pasta cravings

of course i know why i've been gaining too much weight. carbs. evil evil delicious carbs.
i can't help it. they make me feel better. and let's face it, i can't exactly go on a diet while i'm pregnant.

i love this vongole i made. or should i say spaghetti ala vongole because i'm pretty sure i skipped some necessary ingredients. i made it really spicy (i can still eat spicy food, i'm not suffering from heartburn yet) and manuel loved it! he actually finished 3 plates-full of it. come to think of it, he has been eating 3 times what i eat lately. so he also looks 5 months pregnant. hahahahaha!

the food trip

i'm starting to feel hungry, and that's a good sign. =) it means the nausea is easing out. i was just telling my dear husband that my cravings are in full force, unfortunately they're for hard to find filipino food:

1. guso and sinugbang pork belly (this is chelo's fault for posting it)
2. larsian barbecue
3. itlog na maalat with tomatoes and cucumber
4. suman and manggo
5. puto bumbong
6. lechon! with puso! and achara!
7. spanish sardines
8. puto maya and sikwati
9. the ginger sauce in ding qua qua/harbor city
10. really cold buko pandan
11. leche flan
12. gourmet daing from bacolod, best eaten with number 3 and a plateful of bahaw =)

ahh, i can't wait for our trip!

in control

i know how to control my cravings now. this week has been full of celebrations, what with my birthday and my hubby's just a few days apart. i didn't deprive myself of the usual favorites, and yet i didn't gain any weight. the secret? i just took a few bites of all that i wanted to eat. (except for the cheesecake, which i did finish. )

this is a major step for me because previously i was never able to stop at a few bites. i always had to finish a plateful of whatever it was i was eating. now i just take a few nibbles, and stop.

it feels really great to finally be in control of my cravings.