So umm… maybe I don’t have to be worried about gaining weight anymore. Today was the day where I COULD NOT stop eating to save my life. I was so stinking hungry it wasn’t even funny. I woke up starving (typical) and even went to the great length of not washing my hair (aaand the fact that I was out of shampoo and conditioner) so I could eat breakfast sooner.
Breakfast – 6:00 AM
Okay, so breakfast was kind of similar to this. Take away the scrambled eggs and insert two hardboiled eggs instead.
Oh, and while we’re talking hardboiled, can someone tell me if there is some sort of secret trick to peeling those bad boys? I’ve always been pretty horrible at it (seriously – ask my bestie). It takes me like ten minutes to peel one, mainly because I can’t peel the shell off in a clean swoop. There’s always a zillion tiny pieces that I peel instead. What gives?!
I packed a bunch of snacks to eat throughout the day (this plus three Larabar mini’s). By 8:15 I had already demolished the Chobani as well as a Larabar. I couldn’t believe I was legitimately hungry two hours after breakfast.
Lunch – 11:15 AM
I’m also surprised that with the amount of dairy I ate today, my stomach didn’t give me any trouble. Maybe these babies have given me a stomach of steel or something, but me + loads of dairy never bodes well. Between this and the yogurt (and the sour cream with dinner), I thought for sure I would have a stomachache. I type that as I sit here with a headache though. Oh well – give and take. This frozen meal was delicious though! It was about all I had in our fridge/freezer that could have made a suitable lunch.
I also ate the apple and another mini Larabar.
Later on in the afternoon, I ate the applesauce as well as another mini Larabar. I was unstoppable!
After school, I stopped by my sister’s house to pick up some things from my mom. She was nice enough to pick me up some shampoo and conditioner today (she does hair so she gets it cheaper) ad well as some adorable outfits for the girls. Plus, I enjoyed Aubrey’s new response to a few questions.
Mom: Aubrey, what’s Aunt Chelsey having?
Aubrey: Babies!
Mom: How many!?
Aubrey: (holds up fingers) TWO!
It’s adorable – I love that kid.
Snack – 4:30 PM
Still starving when I got home, I wanted to eat a little snack before I dusted the house, did some laundry, and did a yoga video. Unfortunately there were only like four chips left in this bag. I was upset and decided to just hold out until dinner instead of scavenging to find something else to eat.
Dinner – 6:00 PM
Dinner TOTALLY hit the spot. All I could think about all day were tacos (with a lot of sour cream – what’s with the dairy cravings!?). I loaded them up with beans, avocado, lettuce, pico, and sour cream. I had this plate…. x 2. Ummm, yeah. I can honestly say I am now finally satisfied for the first time today. Apparently my body just needed a lot more food than usual!
I can’t see myself eating a snack tonight, but if I do get hungry again, it’ll be cereal for me!
Question: When was your last hungry beast day?
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The secret to hard-boiled eggs is to run them under cold water after they’re done cooking, then peel them as soon as you can stand to touch them!
Use a spoon to peel eggs. Crack it enough to get the spoon under the shell, and then just run the spoon around removing the shell. Found this random video lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkDRN-YzSEY
Boil the eggs with baking soda next time.
OR put the hard boiled egg in the microwave for 20 seconds, remove it, let cool, then peel.
with baking soda?? Totally trying this.
Agreed.
I second the baking soda trick, or use vinegar.
I peel the eggs while they are still warm (from boiling) and never have trouble peeling them. Maybe it’s the heat?? I don’t remember my last starving day, but I will say those days drive me crazy. I can’t eat at work and the day dragsss when I’m hungry!
After boiling the eggs, submerge them in a bowl of ICE water! It helps the shell come off easier
This totally works
I have hungry beast days….ever…single…day. It’s ridiculous. Hahah.
I agree with the baking soda!!! Try 2tbs. Plus before you start your egg peeling, try cracking the egg on the top and bottom first. Start peeling from which ever end has the biggest air pocket.
Hope this helps you!!!
I am always that on days where I work out harder than usual..seems like I can never get full!
