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I have a kitchen scale that I use to weigh everything. And I often get snacks ready in advance and put them in ziploc bags.

What's your trigger? When I had really bad MS, it would be something like graham crackers for me. I would just keep munching on them (or crackers), and could easily go through a whole package. They weren't filling but they settled better than other foods. Even though i started feeling better half a package ago, I would finish the package. But combo foods always helped me out--a carb and a fat, for example (I had trouble with protein, big time). Just carbs? Didn't get me very far.

So then i started portioning them out and only grabbing what i need and trying to package my snacks up ahead of time. This way, i didn't lose precious prep time when i wasn't feeling well (always led to a disaster). I'd put so many crackers and some cheese slices in a bag, so that I didn't have to plate it all. Just grab and munch. Having ready to eat items always helps me keep it under control.

I also tend to plan my day of food out (i'm past the MS phase, but if i get hungry, i get really sick, really fast, and it takes awhile for my blood sugar to come back up. I just seem more sensitive than normal, and i was like this outside of pregnancy, too)--i know what i'm having for breakfast, then i pack my two snacks and my lunch, and dinner's planned out for the week. I really try to balance my carbs, protein, and fat, now that i'm feeling better. I'm far more satiated, so i benefit in the long run. Then i bring a couple of emergency items in case i underestimated my hunger: I keep almond butter at work, i have apples, popcorn, and trail mix. I also have a few protein bars and little packets of oatmeal. I try to constantly tell myself "if i'm hungry, i can always have more later" because i get kinda sick feeling if i overeat, even if my brain sometimes equates more to better.

anyways. a long answer to a problem i've dealt with often, heh.

Now that I am pregnant, portion control- whats that?! Im terrible with portion control. If i have a bite, I want it all. The only thing I can do is to try to not keep bad food. In the house.

Yes, when I'm not pregnant I can control myself, pregnant all bets are off. I will eat 2 pieces of cake and still want ice cream

First trimester? No way. I felt so gross I just comfort ate carbs to the point of feeling ill. It got way easier to control second tri, though, and I found I actually missed healthier foods and more reasonable portions.

I think that taking out however many you want to wat and putting the rest away (out of sight) helps me a lot. Something about the guilt of going back for seconds/thirds/more if I have to get the package out and unwrap the goods and then put it away again. While I was pregnant I ate what I wanted though.