Around a year ago we decided that we wanted to start trying to get pregnant. Like most people know, when I set my mind to something I get slightly obsessive. Combine that with always liking a good set of rules and you have my distorted eating habits for the past year. Pre-pregnancy I cut out alcohol and caffeine, which was not that bad expect for when we had a girl night or book club and I did not get to enjoy a nice glass of white wine. The caffeine was a little different with a group of forty five spring infused ten year olds, but once I got over the main addiction I was okay.
Once we found out I was pregnant and we met with the nutritionalist at the doctors office and it was a whole different story. The items that we (Jay, myself and the doctor) thought that would be best to cut out of my diet was enormous. The list included: soft cheeses, hot dogs, rare meats, soft serve ice cream, lunch meat, and that is just to name a few.
Well I am no longer pregnant, no embryo to protect, no toxic weird food chemicals can get to her now...so watch out...a postpartum pillage is about to happen.
Today it happened, Jay took me on a field trip and we pillaged Mechanicsville and all it had to offer! Again because we like a good set of rules we have listened to everything muttered by our pediatrician. This includes that Charlotte can not go into public places for the first month until flu season ends. What this really means is that I can not go out in public, no Target, no restaurants, not even a quick trip to the grocery. Taking this into consideration the pillage had to have some boundaries. We were in the market for a wonderful place that offered delicious hotdogs and creamy soft serve ice cream. Where else can meet all of my pig-out needs like Mechanicsville Turnpike with its Sonic and Dairy Queen.
Our raid started at Sonic where we enjoyed a succulent lunch of chili dogs with that weird cheese you find out of a can, it was simply amazing.
We could not just stop there so we also added a side of onion rings (that tasted strangely like french toast sticks) and mozzarella sticks.
The goodness and rule breaking could not stop there, coming home we passed a Dairy Queen and we stopped to delight in blizzards, made with soft serve ice cream, of course!
The whole trip was amazing, delectable, and oh so gratifying. Good thing I at least get those extra 500 calories...I wonder how many days of calories I consumed today? It does not matter it was so well worth it!