Here’s what works for me: Put the eggs in water, turn on the burner, and once they are boiling, turn it off. Leave the eggs in the water for ten minutes. Drain the water and add ice and cold water. Peel after they are cool. Good luck!
As for being hungry, I couldn’t believe how intense my hunger was during the first trimester. When I got hungry, I needed to eat IMMEDIATELY once I felt a hunger pang. I’m also a teacher and kept a drawer of snacks: mixed nuts, granola bars, and bags of airplane pretzels. For me it went away though (I’m 31 weeks) and I feel like I’m eating as I did pre-pregnancy.
Yeeeah, I do that with my eggs already - except I don’t peel them right away.
So many good tips for boiling eggs! I like to smack the egg on the bottom or the top to find the air bubble to start it off. Then usually I can get my finger under there with no trouble!
Yeeeeah, I do that too. I just end up frustrated with a bunch of pieces.
I’m lactose intolerant and dairy hurts my stomach. But when I was pregnant w my son I could totally eat it without any side effects! It was so weird. Even when I was breast feeding for the most part I was ok. Now that I’ve weaned my symptoms have returned! The body is so weird
I’ll take it! It will definitely make it easier to get calcium and some extra protein!
I haven’t had a day like that in a long time, but they seem to come out of nowhere! Your dinner looks amazing…now I’m totally craving beans and sour cream even though both starred in my dinner just last night!
mmmm I’m thinking leftover tacos for dinner!
I’ve been wanting to try that mac and cheese! Do you like it?
It was delicious! Definitely not an every day eat, but I loved it.
When I was pregnant, I could eat all sorts of things that I could barely tolerate before the pregnancy. It was glorious!
My friend who had twins swears by the nutritional guidance in Dr Barbara Luke’s book When You’re Expecting Twins, Triplets or Quads.
Woohoo! I’m hoping it stays that way!
Oh and I also read that book already! It was awesome!
That book was a godsend to me when I was pg with triplets. Lots of water
Lots of calories & no exercise- what a different experience that was from
My usual!
Unfortunately now I still have tons of hungry beast days- feels like most
Days I eat all day long- never more than 2 hrs between eating times.
Not sure if its what I’m eating but it is a pain sometimes. It is nothing like
pregnancy hunger though- that feels like you haven’t put anything in your
stomach in ages- I remember waking at midnight & HAVING to eat something-
Would have bowl of Cheerios
So nice to hear you enjoying this magical time!
Oh gosh! This has been me today too! Sooo hungry! I think it’s slowing down now though. Plus I don’t have two other humans I’m feeding. So I don’t really have a good excuse. Oops.
haha! Maybe you were a lot more active?
I usually put them in cold water for a few minutes! that seems to help the peeling process!
Already do it - I’m telling you, I’m challenged.
I just posted about the same annoying egg thing! lol. I tried overcooking mine a little by 5-10 minutes and they came out so much easier to peel.
Congratulations on your twins! I just had twins myself 4 months ago and dairy was the key to keeping myself full. And I agree with the comment above that mentions Dr. Luke’s book - it was the only pregnancy book that I felt really specifically addressed twin pregnancy. I followed her weight gain and nutritional suggestions and my twins were born at healthy weights (6,5 & 6,13) at 38 weeks. Best of luck with your pregnancy!
I already read it! I loved that book - I’m going to have to go back and reread sections!
My trick to peeling eggs is to put them in really cold water the second I take them off the stove. Leave them in there for a minute or so and peel. Also, it helps if you get that little film that surrounds the egg off. You want them to feel slippery when you’re peeling them - if they feel kind of rubbery then it meals you have to break through that film.
I do that… ::tear:: I’m challenged.
Last time I made hard boiled eggs I put vinegar in the water - the eggs peeled so easily!
Just plain white vinegar?
I’m a fan of the cold water trick, but I think I may give the vinegar thing a try!
I submerged them in the cold water right after they were done cooking! No dice.
Okay this is going to sound REALLY weird - but the easiest way to peel boiled eggs is to take a piece of the top of the egg (just bang the end down on the counter and peel a piece off at the tip) and then blow into that hole - it loosens the shell and you can peel it really easily!
