Up until this last week actually I ate HORRIBLY. I am talking Pop Tarts, McDonalds, mac and cheese.....basically carb/comfort food overload. I felt so queasy all day long and these foods just made me feel better. In fact, I don't think you could have paid me to eat a vegetable which is funny because I am a fairly clean eater when not knocked up.

Well, because I have had preeclampsia (toxemia) in my previous two pregnancies, I am following the Brewer diet. It isn't really anything that a normal person couldn't follow...in fact, I highly recommend it for EVERYONE. It is all about high protein (over 100 grams without any protein supplements although I aim for closer to 120 grams), whole grains, high calcium, high vitamin A. high vitamin C, high fiber. If you google it, you will find it. I use it combined with my vitamins but if it weren't for the folic acid and DHA, I probably wouldn't need any vitamins. It is a ton of food though. I am struggling with appetite issues right now but I am sure that will change soon, lol!

I've been craving fresh fruit so I make sure to always have some on hand, also soups, and sandwiches. I'm just getting past my food aversions so hopefully I can handle some veggies again soon.

For breakfast I usually have toast and an egg, some oatmeal & fruit, or cold cereal. Then at lunch I like to make a fruit and spinach smoothie, or have leftovers from dinner the night before. Dinner is all over the place, but I always have the stuff for spaghetti or homemade pizza. I have to think about my kids and husband when it comes to dinner, otherwise I'd be eating cold cereal again!

Favorites-

Breakfast- Lara bar and string cheese or oatmeal with fruit, nuts and syrup

Lunch- 2 scrambled eggs, shredded cheese, salsa and avocado in a whole wheat tortilla

Dinner- hmm this varies, usually meat/seafood + a starch and veggie, pretty standard.

I'm almost 16 weeks, recently I started having 2 breakfasts & eat small meals throughout the day. I lost 5 lbs during 1st tri, but I think I'm starting to gain the last week & half. My first breakfast is a half a bagel, whipped cream cheese, with a few raisens & sunflower kernals on top. 2nd breakfast, I make at home and take to work & reheat mid morning- english muffin with egg, cheese, ham, & jalepenos. Lunch varies- sometimes a lean cuisine, half size salad from wendy's, soup, or a bag of mixed fresh vegetables. Late afternoon snack- trail mix, wheat thins, cheese cubes, pickles, yogurt. Dinner- I have been grilling a lot, usually 1 meat, 1 vegetable & 1 starch. Evening snack- ice cream, cookie, yogurt, cereal, or frozen fruit bar.