Guilty pleasures

I'm feeling extremely extremely huge now. The basketball's grown to the size of a full size beach ball. Tossing and turning at night is a feat all by itself and it generally causes contractions because of the effort. But the trick is to keep the bubs in for another 4 weeks so that they'll be fully cooked when they're born. That's important. NICU is very expensive!

My doctor gave me a list of things to do to make sure they don't arrive any earlier. Even then, we're still taking a risk because apparently the physical strain of the size alone can cause them to make an earlier than expected appearance. Anyway, some of the things he said to do was to

a) rest
b) Not get stressed (hence being on MC)
c) Not exercise vigourously so no more pilates. Swimming is still on the kosher list thankfully.
d) Watch the salt intake
e) Watch the sugar intake.

E is quite hard to pull off because I like Ribena, I like juices and I like the occasional chocolate after a meal. E has also caused a blanket ban on durians because it's high in sugar and calories. I had lunch later than usual this afternoon. That meant I was more hungry than usual. So, after lunch, I had an apple- healthy. But I was still hungry. So, I had 2 wafers filled with caramel- not healthy. Even then I was still hungry. So I decided on having a Tim Tam- yum, but also not kosher. And I looked into the Tim Tam pack and realised there was only one left. So, rather than leave that lone Tim Tam to its inevitable fate, I decided, I would have it as well. That's when I got full. And I was also full of guilt. *Gulp*.

I don't think it's enough to tip the scales but all that indulgence and extra weight and zero calorie food just makes me feel bad. So to make up for it, my late afternoon snack was a bowl of yoghurt. Now, I don't feel that guilty but I'm super full and super bloated. I need to go for a walk. Now, where's that leash?

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