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Oops I also forgot to add that I've been eating a lot of yogurt as well. Pretty much anything healthy, but I'm lucky that LO loves healthy only.

Lots of extra liquids and a ton of extra protein. I was eating 80-100 grams of protein a day.

I definitely made sure to eat a lot more veggies - especially folic acid in the first tri!

-increased protein (we didn't eat much meat before pregnancy, now we eat it at least twice a week).

-drinking milk (usually one cup / day)

-aiming for healthier snacks - like crackers & PB (for protein) instead of chips & salsa

-increased dark, leafy greens

-I take an omega-3 supplement (in addition to my prenatal), and I also try to eat fish weekly

*sigh* sadly it's gone from protein and veggies mostly to carbs mostly. I've managed to swap out toast for oatmeal with eggs in the morning but lunch is still a challenge. This whole thing is kicking my healthy diet's a$$ right down the toilet. Oh and I have a very healthy intake of ice cream now, which is a change from before

What ever I could keep down! Which meant more carbs and less healthy stuff. I had big time aversions to meat and veggies.

Greek yogurt was a big lifesaver since it is on the healthier side and has protein. I honestly couldn't eat normal volumes of food, so I went with smaller, more frequent snacks.

My OB/GYN told me a south beach-ish diet is what he thinks is the prefect pregnancy diet--so lots of protein and veggies. He told me to try and cut down on carbs and that bread and potatoes are the worst. I have really been trying to follow this...a lot of times if we're out to eat I will ask for no rice/potatoes and extra veggies instead. Sometimes I feel nauseous and bread is the only thing that sounds appetizing, so I'll have some then, but I've been much better than pre-pregnancy.

ETA: I've also added a daily glass of milk to my diet!

Lots of water. I never drank water before I got pregnant and then I realized I had to! It wasn't hard, though because I was thirsty all the time.

I'd love to say, "Oh, I got healthy and only ate salads and veggies and fruits and grilled meats!" Heck no, I ate out as often as possible and if it was fried? The more, the merrier. I ate bags of Oreo's like it was my job and just really enjoyed EATING.

no major changes/additions. i've kinda changed my eating schedule though. i used to eat at odd hours, but now i try to eat a smaller meal every 3 hours or so. it helps with digestion. also, i used to rarely drink soda, but now i drink ginger ale pretty often since it helps with digestion also. ugh, otherwise it always feels like food is stuck in my chest and won't go down.

@MamaMoose: nice! I'm up 22 lbs at 18 weeks, though I laid off the extra carbs 2 or 3 weeks ago as much as I could.

@LazyLightning: Aw hon, I feel you. I think sometimes being as lean as you were to start means you'll gain more! I know your BMI was at the low end of normal.. I think a lot of times these things are more about genetics and less about diet. You look gorgeous, I promise

I'm still early so who knows how morning sickness (if/when it comes) will change but I plan to drink plenty of water (I used to drink crystal light so I am now just choking down the plain stuff). I also plan to have every other day be a no carb day...fingers crossed it will work. I wanted to lose 5-10 lbs before I got pregnant so now I am just hoping to keep my weight gain to 25lbs - fingers crossed. I'll try to do low sodium in my final tri to avoid the water retention...

Tons of water, fresh foods every day, plenty of high vitamin/mineral foods, plenty of salt, LOTS of protein!!

Also, ice cream.