UO - I had to start

[LovesMeSomeCake]

I'm still drinking some caffeine.  maybe a half can of diet coke every other day.  I did all the comparisons, and diet soda had the least caffeine of the coffee, tea and soda choices.  Granted the artificial sweeteners are awful too.   Dozing at my desk was not working for me at the new job (read, payers of the health insurance).  But maybe getting flamed will change my behavior?

[thelittleredm]

LovesMeSomeCake, Lol I still haven't stopped drinking my caffeine, yet. Eventually, I'll stop adding the extra shot in my daily latte but that day is not today.

UO: If you see something needs done, just do it. Don't sit there waiting for someone to tell you what to do. Or maybe this isn't an unpopular opinion at places other than my work....

[summergirl1211]

LovesMeSomeCake, I also haven't given up my caffeine. I don't drink soda any more (except on rare occasions when we're eating out) so I figure one cup of coffee in the morning isn't going to do any harm. I just need to remind myself to limit the chocolate sometimes!

[raven]

My UO: I hate watermelon. It tastes delicious, but I can't stand the texture. A good watermelon has the same texture as a bad apple. Can't do it. (I was raised in PNW. Apples are life!)

When I go to Starbucks, I order "half caff". It makes me feel better about myself.

thelittleredm I completely agree! DH gets mad at me sometimes, though, when I get tired of waiting for him to do something. Just let me do it, you're taking too long!

I am strict when it comes to air fresheners. I like lemon, and I mean real lemon. Not sugary lemon, but like I just shoved my nose in a bag of zest. The only other acceptable scent is pine, which is only sold during winter time (at least here). I stock up after Christmas when it all goes on clearance and hope it lasts me a while.

[flcl]

May 11, 2016 13:25:23 GMT -5 eameselephant said:

UO: I pretty much hate all air fresheners or fake scents. Febreeze grosses me out. Spraying fake scent on something doesn't make it magically clean.

Also, people shouldn't wear perfume to work.

I don't mind air freshners but I totally agree with the perfume... Especially old lady perfume-- yuck!

[flcl]

I still drink a cup of green tea every morning, which leads me to my UO...

I drink hot water the rest of the day. It's cold stilL so I like my water hot. People give me such a hard time about it.

[aprilz81]

UO: I'm not so worried about eating cold lunch meat if I want it. I'm more worried about salads and I love salads in the summer.

BTW, I read a report this week that we are "allowed" 200 mg of caffeine a day before it starts to potentially cause trouble for a pregnancy. That should include all caffeine sources, including chocolate...

I've been weaning myself off of soda for the past few weeks anyway, at my peak I would have 3-4 Diet Mt. Dew cans a day. I've switched to caffeine free recently and then I'm limiting myself to one can of soda per day and I try not to have that.

[thelittleredm]

aprilz81 I second your UO. To be fair, I don't avoid a lot of dietary things I'm supposed to avoid....I'm a terrible preggo lady lol

[peaseblossom55]

UO: I don't like coffee or soda. I don't drink caffeiene.

I can't stand Amy Schumer. I don't find her funny at all.

[otepoti]

I would still drink tea and coffee if pregnancy didn't make me go off it. With my DS I never got a liking for tea back, in fact it still make me feel ill which ad a British person is a huge issue. Coffee I should hopefully be back on in the later stages of the 1st tri.

[LovesMeSomeCake]

A lady across the cube wall from me must BATHE in Downy. It is SO FREAKING STRONG. I noticed it before preg. but now, its vomit inducing. I bring a scarf to breath into when she moves, which thankfully isn't often.

[biscotto]

I still drink coffee. Everyday.

[thelittleredm]

UO: People who like their burgers plain can't be trusted. If they don't up their burgers, what are they hiding??

To that end, you know you have a good piece of meat when you don't need to season it beyond salt and pepper, if that. But a burger is meant to be more than that!

[heybulldog56]

May 12, 2016 14:39:16 GMT -5 biscotto said:

I still drink coffee. Everyday.

+1

[ashtog]

I don't think I have ever given up caffeine while pregnant. I have too many kids to function without it.

[irish14]

May 12, 2016 14:50:02 GMT -5 thelittleredm said:

UO: People who like their burgers plain can't be trusted. If they don't up their burgers, what are they hiding??

To that end, you know you have a good piece of meat when you don't need to season it beyond salt and pepper, if that. But a burger is meant to be more than that!

runny eggs and guac and bacon. Om nom nom.

[peaseblossom55]

UO: I dry heave at the thought of eggs, even when I'm not pregnant, they are fine when hidden in things like brownies, cakes or other baked goods though.

[irish14]

May 12, 2016 18:24:10 GMT -5 peaseblossom55 said:

UO: I dry heave at the thought of eggs, even when I'm not pregnant, they are fine when hidden in things like brownies, cakes or other baked goods though.

lol sorry for making you vom. Except eggs are delicious so... More for me.

[peaseblossom55]

May 12, 2016 18:28:11 GMT -5 irish14 said:

May 12, 2016 18:24:10 GMT -5 peaseblossom55 said:

UO: I dry heave at the thought of eggs, even when I'm not pregnant, they are fine when hidden in things like brownies, cakes or other baked goods though.

lol sorry for making you vom. Except eggs are delicious so... More for me.

Have them all and enjoy.

[idreamofbacon]

May 11, 2016 12:23:15 GMT -5 LovesMeSomeCake said:

I'm still drinking some caffeine.  maybe a half can of diet coke every other day.  I did all the comparisons, and diet soda had the least caffeine of the coffee, tea and soda choices.  Granted the artificial sweeteners are awful too.   Dozing at my desk was not working for me at the new job (read, payers of the health insurance).  But maybe getting flamed will change my behavior?

Everything I've read says 200mg a day is fine.

I'm also more concerned about salad and melons than I am about lunch meat.

[biscotto]

For the caffeine thing, sometimes I feel like this is cultural. My doctor here said simply "don't overdo it". In Italy, there's really no limit on it. I was constantly asked if I wanted coffee, if I turned it down, and asked why, most women would say they've never heard of limiting coffee.

I still won't drink 5 cups a day but I usually have a morning cup and sometimes and afternoon cup without feeling guilty. Not two HUGE cups but still it's not something I stress about.

[ashtog]

biscotto same here. I find I can only handle about one small in the morning and then another in the afternoon before i start feeling sick anyways. So far, this little thing doesn't mind coffee. Let's see if that sticks