Should I indulge or not this trip

[ArielRae]

Should I induge in the desserts this year or not? Would you or had you?

DH and I are going down to WDW again this year with the free dining plan. Last year I indulged in the desserts and treats. I left 4 pounds heavier. DH left 8lbs heavier. Well this year I'll be 15 weeks pregnant and was wondering if I should indulge again and just enjoy the extra pregnancy weight I'll gain or should I skip the desserts?

Little info on me.
I lost over 100lbs right before I got pregnant. So of course I'm weight minded making sure I'm gaining the right amount of weight during the pregnancy.
I was 143lbs before I got pregnant and am currently 149lbs gaining as I should.

So should I worry about the extra weight I may put on during our week stay?

Please note before posting.
Looking for some light hearted advice. Just a little fun poll before we leave on our trip. Please don't say consult my doctor and critize me on eating desserts or not. I know there are some out there that will. I'm a healthy young lady without any problems with my pregnacey and being monitered by a doctor. So happy voting.

 

[badblackpug]

Belly up to the (dessert) bar! I gained 8 pounds last year and I wasn't pregnant! It's vacation....enjoy!

 

[Tigger-Lover]

Eat, drink (water) and be merry!!! WDW isn't a monthly trip, so have fun!

 

[lovely1m]

I picked the second one. IMO, you should always live that way, if you deny yourself things you want it will only cause you to over indulge later. Get the desserts, but don't finish one for every meal and occasionally get something fruity! That's my plan even though I am currently dieting. I will eat what I want, but I will make sure to not over do it. Good luck! And have fun with your pregnancy!

 

[Keri]

Enjoy yourself, eat what sounds good, and have fun At some point, you won't want to eat anything else. At some point, you will get full really quickly. I don't know -- I didn't worry about what I ate, eating while pregnant was enough of a challenge for me anyway!!

Have a blast! I was 17 weeks 2 years ago & it was the PERFECT time to go -- no longer sick, but not huge & uncomfortable either. Drink LOTS of water though -- I learned my lesson there after day 1 & feeling really icky midway through the day.

 

[ArielRae]

Enjoy yourself, eat what sounds good, and have fun At some point, you won't want to eat anything else. At some point, you will get full really quickly. I don't know -- I didn't worry about what I ate, eating while pregnant was enough of a challenge for me anyway!!

Have a blast! I was 17 weeks 2 years ago & it was the PERFECT time to go -- no longer sick, but not huge & uncomfortable either. Drink LOTS of water though -- I learned my lesson there after day 1 & feeling really icky midway through the day.

So did you find you gained more weight during your trip cause you were pregnant or did you gain the same as you would have anyways.

 

[4EvrSoarin]

I was under the impression that the whole point of dieting was to go to WDW and put some of it back on. It's a vicious cycle

 

[PinkPrincess4Ever]

with weight a past ussue for you yes be mindful but have some and enjoy. Seeing you lost the weight before you must have control..so use it is all. Have some desert just dont eat it all to eat it. Remeber you will be walking alot that should help. The fat cells from the weight you lost NEVER go away and will come back very fast. so I say enjoy but control your portions and have a great time

 

[mkleinbe]

I say live it up girl! You don't want your baby's first trip to WDW to be boring do you?

 

[ArielRae]

I say live it up girl! You don't want your baby's first trip to WDW to be boring do you?

LOL Thanks! This really made me smile.

 

[PrincessTrisha]

My friend had a number of the "no sugar added" desserts and she enjoyed them very much (no sugar added doesn't mean no sugar, it just uses naturally occuring sugar mainly from fruits).

Indulge some.

Make sure to drink lots of fluids and try to have some protein at breakfast (well, actually at every meal) that can help balance out your blood sugar.

 

[Hannathy]

eat all the deserts you want BUT only eat half of what you are served, and this goes for the entree also. Restaurant serving sizes are waaaay too big.

 

[Elmo888]

I picked option number 2. I agree with the "don't deny yourself" philosophy. Option 2 is kind of what I do. I completely skip the desserts at CS meals - ask for fruit instead. Usually, the fruit is packaged so you can just throw it into a bag and snack on it later. I would just rather spend the calories on the better desserts at the TS restaurants. The CS desserts just aren't great.

If you want a sweet snack, like a Mickey bar, go for it. Just think about when you are full - maybe just eat half of it or share with DH. You might find that you are perfectly satisfied. And if you want a Mickey bar for breakfast, skip the breakfast and just have the Mickey bar. Again, you are just saving calories for what you want. Why make yourself eat a healthy meal just so you can justify having dessert and end up overeating? This isn't something I do all the time (nutrition might become an issue!), but for the occasional treat or one week of vacation, it keeps one from overeating.

Have a great trip and enjoy yourself!

 

[Keri]

So did you find you gained more weight during your trip cause you were pregnant or did you gain the same as you would have anyways.

Nope, but I was one of those people who had to eat ice cream to gain weight when I was pregnant -- I lost weight everywhere except my belly & gained less than 20 lbs every time. I don't think I gained while I was there last year either, that was in the middle of the time my body decided to let go of the baby weight & it didn't seem to matter what I was eating -- plus, we did SO much walking & I had a 18 lb 7 month old strapped to my chest for most of it

But really, I was able to eat the best I could the whole pregnancy at Disney, but I didn't gain weight there. This was back in the days of apps AND dessert and I remember walking away from Coral Reef SOOOOO stuffed full -- I didn't eat that much after that. If I could, I saved dessert for later (like, CS meals at the resort I got an ice cream bar & stuck it in the ice bucket for later). Generally, I just did was I could to get full but not overfull, because if I did, I paid for it later by feeling gross.

 

[reducereuserecycle]

i like the idea of eating more fruits at CS and then induging in the better desserts at TS

 

[mitsybella]

I say order desert and enjoy, if you feel the need to cut back, cut out the breads and pasta type foods, and avoid the overly salty foods so your ankles don't swell (but of course you can always say you need a foot massage ) I think you are lucky, I love chocolate and deserts but when I was pregnant I couldn't eat sweets or deserts it made me feel ill, was the only time I got "morning (anytime) sickness"

 

[DaughteroftheKing]

Congratulations on the weight loss and especially on the pregnancy!!

Our second child was born this past June and during that pregnancy I actually had a net weight loss (which was Okay with my doc because I ate healthy, Baby grew just fine, and I started out overweight in the first place).

So I'm just saying you may not even gain as much this pregnancy as you may expect.

To indulge or not to indulge.
I say certainly don't completely skip out on everything. Get things you like and enjoy/savor them. If you eat all of a carrot cake dessert slice that is fine. If you can eat 3 bites and feel satisfied, don't feel bad throwing away the rest.

Just all things in moderation. I wouldn't suggest gorging on all sweets (not healthy) but only eating one Mickey ice cream bar the entire trip seems a little too strict.

Do what feels right to you and I'm sure you'll be fine.

 

[DaughteroftheKing]

--double post--

 

[ArielRae]

DH and I are thinking of splitting our CS and picking a prepackaged dessert we can take home if possible if not getting fruit. At TS I figured I'll fill up on the main dish and eat a few bites of dessert unless it is one I was really looking forward to like the little coconut cream pie dessert I had at Kona cafe last year.

 

[ArielRae]

Looks like SURE is catching up to YES.