Bottomless Pit aka Honoring My Hunger

So why I am getting hungry just looking at the above pic? LOL! I think I may have to get chinese from Kum Kau tonight!!! So I have definitely noticed an increase in my appetite in the past couple weeks. But don't think that now you are going to see me jamming on Cheetos or something, LOL! Today I had a hemp protein shake made with chocolate soy milk as the base and when I got to work I had about a pound of fresh strawberries. And I just ate 2 apricots. Now I have to wait until at least 12 to eat again. I am all out of snacks! I swear little Baby Bojangles started punching me on Sunday while we were on the train because he was hungry. I thought my morning Go Lean Kashi cereal and like 4 dates would cover me until we got to Coney Island. NOT! It was definitely a rumble in the jungle of my belly and the baby was like "EAT!". I feel I do best grazing throughout the day. I hate eating too much in one sitting and feeling sluggish. My acupuncturist told me that in traditional chinese medicine they say in the 5th month of pregnancy women should eat "not too much, not too little". Ambiguous, yes but I believe it basically means follow or "honor" your hunger as Deepak Chopra puts it. I have been skimming and dabbling in his book "Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives: A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth". There are some gems in there; I like the exercises he suggests to "enliven" your pregnancy, for example talking to the baby, envisioning the baby, massaging the belly to make contact with the baby, etc... But I digress, it is now 10:36 and I think I am going to have to eat my lunch now, LOL! I am not going to make it for another 90 minutes. Chopra claims that pregnant women should include the six basic flavors in their daily diets: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent. I think so far, including my lunch that is about to become the midmorning meal/snack, I have sweet, sour and bitter. I need to work on that. Okay so signing off to "honor my hunger", haha!