New, crazier cravings and eating, eating, eating

So my cravings are getting crazier... and by crazier I don't necessarily mean that they are weird, I just mean the intensity is out of control. First and foremost I crave Macaroni and Cheese... homemade, restaurant, orange crap from a box, microwave version - it doesn't matter. And when a craving hits it's so intense that it is ALL I can think about. I will lose focus on anything else until I get what I'm craving. My other craving... chocolate bars, particularly Carmello bars (yummy Cadbury chocolate FILLED with gooey caramel).

Today at work I became so obsessive about the damn chocolate bars that I walked to the nearby Chevron mini-mart to buy, not one... but two. And god love my husband, I could not shut up about the damn craving, so when I arrived home tonight I discovered he had bought me two more. What's funny is that in the middle of the mad I-want-a-Carmello-bar craving at work, my newest-mommy-friend (who is an endless source of advice, comfort and laughs), mentioned the Mac & Cheese craving and that she had Easy Mac at her desk. Suddenly Mac & Cheese won out over chocolate and I begged a package of it from her and had a bowl of Easy Mac. Once that craving was satisfied, the desire for the chocolate returned and I took my walk (with aforementioned new-mommy friend who understands my current craziness) and bought the chocolate.

Now keep in mind the Mac & Cheese was eaten at 3:00, the chocolate bar at 4:30. By arriving home at 5:20 I was already STARVING again and looking for more food. My appetite is just nuts right now. My little What To Expect When You're Expecting book says that at this point my appetite should be "healthy." Ummm... they should change that adjective to VORACIOUS because my appetite is WAY beyond healthy right now. The other night I even got up in the middle of the night and had a snack because my hunger was so strong it WOKE ME UP.

Speaking of which I'm doing that losing focus thing and must now go make a gigantic pan of homemade mac & cheese. Perhaps I'll snack on a chocolate bar while it cooks...