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I didn't intentionally clean up my diet when I got pregnant, but my appetite completely disappeared so I ended up losing weight. It wasn't until the last week or so (I'm 18 weeks) that I started gaining, and I'm still only up about 4 lbs.

My doctor wasn't concerned by this at all and said they don't really expect women to gain much weight until halfway through the second trimester, so I seem to be right on track with that.

I think there's a big difference between being intentionally restrictive and dieting and changing your food choices to be healthier. Pregnant women shouldn't intentionally go hungry or restrict themselves beyond the acceptable.

I cut back on caffeine and cut out alcohol (for now at least), but other than that I didn't change what I eat. I don't even avoid the "do not eat" list because I think it mostly overblown and not based on actual risk. My OB said no raw meat/fish or alcohol, but everything else is fair game.

I always cut out caffeine and alcohol. First trimester is about survival. After that, I ate healthy. I never gained more than 20 lbs either pregnancy. I was a healthy weight to begin with and I worked out regularly before and while pregnant.

I just had a quarter pounder with cheese and French fries for lunch

Nope, I ate really well before I got pregnant. Pregnancy is not the time where I can eat grilled chicken and steamed broccoli with abandon. The broccoli turned my stomach and the chicken made me want to throw up. I didn't eat terribly, and when i did count my calories, i noticed i was well within an acceptable range for my height. I still gained a fair amount, but it's coming off very quickly now that I'm back to my usual habits. I did a fair amount of smoothies in the first tri....I had no appetite to actually eat something, but i needed something so I wasn't hungry

I can't even stand the thought of vegetables right now!!! Right now with this constant nausea I can only tolerate simple carbs. And pizza. haha.

First pregnancy, I ate whatever sounded good and it reflected, gained 45 pounds and felt awful.

Second pregnancy, I was already eating healthy before and continued to do so throughout. Gained 25 pounds and felt great throughout.

If I do a 3rd I will try to mirror my last pregnancy.

Nope but my body currently is only a fan of certain foods so it's curbing my diet that way until it changes its mind!

Nope. I had a hard time eating anything green or leafy while I was pregnant.

I lost weight at first because I felt a bit sick around dinner time and never finished my meal, and stopped my nightly glass of wine.

Last time, (ended in mc) I ate whatever and gained a few pounds quickly.

I had major adversions to fried foods until the last couple weeks of pregnancy. I did try to eat healthier too, more along the lines of increasing fruits and veggies rather than cut out bad food completely. I gained just under 25lbs, and felt strong going into labor and delivery.

Nope. I had HG, so I ate whatever I could, no matter what it was: Coke, burgers, fries, anything. I still lost weight and didn't gain anything until 20ish weeks, either time.

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Just so you know there's not really anything you can do to avoid GD. It has to do with the placenta and the hormones it produces.

I did a little, but I was nauseated a lot so I didn't eat a super balanced diet. It was mostly bread and cheese until the 2nd trimester.

Kind of. I paid more attention to where the food (particularly produce and seafood) was grown/harvested. I was living abroad at the time and there's a big difference in the food that's available, so by default, I was eating locally and organically grown food. I didn't feel badly eating McDonalds at all because, after all, the beef was from local cows and they're protected by a ton of government regulations.

Nope. Nope. Nope. I'm another one of those sick and just need to survive pregnant ladies. I'm over 20 weeks and still puking so you know, I just eat whatever doesn't make me gag. Before pregnancy I had a very good diet and walked a couple miles every day. Sigh.