..I'd try to limit it to no more than 2-3x a week :-).