Eating w/ your sig. other

[Fujitsu]

My wife and I certainly struggle with this one, partially because she is 7 months pregnant. I understand how pregnancy causes women to have cravings, but I don’t understand how the cravings are so specific. I mean seriously, who wakes up at 3:00am and wants broccoli/cheddar soup and chicken alfedro?

Planning our dinners for the week seems to help. You know, discuss meals for the week and then go shopping. This has kind of become a Sunday evening routine. Where we get in trouble is when we wait until the last minute to talk about food for the night. I have my daily goals in mind so I am just thinking, “Well I can just make some eggs and have some cottage cheese and a shake.” She is thinking, “I am hungry and there is nothing good to eat in this house. Why won’t my man take me out!?”

[Voodoo]

my wife doesnt cook. I do. She sometimes nibbles off what I make, but she really has no interest in a small amount of pasta and 4 chicken breasts or 4lbs of steak, or tuna from the can... you get the idea.

[janedoe]

Fujitsu -- LOL. Congrats on the pregnancy! I don't have any children, but my best friend is pregnant right now, and she's also having super specific killer cravings. (She is also REALLY moody and often difficult to be around!). Making a plan for the week is a great idea, though... I just have to follow through with it. :D

lllern -- Sorry to hear that you don't have much support from your wife when it comes to your lifting. :( It must take a little of the joy out of lifting for you!

Snake -- It sounds like you have a nice arrangement with your wife! You seem really proud of her -- how sweet! I ALSO wish I could eat anything I wanted and still maintain my weight. Pass some of her genes my way, will you?

[B-natural]

Voodoo, u eat 4lbs of steak in a sitting, or thats for the day? hopefully the day, your body can't digest all of that in one sitting, it may be able to digest it, but not properly