My last hungry beast day was on Monday! I’d walked in the morning then cleaned the whole house and then I’d helped my Mom move things from upstairs to outside (heavy furniture and boxes) and it seemed like my body just needed more food - once I’d given it what it wanted, it let me be, but by gosh was I hungry!
Okay I’m totally trying that today.
Peeling eggs has got to be the worst task ever. Mine used to always fail and sometimes they’d get that gross grey line around them. Yuck;)
At least your appetite is kicking into gear again, that’s a good thing!
If you bake the eggs in a muffin tin instead of boil them they turn out great and easier to peel!
putting them under cold water for a few seconds always works for me
I love hard boiled eggs, sometimes I am lazy and buy the pre done ones already at trader joes, no peeling, hehe!
Happy Thursday girl!
Also, very cool your uncle is doing that dresser for the nursery! I can imagine it will be a tight squeeze in the nursery with 2 cribs! So exciting!!! We are using our dresser as a changing table as well, to save room in our nursery. Not sure if you are doing same, but saves room!
<3
haha I’m going to resort to buying prepeeled hard boiled eggs next if these tricks don’t work! And yes, we are using the dresser as the changing table also!
I’ve had several hungry beast days lately. If this baby doesn’t come out of me soon, I’m in trouble!!
LOL - did your doctor schedule an induction? I’m still going with Monday!!
Well he scheduled the induction for Monday at 7am. So there’s a good chance that your prediction is going to be right haha! I’m still HOPING she’ll come on her own this weekend, but it’s not looking promising right now!
I’m a good predictor - just FYI.
I recently started back up running (injured last year after marathon) and the runger returned - what I’ve called my running hunger - oh my hungry beast of a woman I become!
I love the word runger!
I’m so glad you asked that question about the hard boiled eggs because I have the exact same problem! I’m going to try the baking soda trick next time.
I had tacos this week too. I seriously think they’re my favourite food lately. I’ve been hooked on Mexican food these past few weeks!
I’m glad I’m not the only challenged person out there. I was starting to feel like a failure!
I too just stand there for 5 min trying to figure out how to peel the eggs..
I haven’t tried the pineapple chobani but it looks amazing!
I’m glad I’m not the only one!!
I try not to buy frozen meals too often, but when I do I always go with Amy’s!! They are so stinkin’ good. I especially love the Indian dishes. Your tacos look darn good, too! I need to recreate those ASAP
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I always put the eggs in the water and start them to boil, once I have a rolling boil, I let them cook for about 11 mins, then I remove them from the burner and empty the hot water and let the cold water run over them. I fill the pot with ice cold water and I let them sit while I do other things. Then I tap them lightly on a papertowel to get the break started. I always have good luck. If your eggs are TOO fresh, they will peel harder also.
Yuuup, that’s exactly what I do.
I’ve done the vinegar and salt tricks for eggs too, but the #1 thing that makes a difference for me is using eggs that are a few days old. If you use eggs fresh from the store, they are impossible to peel!
I’ve heard that adding a bit of baking soda to the water works really well!
I had the same sort of day yesterday! Could not stay away from the kitchen, I was starving pretty much all day.
I always have hungry beast days brought on by… uh, hormonal changes. Each month, I’ll have one day when I’m a total bottomless pit! I try to just roll with it, but it gets frustrating that nothing satisfies! I’m so glad your hungry beast is back… Those baby girls must be getting hungry!
I feel like today It will be a hungry beast day because I was sick all day yesterday and barley kept down water! I was STARVING this morning and I think thats about what the rest of the day will be like
I read somewhere that eggs that aren’t so fresh are easier to peel than fresh eggs. Then I tried it and it worked! The hunger beast is much better than the sick feeling beast. Glad your appetite is there!
I see some people already posted my tip to peeling eggs, but I’ll join in the fun anyway
I’m a hard boiled egg fiend. The trick is to first start with old eggs. Fresh eggs don’t peel as well. Then run them under cold water as soon as they are done and peel them asap. The cold water cools them down pretty quickly. Bimbamboom done!
