If you gained a lot early in your pregnancy, how did the rest go? Did you do anything that worked to keep your weight gain in check later on?

I realized last week that I gained almost 20 lbs by 21 weeks. I only gained 27 total with my last pregnancy, but I also started off heavier. I'm not totally stressing about it, but I do know that a lot of that weight gain is due to unhealthy eating, in addition to the first trimester carb fest and lack of activity (the carbs and laziness were unavoidable, because I felt awful, but I've been feeling better for weeks and haven't changed much).

So I'd rather not gain way too much weight (duh) while staying healthy about it all. I'm making sure to limit my sweets again, and walk more than drive like I used to. Interested to hear your stories, positive or negative!

Also thinking about getting back to normal after delivery. I was really lucky and dropped the weight and then some after my first (yay breastfeeding!) but I know it can be harder the second time.