u/Dazzling_Bed_9097

Hey! I'm going to LA in June for a couple of weeks.

I have seen the posts about good restaurants, and I'll definitely be trying some of those!

I'm from Spain and have lived in the UK for around 12 years. I'm looking for recommendations of types of food that we should try that will be different from our usual. For example, if you asked about Spain, I'd say try Jamón Serrano, try Spanish omelette, or croquetas. In the UK, typical food would be fish and chips or a full English breakfast. What's your American equivalent? Of course include Mexican food too if that's high up on the list! And don't worry about them being the best Meals ever. As long as they're typical, I'll then try to find the best version of that food I can.

Thank you!

Edit: we're staying near Echo Park ☺️

I'm 10 weeks pregnant tomorrow and feel pretty useless.

Before getting pregnant, we had been trying for ages. We thought we were going to need help (IVF) and suddenly found I was pregnant. I was and am over the moon (with the occasional panic).

The first four-five weeks were great. I was feeling positive and well. Week 6 hit and the nausea has been killing me. I am only rarely actually throwing up, but I feel nauseous constantly. I have pretty mad headaches and feel absolutely knackered ALL THE TIME I'm even out of breath and have like this slight nose cold which is just lingering. It feels so silly to be this sick because of a baby the size of a bloody grape 🍇

Before being pregnant I used to cycle to work every day, go to the gym, work and then manage housework, socialising, etc. Currently, all I do is lie down. If I go to the shop I'm knackered on the way back. If I work, I get home and have a migraine, if I go for a walk and maybe get some breakfast out, I feel sick for the rest of the day. So far would not recommend the experience 😅 However I know other people have it worse and actually can't keep food down, etc, so I feel bad for complaining!

In the meantime my husband is the healthiest he's ever been (partly what probably helped us get pregnant) and he keeps talking about his weight, his diet, his fasting, his energy, the fact he needs to go out and do things. He's going to the gym, looks absolutely amazing and I am so bitter 😅. He is in no way expecting me to do this or trying to make me feel bad; in fact he's being amazing and helping with absolutely everything in the house, but I'm still snapping at him for "rubbing it in my face" (he's not but this is how in perceiving it). I am just jealous and resentful that he is having a lovely time while I feel like a slob, especially because eating makes me feel better about the nausea, so I am eating a bit more than usual too!

Other than that, I am constantly being fed "how I stayed active throughout my pregnancy" posts on social media and I'm worried I'm going to be absolutely humongous and never feel like myself ever again. The worries come from every angle 🙄

I guess I want to know if anyone felt like this first trimester and would love some hope that it gets better. I don't even have a bump so I feel like I'm pretending and it may all be in my head and it's doing my head in!

Arghhh rant over 😂