Sounds like the girls are growing!! YAy!!
Haha I love those Larabar minis!
I knew your appetite would come back full force!
Your little girls are loving it I’m sure.
Run the hard boiled eggs under really cold water right after you’re done boiling them. It usually does the trick!
Haha so funny! You are eating for three so I guess it makes sense
At least once a month (read: hormonal!) I have a day or two where I’m a bottomless pit and can’t stop eating. My stomach will growl all day long too. Super awkward in meetings! lol
Who won the love grown giveaway!?
Just wait until you nurse those babies! I’m nursing my 7 week old and starving all the time. Way more than when I was pregnant! And I was HUNGRY during pregnancy.
Have you ever tried steaming your eggs vs. boiling them in water? It totally works and you don’t have any cracked eggs in the end and they are MUCH easier to peel. Put water in the bottom of the pot, add a veggie steamer basket, put your eggs in the basket (you can pile them up to the top), and turn the stove on high. Once the water starts to boil, put a lid on and steam for 15 mins. Take them off the heat and run cold water over the eggs (I leave them in the pot and put it in the sink) for a minute or two. Then put them in the fridge. They peel SO much easier and quicker than boiling. I haven’t boiled an egg since trying this method. Good luck!! Glad you’re eating again!
Two things:
1. I’m training for a marathon so I FEEL YOU on being hungry 24/7. There is a running joke around my office now about my constant snacking. I bring at LEAST three pieces of fruit with me every day along with my lunch and usually some hummus and carrots as well. I’ve even started eating second breakfasts like a hobbit!
2. A tip from my pre-vegan days: baking soda in the water when you hardboil your eggs. Makes a HUGE difference.
Okay, three things.
3. Babies!!!
There are a bunch of tips out there for eggs… but my most valued is that “older” eggs boil up better. The fresher the egg, the harder it is to peel. So when I buy the eggs I let them hang out a while before I boil them.
Also if you start the crack at the bottom there is usually a pocket of air there and it helps you to get under the membrane.
(OOps sorry I just said membrane. )
I’m not sure if anyone has already said this, but it’s common for lactose intolerance to go away during pregnancy. Lactase production in the body is controlled by hormones, so it kind of makes sense that it changes during pregnancy.
At first, I was petrified to eat dairy during pregnancy, but I had zero problems. It was crazy! Then literally the day after I had Wyatt, I had a milkshake and umm learned the hard way that my strong tummy was short-lived.
Great. Now I want mac & cheese!!!! Luckily, working from home, I’m gonna hop up and make some!
And p.s. maybe you need more calcium in your diet? Just a thought with all those cravings. I love sour cream too right now-so much better than Chobani for tacos to me…..shhhhh don’t tell.
I am totally with your on the eating all the time. I am 16 weeks pregnant and it does not matter what I eat I will be hungry 3 hours later especially in the morning. I am also a teacher and my students have gotten used to me eating snack in my classroom.
I can also eat diary product when I wasn’t able to before. My doctor said that it is normal for your stomach to be able to handle things while pregnant that you cannot normally.
If your eggs are really fresh, like the kind you go pluck out from under your chicken, they do not peel very well. They have to get a little older, like the ones you buy in the grocery store. If you put salt (a couple tsps) in the water while you are boiling your eggs, it helps them peel easier.
sometimes you will still get an egg that just does not want to go down without a fight.
Ok I haven’t read *all* of the above comments, so sorry if it’s there somewhere - but I’ve read and experienced that the fresher the egg, the harder it is to peel. I use a lot of eggs, so I usually just boil the ones that are in the oldest carton I have (which is usually just a week or 10 days older than the newer one). I know it sounds crazy but I’m pretty sure it’s true. I’m also going to try the vinegar thing!
I actually had a “hungry” day today - I can’t stop eating Wasa Crackers >.<
Those taco's look amazing! I love making my plate as colorful as I can
Wow you were hungry!! I love eggs. I think I eat an average of 6 hard boiled eggs per week
I always find they peel easier once they are super cold and then I crack them and roll them on the counter until the skin has separated. Then the shell will come off in 2 halves.