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Like @photojane: said, small meals!
I was an 18/20 pre-preg, but was diabetic. When I found out I was pregnant, my diabetes nurse put me on a fairly strict eating plan, and I've lost about 16 pounds. It works really well. If you are interested in the plan, let me know and I'll put it on your wall.

I am "favororite-ing" this post for when I get a BFP. I am TTC & trying to lose weight but know that as a current size 16, I'll need to work hard to gain very little weight. I was thinking this morning about continuing to track my food (like I am doing on Weight Watchers). But I was also concerned like @cheert16 about getting the right amount of nutrients to my future baby.

@MaisyMay: If you are willing to share your nutrition plan with me too, I am definitely interested.

Eat the gestational diabetes diet! I am a plus sized woman and only gained 7lbs during my entire pregnancy. Baby was 7lbs 2oz so I walked out of the hospital down 30lbs!

This is what I read and shot for once pregnant. I really just started tracking my food and see what I was eating. I craved a lot of sweets so I ate a lot of fruit.

2000 Calories
75 grams of Protein
3 servings of vitamin C
4 Servings of Calcium
3-4 servings of Green leafy, Yellow, Orange or Red Fruits/Vegetables
1-2 Servings of other Fruits/Vegetables
6 servings of whole grains
No more than 30% of calories from fat
2,400 mg of sodium
8 cups of water/fluid

@cheert16: Sure!

Honestly, it's about portions, balancing carbs with protein and eating every 2 hours. You really have to check portion sized on carbs in particular. Also, drinking only skim milk and in moderation and of course watching sugar. Things that I thought were healthy choices like juice are actually terrible for you. Instead of OJ they tell you to eat an orange because with diabetes it is all about how your body processes things. Drinking juice is instant and doesn't fill any craving. A piece of fruit can be enjoyed slowly and has nutritional value!

Sample meals:

Breakfast: 2/3 cup Cheerios 1/2 cup skim milk or 2 slices whole wheat toast & peanut butter

Morning snack: cheese stick and strawberries

Lunch: Large Green Salad with chicken

Afternoon snack: apple with peanut butter/cheese stick

Dinner: chicken, veggie, carb (rice or potato or corn)

Evening snack: carb light ice cream or popcorn

Basically, you can enjoy anything! It's just about not combining carbs and balancing them with foods like protein to help your body digest them more.

My baby is just wonderful! No signs of diabetes or any other complications at birth

I tried to limit carbs and focus on protein. Pregnant women need a lot of extra protein, I was logging 100 grams a day!!

LOTS of fruits and veggies - I ate granola and fresh fruit or yogurt and fresh fruit for breakfast along with a green smoothie.

Lunch was once a week tuna/salmon sandwich, stir fry over brown rice, homemade burrito - beans, meat, cheese is all full of tons of protein

dinner - potatoes, vegetables and a meat, quinoa sauteed with spinach or kale

If you want pasta - try quinoa noodles. SO delicious!! Quinoa is considered a super grain, it's super healthy!

For desserts I ate dried fruit. You can make your own homemade whipped cream with coconut milk - it's super yummy! i had some last night with fresh blueberries. YUM.

@MaisyMay: Can you share it with me too? I'm a bit heavier than I wish I was (don't we all!) when I got my BFP, so I want to avoid gaining too much..

@JamieLee: Will do!

if your looking for a website that tracks all this and more check out myfooddiary dot com i've been a member for many years and it really helps give an accurate picture of what your eating and how it breaks down into Fats/carbs/proteins etc. They also have a pregnancy/bf option. it costs about $9/month but i do appreciate the amount of foods and resources it contains. I do not work or them nor have i been compensated i'm just a satisfied member