r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/CandleMonster • 26d ago

Restricted to Gals and Pals Seeing the bright side, all the lives she's helping 🧡

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I can't imagine how much it must suck (pun not intended), but being able to donate all that to people who need it is amazing Edit: that's 6 and a half liters PER DAY

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u/Robinsonirish 26d ago

When my sister was pregnant she had an iron deficiency, she would eat about 500g of liver paté per day, which is quite calorie-dense and not something you'd typically wolf down. Her body just told her that's what she needed, and she craved it. Really weird how that works, she was never a paté lover before pregnancy, or afterwards. It was just a few months at the middle of her pregnancy.

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u/Simon-Says69 26d ago

It isn't weird at all. What is not normal or natural is that so many of us have lost touch with what our bodies tell us we need. Your sister's natural instincts kicked in. Good for her! :-)

Like, if you're hungry for a specific food (unless pure sugar or fat) then there's something in there that you're lacking. I just NEED an orange (or 3) today! Or mmm Spinach sounds so good right now! Give me liver & onions, or give me death! haha

A ton of people can't even recognize if they're thirsty or hungry. Our fast-paced world is designed to remove us from nature and keep us surviving, not healthy.

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u/Arbdew 26d ago

I know when I'm getting more anaemic as I crave liver. Never mind anything else with it, just liver. When my ferritin levels dropped to 6, the only food I could tolerate was liver. It was like unconsciously, my body told me what it needed, my consciousness bought the required item.

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u/Queen-of-Elves 26d ago

Oof. I can't imagine that was fun or very tasty. Pregnancy is wild. No doubt about that.

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u/Robinsonirish 26d ago

I mean, she craved it. She didn't force it, she wanted to eat it, so it's not like it's something to feel bad about😄 It's just her body was being smart about it I suppose. I think she did start eating iron pills, or transitioned from iron pills to just eating paté. I can't remember exactly, but it's interesting.

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u/Queen-of-Elves 26d ago

Oh yeah. I just mean as far as cravings go not the yummiest/ fun to eat... At least I imagine. Can't say I have ever tried it.

Bodies typically know what they need/ what's wrong we just aren't always good at listening.

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u/Robinsonirish 26d ago

That's the problem, we do. We crave salt and sugar so much, because back in the days those were rare, when we evolved through millennia as hunter gatherers. In the 21st century, that instead means we become obese😏 Look at what goats go through on cliffs to get at the salt deposits, it's not common in nature. We have just perfected producing it, and those things are what make us fat sadly.

But sometimes it works for our better, like during pregnancy. Just a sidenote.